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Answer Key: Georgia Elementary Science Olympiad

This event consists of 8 problems. Some involve visiting stations located around the room. You may visit the stations in any order. Write all answers on these pages.

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(2 points total)
Problem 1.

Item 1 (cigarette): 

answers: lung CA, chronic lung disease, heart disease, vascular disease 

Item 2 (smokeless tobacco): 

answers: oral / tongue cancer, poor dentition, poor oral hygiene

(2 points total)
Problem 2.
(cellular telephone).

(a) answers: car, motor vehicle, bicycle, boat crash, or other user-related injury
(b) answer: use of cell phone diverts attention from task of operating vehicle

(2 points)
Problem 3.  

answer: either higher proportion (Elm) or higher number (Oak) 

(3 points total)
Problem 4.

(a) answers: bacteria, viruses, parasites, microbial agents, fat
(b) answers: vomiting, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, heart disease, obesity
(c) answers: cook thoroughly, wash hands, don=t eat until cooked, eat lean meat

(7 points total) 
Problem 5.

d
e
f
g
c
a
b

(4 points total)
Problem 6.

(a) answers: malaria, WNV, encephalitis, yellow fever
(b) answers: bites, parasites, inoculation into susceptible host, vector cycle
(c) answers: long sleeves, repellent, larvicide, indoors at night

(2 points)
Problem 7.

(a) answers: burns, eye injury, finger/hand injury, hearing loss
(b) answers: laws, parental control, goggles

(1 point total)
Problem 8.

(a) answers: interrupt transmission, block entry
(b) answers: virus, bacteria

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