Life Science
All living things are made of these
What are cells
This is the second layer of Earth (starting at the surface and going down)
What is the mantle
This is the largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter
This is the smallest unit of matter
What is an atom
This is the force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth
What is gravity
My favourite color
What is mustard yellow
This is the name of the tiny, thread-like structures that hold genetic information in cells
What is DNA
This is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces
What is weathering
What is a solar eclipse
This is the process when a liquid turns into a gas
A young Isaac Newton is said to have been hit on the head by which fruit, leading him to come up with the theory of gravity
Number of pets your teacher has
What is 2
This system is responsible for taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from our bodies
What is the respiratory system
This is the name of the largest coral reef system in the world
What is the Great Barrier Reef
Earth's moon creates this on Earth
What are tides
This is the most abundant element in the universe
What is Hydrogen
What is the force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact with each other?
What is friction
This is Mrs. Arias's favorite show
What is The New Girl
This is the hard outer covering on insects
What is an exoskeleton
This is the type of rock that obsidian is classified as
What is igneous
This is the name of the mission that landed the first astronauts on the moon
Apollo 11
This is how you calculate an atom's atomic mass
This is a law of physics that states “an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an external force”
What is Newton's Third Law of Motion
This is Mrs. Arias's favorite book series
What is reading?
(I don't read... much)
This is the name for the tiny filters in our kidneys that help remove waste from our blood
What are nephrons
This is the name of the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs
What is the troposphere
This is the name of Saturn's largest moon
What is Titan
This is the chemical equation for an what important process
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
What is photosynthesis
This is what a “Geiger Counter” measures
What is radiation
This is the year that Mrs. Arias was born
When was 1988
This type of blood is the universal donor for all people
What is O negative
This is the metal that is found at the center of the Earth
What is iron
This is the name of the first man-made object to reach space
Sputnik-1
This type of bond is created when electrons are shared between two atoms
What is a covalent bond
This is the process of combining the nuclei of two atoms
What is nuclear fusion
This is Mrs. Arias's favorite thing to do in her free time?
What is sleeping
This type of cell protects you against illness and disease
What are white blood cells
This is the study of Earth’s landforms, such as mountains and valleys.
What is Geomorphology
Galileo coined this term that states that the planets evolved around a stationary sun, rather than the earth
What is heliocentrism
This type of reaction releases energy into its surroundings
What is an exothermic reaction
This is the process of splitting an atom
What is Nuclear Fission
This is the state where Mrs. Arias grew up
Where is California