The Fact of the Matter
Strong atomic bonds & rigid shapes are characteristics of this phase of matter
What is solid?
Used to measure the ground motion of the earth to detect earthquakes
What is a seismometer?
In music, the lower-tone instrument section. Or, sometimes mis-prounounced as a type of fish.
What is Bass?
Starry System (6)
What is galaxy?
2-word expression meaning "I am at fault"
What is My Bad?
Leptons & quarks are these basic particles that don't seem to be made up of smaller units of matter--it's...___, Dear Watson
What are elementary particles?
Prospectors looking for uranium usually use this instrument because it detects radiation
What is a geiger counter?
Navel oranges are known for being this
What is Seedless?
Bless you! German Style (10)
What is gesundheit?
The black species of this snake is actually dark brown to gray
What is Mamba?
In 1905 this first version of the theory of relativity postulated that matter & energy can be converted into each other
What is special?
A spectrohelioscope is used by astronauts to study this body
What is the sun?
In gemspeak it describes a diamond with virtually no imperfections
Nonsense Talk (9)
eBay has a category called "Vintage sports" this, souvenirs of famous events
What is Memorabilia?
All matter shares this physical property that keeps it from responding instantly to any attempt to change its state of motion
What is inertia?
Grolier's Ency. calls this pressure gauge "the single most important meteorological instrument"
What is a barometer?
Not surprisingly it's Kentucky's official state music
What is Bluegrass?
Alternate volumetric measurement of 128 fluid oz (6)
What is Gallon?
It's the headgear you'll wear at commencement
What is Mortarboard?
Found in 2012, it's been called the "God particle" because its discovery was thought to be key to understanding the structure of matter
What is Higgs Boson?
An "ultra" form of this device used to separate substances from mixtures can operate at up to 80,000 RPM
What is a centrifuge?
It's been said that when you look into this, from the Greek for "bottomless", it also looks into you
What is the Abyss?
To eat something quickly and noisily (6)
What is Gobble?
It's an African name for a xylophone
What is Marimba?