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100

This is the third planet from the Sun.

Earth

100

This is the basic unit of life.

Cell

100

This force pulls objects toward the center of Earth.

Gravity

100

This star is at the center of our solar system.

Sun

100

The tool used to measure temperature.

Thermometer

200

The solid outer layer of Earth is called this.

Crust

200

Mammals breathe using these organs.

Lungs

200

This state of matter has a definite shape and volume.

Solid

200

The moon’s shape changes in the sky because of these.

Moon Phases

200

The three states of matter are solid, liquid, and this.

Gas

300

This gas makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere.

Nitrogen

300

Plants use this process to make food from sunlight.

Photosynthesis

300

A push or pull on an object is called this.

Force

300

The Milky Way is an example of this type of space object.

Galaxy

300

This tool makes objects look larger using lenses.

Microscope

400

Rocks formed from cooled lava are called this.

Igneous Rocks

400

The human skeleton is made up of about this many bones.

206

400

The bending of light as it passes through water or glass is called this.

Refraction

400

A huge ball of ice and dust that orbits the Sun is called this.

Comet

400

An experiment should only change one of these at a time.

Variable

500

The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.

Evaporation

500

Animals that can live both on land and in water are called this.

Amphibians

500

The smallest particle of an element is called this.

Atom

500

This is the largest planet in our solar system.

Jupiter

500

This is the first step in the scientific method.

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