Famous Scientists
This inventor is credited with developing the practical incandescent light bulb and held over 1,000 U.S. patents.
Thomas Edison
“This planet is known as the Red Planet because of iron oxide on its surface.”
Mars
“This organ pumps blood throughout the body.”
The Heart
“There are 100 of these in one meter.”
Centimeter
What element has the symbol "O"?
Oxygen
He invented the telephone in 1876.
Alexander Graham Bell
“This is the name of the galaxy that contains our Solar System.”
The Milky Way
“These paired organs filter waste from the blood and produce urine.”
The Kidneys
“There are 1,000 of these in one kilogram.”
Grams
What element has the symbol "Fe"?
Iron
Often called the “father of alternating current,” this inventor developed the AC electrical system used worldwide today.
Nikola Tesla
“This force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun and the Moon in orbit around Earth.”
Gravity
“This organ produces bile and plays a major role in detoxification and metabolism.”
Liver
“One mile is approximately 1.6 of these metric distance units.”
Kilometers
What element has the symbol "Ne"
Neon
This scientist developed the first successful polio vaccine, which was declared safe and effective in 1955.
Jonas Salk
“This is the name of the path a planet follows as it travels around the Sun.”
Orbit
This organ sits behind the stomach and has both endocrine and exocrine functions, including insulin production.”
The Pancreas
To convert degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit, you multiply by 9/5 and then add this number.
32
What element has the symbol "F"
Fluorine
She discovered radium and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Marie Curie
“This boundary around a black hole marks the point where not even light can escape.”
What is the event horizon?
“This small endocrine organ located posterior to the thyroid regulates calcium levels through parathyroid hormone.”
Parathyroid Glands
“This temperature in Fahrenheit is equal to −40 degrees Celsius.”
−40 degrees Fahrenheit
What element has the symbol "I"?
Iodine