Astronomy
Name a gas planet
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What is the unit of force in the metric system?
Newton (N)
What is the green pigment in plants that captures sunlight?
Chlorophyll
What do we call the layer of gases surrounding Earth?
The atmosphere
What is the chemical symbol for water?
H₂O
What is the main source of energy for life on Earth?
The Sun
What is the name of Earth's natural satellite?
The moon
What is the name of the energy something has because it is moving?
Kinetic energy
What is the control center of the cell?
The nucleus
What is the name of molten rock before it erupts from a volcano?
Magma
What gas do we exhale that plants need for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?
Elastic potential energy
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
What is the unit used to measure temperature?
Celsius or Farenheit
What is the process called when animals shed their skin?
Molting
What is the name of the process by which water molecules become heavy to become rain?
Precipitation
What is the name of the table where all known elements are arranged?
The periodic table
What form of energy is produced by vibrating objects and can travel through air, water, or solids?
Sound energy
What is the name of the first spacecraft to land on the Moon?
Apollo 11
What simple machine uses a wheel and a rope to move heavy objects up?
Pulley
What is the name of the cells that fight off sickness in your body?
White blood cells
What causes a tsunami?
under the ocean earthquake
What color of flame is the hottest?
Blue
What happens to energy when you roll a ball down a hill?
Potential energy is converted to kinetic energy
What is the name of the explosion that created the Universe?
Big Bang
What is the name of the phenomenon where you lunge forward a bit when the car stops?
Inertia
What is the term for organisms that can live in both water and land?
Amphibian
What is the name of the scale used to measure earthquake magnitude?
The Richter Scale
What chemical process turns an apple dark if it is outside for too long?
Oxidation
What is the law of conservation of energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another