Body Systems
Name two purposes of the skeletal system.
support
protection
blood production
mineral storage
Finish the line:
Cells, Cells....
They're made of organelles!
What happens when two north pole magnets are pushed together?
they repel
This is a measurement of the amount of matter in an object
Mass
Rises
How many organ systems are in the human body?
12
This is the smallest unit of living things
Cells
Where were magnets first discovered?
Ancient Greece
If you weigh 100lbs and you move to a planet that is half the mass of Earth, how much would you weigh there?
50lbs
Name 2 of the global wind belts
Trade Winds
Westerlies
Polar Easterlies
What is the largest bone in the human body?
Femur
You will find the DNA in this organelle
the nucleus
What was the original name for magnets?
Lodestones
Finish the statement:
For every action...
there is an equal and opposite reaction
This is the result of the earth spinning at different rates. It is also the reason that hurricanes spin.
The Coriolis Effect
Why does the stomach not digest itself?
Mucus lining
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What is the name of the invisible force that extends outside of a magnet and affects metal objects around it?
Magnetic Field
Name one other subject (besides gravity and motion) that Sir Isaac Newton contributed to.
Colors, Telescopes, Calculus, Orbits, etc
There are two areas of the world that have very little wind because of the global wind belts. Name one of them
The Doldrums
The Horse Latitudes
What type of muscle is the heart made of?
Cardiac Muscle
What is the name of the organelle that does photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
What 3 elements are magnetic?
Iron, Nickel, & Cobalt
State the ENTIRE first law of motion
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and direction unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force
Explain the 5 steps of convection
Sun warms the surface, surface warms the air, hot air rises, air cools off, cold air sinks