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Calorie
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade
Toronto
It is the capital of Ontario
Ostrich
The largest living bird
Ottawa
The capital of Canada
Oxygen
It makes up 21% of the earth's atmosphere by volume
Canberra
The capital of Australia
Beijing
The capital of China.
Bangkok
The capital of Thailand
Caracas
The capital of Venezuela
Lima
The capital of Peru
Acceleration
The increase of the rate of change in velocity
Femur
The longest bone in the human body
Patella
The medical name for the knee cap
Ceres
The largest asteroid in this solar system
James Garner
Star of "The Rockford Files"
Decibel
The unit of measurement used to measure intensity of sound
Yamamoto
The largest battleship ever built
Monitor and Merrimac
Names of the first two ironclad ships built
Lindbergh
First person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic
$7.2 million
The price that the U.S. paid Russia in the purchase of Alaska
Kinetic energy
Mechanical energy present in a body in motion
1 horsepower
550 foot pounds per second
212
The boiling point of water at sea level in degrees fahrenheit
British Thermal Unit
The amount of heat required to change 1 lb. water 1 degree fahrenheit
144
The number of square inches in one square foot
Logic
The study of the methods and principles used to distinguish correct from incorrect reasoning
Bonn
The capital of West Germany
Wellington
The capital of New Zealand
Mt. McKinley
The highest point of elevation in the United States (it's in Alaska)
Peso
The unit of monetary currency in Mexico