Science and Music
"Anagrams" of Seismological
Iconic Science from School
Acids
Element Names
1

In this song from a Broadway hit, the main character refuses to be held down by the force which causes an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2.

Defying Gravity

1

Thanks to pollution, some cities are filled with this.

Smog

1

What did we learn is the powerhouse of the cell?!

Mitochondria

1

Geologists loooove taking this acid out in the field with them.

Hydrochloric acid/HCl

1

This Titan of Greek mythology, responsible for bringing fire to humans, also lends his name to element 61, symbolized Pm.

Prometheus

2

Light refraction is pretty cool. So cool, in fact, that Pink Floyd put this object on the cover of their album The Dark Side of the Moon.

Prism

2

The Genesis was an entertainment system released in the 1980s by this company.

Sega

2

At its simplest, the water cycle consists of these three processes.

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation

2

This acid pairs great with salt on some potato chips.

Acetic acid

2

You gotta carry on the family name. This element, with atomic number 101, is named after the father of the periodic table.

Mendelevium

3

They Might be Giants wrote an entire album of science songs for kids - this song is especially helpful if you’re trying to remember all the colors of the rainbow.

Roy G. Biv

3

Oh no, this dog is saying there’s a kid stuck in the well!

Lassie

3

Let’s not get too complicated - name four of the six classical simple machines.

Lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, screw

3

Acetylsalicylic acid is the active ingredient in this painkiller.

Aspirin

3

This element, named after its discoverer Marie Curie’s home country, was originally extracted from pitchblende and is highly radioactive.

Polonium