Test 9 Flashcards
This bird can dive through the air at speeds of 220 mph or more.
peregrine falcon
This bird is the largest in the world.
ostrich
This bird is the South American relative of the ostrich.
rhea
This bird is the only one that can fly backward.
hummingbird
This bird encloses itself in its nest with a mud wall.
hornbill
All fish are warm-blooded or cold-blooded.
cold-blooded
The breathing organs of the fish
gills
The structure that helps the fish to stay at one level in the water without sinking
swim bladder
For protection, most fish have a coat of hard, rounded disks called ??
scales
The lamprey is an example of what kind of fish?
jawless fish
a shark has a tough, flexible skeleton made of what?
cartilage
Most of the fish in the world are ___ fish.
bony
The fish that has both of its eyes on one side of its head is the ___.
flounder
The process in which a snake loses its outer skin is
molting
The fastest snake
African black mamba
The organ called Jacobson’s organ helps the snake’s sense of
smell
The tiniest snake in the world
blind snake
The poison produced by some snakes
venom
The largest poisonous snake in the world
king cobra
The lizard that can squirt a stream of blood from its eyes
horned lizard
The lizard is more at home in water than on land
marine iguana
The only lizards in the world that use poison to stun their prey
gila monster and beaded lizard
The lizard that can change its color to match its surroundings
chameleon
Many lizards escape danger by
shedding their tails
The upper section of the turtle’s shell
carapace
The round, tough layers of skin covering the turtle’s shell
scutes
Most turtles are ___
freshwater turtles
One of the only reptiles that guards its eggs until they hatch
crocodile
The crocodilians that live only in the southeastern United States and along China’s Yangtze River
alligators
Be able to identify the following three main types of clouds through a picture.
cirrus
cumulus
stratus
Amphibians protect themselves by secreting a mildly poisonous ___.
slime
Baby frogs and toads are called
tadpoles
The process in which an animal changes form as it grows older
metamorphosis
The largest salamander
Japanese giant salamander
Young amphibians breathe with ___ until they develop lungs.
gills
The basic cause of all weather
sun
How many major wind systems are there
three
The amount of water vapor that the air can hold at a given temperature is called the ___ of the air.
relative humidity
Different seasons are caused by ___.
the tilt of the earth’s axis
Dew and frost are caused by ___.
condensation
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 ___.
a hailstone
Be able to label the parts of the sun on a diagram.
corona
chromosphere
photosphere
core
List the eight planets in order from the sun out.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Describe Mercury.
slightly larger than our moon; closest planet to the sun
Describe Venus.
“Earth’s twin”; brightest planet in the sky; surrounded by highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid
Describe Earth.
only planet with a bountiful supply of water; only planet suitable for living things
Describe Mars.
the “red planet”; Viking spacecraft landed here
Describe Jupiter.
largest planet; huge, powerful thunderstorms occur in its atmosphere; Great Red Spot swirls in its atmosphere
Describe Saturn.
has a moon larger than Mercury; has seven bands made up of ice particles and rocks; second largest planet
Describe Uranus
first planet discovered in modern times; discovered by Sir William Herschel; tipped over on its side
Describe Neptune
appears royal blue; has the strongest winds measured anywhere in the solar system
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?
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.
