Bats
What is a baby bat called?
Pup
What is a crack or break in Earth's crust where rocks can move called?
Answer: A fault.
What is Smokey Bear's famous slogan?
Answer: “Only YOU Can Prevent Wildfires!”
List the elements in a Fire Triangle.
Fuel, Heat, Oxygen
A shark can blink both of its eyes at the same time, just like a human.
True or False?
Answer: FALSE.
Sharks don't have movable eyelids like humans. Some species have a protective membrane that covers the eye, while others protect their eyes in different ways.
What is a group of bats called?
A colony
What causes an earthquake?
The sudden movement of rocks along a fault in Earth's crust.
Which animal can push its stomach OUT of its mouth to help clean it?
A) A frog
B) A starfish
C) A goldfish
D) A Heron
Answer: B) A starfish!
Some starfish can turn their stomach inside out and push it out through their mouth to digest food outside their bodies. Nature really said, "Take it out and eat it later."
What is Smokey Bear's famous slogan?
Answer: “Only YOU Can Prevent Wildfires!”
Some sea cucumbers can eject internal organs as a defense and later regenerate them.
True or False?
Answer: TRUE.
Some species expel certain internal organs or sticky defensive structures when threatened and can regenerate lost tissues.
Which sense helps bats detect echoes from their surroundings?
Answer: Hearing.
What is the layer of Earth where we live called?
Answer: The crust.
8. What would happen to an ordinary marshmallow in the vacuum of space without a spacesuit?
A) It would turn into a diamond
B) It would boil and expand
C) It would become a hard like a rock
D) It would stay the same
Answer: B) It would boil and expand!
In a vacuum, pressure is extremely low, so water can boil at lower temperatures. Moisture inside a marshmallow would vaporize, causing it to expand. Please do not send your snacks into space to test this.
Explain in 1 sentence why fire can be helpful to some ecosystems? DOUBLE JEPORADY
Some ecosystems depend on periodic fires to recycle nutrients and maintain healthy habitats.
Owls can rotate their heads a full 360 degrees.
True or False?
Answer: FALSE.
Owls can turn their heads about 270 degrees, but not all the way around. Their unusual neck anatomy and blood circulation help make these turns possible.
Bats are important for spreading seeds and helping forests grow. What are animals and insects called that do this?
Pollinators
What is the name of the instrument that records earthquake vibrations?
A seismograph or seismometer.
23. What is special about the way bees see colors?
A) They see only black and white
B) They can see ultraviolet patterns that humans can't see
C) They are blind and rely on their sense of smell
D) They can only see the color red
Answer: B) They can see ultraviolet patterns that humans can't see!
Many flowers have ultraviolet patterns that help guide pollinators toward nectar. Humans usually can't see these patterns without special equipment.
What is the name of a planned fire that is intentionally set and carefully managed by trained professionals to reduce excess vegetation and lower the risk of severe wildfires?
Answer: Prescribed burning (also called a prescribed fire).
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
True or False?
Answer: TRUE.
A membrane anchors the crocodile's tongue to the floor of its mouth, restricting its movement. It can't stick it out like a dog can!
What is the smallest bat in the world
Kitti's hog-nosed bat, also called the bumblebee bat.
Name 3 natural disasters that can occur after an earthquake.
Tsunamis – Large ocean waves caused by certain underwater earthquakes.
Landslides – Soil, rocks, and debris sliding down hills or mountains because of shaking.
Avalanches – Snow rushing down a mountain after earthquake shaking destabilizes a snowy slope.
Aftershocks – Smaller or sometimes powerful earthquakes that occur after the main earthquake.
Fires – Fires can start when earthquakes damage gas lines or electrical systems.
Floods – Earthquakes can damage dams, levees, or other water-control structures.
Liquefaction – Water-saturated soil loses strength and behaves more like a liquid, causing the ground to sink or buildings to tilt.
Rockfalls – Loose rocks can tumble down cliffs and steep slopes.
Dam or landslide lake formation – A landslide can block a river, creating a lake that may later flood surrounding areas if the blockage fails.
32. What is the scientific reason you can't tickle yourself very easily?
A) Your fingers feel your own skin less than other skin
B) Your brain predicts the sensations caused by your own movements before it happens
C) Your lose blood flow when you tickle yourself
D) Your elbows moving distract you from your own tickles
Answer: B) Your brain predicts the sensations caused by your own movements!
Your brain predicts the sensory effects of your own actions, so self-produced tickling usually feels less surprising than someone else's tickling. Your brain is basically a spoiler machine.
Can you name Smokey Bear's five rules for preventing wildfires?
Answer:
Never play with matches or lighters.
Always watch your campfire.
Be sure your campfire is completely out before leaving it.
Never leave a campfire unattended.
Only you can prevent wildfires!
Giraffes have exactly the same number of neck bones as humans. True or False?
Answer: TRUE.
Both usually have seven cervical vertebrae. The giraffe's bones are simply much longer!