Human body & the Brain
Do muscles and bones work together in your body?
YES
What is an adaptation?
A feature that helps an organism survive
What is a volcanologist?
A scientist who studies volcanoes
What is pitch?
how high or how low a sound is when you hear it
What is stored energy?
energy that is not in use, but is saved inside something, such as batteries or rubber bands
Bones attach to muscles with _________.
Tendons
Give an example of an animal adaptation
multiple answers possible
ex. skunk spray to protect from enemies
What is a high area of land with an opening where lava flows or explodes out from?
A volcano
What does transfer mean?
to move from one place to another
The taller the first hill of a roller coaster, the ________ the speed of the roller coaster.
faster
Tendons attach the muscles to bones which allows them to ________.
move
How do roots help a plant survive?
(3 parts for all 300 points)
anchoring it to the soil, absorbing water and nutrients, and storing food.
What is erosion?
when tiny bits of rock are moved from one location to another by water, wind, ice, or gravity
to take a code and change it to a different form that can be understood
Robb wants to win the next sled race. He asks for your advice. What would you tell him he should follow in order to win?
Robb should start at a tallest point on the hill; this will give him more energy. He will then go faster and win the race.
Jacob wants to make an eye model. He has a magnifying lens, a flashlight, a piece of paper, and a donut. How should Jacob arrange these objects to make an eye model? In a real eye, light travels through the corneal lens, goes through the pupil, and reaches the retina at the back of the eye.
Flashlight, Magnifying Lens, Donut, Paper
What is the connection between behaviors and memories?
Based on someone's memory of something will affect their behavior and how the react to something
What is a fossil?
What is fossil fuel?
(must answer both questions for 400 points)
the remains of a plant or animal that lived a very, very long time ago
a material made of fossils that is burned for energy, such as coal
How can you see sound?
Multiple answers
ex. vibrations in water or windshield
Name 4 types of energy we have discussed
multiple answers possible
ex. electric, wind energy, water energy, thermal energy
Each part of the arm and hand has a specific function.
Match the function to the body part:
A. Grabs hold of things
B. Provides shape and structure to the arm
C. Moves bones
D. Attaches to bones and muscles
A. hand
B. bones
C. muscles
D. tendons
A part of the body (eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands) that gathers information about the environment is called _______________.
Senses
What is sedimentary rock?
a type of rock formed when sediments settle and then press together over long periods of time
A tuba makes a low sound that has a _______ wavelength, but a flute makes a high sound that has a _______ wavelength.
long; short
Sledder Trial #1 Trial #2 Trial #3
Mateo 24 mph 21 mph 22 mph
Katy 17 mph 16 mph 18 mph
Robb 10 mph 9 mph 8 mph
What kind of pattern do you notice?
Mateo always went faster than Katy.
Katy always went faster than Robb.