Light & Matter
Does light reflect off of a plain glass surface?
Yes
If you put a cup of ice water in your living room what will happen over time?
The ice will melt.
Where would you find condensation?
A cup
What is a tsunami?
Where water comes onto land in big waves.
What is the main function of the digestive system?
To digest and absorb food.
What does the term refraction mean?
To bounce off something
What is thermal energy?
Energy produced by temperature.
What is weather like on a day when it hails?
Drowsy, rainy, and/or dark.
What are the five types of natural hazards?
Tornado, hurricane, tsunami, volcanic eruption, and earthquake.
What is the difference between sensory nerves and motor nerves?
Sensory nerves sends signals from your body to your brain and motor nerves send signals from your brain to your body.
What is the role of the iris?
Open or close the pupil
What will happen to a tub of cold water over time?
It gets warmer
Where do convection currents take place?
Within gases or liquids with differences in temperatures.
What country did the word “Tsunami” come from?
Japan
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
How does light travel?
In straight lines.
True or false, When the ice in ice water melts it will turn into water?
True
How does water turn into water vapor?
Some molecules from the water get so much energy that they break bonds with the other molecules and go into the air as water vapor.
Why did the people of Ryoishi still live by the water even though the town had been wiped out by a tsunami before?
Because they thought the wall would protect them from the tsunami.
What are the three types of muscle tissue?
Cardiac, smooth, and Skeletal.
When multiple inputs come to the eye and the signals are sent to the brain, the brain only recognizes what signal?
The stronger input
What makes water turn warmer?
The particles on the outside of the cup hit the cup transferring kinetic energy.
What is the difference between condensation and evaporation?
Evaporation is water molecules braking of because of to much energy, and going into the air. Condensation is water vapor turning into water droplets.
What are the 3 the three ways to prevent tsunami damage?
Recurved wall, mangrove forest, and sea wall.
How many muscle are in the human body?
About 600.