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General Science #1

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What is a burp? Is it the body getting air out of the lungs or out of the stomach Out of the stomach.
What are hiccups? Are they a nervous twitch in your stomach or near your lungs? A twitch near your lungs.
What is a bruise? Is it muscles that are cramped and blood has collected under the skin or a bubble of water in the skin? Blood under the skin.
What is a scab? Is it a skin disease, a type of wart, or dried blood covering a wound? Dried blood covering a wound,
What is the job of your toes? Do they help you stay balanced, or do they lift your legs? Help you to stay balanced.
Is there a hammer in our ears? Yes, a tiny bone called malleus.
Just like rabbits, human ears move when we hear a sound. True or false? FALSE.
The ear is a sound receiver, but it is the brain that actually "hears." True or false? TRUE.
What is it called when your skin is red, has raised spots, and feels itchy? It it a wart, a rash or a fever? A rash.
If someone cannot hear, are they blind or deaf? Deaf.
More than half of your body's weight is made of this. is it carbon, water or calcium? Water.
The fluid in each ear helps the body to balance itself. True or false? TRUE.
What is the job of your eyebrows? Is it to stop the sweat from getting in your eyes, or to stop the sun from getting in your eyes? Stop the sweat from getting in your eyes.
About how many different smells can the nose detect? Is it 100, 10,000, or 10 million smells? 10,000 smells.
Taste buds die after 10 days. True or false? True.
What are the four taste sensations detected by the tongue? Salty, sweet, sour and bitter.
If you plug your nose, you can taste food better. True or false? FALSE.
The first stage of food digection starts in the stomach. True or false. FALSE. It starts in the mouth.
Teeth not only help you eat, they also help you do this. Is it listen, sleep or ttalk? Talk.
What are the tube-shaped organs in the digestive system called? Intestines.
Which gas is a waste from the body, breathed out from the lungs? Is it oxygen, carbon dioxide, or helium? Carbon dioxide.
Your urine or "pee" is made in this organ. Is it in the liver or in the kidneys? The kidneys.
How many kidneys do we have: one, two or four? Two.
Which organ processes harmful chemicals in the body? Is it the liver or the lungs? Liver.
The bladder holds urine. What is the common word for urine? Pee.
What is the medical word for "poo," the solid waste stored in the rectum? Is it cerumen or feces? Feces.
All bacteria are harmful. True or false? FALSE.
Which blood cells in the body help fight disease: white blood cells or red blood cells? White blood cells.
By adding a tiny amount of germs to our body, can we keep disease away? Yes, it is through immunization.
What is the normal body temperature of a human? 98.6 degree Fahrenheit or 107.6 degree Fahrenheit? 98.6 degree Fahrenheit.
What is happening when the body gets a fever? Is it burning out of control or trying to fight germs? It is fighting off germs in the body.
Which one of these is not biodegradable: fruit, wood or steel? Steel.
A tin can takes 50 to 100 years to break down. True or false? TRUE.
Are fossil fuels like coal and petroleum renewable or non-renewable? Non-renewable.
What takes longer to decompose: an orange peel or a banana peel? Orange peel.
Only white paper is recyclable. True or false? FALSE.
Will a plant decay faster in a warm or cold climate? Warm climate.
Which causes more pollution: the average home or the average car? The average home.
Which one is better for the environment: watering the lawn in the morning or in the evening? Evening. Less water will evaporate.
Which uses less water: running the water 5 minutes for a shower or for a bath? Shower.
Which is better for the environment: one large bottle of shampoo or several small ones? One large bottle.
Which is worse for the environment: a cloth diaper or a disposable diaper? Disposable diaper.
Which household pet can hear better: a dog or a cat? Cat.
What ocean creature is the world's largest animal? Blue whale.
What is a group of dolphins called? A pod.
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