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What is the process called when liquid water is warmed, and turns into water vapor that rises up into the atmosphere?
Evaporation
The skull, vertebrae, hips, ribs, arms, and legs are major _____ in the human body.
a. nerves
b. bones
c. cartilage
d. muscles
b. bones
What weather instrument is used to measure air pressure?
barometer
Which bones in your body have the primary purpose of protecting vital soft organs?
rib cage
Which of the following are major bones in the human body?
a. muscles
b. the skull and vertebrae
c. cartilage
d. the brain and spinal cord
b. the skull and vertebrae
Breaking down food for energy and nutrients is the main function of what body system?
digestive system
What is the source of energy that makes the water cycle work?
Sun
Involuntary muscles are muscles you ________ control.
cannot
The water found in the Earth's oceans, lakes, and rivers is called _______.
hydrosphere
When air masses with different temperatures and humidity meet, a _____ is formed.
a. battle
b. line
c. skirmish
d. front
d. front
Which of the following is a result of the water cycle?
a. earthquakes
b. weather
c. volcanoes
d. sunlight
b. weather
Water is constantly moving between what two spheres during the water cycle?
hydrosphere and atmosphere
The esophagus has _____ that move food and liquid to your stomach after swallowing.
a. arteries
b. muscles
c. bones
d. veins
b. muscles
Which system provides movement to the body?
muscular system
Digestion begins in the _______.
mouth
Global weather patterns are influenced by the following
a. jet stream and gravity
b. ocean currents and earthquakes
c. jet stream and ocean currents
d. ocean currents and magnetic field
c. jet stream and ocean currents
Saliva and chewing first break down food in your _____.
mouth
What is the part of the water cycle when water moves from the atmosphere to the hydrosphere?
Precipitation
Evaporation is a change in the state of matter from _____ to _____.
a. gas, liquid
b. solid, liquid
c. liquid, gas
d. liquid, solid
liquid, gas
What moves the clouds?
a. storms
b. volcanoes
c. winds
d. oceans
c. winds
If you control your leg muscles at will, what type of muscles are they?
voluntary
What is the Earth's sphere where living things are found?
a. geosphere
b. atmosphere
c. hydrosphere
d. biosphere
d. biosphere
When the weather is hotter and lots of water is evaporating from the ocean, how is the weather impacted?
a. the temperature changes
b. more clouds develop
c. lightening is created
d. the wind stops
b. more clouds develop
The mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines are the major parts of what system?
digestive system
Which weather instrument is used to measure wind speed?
a. barometer
b. wind vane
c. anemometer
d. thermometer
c. anemometer