Physical Traits for Survival
Behavioral Traits for Survival
Motion
Friction
Forces
100
This physical trait helps polar bears stay warm in cold Arctic environments.
What is thick fur?
100
Birds building nests to keep eggs warm is an example of this type of trait.
What is a behavioral trait?
- for survival
100
How do we calculate speed?
What is distance divided by time?
100
This colorful physical trait helps peacocks attract mates.
What is a large, colorful tail.
100
Push, Pull or a Twist
What is a force?
200
This body part helps birds fly and escape predators.
What are wings.
200
A spider spinning a web
What is are instinctual traits (inherited)?
200
What 2 things are happening?
What are travelling at a constant speed and then stopped(at rest)?
200
A wagon is pushed in a straight line. How would an increase in friction on the wagon wheels affect the wagon?
The wagon would slow down
200
Grace is riding her bicycle and suddenly applies the brakes. The tendency of Grace and her bicycle to keep moving forward, resisting the change in motion, is called what?
What is inertia?
300
Camels store fat in this physical trait to help prevent starvation.
What are humps?
300
This behavioral trait helps birds protect their eggs and young from predators.
What is building a nest?
300
Who won?
Who is Mandy?
300
When Scarlett drops her keys from a balcony, what is the upward force exerted against the falling keys?
What is air resistance?
**a type of friction
300
Two non-contact forces
What are gravity and magnetism?
400
This plant trait helps prevent animals from eating it.
What are thorns or spines
*prickles, spikes, needles
400
Some animals pretend to be dead to avoid being eaten. This behavior is called ____.
What is apparent death?
- Pretending to be dead
- Pretending like a possum
400
What happened between hours 1 and 2?
He was at rest
He stopped
400
A ball is kicked and rolls along a level field until it comes to a stop. What is MOST responsible for the ball coming to a stop?
What is friction?
400
Henry is trying to push two boxes. One box is much heavier than the other. The heavier box has greater _________ and also greater inertia.
What is mass?
500
Fish use this physical trait to breathe underwater.
What are gills?
500
This behavior helps animals avoid predators by blending into their surroundings.
What is camouflage behavior?
500
Speed is decreasing
500
Isadora kicks a ball. The ball moves faster when she kicks it on the concrete sidewalk than when she kicks it on the grass. Why does the ball travel slower on the grass than on the sidewalk?
Why does grass has more friction?
500
Four different students take turn pushing a large, heavy ball on the school parking lot. What is the best way to determine which student used the most force to push the ball
What is check the distance?
*compare the distance