Space Explorers!
This spiral galaxy contains our Solar System and is named after a milky white band of light seen in the night sky.
What is the Milky Way?
Humans have over 200 of these structural features in our bodies.
What are bones?
This small handheld device allows you to move the cursor and click on items on a computer screen.
What is a Mouse?
This large cat is the fastest land animal, capable of speeds up to 70 mph.
What is a Cheetah?
This is the name for molten (melted) rock while it is still underground.
What is Magma?
Even though Mercury is closer to the Sun, this planet is the hottest in our solar system because its thick atmosphere traps heat like a greenhouse.
What is Venus?
These cells in your blood are the defenders of your body, fighting off viruses and bacteria to keep you from getting sick.
What are White Blood Cells?
This is the language computers "speak," made up entirely of 0s and 1s.
What is Binary Code?
This word describes any animal that has a backbone or spine.
What is a Vertebrate?
This is the hard, outermost layer of the Earth that we live on.
What is the Crust?
In 1969, this American astronaut became the first human to ever walk on the surface of the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
The longest and strongest bone in the human body is located in your thigh and is known by this scientific name.
What is the Femur?
In a website address, the letters "WWW" stand for this.
What is the World Wide Web?
This is the process a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly.
What is Metamorphosis?
Millions of years ago, all of Earth's continents were joined together in this supercontinent.
What is Pangaea?
Often described as a "dirty snowball," this celestial object is made of ice and dust and develops a long tail when it gets close to the Sun.
What is a Comet?
This strong, flexible cord of tissue attaches your muscles to your bones, allowing you to move your limbs.
What is a Tendon?
Abbreviated as the CPU, this part is considered the "brain" of the computer.
What is the Central Processing Unit?
This term describes an animal that eats both plants and meat.
What is an Omnivore?
This is the scale scientists use to measure the magnitude (strength) of an earthquake.
What is the Richter Scale?
This unit of length is used by astronomers to measure the massive distances in space; it represents how far light can travel in one Earth year.
What is a Light Year?
These two bean-shaped organs filter your blood to remove waste and extra water, which leaves your body as urine.
What are the Kidneys?
This is another concise form for representing data, and uses 16 digits.
What is hexadecimal?
Meaning "double life," this class of animals (like frogs) lives part of its life in water and part on land.
What are Amphibians?
This type of rock is formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
What is Igneous Rock?