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Big round (ages 12 and up): 🌋 Planet Earth · 🚀 Space · 🌳 Plants and trees · 🌦️ Weather. Ten questions. Tap a box to see the answer.
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The ten, for a host reading aloud
- 1.As Earth spins, which layer's motion creates Earth's magnetic field?
- A the liquid outer core
- B the solid inner core
- C the crust
- 2.What was the name of the Apollo 11 lunar module that landed on the Moon?
- A Falcon
- B Eagle
- C Columbia
- 3.In autumn, what does a tree send to its leaves to take apart chlorophyll?
- A a spark of electricity
- B rainwater
- C an enzyme
- 4.Hurricanes north of the equator spin in which direction?
- A counterclockwise
- B clockwise
- C back and forth
- 5.The Hawaiian Islands formed as the Pacific Plate moved over what?
- A a hotspot in the mantle
- B a plate boundary
- C a deep ocean trench
- 6.What does a light-year measure?
- A a brightness
- B a distance
- C a length of time
- 7.Pollination moves pollen from a flower's anther to which part?
- A the root
- B the sepal
- C the stigma
- 8.Which earthquake waves usually arrive first at a faraway place?
- A P waves
- B S waves
- C surface waves
- 9.What is the name of Pluto's largest moon?
- A Charon
- B Titan
- C Triton
- 10.Of the world's roughly 1,400 crop plants, about what share need animals to pollinate them?
- A almost 80%
- B about 5%
- C about 25%
🔑 Show the answers
- A: the liquid outer core. The outer core is liquid metal, while the inner core is solid. Source: U.S. Geological Survey
- B: Eagle. It set down in a flat, dark plain called the Sea of Tranquility. Source: NASA
- C: an enzyme. Once the green is gone, yellow and orange pigments that were hidden show through. Source: National Park Service
- A: counterclockwise. South of the equator they spin the other way, because of Earth's rotation. Source: NASA Space Place
- A: a hotspot in the mantle. The islands get older and more worn down the farther they are from the hotspot. Source: U.S. Geological Survey
- B: a distance. One light-year is about 6 trillion miles, how far light goes in a year. Source: NASA Science
- C: the stigma. The anther is the male part that makes pollen; the stigma is the female part that receives it. Source: USDA Forest Service
- A: P waves. P stands for primary; the slower S, or secondary, waves arrive later. Source: U.S. Geological Survey
- A: Charon. Charon is about half the size of Pluto, so the pair is often called a double planet. Source: NASA Science
- A: almost 80%. Visits from bees and other pollinators also give bigger, tastier fruit. Source: USDA Forest Service
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