Problem Solving and Analogies
Bridges
CSI
Coordinate Planes
Dr. Doo Riddles
100
What are o=11, j=12, e=10, and c=9?
100
an example of a beam bridge that was busted at L.I.F.E. Lab
What is a truss bridge?
100
three main types of fingerprint patterns
What is arch, loop, and whorl?
100
the first number in an ordered pair
What is the x-coordinate?
100
I’m found on your fingers, unique to you all,
Loops, whorls, and arches—come heed the call.
Detectives love me when solving a case,
I leave behind clues without leaving a trace.
What am I?
What are fingerprints or what or dactylograms?
200
What are h=7, r=5, t=6, and i=8?
200
the strongest geometrical shape
What is a triangle?
200
lines that make up a fingerprint pattern
What is a ridge?
200
the second number in an ordered pair
What is the y-coordinate?
200
I’m low on the scale, but I’ve got a strong bite,
Lemons and vinegar? Yep, I’m just right.
Sour in taste, I make metals react,
Turn litmus red — and that’s a fact!
What am I?
What is an acid or what is acidic?
300
eye:eyes :: man:_____
What is men?
300
this bridge type spans the longest distance
What is a suspension bridge?
300
ridges enter from one side of the fingerprint and exit the other side
What is an arch?
300
Another name for this location (0,0)
What is the origin?
300
I sit high on the scale, above lucky seven,
Slippery to touch, like soap from heaven.
I turn litmus blue, not red like my peer,
In drain cleaners and chalk, I appear.
What am I?
What is a base or what is basic?
400
die:dice :: tooth:_____
What are teeth?
400
this bridge type spans the shortest distance
What is a beam bridge?
400
the most common type of fingerprint pattern
What is a loop?
400
a pair of numbers used to locate a point on the coordinate plane, written as (x, y)
What is an ordered pair?
400
I'm found in the middle of science and sound,
In acids and bases, I'm often renowned.
Though just two letters, I measure with might,
Tipping the scale from sour to sprite.
What am I?
What is pH?
500
clock:time :: thermometer:____
What is temperature?
500
the upper edge of a truss
What is a top chord?
500
the scientific study of fingerprints for identification
What is dactyloscopy?
500
I am one of four of these that divide the coordinate plane.
What is a quadrant?
500
Tiny but mighty, I help solve the crime,
Ridges and endings, all one of a kind.
A dot, a fork, a sudden split,
In each fingerprint, I quietly sit.
What am I?
What is minutiae?