Planets
Misc. Astronomy
Poems
Atoms/Periodic Table
Misc. Chemistry
100

Name the two types of planets 

Rock and gas

100

What causes the seasons on Earth? 

The tilt of the Earth's axis

100

Finish the line: 

Our solar system is a celestial collection; 

All orbiting the sun _________________

In a circular perfection 

100

Which subatomic particle has a positive charge?

A proton

100

What are the three states of matter? 

Solids, liquids and gasses 

200

Which planet is the largest?

Jupiter

200

Who were the first men to step on the moon?

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

200

Finish the line: 

A star is born from a cloud of gas and dust, 

Gravity and pressure cause the the matter to combust. 

Brighter and brighter the scorching gas ball glows, 

As the elements ___________________________

Burn up, the outer layer grows. 

200

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

An electron 

200
At what point does a liquid turn into a solid? 

The freezing point 

300

What makes Mars red? 

The iron in its soil 

300

What is a lightyear? 

How far light travels in one year (which is VERY far!) 

300

Finish the line: 

Atoms are the stuff that makes what we got, 

Forming molecules found in your teapot. 

Inside the atom are three little specks, 

Subatomic particles kept in check. 

At the center are ______________________, 

Spinning around in shells are ____________________. 

1. Neutrons and protons 

2. Electrons 

300

Which subatomic particle has no charge? 

A neutron 

300

At what point does a liquid turn into a gas?

The boiling point 

400

Which planet is the smallest?

Mercury

400

What is a rock that has a long tail of ice? 

A comet 

400

Finish the line: 

Each element has a spot on the Periodic Table, 

Whether metal or gas, radioactive or stable. 

You can find out its number, its symbol, its weight, 

And from its position, its physical state. 


Elements lined up in _________________________, 

The reason for this order, as each chemist knows, 

Is that atoms are made up of smaller bits, 

(Figuring this out tested scientists' wits!) 

Columns and rows 

400

What do two or more atoms combined make? 

A molecule 

400

What are measured using the pH scale?

Acids and bases

500

What is the effect that causes Venus to be so hot? 

The Runaway Greenhouse Effect 

500
How does the Sun create heat and energy? 

Nuclear fusion OR changing hydrogen atoms unto helium 

500

Finish the line: 

Acids dissolve in water to taste sour 

Like vinegar next to your flour. 

Bases _____________________________

Which can clean up stains left by coffee grounds 

break up into bitter compounds 

500
Name one element that exists as a gas on the Periodic Table? 

Hydrogen, Helium, Neon, etc. 

500
Which is harder to separate: a mixture or solution? 

A solution 

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