adolescence and puberty

Question 1

what is adolescence?

Answer 1

the time when you change from a child to an adult.

It includes physical and emotional changes from puberty to age 20.

Question 2

what is puberty?

Answer 2

the physical changes that occur in the body when a child becomes
an adult. It takes place between ages 9-14 in most people.

Question 3

what happens to boys when puberty happens?

Answer 3

Boy’s voice breaks - it gets deeper

Boy’s testes and penis get bigger

Boy’s testes start to produce sperm

Boy’s shoulders widen

Boy’s hair grows on the face and chest

Question 4

what happens to girls when puberty happens

Answer 4

Girl’s breasts develop

Girl’s ovaries start to release egg cells

Girl’s periods start

Girl’s hips widen