Sky science
Evidence and Investigation
Flight
Air and Aerodynamics
Trees and forests
100

what planet is closest to the sun?

mercury

100

What is an example of evidence that can be found at a crime scene?

finger prints, foot prints, tire tracks etc...

100

in order for an airplane to fly more slowly the pilot would increase what?

decrease thrust and increase drag.

100

As an air plane speeds down the runway, you recall that lift occurs when?

the force of drag is less than the force of thrust. 

100

What is a coniferous tree?

a tree that shed its leaves each year.

200

What is the difference between light reflector and light emitter?

Emitter- create light ex: the sun

Reflector- reflects light ex: the moon

200

What can you infer from a shoe print left at a crime scene?

foot size, tread mark, brand of shoe

200

What are 3 characteristics that birds have to make them capable of flying?

wings, dense bones, slender adn light weight bodies, light weight beaks, they can fold their legs in

200

What is the best type of parachute?

A swallow, A hawk, A Eagle, or a flacon and why?

A hawk

200

What is the difference between a decomposer and a producer?

decomposer- breaks down nutrients into the soil

Producer- makes nutrients for the soil

300
How big is your shadow at 12pm (Noon)

small or non existent as the sun is right above you.

300

Do identical twins have the same finger print?

NO! no two people have the same finger print, even identical twins.

300

What are the 4 forces of flight?

lift, 

thrust/ propulsion, 

drag, 

gravity/ weight

300
How does a hot air balloon achieve flight?
hot air is blown into the balloon to lift it up in the air, and the hole at the top allows for cold air to escape. To land, they release the hot air and allow cold air to fill the hot air balloon.
300

How can you tell if a tree grew through a drought?

by looking at the rings and how close they are.

400

How many phases of the moon are there? Name 4 of them.

8

Waxing and waning crescent

waxing and waning gibbous

first and last quarter moon

full moon 

New moon

400

What are the 3 different types of fingerprints?

Loop

Arch

Whorl

400

Who invented the first airplane? 

The Wright brothers! 

400

What are the 5 properties of air?

Air is everywhere

Air can be compressed

Air can be a fluid

Air exerts pressure

Air takes up space

400

What are the 4 levels of the forest?

canopy

understory/ shrubbery

undergrowth

forest floor

500

Name all 8 planets including the 1 dwarf planet

Mercury, Venus, earth, mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus Neptune, Pluto

500

What is chromatography?

when you test different types of ink using water and paper- the separation of colored ink

500

in order for a plane to move from side to side, the pilot must move the

rudder, elevators, ailerons, or flaps

move the Ailerons up and down

500

What  is Bernoulli's principle?

Bernoulli's principle states that an increase in the speed of a fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in static pressure or the fluid's potential energy

500

What are the two ways you can use to determine the age of a tree?

cut the tree and count the growth rings

Use an increment borer and drill in to the center of the tree and then use the scoop to pull out the core to count the rings.