Social Studies Vocab
scientists who study people that lived long ago
Archaeologists
What did the coastal people use as food?
fish, shellfish, kelp, etc.
means it is able to produce a force field that can attract or repel certain substances, usually metals.
Magnetism
True or False:
The farther away from the magnet, the stronger the attraction to metal.
False
What's the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
a spear thrower
Atlatl
What did the Valley people build to help them fish rivers and streams?
canoes
when referring to magnets, means pulled together.
Attraction
Each end of a magnet affects metal _____.
same or differently
Differently
Which animal is known as the King of the Jungle?
Lion
a heavy, rod-shaped stone
Pestle
What desert did the desert people live near?
Mojave Desert
when referring to magnets, means pushed away.
Repulsion
Which object might use a magnet to work properly?
drink bottle
cabinet door
jacket zipper
playground swing
cabinet door
How many continents are there on Earth?
Seven (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America)
How many tribes lived in California?
Over 100
How did the mountain people get food?
They hunted
What are the two sides of magnets called?
North pole and south pole
What two poles attract together?
north and north
south and north
south and south
south and north
Which Disney princess has a chameleon named Pascal as a sidekick?
Rapunzel (from the movie Tangled)
Who was John Smith?
A captain and leader at Jamestown
Who discovered the coast of Long Beach?
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Where do we use magnets?
TVs, fridge, earphones
Laron dropped some nails behind a counter. He wants to use a magnet to pull them out. What question should he ask to successfully design a device to retrieve the nails?
Are the nails magnetic?
What is the counter made of?
How wide is the counter?
How many nails were dropped?
Are the nails magnetic?
What's the fastest land animal?
Cheetah