A topic for everyone
The study of the living things like plants and animals
Biology
What is the planet that we live on?
Earth
What is the process called when water from oceans and lakes turns into water vapor?
Evaporation.
What force pulls objects toward the Earth?
Gravity.
What is the basic building block of all living things?
cells
The science of stars, planets, and space.
astronomy
The sun
What is the process of water falling from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail called?
Precipitation.
What do we call the push or pull on an object?
Force.
What part of the cell controls the cell's activities and contains DNA?
The nucleus
The study of rocks, minerals, and the Earth's physical structure?
geology
Which is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
When water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets in the air, what is this process called?
Condensation.
What simple machine is made of a wheel with a rope that helps lift objects?
Pulley.
Which cell structure is responsible for making energy in the cell? (hint: its a powerhouse)
The mitochondria
The science focused on weather and the atmosphere?
meteorology
Earth's _________ causes it look like the sun is moving across the sky.
Rotation
What do we call the movement of water through the environment in a cycle?
The water cycle.
What force slows things down when they rub together?
Friction.
What is the jelly-like substance that fills the inside of a cell and holds organelles in place?
Cytoplasm
The branch of science that studies chemicals and chemical changes.
chemistry
The ______ of the Earth is what causes the seasons?
Tilt
What term describes water soaking into the ground?
Infiltration.
What law states that an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an outside force?
Newton's First Law of Motion.
In plant cells, what structure gives the cell its shape and support, and is not found in animal cells?
The cell wall.