Archive for February 2012
1. What is the name of the biggest part of the human brain?
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2. The colored part of the human eye that controls how much light passes through the pupil is called the?
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3. What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?
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4. The muscles found in the front of your thighs are known as what?
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5. True or false? The two chambers at the bottom of your heart are called ventricles.
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6. What substance are nails made of?
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7. What is the human body’s biggest organ?
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8. The innermost part of bones contains what?
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9. True or false? An adult human body has over 500 bones.
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10. How many lungs does the human body have?
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11. Another name for your voice box is the?
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12. The two holes in your nose are called?
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Your tongue is home to special structures that allow you to experience
tastes such as sour, sweet, bitter and salty, what is their name?
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14. The bones that make up your spine are called what?
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15. The shape of DNA is known as?
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16. The flow of blood through your heart and around your body is called?
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17. The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what?
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18. What is the name of the long pipe that shifts food from the back of your throat down to your stomach?
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19. True or false? Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced.
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20. The outside layer of skin on the human body is called the?
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http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/dinosaurs/velociraptor.html
Although it featured some nasty looking claws, the Velociraptor was actually a lot smaller than it was portrayed in the movie Jurassic Park, more the size of a turkey than a human. Read on to find out where their fossils have been found, which NBA team is named after them and more.
-The name Velociraptor means ‘swift seizer’.
-Velociraptor lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 73 million years ago).
-The Velociraptor played a large role in the Jurassic Park movies but was often shown inaccurately. Rather than being a larger, human sized dinosaur, the Velociraptor was around the size of a Turkey. It is also believed to have had feathers that were not shown in the movie portrayal.
-A fully grown Velociraptor could grow up to 2m (6.6ft) in length, 0.5m (1.6ft) in height at the hip and weigh up to 15kg (33lb).
-The Velociraptor is thought to have killed its prey with sickle shaped claws on its rear feet.
-The first known Velociraptor fossil was found in the Mongolian Gobi Desert in 1922.
-One of the most famous dinosaur fossils ever found features a Velociraptor in the middle of battle with a Protoceratops.
-The NBA basketball team based in Toronto, Canada, are known as the Toronto Raptors. Both their team name and logo are based on the popular dinosaur.
Although it featured some nasty looking claws, the Velociraptor was actually a lot smaller than it was portrayed in the movie Jurassic Park, more the size of a turkey than a human. Read on to find out where their fossils have been found, which NBA team is named after them and more.
-The name Velociraptor means ‘swift seizer’.
-Velociraptor lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 73 million years ago).
-The Velociraptor played a large role in the Jurassic Park movies but was often shown inaccurately. Rather than being a larger, human sized dinosaur, the Velociraptor was around the size of a Turkey. It is also believed to have had feathers that were not shown in the movie portrayal.
-A fully grown Velociraptor could grow up to 2m (6.6ft) in length, 0.5m (1.6ft) in height at the hip and weigh up to 15kg (33lb).
-The Velociraptor is thought to have killed its prey with sickle shaped claws on its rear feet.
-The first known Velociraptor fossil was found in the Mongolian Gobi Desert in 1922.
-One of the most famous dinosaur fossils ever found features a Velociraptor in the middle of battle with a Protoceratops.
-The NBA basketball team based in Toronto, Canada, are known as the Toronto Raptors. Both their team name and logo are based on the popular dinosaur.
