Noise Pollution
Sound levels at or above this decibel threshold can begin to damage human hearing.
What is 85 decibels?
The musical Bayside Middle School is performing at the end of the month.
What is High School Musical?
The Earth's main source of light.
What is the sun?
These birds mimic the sound of rain to lure earthworms to the surface.
What are seagulls?
A type of doctor that performs eye surgery.
What is an opthalmologist?
This is the most common health issue caused by noise pollution.
What is Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)?
our school building before it was Bayside Middle School
What was Simonds High School?
This affects our ability to observe stars.
What is light pollution?
the distance between two peaks of a sound wave
What is the wavelength?
A reduced ability to distinguish between certain colours.
What is colour blindness?
These loud underwater devices used by the Navy can reach 235 decibels and have been linked to whale strandings.
What are sonar devices?
This is what the "P" stands for in S.T.O.M.P.
What is "prepared"?
The bending of light as it passes from one material to another.
What is refraction?
bats and dolphins use this to locate objects
What is echolocation?
A tactile reading and writing system used by people who are blind or visually impaired.
What is Braille?
the unit used to measure sound intensity
What is decibels?
Our school mascot's name.
What is Stomper?
This type of lens is used in a magnifying glass.
What is convex?
This Indonesian island volcano erupted in 1883, producing the loudest sound ever recorded.
What is Krakatoa?
Amblyopia is the scientific name for this condidtion where one eye is not used as much in the visual system of the brain.
What is "lazy eye"?
Studies have shown that loud noises can cause this insect's dorsal vessel to beat faster.
What is a caterpillar?
Our full-time school secretary.
Who is Mrs. Merzetti?
A piece of glass or other transparent material cut with precise angles and faces, useful for analyzing and reflecting light.
What is a prism?
This large mammal can detect distant thunderstorms through ground vibrations felt in its feet.
What is the elephant?
Photoreceptor cells in the eye responsible for color vision.
What are cones?