Human Body Systems
Which system has the brain as the main organ
Nervous system
What is the center of an atom called?
The Nucleus
A force of attraction between 2 objects due to their mass
Gravity
What are the layers of the Earth from the center out?
Core, Mantle, Crust
In what sphere is a glacier found?
cryosphere
What is the name of the ocean between the United States and the United Kingdom?
The Atlantic Ocean
Another name for the Cardiovascular System
Circulatory System
What is the closest planet to the sun in our Solar system.
Mercury
What does scalding mean?
Hot or scorching
All the water on Earth makes up the _______sphere
Hydrosphere
What body system removes waste, and organs include skin, lungs, kidneys
Excretory
What is the largest organ on our body?
Skin
Which system breaks down food to provide nutrients
Digestive System
What is the measurement of the amount of material contained in a particular object?
Mass
What does the prefix "bio" mean?
life
When weathered rock is picked up and moved is called _______
Erosion
After weathering takes place and particles are moved, that is called
Erosion
Micro means small in scale, therefore macro means...
large in scale
This system exchanges gases and consists of the trachea and alveoli
Respiratory System
Name two organs included in your Nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
What does the prefix thermo mean?
Heat
True or False: igneous rocks form when layers of sediment settle on top of each other
False.
That's Sedimentary rock!
The balance or maintenance of your cells, or your organs, or your body finds to maintain the same inner temperature and status is...
Homeostasis
Hydro means...
water (like hydroelectric or the hydrogen molecule)
This system provides hormones such as adrenaline when we are scared
Endocrine
What is the wrong tube that food can travel if you laugh or talk while you eat?
Trachea
What does the word "cascaded" mean?
To pour down or overflow
The theory that explains volcanoes, earthquakes, seafloor spreading, and other concepts. This theory is the idea that we had one large continent on Earth!
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
Name something found in the geosphere
mountains, sand, rocks
The root word, "derm" means...
skin
Is it veins or arteries that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body?
Arteries
What is the function of the digestive system?
Changes food into energy and eliminates waste
This is the action when one object travels around another object in space
Orbit
the 3 types of categories of rocks (based on how they form) are...
Must have all 3!!!
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Rain, or Snow, or Sleet, or Hail
The root word, "anti" means...
against or opposed
Integumentary System includes these parts
Hair and skin
What method do these words describe:
Question, Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analysis and Conclusion
The Scientific Method
As a ball rolls down a hill, the Potential Energy changes into this
Kinetic Energy
This is the transfer of thermal energy when 2 objects are touching each other
Conduction
Name an animal found in both the hydrosphere and the biosphere
a fish, or sea animal
Which axis on a line graph represents time?
X axis