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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who created the polio vaccine? | Jonas Salk |
| Who created the smallpox vaccine? | Edward Jenner |
| Who created the rabies vaccine? | Louis Pasteur |
| What is pasteurization? | a way to make food and drink safe to drink by killing harmful bacteria |
| What is a vaccine? | A shot that you get which contains a small amount or a weakened version of a disease that prevents you from getting that disease |
| What is influenza? | the flu, a sickness that is caused by a virus |
| What important contribution to medicine did Jonas Salk make? | He created the polio vacccine |
| What contribution did Edward Jenner make toscience? | He created the smallpox vaccine |
| What contribution did Louis Pasteur make to science? | created the rabies vaccine and invented pasteurization, which is a way to kill harmful bacteria in food and drink |
| What important contribution did Alexander Fleming make to science? | he discovered penicillin |
| What does penicillin do? | destroys harmful bacteria in the body |
| Which weather instrument measures air pressure? | barometer |
| Which weather instrument measures wind speed? | anemometer |
| Which weather instrument measures wind direction? | wind vane or weather vane |
| Which weather instrument measures humidity in the air? | hygrometer |
| What kind of weather should you expect when there is high air pressure? | clear skies / happy weather |
| What does a barometer measure? | air pressure |
| What is humidity? | the amount of water vapor in the air |
| What kind of weather should you expect when there is low air pressure? | cloudy, rainy, lousy weather |
| What does a wind vane (or weather vane) measure? | wind direction |
| What does an anemometer measure? | wind speed |
| What does a hygrometer measure? | humidity (water vapor) in the air |
| Which weather instrument measures air temperature? | thermometer |
| What kind of process forms deltas, alluvial fans, sandbars, sand dunes, and volcanic islands? | constructive |
| What is is called when rocks are broken down? | weathering |
| How are U shaped valleys formed? | movement of glaciers, moving sediment and rock |
| What does a thermometer measure? | air temperature |
| What kind of process forms valleys, canyons, cliffs, and sea arches? | destructive |
| How are V shaped valleys formed? | rivers flowing, removing sediment |
| How are canyons formed? | rivers moving sand and sediment |
| What is it called when sediment, soil, or sand is moved by wind, water, or ice? | erosion |
| What kind of adaptation includes examples such as camouflage and hibernation? | structural (physical) |
| What kind of adaptation includes examples such as a deer running, a cat hissing, and a turtle going into his shell? | behavioral |
| What is it called when an animal goes into a long period of inactivity? | hibernation |
| What is it called when an animal or a group of animals move from place to place? | migration |
| When an animal looks like another animal that may be dangerous or poisonous in order to protect itself, it is called what? | mimicry |
| What is it when an animal blends into its surroundings, making it difficult to see? | camoflage |
| What does putting salt on ice do? | lowers the freezing point of water |
| When electricity is passed through a wire coiled around an iron core (such a nail or screw), it creates what? | an elecromagnet |
| More coils in an electromagnet causes the electromagnet to become what? | stronger |
| When solid turns to a liquid | melt / melting point |
| When gas turns to a liquid | condensation |
| The two changes of state that require ADDING energy (heat) | melting & evaporation |
| When liquid turns to gas | evaporation / boiling point |
| When liquid turns to a solid | freezing |
| The two changes of state that require TAKING AWAY energy (heat) | condensation & freezing |
| A unicellular ocean animal | zooplankton |
| Which scientist discovered that you should disinfect hands and medical tools before operations to get rid of bacteria? | Joseph Lister |
| What kind of material can be hammered into thin sheets, conducts electricity and heat, and is usually shiny? | metals |
| What is the composition of the four inner planets? | rocky |
| A unicellular ocean plant | phytoplankton |
| What is the largest planet? | Jupiter |
| What is the composition of the four outer planets? | gas |
| Which planet has the shortest orbit? | Mercury |
| How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution around the sun? | 365 1/4 days |
| How long does it take the moon to make one revolution around the Earth? | 28 days |
| How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis? | 24 hours |
| The amount of space an object takes up is | volume |
| What does the word SCARCE mean? | very little, not a lot |
| What is a DROUGHT? | no rain for a long period of time |
| What does the word CONCERN mean? | worry, problem, issue |
| What does the word ACCURATE mean? | correct, right |
| What part of the cell controls the cell's activities? | nucleus |
| What part of the cell controls what goes into and out of the cell? | cell membrane |
| What part of the cell stores water and waste? | vacuole |
| What part of the cell make the energy for the cell? | mitochondria |
| What part of a PLANT CELL ONLY helps make the food for the cell? | chloroplast |
| What part of a PLANT CELL only gives the cell its structure and rigid shape? | cell wall |
| Which kind of cell can more easily change shape? | animal cell because it doesn't have a cell wall |
| Two or more atoms make a what? | molecule |
| Two or more elements make a what? | compound |
| What is every single thing in the universe made of? | atoms |
| What do ALL living things have? | cells |
| A material that you cannot see through and light cannot go through is? | opaque |
| Soil that is mostly composed of organic material is called what? | humus |
| Material that light can partially go through and you can partly see through | translucent |
| What kind of soil has the smallest particles? | clay |
| Material that light can go completely through and you can see through | transparent |
| Is water a conductor or insulator of electricity? | conductor |
| What is the one thing that you can change in an experiment called? | independent variable |
| Which scientific tool can measure both mass in grams and force in newtons? | spring scale |
| What are some problems with regular spray irrigation? | the water is wasted due to runoff and evaporation |
| What are some things you can do to speed up dissolving a substance? | smaller particles, heated liquid, and stirring |
| What is a primary consumer? | the first animal in a food chain - always a herbivore |
| What kind of animal is always first in a food chain? | herbivore |
| One animal that reproduces asexually or sexually, which is unusual is a what? | komodo dragon |
| In one year, how many times will the moon make a revolution around the Earth? | approximately 12 times |
| What kind of vertebrate starts out with gills and lives in the water, and grows lungs and moves onto land in adulthood? | amphibian |
| An animal with a backbone is called what? | vertebrate |
| Name the groups of vertebrates. | amphibian, bird, fish, mammal, reptile |
| Minerals are composed of what? | Elements |
| What is the color a mineral leaves behind on a tile?? | streak |
| What is the property of minerals that tells how easily or hard it is to scratch it? | hardness |
| What is it when a mineral breaks along straight, even lines? | cleavage |
| What is it when a mineral breaks along jagged, uneven lines? | fracture |
| What layer of the earth contains all the water on Earth? | hydrosphere |
| What layer of the atmosphere contains all the weather? | troposphere |
| What layer of the atmosphere is farthest from Earth? | exosphere |
| What layer of the atmosphere has the greatest air pressure? | troposphere |
| What is the thin layer of rock at the top of the mantle? | lithosphere |
| What is the inner core composed of? | solid iron and nickel |
| What is the thickest layer of the Earth? | mantle |
| Which property of matter tells how it feels to the touch? | texture |
| On a time / distance line graph, how do you know when the object or person has stopped moving? | the line is straight |
| What is the name for the relationship between two organisms who help each other? | mutualism |
| What are rain, snow, sleet, and hail examples of? | precipitation |
| What tool can be used to separate the solute from a liquid? | a hotplate |
| What do we call an animal that gets hunted by another animal? | prey |
| What is a special kind of mixture that has something dissolved in liquid? | solution |
| What do we call an animal that hunts another animal for food? | predator |
| What does the word LACK mean? | doesn't have, not there |
| What does the word SIGNIFICANT mean? | important |
| What are some examples of precipitation? | rain,snow, sleet, hail |
| Name some organs that are in the respiratory system. | lungs, diaphragm, trachea bronchial tubes |
| Name some organs that are in the digestive system. | esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine |
| What does the word CONSERVE mean? | save; not waste |
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