GENERAL SCIENCE
Geologists called stratigraphers are involved with determining the earth's age & history by looking at layers of these
Rock
This is the smallest unit of computer memory
A bit
It's basically a cone, but tornado-producing clouds aren't called cone clouds but these
Funnels
The American Dental Association recommends doing this with an interdental cleaner at least once a day
Flossing
This type of plant keeps its leaves all year, as the name implies
Evergreen
Using spectrometry, you'll find that helium produces a bright line of this color
Yellow
Ir"resistable” German physicist with a law about the flow of an electric current
Ohm
The first electric light was an arc lamp with two rods of this element
Carbon
In the early 1930s surgeon Alexis Carrel & this American aviator invented a mechanical heart
Charles Lindbergh
This branch of zoology that focuses on insects emerged as a distinct field of study in the early 19th century
Entomology
A block & tackle uses 2 or more of this simple machine to reduce the amount of effort needed to lift a load
A pulley
This type of atom is formed by the loss or gain of electrons
An ion
Two batteries connected in a simple series circuit combine their voltage to produce a bright light; when they're connected in this type of circuit with a geometric name, they have a longer life but produce dimmer light
Parallel
From the Greek for "against life", these substances kill or inhibit the growth of infectious organisms
Antibiotics
Proprioception is a synonym for this sense of balance
Equilibrium
Types of seismic waves include L, P & S, which stand for Love, primary & this
Secondary
The Latin word for this element is stannum
tin
Scientists use triangulation to locate this, the point on the Earth's surface right above a seismic event
The epicenter
This medical specialty is also known as chiropody
Podiatry
It's the one-word name for a red blood cell
Erythrocyte
Diatoms are among the most numerous of these plantlike plankton that drift with the ocean currents
Phytoplankton
This 3-letter nitrogen compound is used as an explosive in munitions & demolitions
TNT
The ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun among constellations, is aka a "great" this
A circle
Information about the medical problems of those wearing this metal tag can be accessed 24 hours a day
MedicAlert
Hello...hello...hello...it's an ultrasound image of the heart used to diagnose congenital heart disease
A echocardiogram