Animal Classification
An animal with a backbone (or spine)
Vertebrate
What is your skeletal system mostly made of?
Bones
Who infamously started the Roman civil war by crossing the Rubicon?
Julius Caesar
What colors are included in "white light"?
All the colors of the rainbow!
How many constellations are recognized?
88
What are animals without a backbone (or spine) classified as?
Invertebrates
What is the muscular system mostly made of?
Muscles
Hannibal led his troops into the Punic Wars with what creatures?
War elephants
What does light do when it reaches an opaque object?
It either bounces off of that object or is absorbed by the object (and it would create a shadow)
What is the name and shape of our galaxy?
Milky Way, spiral galaxy
What is the difference between carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores?
Carnivores eat mostly meat, herbivores eat plants, and omnivores eat both
What is the nervous system mostly made of?
The brain, spinal cord, and nerves
What two civilizations fought in the Punic Wars? Who won?
Rome and Carthage, Rome won
What type of materials can light travel through?
Transparent or transluscent
How often does Earth make a full orbit around the sun?
365 (and one fourth) days
Warm-blooded animals maintain a consistent body temperature, cold-blooded animals' bodies change temperature depending on their surroundings
What are the five senses?
Sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste
What did the Roman government do to distract their citizens from the bad things going on in Rome?
Bread and circuses - they put on shows and fed them snacks to keep them from thinking about bad things
What are the colors of the rainbow in order? Write out the acronym and the full names too.
ROYGBIV - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Why do some scientists think there could be life on Mars?
There has been evidence of water there
What are the five types of vertebrates?
Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish
What are appendicular versus axial bones?
Axial skeleton runs down the middle, appendicular skeleton refers to arms/legs/etc.
Where does the phrase "Rome wasn't built in a day" mean?
It means that really great things take time to develop, just like ancient Rome!
What is an example of refraction, and how does it work?
The bending of light as it passes through one transparent material to another, like how a straw looks bent in a cup of water
Name all of the planets in our solar system in order.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune