Health Science
What is the name of the muscle that pumps blood through the body?
Heart
What is the name for the process by which a liquid turns into a gas?
Evaporation
What is the name of the force that holds planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
What is the name for the measure of the amount of matter in an object?
Mass
What is the name for the process by which plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen?
Photosynthesis
What is the name of the respiratory organ that allows for gas exchange in humans?
Lungs
What is the name for the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other?
divergent boundary.
What is the name for the phenomenon where light waves change direction as they pass through a medium, such as a lens or water?
Refraction
What is the name for the measure of the amount of force applied to an object?
newtons
What is the name for the process by which sunlight is converted into electricity using photovoltaic cells?
Solar energy
What is the name of the system in the human body that is responsible for moving blood around the body?
Circulatory System
This is the hot, red substance inside the volcano.
Magma
What is the name for the process by which a planet or moon moves around another object in space?
Orbiting
How many laws of motion does Newton have?
3
What types of gases are causing global warming?
Greenhouse gases
What is the name of the part of the brain that controls balance and coordination?
cerebellum.
What is the name for the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by wind, water, or other natural forces?
weathering
What is responsible for tides?
The Moon
What is the name for the law that states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction?
Newton's third law of motion.
What is the name for the process by which waste materials are broken down by bacteria into simpler substances?
decomposition
What type of neurons are responsible for movement?
Motor neurons
What is the biggest layer of the Earth?
mantle
In space shows, like Star Trek and Star Wars, the ships are probably moving faster than __________.
Light
Light has features of both a ___________ and a ____________.
wave and particle
What are the 3Rs?
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.