Space Science
Air and Aerodynamics
Flight
Evidence and Investigation
Trees and Forests
100

Not as bright, as it only reflects some of the light produced by the sun.

What is the moon?

100

Lift on the balloon is greater than the force of gravity

Why do hot air balloons rise?

100

Thrust must be greater than drag and lift must be greater than gravity.

How does an airplane gain speed and altitude.

100

An officer showing up at a poaching crime scene, a deer carcass and nearby campfire are still warm.  What does this evidence tell the officer.

What is the time of the crime?

100

Can be beneficial because it allows for new growth of plants needed by some animals.

What is a forest fire?

200

The length of a shadow throughout the day changes because:

What is rotation of the Earth on it's axis?

200

This is fastest above a wing.  Bernoulli's Principle.

What is airflow?

200

This design characteristic reduces drag.

What is streamlining?

200

Tire tracks are used for this.

What is make and model of the vehicle?

200

Leaves produce food for trees through this process.

What is photosynthesis?

300

You observe the sun rising from this direction.

What is the East?

300

Compresses air and then allows it to flow out through a valve.

What is a pump?

300

A pilot moves these up and down to get a plane to roll from side to side.

What are ailerons?

300

Humans breathe in this, and breathe out this.

What is Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide?

400

Days are longer in the summer than in the winter because:

What is earth's axis is tilted more toward the sun?

400

Blowing across the top of a piece of paper creates this.

What is a low pressure area?

400

The part of the airplane that causes it to descend.

What are the elevators?

400

Decaying trees will do this.

What is add nutrients to the soil?

500

Using a ball to represent the moon, and yourself to represent Earth, you hold the ball straight out in front of you between you and a light source.  The phase of the moon you would be representing.

What is a new moon?

500

Opening the top flap on a hot air balloon allows the balloon to do this.

What is descend?  (Go down)

500

The most important role of decomposers.

What is break down dead organisms?