4th Grade Fast
What is the fastest growing plant?
Bamboo - can grow at up to 91 cm (35 in) per day
Two types of force that can move an object
Push and Pull
What is the slowest walking animal?
Bonus: What is the speed?
Banana slug.
32.8 feet per hour (10 meters per hour).
What is the fastest land animal?
cheetah - 70 mph
Name 2 things plants need to grow.
Water, sunlight, air, nutrients, space
What is the average speed of a green sea turtle when swimming?
1.5 miles (2.41 kilometers) per hour.
What is the fastest bird?
Peregrine Falcon - speeds above 186 mph
Three types of matter that are always found on Earth?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
How long would it take a fourth grader to walk from the bottom of Manhattan Island to the top of Manhattan Island?
Between four hours and 54 minutes and seven hours and 28 minutes.
What is the fastest animal in the oceans?
Sailfish - 82 mph
What part of a plant "drinks" or soaks in the water?
The roots
What planet has the slowest orbit around the sun? (longest year)
Bonus: How many Earth years is it?
Neptune
164.79 Earth years
What animal has the fastest movement?
Dracula ant It has the fastest animal movement known to science – it can snap its mandibles at speeds of up to 90 meters per second (more than 200 miles per hour).
What is the type of rock that forms from magma or lava?
igneous
Which planet spins the slowest? (longest day)
Bonus: How many Earth days does it take to spin once?
Venus
243 Earth days