Great Scientists
Who proposed the law of gravity?
Isaac Newton
Organelle responsible for photosynthesis.
Chloroplast
What element does 'H' represent on the periodic table?
Hydrogen
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid and gas
What planet is the 1st Planet from the sun?
Mercury
Who proposed the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
What is the process by which cells divide to form new cells called?
Mitosis
What is the chemical reaction that combines a fuel with oxygen to produce heat?
Combustion
What is the International System unit of distance?
Meter
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
Famous female scientist, who discovered polonium and radium.
Marie Curie
What is known as the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What are the products in the photosynthesis chemical equation?
Glucose and Oxygen
Water changing into ice is a physical process called:
Freezing
Name of powerful storms, with strong winds and heavy rain that form in the ocean in tropical areas.
Hurricanes
Who is known as the father of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
What is the process by which cells break down glucose to obtain energy?
Cellular Respiration
What is the term for a substance composed of two or more elements chemically combined in fixed proportions?
Compound
What is the name of the change of state from solid to liquid.
Melting
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago?
Pangea
Famous Italian renaissance scientist who perfected the telescope to observe the night sky and discovered Jupiter's Moons.
Galileo Galilei
Name of the process by which living organisms produce offspring by combining genetic information from two individuals of the same species.
Sexual Reproduction
What is the name of the chemical reaction that combines oxygen with a metal, causing the decay of the metal?
Corrosion
What is the name of law that states that all objects attract each other in proportion to their mass?
Universal law of gravitation. (Law of gravity)
What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen