Meteorology
This colorful arc appears in the sky when sunlight shines through raindrops.
What is a rainbow?
This is the negatively charged part of the atom.
What is an electron?
This force, which makes engineering possible, pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.
What is gravity?
These bones protect the brain and form the structure of your head. They are oftentimes seen as a Halloween decoration.
What is the skull?
The equation A=lw calculates the area of this two-dimensional shape.
What is a rectangle or square? (Either one can be accepted)
This part of a hurricane is surprisingly safe and known for calm weather.
What is the eye?
This metal, found in bananas, has the symbol "K."
What is potassium?
This simple machine is made of an inclined surface and helps move objects to a higher level.
What is a ramp or an inclined plane? (Either answer can be accepted)
There are three bones found in this organ, and they are the smallest ones in the body.
What is the ear?
Force is calculated in the equation used in Newton’s Second Law of Motion, F=ma, with these two variables that multiply to equal force.
What are mass and acceleration? (Both words must be said to be accepted)
This type of eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight.
What is a solar eclipse?
This set of letters serves as the symbol for sodium. Hint: it’s not what you might think.
What is “Na”?
This simple machine, often found on doors, consists of a wheel and a rope to make lifting easier.
What is a pulley?
This system in the body includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Hint: it is responsible for transmitting information, including when to be scared.
What is the nervous system?
This equation, which includes a Greek letter, calculates the measurement for the area of a circle.
What is A=pi(r^2)?
(Can be stated as “area equals pi r squared”)
This layer of the atmosphere contains a special gas that protects us from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays.
What is the ozone layer?
This group contains elements such as sodium, lithium, hydrogen and potassium.
What is Group 1?
In electrical engineering, this is the unit of measurement for electric current.
What is an amp or ampere? (Either answer can be accepted)
This dome-shaped muscle plays a key role in breathing by contracting and relaxing.
What is the diaphragm?
In the equation v=d/t, this variable represents how far an object has travelled in order to find v (velocity). (What does "d" represent?)
What is distance?
Scientists use this instrument to measure air pressure and predict changes in the weather.
What is a barometer?
This compound, C₆H₁₂O₆, is the sugar that plants use for energy during photosynthesis.
What is glucose?
The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only this.
What is transformed or transferred? (Both words must be said to be accepted)
This part of our brain, which is in the back of our heads, controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
The equation KE=1/2(mv^2) is used to calculate this type of energy.
What is kinetic energy?