Ecology
What is a food chain?
A relationship of living things as food sources for other living things
What is a Jarl?
A Jarl is a fighter (or soldier) in norse society.
What was the colosseum used for?
The colosseum was used for public entertainment where gladiators would race and fight.
What is a scientist that studies stars and outer space called?
An Astronomer
How many muscles does the human body have?
650 muscles.
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What do herbavores eat?
They eat only plants
What does it mean if something is petrified?
Turned to stone
What is a Karl?
A Karl is a working person of norse society.
A wolf
What are the four inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth
What does the vertebrae protect?
The spinal cord
What colors is white light made of?
Rainbow
Are reptiles warm-blooded or cold-blooded animals?
What is a producer and how does it get it's food?
A plant is a producer.
Photosynthesis
what kind of homes and ships did Viking (or Norse) people live and travel with?
Long houses and long ships
Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Venus, Cupid, Mars, Mercury, Bacchus, Minerva, Apollo
What are asteroids made of?
Asteroids are made of rock, metal, and sometimes ice.
What part of the brain controls the important involuntary actions of the body like breathing, heartbeat, and digestion?
The medulla
How is a shadow created?
A shadow is created by blocked light that takes the shape of an object.
What animal group has gills AND lungs?
Amphibians
Name the most important decomposer:
What does Norse mean?
People of the North
What is a chariot?
A cart with two wheels and so seats that is pulled by horses; the driver stands up in the cart to hold the horse's reins.
What are the four outer planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
How many bones make up the skull (or cranium)?
22 bones
Who invented the camera and film?
George Eastman
What does nocturnal mean?
Active during the night
What is an apex predator?
The top predator in a food chain.
What is Valhalla?
A viking paradise you only get to enter if you died heroically in battle.
Where do patrician families live?
In 1969 NASA sent a manned rocketship to the moon, what was the name of this rocket?
Apollo 11
Fill in the blanks:
The ______ is the part of your eye that focuses on light. The _____ in your eye curve outward.
Lens, lenses
What color is the longest wavelength of visible light? What color is the shortest?
Red, violet
What is the life cycle of a frog?
Eggs - tadpoles - young amphibians - adult amphibian