Ch 7-9 Test 9

Question 0

Largest bird in the world

Answer 0

Ostrich

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Peregrine falcon

Question 2

South American related to the ostrich

Answer 2

Rhea

Question 3

The only bird that can fly backwards

Answer 3

Hummingbird

Question 4

This bird encloses itself and its nest with a mud wall

Answer 4

Hornbill

Question 5

All fish are in this category

Answer 5

Cold-blooded

Question 6

Breathing organs of the fish

Answer 6

Gills

Question 7

The part of a fish that helps it to stay at one level in the water without sinking

Answer 7

Swim bladder

Question 8

A coat of hard rounded disks that protects most fish

Answer 8

Scales

Question 9

The lamprey is an example of this kind of fish

Answer 9

Jawless

Question 10

A sharks tough, flexible skeleton is made of this

Answer 10

Cartilage

Question 11

Most of the fish in the world are this kind of fish

Answer 11

Bony fish

Question 12

The fish that has both of its eyes on one side of its head

Answer 12

Flounder

Question 13

The process by which a snake loses its outer skin

Answer 13

Molting

Question 14

The fastest snake

Answer 14

The African black mamba

Question 15

The Jacobson’s organ helps the snakes sense of…

Answer 15

Smell

Question 16

The tiniest snake in the world

Answer 16

The blind snake

Question 17

Poison produced by some snakes

Answer 17

Venom

Question 18

The largest poisonous snake in the world

Answer 18

King cobra

Question 19

Lizard that can squirt a stream of blood from its eyes

Answer 19

Horned lizard

Question 20

Lizard that is more at home in the water then on land

Answer 20

Marine iguana

Question 21

Only lizards in the world that use poison to stun their prey

Answer 21

Gila monster and beaded lizard

Question 22

The lizard that can change its color to match its surroundings

Answer 22

Chameleon

Question 23

Many lizards escape danger by this method

Answer 23

Shedding their tails

Question 24

The upper section of a turtle’s shell

Answer 24

Carapace

Question 25

Round, tough layers of skin covering a turtle’s shell

Answer 25

Scutes

Question 26

Most turtles live in this habitat

Answer 26

Freshwater

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Crocodile

Question 28

The crocodilians that live only in the southeastern United States and along China’s Yangtze river

Answer 28

Alligators

Question 29

Find pictures of clouds in your book

Answer 29

Label them

Question 30

Amphibians protect themselves by secreting this

Answer 30

A mildly poisonous slime

Question 31

Baby frogs and toads are called this

Answer 31

Tadpoles

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Metamorphosis

Question 33

The largest salamander

Answer 33

The Japanese giant salamander

Question 34

Young amphibians breathe with these until they develop lungs

Answer 34

Gills

Question 35

The basic cause of all weather

Answer 35

The sun

Question 36

How many major wind systems are there?

Answer 36

Three

Easterlies, westerlies and tradewinds

Question 37

The amount of water vapor that the air can hold at a given temperature

Answer 37

Relative humidity

Question 38

Different seasons are caused by this

Answer 38

The tilt of the earth’s axis

Question 39

Dew and frost are caused by this

Answer 39

Condensation

Question 40

Small piece of ice that is tossed up and down inside a cloud that becomes coated with several layers of ice finally falling to earth

Answer 40

A hailstone

Question 41

Label the parts of the sun

Answer 41

Corona, chromosphere, photosphere core

Question 42

List the eight planets in order from the sun out and write a descriptive fact about each planet

Answer 42

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Find facts about each planet.