5th and 6th Graders on Science

SCIENCE ANSWERS FROM 5TH & 6TH GRADERS

* The spinal column is a long bunch of bones. The head sits on the top, and you sit on the bottom.

* It is so hot in some places that people there have to live
in other places.

* Momentum is something you give a person when they go away.

* Mushrooms always grow in damp places which is why they look like umbrellas.

* The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard, and vinegar.

* The alimentary canal is located in the northern part of Indiana.

* Thunder is a rich source of loudness.

* Some people can tell what time it is by looking at the sun, but I never have been able to make out the numbers.

* When planets run around and around in circles, we say they are orbiting. When people do it, we say they are crazy.

* One of the main causes of dust is DIRT.

* A monsoon is a French gentleman.

* To keep milk from turning sour, keep it in the cow.

* Genetics explains why you look like your father, and if you don't, why you should.

* Water vapor gets together in a big cloud. When it gets big enough to be called a drop, it does.

* There is a tremendous weight pushing down on the center of the Earth because so many people are stomping around there these days.

* The cause of perfume disappearing is evaporation. Evaporation gets blamed for a lot of things people forget to put the top on.

* You can listen to thunder and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind.

(via e-mail from a friend)