Space
Rocks & Minerals
Chemistry
Matter
Motion
100
How many planets are in the Solar System?

8

100

What are the three types of rocks?

Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

100

What is the symbol for Hydrogen?

H

100

What is matter?

Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space

100

Who created the laws of motion?

Sir Isaac Newton

200

Why is Venus hotter than Mercury?

Venus is hotter due to having thick, heat trapping clouds, while Mercury doesn't due to the lack of an atmosphere.

200

What type of rock is Limestone?

Sedimentary

200

Why is chemistry important in science?

It joins together physics and mathematics, biology and medicine, and the earth and environmental sciences

200

The three states of matter are?

Solid, Liquid, Gas

200

How many laws are there?

Three laws

300

Largest star that we KNOW of?

Stephenson 2-18

300

How do we figure out what an unknown mineral is?

Color, streak, luster, hardness, cleavage

300

What were the first two elements created in the Universe?

Hydrogen and Helium

300

What is matter made of?

Atoms

300

What is gravity?

The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.

400

How many planets in the galaxy could potentially be a stable environment for life?

40 Billion

400

Can the rock cycle only go one way?

No

400

80th element on the periodic table?

Mercury

400

What is an element?

A pure substance made of one kind of atom.

400

What is the speed of a train car if its distance-time graph indicates that it traveled 200 meters in 25 seconds? (REMEMBER:speed=distance divided by time)

8 meters per second

500

What are the ten largest moons in order?

1) Ganymede, 2) Titan, 3) Callisto, 4.) Io, 5) Earths Moon/Luna, 6) Europa, 7) Triton 8) Titania, 9) Rhea 10) Oberon
500

Why do different minerals have different shapes?

Each mineral’s atomic structure is arranged in predictable, three-dimensional geometric patterns. When repeated, crystals grow larger following the same geometric pattern, forming the distinctive shapes for each mineral.

500

Can you light a diamond on fire?

Yes, because it is made from Carbon

500

What state of matter is Molybdenum

Solid at room temperature

500

What forces causes the planets to continually orbit the sun?

Inertia