PHYSICS
What force pulls objects toward the Earth?
Gravity
What is the chemical symbol for sodium?
Na
What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms?
Cell
What is the outermost solid layer of the Earth called?
The crust
What are the four inner planets of our solar system, located closest to the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
What type of energy does a moving object possess?
Kinetic Energy
What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
K
Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondrion
What type of rock forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies?
Igneous Rock
What was the name of the first space shuttle launched by NASA into orbit in 1981?
Columbia
What type of simple machine is a seesaw?
Lever
What is the pH of a neutral solution at room temperature?
7
What is the name of the process by which a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly?
Metamorphosis
What is the process called when water vapor changes into liquid water?
Condensation
What is the term for the continuous stream of charged particles released by the Sun that travels through space and can interfere with satellites and Earth's magnetic field?
Solar Wind
What is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI)?
Newton
What is the name of the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas?
Sublimation
What is the name of the process by which cells divide to produce two genetically identical daughter cells?
Mitosis
What is the name of the molten rock found beneath Earth's surface?
Magma
What do we call the astronomical event when the Moon completely blocks the Sun from Earth's view?
Total Solar Eclipse
A car travels 150 meters in 10 seconds. What is its average speed?
15 m/s
An atom has 11 protons and 12 neutrons. What is its mass number?
23
What is the name of the process in which some animals, such as lizards, can regrow lost body parts?
Regeneration
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago, before breaking apart into the continents we know today?
Pangea
What is the name of the region around a star where conditions may allow liquid water to exist on a planet's surface, making life as we know it possible?
Goldilocks Zone