Science World Magazine
Weather
Genetic Traits
Space
100

This weather pattern often brings floods and cyclones to Australia. Trade winds blow west to east.

What is El Nina?

100

What is the name for weather that has rain and lightning?

What is a thunderstorm?
100

This type of gene only shows if both parents have it and/or carry it. Think of the Punnet square. Choose: Dominant or Recessive

What is a recessive gene?

100

Chris Hadfield did an experiment to determine if you can cry in space. What was the result? How did he show this?

He put water in his eye from a drinking pouch and then tried to make it fall. It stayed on his face and near his eye until he wiped it away.

200

This weather pattern is often drier and turns up the heat for Australia.

What is El Nino?
200

These are created with updraft in winds and are on land. They can cause tremendous devastation.

What are tornadoes?

200

When we get something from our parents, like hair color or eye color it is...._____?

What is hereditary?

200

How do astronauts sleep in space?

They zip up in a sleeping bag tethered to the wall in a small cubicle.

300

During this, you can see these three types: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. 

What is the rock cycle? What are types of rocks?
300

This type of weather is cold, blustery and often can cause delays in travel. 

What is snow?

300

In Sickle Cell Anemia, parents have to either be a carrier or have this gene. The gene that carries this is 

A - Dominant

B - Recessive

What is recessive?

300

Name the planets in order from the Sun.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

400

Gum has this in it, which gives it the chewy texture.

What is plastic?

400

When in the ocean, the temperature needs to be warm. Once it has the right temperature, and high winds, these things can be powerful. But, while powerful in the ocean, it quickly loses strength on land.

What is a hurricane?

400

If you get this category, you get a free 400 points. All you have to do is discuss ONE thing you have learned this school year.

Answers will vary. Give detail.

400

This is the hottest planet in the solar system.

What is Venus?

500

This game uses real life materials in it. Some are closer to reality to others, but they are generally all found in real life.

What is Minecraft?

500

This happens when there is no rain for a long time. The Dust Bowl is the biggest event of this sort.

What is a Drought?

500

To get these points, you need to discuss and explain how you earn stamps on the sheet and what you are earning with them.

Answers will vary, but should be detailed.

500

Name one thing you learned about living on the International Space Station.

Answers will vary. Be detailed.

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