STEM 1
What is the largest ocean in the world?
The pacific Ocean
STEM stands for...
Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
This infectious little agent is not alive, yet causes things such as the common cold.
A virus
This process transforms sunlight and water into sugars
Photosynthesis
What do you call animals that eat both plants and animals?
Omnivore
What are the three layers of the Earth?
Crust, mantle and core
What does a Geiger counter measure?
Radiation
What is the symbol for iron on the periodic table?
Fe
A scientist with a really famous apple tree, who was very down to earth.
Sir Isaac Newton
This pigment gives the leaves and plants their green color
Chlorophyll
How many weeks are in a year?
52 weeks
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
What is the pH of water?
7
Which planet sits closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Which mammal holds the title of largest animal on Earth?
Why do things fall when you drop them?
gravity
What is the name of the red pigment found in vertebrates that functions in oxygen transport?
Hemoglobin
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What do scientists call the basic unit of life?
the cell
What type of charge do electrons carry?
negative
How many inches is a ruler?
12
What is the splitting of atomic nuclei called?
Fission
How many chambers make up the human heart?
4
closest planet to the sun
Mercury
Name three states of matter
Liquid, Solid, Glass