Heredity
If you plant seeds from a red rose, the new roses will likely be this color because the trait is inherited.
What is red?
A push or a pull that can make an object move, stop, or change direction is called this.
What is force?
White Salmon has a population of:
A. 1,034
B. 2,656
C. 10,468
D. 40,051
B. 2,656
The USA has 50 of these on it's flag- one for each state.
What are stars?
These are characteristics or features that parents pass down to their babies, like eye color or fur color.
What are traits?
This force pulls all objects down toward the center of the Earth.
What is gravity?
This is the mascot of Columbia High School.
Who are the Bruins?
This country borders the United States to the north.
What is Canada?
Baby animals often look like their parents because they inherit traits, but they are not exactly the same. This word describes the small differences.
What is Variation?
When you open a door by pulling the handle toward you, you are using this type of force.
What is a pull?
Legend has it that White Salmon was given its name when these two famous cross-country explorers noticed that the river by the area (now called the White Salmon River) was completely full with white spawning salmon. (What is the name of the two explorers?)
Who are Lewis and Clark?
This state is home to some iconic American symbols such as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building.
What is New York?
When humans choose the traits they'd like to see passed down to a living thing's offspring, it is known as this.
What is artificial selection?
When you kick a soccer ball, you apply this type of force to make it move away from you.
What is a push?
This town just south of White Salmon is right by the Columbia River, still on the Washington side.
What is Bingen?
This is Idaho's biggest city.
What is Boise?
When nature (environment, ability to access food/ escape predators) selects the traits that are passed down from generation to generation, it is known as this.
What is natural selection?
Driving into town, you'll notice a sign designating White Salmon as "The Land Where the Sun Meets the ______"
What is Rain?
This is the third largest US city by population, behind only New York, New York and Los Angeles, California.
What is Chicago, Illinois?