Human Machine
What is the name of the body part that acts as your frame, structure or support?
bones
Name the three main parts of the eye?
White, pupil and iris
What is the name for liquid rock?
lava
What is the name of dark colored rocks that come from shield volcanoes?
basalt
What is the name of the force that causes things to move?
energy
What is the name of the body parts that are moving places where bones meet?
joints
What is the name for the part of the eye that acts as a lens?
cornea
What is the name of the pattern of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean?
The Ring of Fire
What is the name of the pale colored rocks that come from cone volcanoes?
felsite
This type of energy is an object in motion
kinetic energy
What are the five human senses?
smell, taste, touch, see, hear
What is the part of the eye at the back, that senses the light and sends a message to the brain
retina
What is the scientific name for a dead volcano?
an extinct volcano
What is it called when a seed falls into a crack and keeps growing and expanding until it breaks the rock?
root wedging
This type of energy is not actually doing the work or applying the force
Potential energy
What part of your body carries information to the brain?
nerves
Why does our eyes see things upside down, but it looks right-side up to us?
Our brain corrects it.
What is the name of the shape of an exploding volcano called?
cone
What is it called when water fills in a crack and freezes and expands until it breaks the rocks?
ice wedging
The name for vibrations that travel through the air and can be heard
sound
What are the string-like parts of your body that are pulled by muscles to help you move?
tendons
What is the word that comes from the Greek goddess of rainbows?
Iris
What is the name of the shape of a volcano that doesn't explode?
shield
What is the name for things in nature such as tornadoes, wildfires, floods and earthquakes?
natural hazards
The reducing of rocks or landforms due to wind, water or other natural agents
erosion