Earth
Air & Space
Technology
Animals & Nature
Weather and Climate
100
What planet do we live on?
Earth
100
What is the name of the star closest to Earth?
The sun!
100
What tool do scientists use to make very small things, like cells, look much bigger?
A Microscope
100
What is the largest animal on Earth?
Blue Whale
100
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
Thermometer
200
What is the layer of Earth that we live on called? (Think of a pizza)
The Crust
200
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
200
What tool do scientists use to measure how much something weighs?
A Scale
200
What do plants take in from the air to help make their food?
Carbon Dioxide Gas
200
What do we call frozen precipitation that falls as small balls or lumps of ice?
Hail
300
What natural event happens when two tectonic plates suddenly move?
An earthquake!!!!!!
300
What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
Gravity
300
What technology can scientists use to see inside a person's body without surgery?
X-Ray machine
300
What is the name for an animal that eats only plants?
Herbivores
300
What instrument measures air pressure?
Barometer
400
What is molten rock called when it is underneath Earth's surface?
Magma! Fun fact, lava is the same material but the difference is where it is located. Lava=Above ground Magma=Underground
400
What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?
Milky Way
400
What technology do scientists use to study objects that are very far away in space?
A Telescope
400
What process do plants use to turn sunlight into energy?
Photosynthesis
400
What is the name of a powerful rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground?
Tornado
500
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago when most of Earth's land was joined together?
Pangea!
500
What is the name of the first human to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
500
What machine do scientists use to explore the ocean without having to dive themselves?
A Submarine
500
What is the term for all the living and nonliving things interacting in an environment?
Ecosystem
500
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is measured over hours, days and weeks.
Climate is measured over months and years.