Review from Ch 1-5
What mineral is used to make pencils?
graphite
Which metal is used as a source for nucear power?
uranium
What is an immature insect that looks just like the adult?
nymph
What are rodents called who are plant-eaters?
herbivores
What is the bending of light called?
reflection
What type of rock is pumice?
igneous
What type rock is limestone?
sedimentary
What is it called when an annimal moves from place to place with the changing seasons?
migrating
What is it called when an object does not allow light to pass through it?
opaque
friction
Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
mercury
What is the rarest gemstone?
ruby
What is an animal calle that is active at night?
nocturnal
What is it called when light can pass straight through an object?
transparent
What is a fish that looks like a snake?
moray eel
Which is man's most useful metal?
iron
What rocklike object looks like a mudball?
geode
What is an animal called that eats mostly meat?
carnivore
What is it called when an object makes its own light?
luminous
whale
Which metal is the best conductor of electricity?
When an animal blends in with its surroundings, this is an example of?
camouflage
What is the largest group of mammals?
rodents
What is bouncing back of light called?
reflection
wandering albatross