Life Science
Physical Science
Earth/Space
Scientific Method
General
100

What part of the plant conducts photosynthesis?

The leaf

100

What state of matter is water at room temperature?

Liquid

100

What planet is known as the Red Planet?

Mars

100

What tool is used to measure temperature?

Thermometer

100

What gas do humans breathe in to survive?

Oxygen

200

What is the powerhouse of the cell?

The mitochondria

200

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

Au

200

What layer of Earth do we live on?

The crust

200

What’s the term for a testable explanation in science?

Hypothesis

200

Which scientist is famous for the law of gravity?

Isaac Newton

300

What molecule carries genetic information?

DNA

300

What type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?

Covalent bond

300

What type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?

Igneous rock

300

What is the variable that is deliberately changed in an experiment?

Independent variable

300

What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?

0 degrees Celsius

400

What organ pumps blood throughout the body?

The heart

400

What do you call anything that takes up space and has mass?

Matter

400

What causes day and night on Earth?

The rotation of Earth on its axis

400

What tool would you use to look at tiny organisms?

Microscope

400

What kind of scientist studies weather?

Meteorologist

500

What process do animals use to turn oxygen and glucose into energy?

Cellular respiration

500

What law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?

Newton’s Third Law of Motion

500

What is the name of the boundary where two tectonic plates meet?

A plate boundary (accept specific types like convergent, divergent, transform)

500

In an experiment, what is the factor that stays the same?

Constant (or controlled variable)

500

What is the name of the theoretical point at which all matter was concentrated before the Big Bang?

Singularity