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WorksheetsAging America
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
What can you infer from the fact that while seniors may need extra help with physical activities, they can keep improving at things like chess?
Most chess masters don't reach their peak until their 60s or 70s
The effects of aging on the human body can be reversed
Although aging causes the body to break down, seniors often remain mentally sharp
Older people are almost always smarter than younger people
Why do older people often develop the need for eyeglasses?
The color in people's irises gradually fade out as they age
The light-sensitive cells in people's eyes gradually die as they age
People's eyeballs gradually lose their shape as they age
Elastic tissue in the eyes begins stiffening as people age
What might happen if an older person didn't get enough calcium?
She'd be at greater risk for broken bones
She might lose her taste buds at a rapid rate
She might develop trouble hearing
She might develop wrinkles
Which of the following statements is an opinion about aging?
Very old people often develop memory loss
The senses of sight, hearing, and taste are affected by the aging process
Elderly people should exercise only rarely
As people age, their skin becomes more elastic
A country with an aging population is MOST LIKELY to face rapidly rising costs for which of the following?
Healthcare
pensions
pollution
unemployment
What is one reason that a population ages?
There is a rise in life expectancy.
There is a rise in the birth rate.
There is a drop in life expectancy.
There is a rise in health care.
What is one solution for decreasing health care costs for Europeans?
Providing preventative care.
Putting more people in nursing homes.
Paying pensions for people who can't care for family members.
Treating more health problems.
Which disease that NOT happen due to extreme aging?
Cardiovascular disease
Ostheoarthritis
Gallbladder
Athritis
Process of aging can be slowed by...
Better nutrition
Improved living conditions
Adequate sleep
All of above
Study of aging is called?
Gerontology
Histology
Physiology
Anthropology
