Biology
These are the building blocks of life
What are cells
what is viscousity
This simple machine can be described as a rigid bar that pivots about a fulcrum
what is a lever
This planet is closest to the sun
What is Mercury
This global phenomenon is named after a glass building used to provide heat and light to grow plants and it is responsible for climate change
What is the greenhouse effect
Name any 3 organelles found in a cell
nucleus, golgi body, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomes, ribosomes
This property of matter is describe by comparing (dividing) the mass of a substance versus it's volume
what is density
this is the tiny negative particle that moves through an electrical circuit to do work
what is an electron
This is the largest planet in our solar system
what is jupiter
This toxic heavy metal, that poisoned the community of Minimata, Japan in the 1950s is also the responsible for plaguing the Ontario First Nations community of Grassy Narrows
What is mercury
This is the process whereby plants turn sunlight along with carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen
What is photosynthesis
This is a table of chemical elements arranged in order by atomic number
what is the periodic table
a type of material that resists the flow of electricity ie: rubber
what is an insulator
a unit of length, roughly the distance from Earth to the Sun and approximately equal to 150 million kilometres
Astronomical Unit (AU)
This is the chemical symbol for Calcium
Ca
This organ system has the heart as its main organ and is involved in maintaining body temperature and delivering oxygen and nutrients to our body parts
What is the circulatory system
This is the chemical name for table salt
what is sodium chloride
This simple machine is the main one found in the blade of an axe
what is a wedge
A greenhouse gas more powerful than carbon dioxide that is produced in large amounts by cows
what is methane
This molecule is the blueprint of life and is shaped like a double helix and found in the nucleus
what is DNA