Periodic Table of Elements
What element is represented by the letter Ne?
Neon
What is the name for a scientific device used to look at small particles?
Microscope
Is the moon drifting away or drifting towards Earth?
Drifting away. Every single year, the Moon moves about 1.5 inches further away from Earth
What is the reading and writing system called for the blind?
Braille
100 degrees
What element is represented by the letter He?
Helium
What handheld scientific device bends light inward making images larger?
Magnifying Glass
What color is the sunset on Mars?
Blue
What is the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-containing compounds?
Does water expand or shrink when it freezes?
Expands
What element is represented by the letter Ca?
Calcium
What is the name of a type of glass container used in the lab?
Beaker
What year did Neil Armstrong land on the moon?
1969
Here the plant spins so slowly that it takes longer to complete one single rotation on its axis that around the sun
Venus
Does sound travel faster or slower in water?
Faster
4 times faster
What group/row is carbon in?
What is the name of the two identical miniature telescopes mounted side by side, to view in the distance?
What event is accepted by astronomers as the beginning of the universe?
The Big Bang
What temperature in Fahrenheit is freezing?
32 degrees
How many hours long is a day on Jupiter?
10 hours long
Iron and Sulfur
What is the name of the scientific device measures thermal energy?
Thermometer
Who is most know for creating the first telescope used for astronomy?
Galileo Galilei
Is a day on Mars longer or shorter than on Earth?
Longer, only slightly
24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35 seconds
If the compound is CO4, how many bonds does carbon have and does carbon have any double or triple bonds?
4 bonds, only single bonds