Ms. Stone
Science Vocabulary
Famous Scientists
The Earth
Our Solar System
100

Ms. Stone's First Name

What is Laurie

100

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

What is matter?

100

This chemist is known for his periodic table of elements and helped to establish the field of modern chemistry.

Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?

100

This layer of Earth is composed of molten rock and is located between the crust and the outer core.

What is the "mantle"?

100

This is the largest planet in our solar system, known for its Great Red Spot.

What is Jupiter?

200

Type of Car

What is Mazda Miata

200

Plants convert sunlight into food is known as what?

What is photosynthesis?

200

This scientist is known for the laws of motion; Hint (apple)

Who is Isaac Newton?

200

This term describes the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water, forming clouds.

What is "condensation"?

200

This planet is often called the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance from iron oxide on its surface.

What is Mars?

300

Favorite Color

What is Red?

300

Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape, takes shape of its container.

What is a liquid?

300

Naturalist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection and wrote "On the Origin of Species."

Who is Charles Darwin?

300

This scale measures the intensity of earthquakes, often creating reports that inform the public about seismic activity.

What is the "Richter scale"?

300

This natural satellite orbits Earth and is the fifth largest moon in the solar system.

What is the Moon?

400

Favorite Sport

What is Surfing or swimming?

400

Boundary where two tectonic plates meet, associated with seismic activity.

What is a fault line?

400

Theory of relativity and is best known for the equation E=mc².

Who is Albert Einstein?

400

This phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun's light from reaching Earth.

What is a "solar eclipse"?

400

This dwarf planet is located in the Kuiper Belt and is known for its highly elliptical orbit.

What is Pluto?

500

Favorite Saying

What is "Really"?

500

Basic unit of life; all living organisms are made up of these.

What is "cell"?

500

This woman was a pioneer in radioactivity research; she discovered the elements polonium and radium, winning two Nobel Prizes in her lifetime.

Who is Marie Curie?

500

This layer of Earth's atmosphere is where most weather occurs, and it is located just above the surface.

What is the "troposphere"?

500

This planet has a prominent ring system and is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium.

What is Saturn?