Biology
What is the process by which plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen called?
Photosynthesis
What is the name given to the region in space with extremely strong gravitational forces from which nothing can escape?
Black hole
What instrument is used to measure wind speed?
Anemometer
What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?
Plate tectonics
What is the SI unit of force?
Newton
What is the name for the basic building blocks of proteins?
Amino acids
What is the term for a small rocky object that orbits the Sun and is composed of dust and ice?
Comet
What is the condition of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation called?
Weather
What is the name given to the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other?
Divergent boundary
What is the property of a body to resist changes in its state of motion called?
Inertia
What is the process by which food is broken down into smaller molecules to release energy?
Digestion
What is the process by which a star converts hydrogen into helium, releasing a tremendous amount of energy?
Nuclear fusion
What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas at the surface of the Earth called?
Evaporation
What is the term for the process of breaking down rocks into smaller particles by wind, water, or ice?
Erosion
What is the law that states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
Newton's Third Law of Motion
What is the process by which organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce called?
Natural selection
What is the term for a star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel and collapsed under gravity?
White dwarf
What is the term for the layer of the Earth's atmosphere where most weather phenomena occur?
Troposphere
What is the process by which rocks are formed from pre-existing rocks?
Rock cycle
What is the phenomenon of a wave getting reflected back after striking a surface called?
Reflection
What is the process by which a single parent produces offspring without the involvement of gametes called?
Asexual reproduction
What is the name of the closest star to our solar system?
Proxima Centauri
What is the process of water vapor changing directly into ice without becoming a liquid called?
Deposition
What is the layer of the Earth's atmosphere that contains the ozone layer?
Stratosphere
What is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another called?
Refraction