Geology
This is the molten rock that flows out of a volcano.
What is lava?
This molecule carries all of your genetic information.
What is DNA?
He studied gravity and falling objects.
Who is Isaac Newton?
These two siblings created the first successful airplane.
Who are the Wright brothers?
This part of a plant collects solar energy.
What is the leaf?
This natural disaster is caused by movement of Earth’s crust.
What is an earthquake?
The basic unit of heredity made of DNA is called this.
What is a gene?
He was known for his work on relativity and E = mc².
Who is Albert Einstein?
This is the name of the first human-made satellite in space.
What is Sputnik 1?
These features of a tree are used to determine its age.
What are tree rings?
This is the process where wind, water, or ice wears away and moves rock and soil.
What is erosion?
This type of trait can be hidden when a dominant trait is present.
What is a recessive trait?
She studied radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes.
Who is Marie Curie?
This is the largest bird.
What is an ostrich?
This is the type of tree (species) of the tallest individual tree.
What is a redwood tree?
This layer of Earth is the thin, outermost layer where we live.
What is the crust?
The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called this.
What is heredity?
This scientist improved the telescope and studied planets like Jupiter.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This is the name of the spacecraft used in the Artemis II launch, named after a famous constellation.
What is Orion?
Plants use this green pigment to collect sunlight.
What is chlorophyll?
This is the theory that explains how Earth’s plates move and cause earthquakes and mountains.
What is plate tectonics?
This tool is used to predict the probability of traits in offspring.
What is a Punnett square?
This astronomer said the Sun is at the center of our solar system.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
This is the first powered flight technology that was capable of carrying humans.
What is a hot air balloon?
This scientific term refers to the sprouting of a seedling from a seed.
What is germination?