Excretory System
What two organs filter waste from your blood?
The kidneys
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What is a force?
A push or pull
What is the main job of the hormonal system?
To send chemical messages through the body.
What is the name of Canada’s famous robotic arm used in space?
Canadarm.
What is the main job of the excretory system?
To remove waste from the body.
Which planet is the largest in our solar system?
Jupiter
What happens when forces are unbalanced?
The object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.
What are the chemical messengers made by the hormonal system called?
Hormones
What is the name of Canada’s two-armed space robot that helps repair equipment on the ISS?
DEXTRE
What organ stores urine?
The bladder
Which two planets are called “ice giants”?
Uranus and Neptune
Two students push a box with equal force in opposite directions. What type of forces are acting on the box?
Balanced forces.
Which gland in the brain is often called the “master gland”?
The pituitary gland.
How does Canadarm2 help astronauts stay safe?
It can move equipment and perform tasks that would otherwise require dangerous spacewalks.
After urine leaves the kidneys, what tubes carry it to the bladder?
The ureters
Which planet spins on its side compared to the others?
Uranus
Why does a rolling skateboard eventually slow down and stop?
Friction creates an unbalanced force that slows it down.
Hormones help control.....?
Growth
Mood
Metabolism
What is one challenge a lunar rover must be designed to handle on the Moon?
Extreme temperatures
rough terrain
lack of air.
Besides the kidneys, name one other body part that helps remove wastes?
Skin (sweat)
lungs (breathing out carbon dioxide)
Liver (filters toxins from blood)
A year on Neptune is much longer than a year on Earth. Why?
Because Neptune is much farther from the Sun and takes longer to orbit it.
If an object is moving at a constant speed in a straight line, are the forces balanced or unbalanced?
Balanced forces.
What body system works closely with the hormonal system to send messages around the body?
The nervous system
What is the name of the Canadian Astronaut who went around the Moon on the Artemis 2 mission?
Colonel Jeremy Hansen