PHYSICS
BODIES (GROSS)
Methods of Science
SCIENCE TRIVIA SUCKUH!
100
This scientist is known as the Father of Physics, with long curly hair and a love for apples.
Sir Isaac Newton
100
Your body produces 2-6 cups of this fluid every day.
Saliva!
100
What is the first step in the Scientific Method?
Asking a Question! We always begin our scientific experiments with questions. "If I change the amount of bird feed in my feeder, will more or less birds come?"
100
What is the main gas that makes up the Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer: Nitrogen
200
Light is the most energetic thing in the universe. Light has a spectrum, which end of the spectrum has the most energy?
Ultraviolet side! Red has the largest wavelength and is the slowest. UV has the smallest wavelength and is the fastest! Wear your sunscreen!
200
How many farts a day are considered normal?
How many farts a day is normal?
According to the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) every day we pass 400-2000ml of flatus. About 90% of this is made up of five gases; nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen and methane.
The average person farts 15 times a day but the ‘normal’ range is wide. The more flatus you produce, the more often and loudly you will release it.
200
Scientists who study animals are called? _______
Zoo-ologists! The word "zoo" means animal in Greek
200
Which animal on earth makes the loudest sound at 218 decibels?
Just how loud is this?
- A soft whisper comes in at about 30 decibels.
- Normal conversation registers at 60 decibels.
- Noisy lawnmowers and hair dryers produce about 90 decibels of noise.
- Most concerts (don’t forget to pack your earplugs!) don’t exceed 110 decibels.
- Fighter jets taking off, fireworks, gunfire, and emergency sirens rarely produce 150 decibels.
Pistol shrimps use their large claws to compete with rivals to see which can make the loudest bang. Their claws have reached a sound frequency of around 218 decibels and colonies of pistol shrimp are said to sound like heavily sizzling fat to divers.
300
An object in motion tends to stay in motion, until an outside ______ changes the object's motion. Gravity is an example.
Force! Forces change the speed and direction of objects
300
What is the medical terminology for being unable to poo?
Constipation!
Constipation is a bowel dysfunction that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass.[2] The stool is often hard and dry.[4]
300
A scientist can publish their research without having anyone review it, T or F?
True! People all over the world publish research that is not reviewed by anyone. Is this good research? NO. Is that good science? NO! We always want to do science in groups; the more perspectives we have, the better.
300
When Egyptians removed the brains of their mummies, what method did they use?
They used the method of a big, long hook to pull the brain out and through the nasal passage :) Yummy!
400
This Force describes how objects are slowed down by air as they move.
Drag
400
The common name for an often-loud spasm of the epiglottis is known as _____
The Hiccups! Hic!
400
What does the suffix "-ology" mean?
example: astro-ology, zoo-ology, egypt-ology
"-ology" means "The study of" in Greek.
"Egypt"-"ology" is the Study of Egypt!
400
Name an example of an animal adaptation, not any about the giraffe!
Flight in Bats
Night vision of cats
Camouflage of any animal
Surprise me! There are so many!
500
Electricity, like a river, flows in what's called a ________?
Current! Electricity is a flow of electrons, just like a river is a flow of water.
500
Name 3 places in your body that food passes through as you consume and digest it.
Mouth
Throat
Esophagus
Stomach
Intestines
Colon
500
We talked about the Earth's Center of Mass being it's core. Stand up and point to your Center of Mass!
Right about at your waist! Male bodies have theirs a bit higher, female bodies have theirs a bit lower. 
500
Name 5 elements on the Periodic Table
