| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 20 01:24PM > local university. While in Jena, he became a close friend and > confidant of *which German poet and writer*, a member of the > Sturm and Drang movement? Goethe > taste of this exploration came with Joseph Banks and Georg > Foster, both of whom had traveled to the Pacific with *which > captain* to witness the transit of Venus? Cook > the farthest point from the center of the Earth. While he did > not reach the summit, the height he reached -- 19,286 feet -- > was the highest ever to that point. Name the volcano. Aconagua; Chimborazo > in Paris. While there in 1804, he met this man, who said to > Humboldt, "So monsieur, you collect plants? So does my wife." > Who was that? Napoleon > South America", he credited Humboldt with raising the profile > of his home continent through his Romantic writing about the > beauty of South America. Who was he? Bolivar > evidence of the complexity of the pre-colonial civilization, > including images of a calendar stone -- of which Mesoamerican > people? Aztec > He came by invitation of *which president*, who was interested > in learning about the Spanish lands to the south of the newly > purchased Louisiana Territory? Jefferson > mining, but he pushed the expedition to the Altai Mountains, > the closest he could get to the Himalayas. In which country > did the expedition take place? Russia > Humboldt considered his influence on this scientist to be > among his greatest achievements, given the importance of his > discoveries in the Galapagos. Who was this other scientist? Darwin > 2. What does Environment Canada issue when visibility is expected > to drop to 400 m or less, due to winds of 40 km/h in combination > with blowing snow or falling snow for at least 4 hours? blizzard warning > 3. This fairly rare weather event occurs when a snowstorm produces > visible lightning. What one-word name has it been given? thundersnow > 4. The Inuit people used snow on a daily basis to insulate their > shelters made of whalebone and hide. What makes snow such a > good insulator? there's a lot of air between the crystals > 5. What kills most avalanche victims? suffocation > 9. Sea ice algae accumulate biomass rapidly, often at the base of > sea ice, and grow to form algal mats that are consumed by *what > creature*, the most abundant animal by mass in the world? plankton; krill > 10. The transition from ice to water is called melting. What is > the transition from ice directly to water vapor called? sublimation -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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