100 Nature Walks

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Formally adopted by the state government in 1911, what animal is prominently featured on the state flag of California? Scientists have discovered that in the past 30 years, the most extreme type of weather condition is heat. However, floods, hurricanes, and storms are considered to be the most destructive form of weather conditions. The Nike San Francisco Women's Half Marathon features a hilly course ending with tuxedoed firefighters awarding finishers their medals in the signature blue box of what jewelers?

Which single-word term is used for ground that continuously remains below zero degrees Celsius for two or more years? Whether its headscratching questions about space, or more obscure ones about energy, it’s worth starting your trivia quiz night with ten of the best physics science questions:What mineral, which is most concentrated in keratin, is known as "nature's beauty mineral" and helps the body produce collagen to keep skin looking young and fresh? What colorful word is used to describe a special ratio (approximately equal to 1.618) that appears frequently in architecture, nature, and geometry? The number was the subject of Mario Livio's book, subtitled "The World's Most Astonishing Number." The most abundant sulfide mineral is pyrite. But this mineral's lustrous appearance is more commonly known by what two-word phrase?

What type of tree has name derived from the Greek word for "fig" and is often identified by its peeling, flaky white bark? This caterpillar is best known during its larva state rather than its moth form. Despite the soft exterior hair they possess, the venomous spines on the bottom of its body are very sharp and deadly to humans. Women blink more often than men. With more than 12,000 different ant species, that makes up a total of 1 million billion ants living on Earth. General Sherman is the largest tree in the world, what type of tree is it and for a bonus point in what US state can you find it? Giant Sequoia, California The biggest frog in the world is the goliath frog found in West Africa. Their bodies can grow up to a foot long. On average, a frog can jump 130 inches high in one leap. Source: Pexels Slow lorises are only found in Southeast Asia.

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Complete the name of the 250-acre nature park in Singapore that is home to the Flower Dome, the world’s largest glass greenhouse: Gardens By The ______. This process is called photosynthesis which turns light energy into food. The leaves keep plants healthy this way.

Interesting Fact: The largest tree in the world is a Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in California’s Sequoia National Park. The tree is even named… and General Sherman is about 52,500 cubic feet (1,487 cubic meters) in volume, and is thought to weigh almost 2 million kg! Space Quiz Questions and Answers Sometimes called "rainforests of the sea," what is the name for the type of underwater ecosystem that occupies less than 0.1% of the world's ocean area but provides a home for more than 25% of marine species?

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Despite its name, the world's largest living lizard can't fly or breathe fire, however it does have a venomous bite. What is it? Peter van der Werf, Head of Engagement, Robeco: “With Nature Action 100 ready to engage with the hundred most significant companies for nature and the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) published, we now have all ingredients to accelerate the performance of companies in terms of measuring, managing and mitigating their contribution to biodiversity loss. Robeco recognizes that the challenge to bend the curve of nature loss can only be taken head on when investors, corporations, governments and civil society collaborate to set targets to protect biodiversity and engagement from investors in that process will be important to drive change.” EV and hybrid car drivers in Rhode Island get a license plate with the signature blue waves turned what color? Targets: Set time-bound, context-specific, science-based targets informed by risk assessments on nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities. Disclose annual progress against targets.