FAD 3220 EXAM 2 VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
obesity - Answers - body weight that is more than 20% above the average for a given
age and height
What percent of US children are obese? - Answers - 15% (tripled since 1960s)
obese individuals are at a greater risk of ...? - Answers - diabetes, heart disease, and
other diseases
what percent of boy aged 6-12 can't do more than 1 pushup? What percent can't do
any? - Answers - 40%, 25%
aged 6-18 (boys and girls) what percent decrease in physical activity? - Answers - boys
decrease - 24%
girls decrease 36%
(T or F) children who receive more nutrients are more involved with peers, have positive
emotions, and less anxiety, than children with less adequate nutrients - Answers - true
Gross motor skills - Answers - ex- bike riding, ice skating, swimming, jump rope
American Academy of Pediatrics suggests what about boys and girls playing sports? -
Answers - that until puberty, boys and girls should engage in the same sports, there is
no reason to separate them until puberty (girls are smaller than boys putter them at risk
of injury)
Fine motor skills - Answers - ex- typing, writing cursive with pen and pencil, drawing
detailed pictures
6 and 7 yr. olds can.. ? - Answers - tie shoes and fasten buttons
8 yr. old can.. ? - Answers - use each hand independently
11 and 12 yr olds can.. ? - Answers - manipulate objects with almost as much capability
as they will show in adulthood
advances in fine motor skills - Answers - amount of myelin in the brain increases
significantly between the ages of 6 and 8, raising the speed at which electrical impulses
travel between neurons
VERIFIED ANSWERS
obesity - Answers - body weight that is more than 20% above the average for a given
age and height
What percent of US children are obese? - Answers - 15% (tripled since 1960s)
obese individuals are at a greater risk of ...? - Answers - diabetes, heart disease, and
other diseases
what percent of boy aged 6-12 can't do more than 1 pushup? What percent can't do
any? - Answers - 40%, 25%
aged 6-18 (boys and girls) what percent decrease in physical activity? - Answers - boys
decrease - 24%
girls decrease 36%
(T or F) children who receive more nutrients are more involved with peers, have positive
emotions, and less anxiety, than children with less adequate nutrients - Answers - true
Gross motor skills - Answers - ex- bike riding, ice skating, swimming, jump rope
American Academy of Pediatrics suggests what about boys and girls playing sports? -
Answers - that until puberty, boys and girls should engage in the same sports, there is
no reason to separate them until puberty (girls are smaller than boys putter them at risk
of injury)
Fine motor skills - Answers - ex- typing, writing cursive with pen and pencil, drawing
detailed pictures
6 and 7 yr. olds can.. ? - Answers - tie shoes and fasten buttons
8 yr. old can.. ? - Answers - use each hand independently
11 and 12 yr olds can.. ? - Answers - manipulate objects with almost as much capability
as they will show in adulthood
advances in fine motor skills - Answers - amount of myelin in the brain increases
significantly between the ages of 6 and 8, raising the speed at which electrical impulses
travel between neurons
