Skeletal #1
Skeletal #2
Lang. Arts#1
Lang. Arts #2
Science Random
100
What are 2 purposes of the skeletal system?
1) Protects you organs 

2) Allows you to move

3). Allows you to stand; provides structure for your body.

100
Who has more bones? A baby or an adult?

A baby

100

What does plot mean?

The sequence of events.

The plan of a story.

100

What does setting mean?

Give one example.

Where and when the story takes place.

Examples: At the beach, The Forest, In the morning, In the future, 1945, etc.

100
True or False: Light is a form of energy and light travels faster than anything else on this earth.

True.

200

Name 2 organs that the rib protects.

The heart and the lungs.

200

What is a joint?

The place where 2 bones join together.

200

What is the most exciting part or the turning point of a plot called?

The climax.

200

What is the meaning of conflict?

When a character/person has a problem or struggle.

200

What type of cancer did Terry fox have?

Osteosarcoma or Bone cancer.

300

What are the two lower arm bones called?

The Radius and the Ulna.  (The radius is connected to the thumb).

300

Where would you find a ball and socket joint?

*A ball and socket joint allows bones to move in all directions.

You would find a ball and socket joint in your shoulder and hip.

300

What happens during the introduction (exposition)?

The characters and the setting are introduced.

300

What is the meaning of the conflict person vs. nature?

When a character encounters a problem to do with nature such as a snowstorm, tornado, earthquake, etc.

300
What three things does a bone produce?

Red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.

400

What is the upper arm bone called? 

The humerus.

400

What two places would you find a hinge joint?

*A hinge joint allows your bones to move in only 2 directions.  

You can find hinge joints in your knees and elbows.

400

What is the rising action?

When events or the problems get worse/heat up.

400
How is a simile different from a metaphor?

A simile is comparing 2 things with "like" or "as".

A metaphor is a direct comparaison.

400

What are all sounds made of?

Vibrations

500

What are the 3 main parts of a bone?

1) Compact bone

2) Spongy bone

3). Bone Marrow.

500

What is another word for hand bones?

Metacarpals.

Comes from the Greek:  Meta=Beyond 

                                   Karpos=wrist 

                       ("Beyond the wrist")

500

What is personification?

Giving human qualities to an inanimate object. 

E.g., The flowers danced happily in the wind.

500

What literary device is it when a word sounds like a sound?  e.g., crash, boom, zip, 

Onomotopoeia

500

What is the smallest bone in your body called?

Or 

How many bones does a baby have?

The stirrup or stapes.

Or

A baby has 270 bones.

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