Life Science
What is the center of an atom called?
Nucleus
What was the land on Earth called 250 million years ago?
Pangea
Planets move in an orbit because of ______ & _______
Gravity and Inertia
What 2 things do plants produce during photosynthesis?
sugar (glucose) and oxygen
The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physicist?
Sir Isaac Newton
What do you call the outside of a cell?
Cell membrane
Which is the thickest layer of the Earth?
The core
Which planet has the most volcanoes?
Venus
Where in the leaves does photosynthesis take place?
Chloroplasts
What inside the core causes Earth's magnetic field?
Iron
What is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid?
DNA
Which state of matter is a cloud?
Solid, liquid and gas
How many terrestrial planets are in our solar system?
4 (Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars)
Which desert animal never has to drink water?
A kangaroo rat
Which shark can survive in freshwater?
Bull shark
What is the smallest organ of the human body?
Pineal gland (8 mm) located near the center of the brain
What do geologists call Earth's crust and upper mantle?
Lithosphere
Which planets have 0 moons?
Mercury and Venus
What do you call an animal that only eats producers?
Herbivore
What are the large pieces of the lithosphere that move around on the Earth's surface?
Tectonic plates
The bladder, trachea, intestines, and veins are examples of what?
Muscles (smooth muscles)
Convergent (tectonic) plate boundaries form what?
Accepted answers: Volcanoes, Islands or Mountains
Which Moon phase follows the full moon?
Waning gibbous
Which mammal is known to have the most powerful bite in the world?
Hippopotamus
How many official major oceans are there?
5 major oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic)