Sky Science
Trees and Forests
Evidence and Investigation
Air
Flight
100
What is the name of our North Star?
Polaris
100
What is clearcutting?
A method of harvesting trees where all standing trees are removed.
100
What is Evidence?
Evidence is what police find at a crime scene to find the culprit.
100
What are the 4 forces of flight?
Lift, Thrust, Drag, and Gravity
100
Slower moving air creates....1...pressure...2.....the wing, and faster moving air creates...3...pressure....4....the wing
1= low 2= over 3= higher 4= under
200
What are the 3 stars a Protostar turns into?
A Red Dwarf, a Yellow Star (the sun), and a Blue Giant.
200
What is a Double Compound leaf?
The leaf has several smaller leaflets on both sides of the blade.
200
What is the difference between running footprints and walking footprints?
A running footprint has a bigger stride and shows the part where their toes are.
200
True or False. Objects are not attracted to low air pressure.
False
200
Name the 4 things you need to make a Parachute.
A hole, a Canopy, Shroud Lines, and a Load.
300
About how many full moons bo we get per year?
13
300
What is a Scale like needle?
There are no needles, instead there are scaly bumps.
300
What re 4 things you look for in writing samples?
Size in loops, slant of writing, crossing T's and dotting i's, size of writing, above and below line writing space, letter formation and stopping in the middle of words.
300
What does an airfoil do?
It generates lift, with fast moving air and low air pressure on the top, and slow moving air and high air pressure on the bottom.
300
What is the front of an airfoil called?
The Leading Edge
400
Name 3 things that emit light and 3 things that reflect light.
emit - sun - stars - meteorites or shouting stars reflect - planets - satellites - moons - comets - asteroids
400
What is in the Forest Ecosystem?
The sun, Primary Consumers, Secondary Consumers, and Decomposers.
400
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
400
What is Bernoulli's Principle?
It states that speed increases pressure decreases.
400
Where bo the Ailerons need to be to make a Left Bank?
The right one bown and the left one up
500
Name 4 parts of the sun.
The Corona, the Chromosphere, the Photosphere, the Convection Zone, the Radiation Zone, and the Core
500
What are 4 things that can happen to a tree cookie.
A Fallen Tree, a Fire, a Drought, a Insect Attack, Construction, Growing on a Slope, and a Dead Branch.
500
Name the 4 types of fingerprints.
Loop, Arch, Whorl, and Composite or mixed
500
True or False. Oxygen= O+O Carbon Dioxide= O+O+C Water= H+H+C
True
500
What is the back of an airfoil called?
The Trailing Edge