Science for Children (Basics)
What planet do we live on?
Earth.
What star gives us light and heat?
The Sun.
What is the unit of force in the metric system?
Newton
What is H₂O commonly known as?
Water.
What is the basic unit of life?
The cell.
What do plants need to make food from sunlight?
Water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide.
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas.
What type of energy does a moving object have?
Kinetic energy.
What is the center of an atom called?
The nucleus.
What layer of Earth do we live on?
The crust.
What force pulls objects down to the ground?
Gravity.
What animal changes from a caterpillar into a butterfly?
A butterfly.
What simple machine is a ramp?
An inclined plane.
What table organizes all chemical elements?
The Periodic Table.
What process turns liquid water into vapor?
Evaporation.
What gas do humans need to breathe?
Oxygen.
What do we call frozen water?
Ice.
What is the speed of light called when it travels in space?
The speed of light (about 300,000 km/s)
What gas do plants produce during photosynthesis?
Oxygen.
What organ pumps blood through the body?
The heart.
What part of the body helps you think?
The brain.
What do bees make?
Honey
What law states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction?
Newton’s Third Law.
What happens during a chemical reaction?
New substances are formed.
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way.