Our Solar System
THIS PLANET IS THE HOTTEST IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
What is Venus?
THIS IS THE HARDEST NATURALLY OCCURRING SUBSTANCE ON EARTH
What is a diamond?
ALL MAGNETS HAVE NORTH AND SOUTH THESE
What are poles?
PESTICIDES CALLED NEONICOTINOIDS ARE UNDER AND E.U. BAN, PRIMARILY TO SAVE THESE INSECTS
What are bees?
This staple of childhood was named for its combination of oil and chalk.
What is crayola?
YOU WOULD WEIGH MORE ON THIS PLANET THAN ANY OTHER
What is Jupiter?
THIS COMMON CLASSROOM ITEM IS MADE OF TRILLIONS OF MICROSCOPIC PLANKTON FOSSILS
What is chalk?
In magnets, molecules are arranged so that these charged particles spin in the same direction
What are electrons?
MODERN CARS RELY ON CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TO REMOVE CHEMICALS FROM EXHAUST EMISSIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS, WHICH CAN DAMAGE MONUMENTS AND CARVINGS
What is acid rain?
In 1931, an out of work Architect created this word game, which he originally called "criss cross" in hopes of supporting his family.
What is Scrabble?
DESPITE ITS CONTROVERSIAL DEMOTION IN 2006, THE NEW MEXICO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSED A RESOLUTION THAT THIS DWARF PLANET WILL ALWAYS BE CONSIDERED A PLANET WHILE IN NEW MEXICO SKIES
What is Pluto?
WHEN EXPOSED TO ELECTRICITY THIS MINERAL VIBRATES AT REGULAR INTERVALS SO IT’S USED IN WRIST WATCHES TO KEEP ACCURATE TIME
What is quartz?
THE RESISTIVE MAGNETS BUILT AT THE MAGLAB ARE MADE OF THESE ROUND COPPER ALLOY PLATES STACKED BY THE HUNDREDS INTO CYLINDRICAL COILS
PFAS CAN BE FOUND IN EVERYTHING FROM FOOD PACKAGING AND CLEANING PRODUCTS TO FIREFIGHTING FOAMS AND THEIR SIGNATURE CARBON-FLUORINE CHEMICAL BOND IS AMONG THE STRONGEST IN NATURE, EARNING THEM THIS NICKNAME
What are "forever chemicals"?
This toy, which is believed to be the second oldest known in history, is named after the Japanese for "come, come".
What is yo-yo?
AT THE END OF ITS MISSION, THE CASSINI SPACECRAFT EXECUTED ITS “GRAND FINALE”: A NUMBER OF RISKY PASSESS THROUGH THE GAPS BETWEEN THIS PLANET’S RINGS BEFORE IT WAS INTENTIONALLY DESTROYED
What is Saturn?
THESE MATERIALS CAN BOTH CONDUCT AND BLOCK ELECTRICITY, MAKING THEM IDEAL SWITCHES THAT ARE WIDELY USED IN MODERN ELECTRONIC DEVICES
What are semiconductors?
MAGNETIC FIELDS PRODUCED BY THESE TYPES OF MAGNETS ARE PERMANENT EVEN AFTER POWER IS REMOVED SO LONG AS THEY ARE KEPT AT EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES
What are superconducting magnets?
DUE TO THE UBIQUITOUS ROLE PLASTICS PLAY IN OUR DAILY LIVES, YOU MAY BE INGESTING UP TO 7,000 OF THESE A DAY!
What are microplastics?
The name of this toy comes from the Danish for "play well"
What is Legos (leg godt)?
THE UNIQUE TILT OF THIS PLANET MAKES IT APPEAR TO SPIN SIDEWAYS, ORBITING AROUND THE SUN LIKE A ROLLING BALL
What is Uranus?
THIS PHYSICAL PROPERTY OF CERTAIN MATERIALS ALLOWS THEM TO CONDUCT ELECTRIC CURRENT WITH PRACTICALLY ZERO RESISTANCE
What is superconductivity?
A SUPERCONDUCTING AND A RESISTIVE MAGNET COMPRISE THIS MAGNET SYSTEM THAT HAS ROUTINELY SERVED SCIENTISTS WITH THE HIGHEST STEADY MAGNETIC FIELDS ON THE PLANET
What is the MagLab’s 45 T magnet system?
USERS OF THE MAGLAB’S ICR FACILITY HAVE ANALYZED HUNDREDS OF SAMPLES COLLECTED AFTER THIS APRIL 2010 ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER AND IDENTIFIED WEATHERED OIL PRODUCTS THAT WERE 100 TIMES MORE TOXIC THAN THEY WERE ORIGINALLY
What is the BP or Deep Water Horizon oil spill?
The Barbie doll was named after this woman, the daughter of its creator.
Who is Barbara Millicent Roberts?