Test 9

Question 1

This bird can dive through the air at speeds of 220 mph or more.

Answer 1

peregrine falcon

Question 2

This bird is the largest in the world.

Answer 2

ostrich

Question 3

This bird is the South American relative of the ostrich.

Answer 3

rhea

Question 4

This bird is the only one that can fly backward.

Answer 4

hummingbird

Question 5

This bird encloses itself in its nest with a mud wall.

Answer 5

hornbill

Question 6

All fish are warm-blooded or cold-blooded.

Answer 6

cold-blooded

Question 7

The breathing organs of the fish

Answer 7

gills

Question 8

The structure that helps the fish to stay at one level in the water without sinking

Answer 8

swim bladder

Question 9

For protection, most fish have a coat of hard, rounded disks called ??

Answer 9

scales

Question 10

The lamprey is an example of what kind of fish?

Answer 10

jawless fish

Question 11

a shark has a tough, flexible skeleton made of what?

Answer 11

cartilage

Question 12

Most of the fish in the world are ___ fish.

Answer 12

bony

Question 13

The fish that has both of its eyes on one side of its head is the ___.

Answer 13

flounder

Question 14

The process in which a snake loses its outer skin is

Answer 14

molting

Question 15

The fastest snake

Answer 15

African black mamba

Question 16

The organ called Jacobson’s organ helps the snake’s sense of

Answer 16

smell

Question 17

The tiniest snake in the world

Answer 17

blind snake

Question 18

The poison produced by some snakes

Answer 18

venom

Question 19

The largest poisonous snake in the world

Answer 19

king cobra

Question 20

The lizard that can squirt a stream of blood from its eyes

Answer 20

horned lizard

Question 21

The lizard is more at home in water than on land

Answer 21

marine iguana

Question 22

The only lizards in the world that use poison to stun their prey

Answer 22

gila monster and beaded lizard

Question 23

The lizard that can change its color to match its surroundings

Answer 23

chameleon

Question 24

Many lizards escape danger by

Answer 24

shedding their tails

Question 25

The upper section of the turtle's shell

Answer 25

carapace

Question 26

The round, tough layers of skin covering the turtle's shell

Answer 26

scutes

Question 27

Most turtles are ___

Answer 27

freshwater turtles

Question 28

One of the only reptiles that guards its eggs until they hatch

Answer 28

crocodile

Question 29

The crocodilians that live only in the southeastern United States and along China's Yangtze River

Answer 29

alligators

Question 30

Be able to identify the following three main types of clouds through a picture.

Answer 30

cirrus cumulus stratus

Question 31

Amphibians protect themselves by secreting a mildly poisonous ___.

Answer 31

slime

Question 32

Baby frogs and toads are called

Answer 32

tadpoles

Question 33

The process in which an animal changes form as it grows older

Answer 33

metamorphosis

Question 34

The largest salamander

Answer 34

Japanese giant salamander

Question 35

Young amphibians breathe with ___ until they develop lungs.

Answer 35

gills

Question 36

The basic cause of all weather

Answer 36

sun

Question 37

How many major wind systems are there

Answer 37

three

Question 38

The amount of water vapor that the air can hold at a given temperature is called the ___ of the air.

Answer 38

relative humidity

Question 39

Different seasons are caused by ___.

Answer 39

the tilt of the earth's axis

Question 40

Dew and frost are caused by ___.

Answer 40

condensation

Question 41

A small piece of ice that is tossed up and down inside a cloud, becomes coated with several layers of ice, and finally falls to earth is called ___.

Answer 41

a hailstone

Question 42

Be able to label the parts of the sun on a diagram.

Answer 42

corona chromosphere photosphere core

Question 43

List the eight planets in order from the sun out.

Answer 43

``` Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune ```

Question 44

Describe Mercury.

Answer 44

slightly larger than our moon; closest planet to the sun

Question 45

Describe Venus.

Answer 45

"Earth's twin"; brightest planet in the sky; surrounded by highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid

Question 46

Describe Earth.

Answer 46

only planet with a bountiful supply of water; only planet suitable for living things

Question 47

Describe Mars.

Answer 47

the "red planet"; Viking spacecraft landed here

Question 48

Describe Jupiter.

Answer 48

largest planet; huge, powerful thunderstorms occur in its atmosphere; Great Red Spot swirls in its atmosphere

Question 49

Describe Saturn.

Answer 49

has a moon larger than Mercury; has seven bands made up of ice particles and rocks; second largest planet

Question 50

Describe Uranus

Answer 50

first planet discovered in modern times; discovered by Sir William Herschel; tipped over on its side

Question 51

Describe Neptune

Answer 51

appears royal blue; has the strongest winds measured anywhere in the solar system

Question 52

You observe a lizardlike animal sunning itself on a rock. Is this animal a lizard or a salamander? How do you know, even without touching the animal or observing it closely?

Answer 52

This animal is a lizard, not a salamander. Salamanders are amphibians. Since amphibians have thin skin which must be kept moist, no salamander would sun itself on a rock. Salamanders live in or near water where they stay cool and damp.