The Human Body
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The Skin
What layer of Earth is made of iron and nickel and is located at the center of the Earth?
The Core
What is the name of the galaxy that contains our Solar System?
The Milky Way
What process do plants use to make their own food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis
What is the term for animals that are active during the night?
Nocturnal
What part of the body controls all functions and sends messages to the rest of the body?
The Brain
What do we call the solid outer layer of the Earth?
The Crust
Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
Mars
What do we call animals that only eat plants?
Herbivores
What is the main gas that we breathe in from the air?
Oxygen
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
What is the name of the process where water changes from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
What force keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
What do you call the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life processes?
A Cell
What is the hottest planet in our Solar System?
Venus
What body part helps you digest food and is about 20 feet long?
Small Intestine
List all 7 continents
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Jupiter
What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals?
Omnivores
What type of energy do we get from the Sun?
Solar Energy
What type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What natural phenomenon/disaster is measured by the Richter scale?
An Earthquake
What is Earth's only natural satellite?
The Moon
What is the term for a group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function?
Tissue
list all 8 planets in order starting with the one closest to the Sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune