Science Careers: Current Science Magazine

Read the articles and answer the following questions. You may answer in Google Docs (8th grade must). If not in Google Docs, answer in a WORD Doc and save on Students on SES-3.

Skillbuilders: Ocean Motion

Vocabulary Challenge
Match each numbered word or phrase with its correct description.

1.	fluid dynamics	A.	the umbrella-shaped part of a jellyfish’s body
2.	Cnidaria	B.	the basic nervous system of a jellyfish
3.	jet propulsion	C.	the first known animals to swim
4.	nematocysts	D.	a phylum that includes jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones
5.	bell	E.	a term that some scientists use for jellyfish
6.	tentacles	F.	the stinging cells on a jellyfish’s tentacles
7.	vortex rings	G.	the long, slender structures of a jellyfish
8.	nerve net	H.	the study of the properties of liquids and gases in motion
9.	jellies	I.	doughnut-shaped swirls of water important for jet propulsion
10.	jellyfish	J.	a method of movement that propels a jellyfish through the water

Skillbuilders: Hot Job

True or False
Read each statement, and decide whether it is true (T) or false (F). Write your response in the space provided.

1. The Santorini volcano is a volcano in Hawaii.

2. All volcanoes in Hawaii are shield volcanoes.

3. A shield volcano is steep and coneshaped.

4. The Big Island of Hawaii has five volcanoes.

5. Lava is molten rock.

6. A yurt is a rain forest on the side of a volcano.

7. Pahoehoe is a viscous type of lava.

8. Congealed aa has a smooth, swirled surface.

9. Hawaii is a chain of islands made of volcanoes.

10. The Loihi volcano is located in the ocean.

Skillbuilders: Dr. Internet

Short Answer

1. What part of the body does a dermatologist treat?

2. What drove Jay Parkinson to set up his unique medical practice?

3. What is bronchitis?

4. What is a sprain?

5. In what ways can a patient confer with Jay Parkinson electronically?

6. What type of microbe causes strep throat?

Skillbuilders: Science Fiction

Multiple Choice
Choose the response that best completes each statement or answers each question. Write the letters in the spaces.

1. A vacuum is an absence of
(A) electricity.
(B) matter.
(C) oxygen.

2. Particles of light are called
(A) electrons.
(B) neutrons.
(C) photons.

3. The conversion of fuel into heat and light is called
(A) combustion.
(B) convection.
(C) conduction.

4. Ionization changes a molecule’s
(A) electrical properties.
(B) molecular mass.
(C) nucleus.

5. A region of electrical and magnetic forces is called
(A) an electromagnet.
(B) an electromagnetic field.
(C) electromagnetism.

6. The National Academy of Sciences was founded by U.S. President
(A) Thomas Jefferson.
(B) Abraham Lincoln.
(C) George Washington.

7. A substance’s refraction index is its ability to bend
(A) light.
(B) metal.
(C) time and space.

8. Which particle does not have an electric charge?
(A) electron,
(B) photon,
(C) proton

9. The chemical chromium VI is also called
(A) chromatography.
(B) hexachlorophene.
(C) hexavalent chromium.

10. Combustion requires which element?
(A) neon,
(B) nitrogen,
(C) oxygen