Chemistry Basics
H₂O is the chemical formula for this
Water
The closest star to Earth
Sun
The basic unit of life
Cell
This word means is a push or pull acting on an object.
Force
This is the outermost layer of Earth where we live.
Crust
This state of matter has a definite shape and volume
Solid
This planet is mostly made of hydrogen and helium gases
Jupiter
This organ uses acids and enzymes to break down food after you swallow it.
Stomach
This type of energy is stored due to an object’s position or height.
Potential Energy
This gas is most responsible for trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere.
Carbon Dioxide
The smallest unit of an element
Atom
A space rock that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, often seen as a “shooting star”
Meteor
The process plants use to make food by utilizing sunlight.
Photosynthesis
This is the amount of matter in an object, often measured in kilograms.
Mass
This type of rock forms from cooled lava or magma.
Igneous Rock
The pH scale measures this property
Acidity
This galaxy contains our Solar System
Milky Way Galaxy
This molecule has a double-helix structure and carries genetic instructions for living organisms
DNA
This is the rate at which an object’s velocity changes over time.
Acceleration
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is called this.
Weathering
Elements are arranged in rows called periods on this chart
Periodic Table
This famous space telescope has captured deep-space images since 1990
Hubble Telescope
This group of animals is defined by the presence of an internal backbone made of bone or cartilage, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
Vertebrate
This law states that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an outside force.
Newton First Law
The movement of Earth’s plates is called this
Plate Tectonic