The A-Z of science What a … Are You, Me, your pencil, your table, the stars and everything else in the entire universe made up of? What B … Is the name given to single celled organisms that double in number every 20 minutes What C … Is the name give to this piece of scientific equipment What D … Is the name given to the system in the body that breaks down the food you eat What E … Was the theory proposed by Charles Darwin? In What F Would you find a producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer and tertiary consumer? What G … Is the name given to a substance that has gone past its boiling point What h … Is the most abundant element in the universe What I … Are a class of living organism within the arthropods that have a three part body and three pairs of jointed legs What J … Is the name given to the largest planet in our solar system What K … Is the name of the temperature scale developed in the mid 1800’s and is often referred to by scientists as the “absolute temperature scale” What L … Is a horizontal circle on the Earth north or south of the Equator, measured from the centre of the Earth as an angular distance in degrees? What M … Is measured in Kilograms and is often confused with weight What N … Is found in every one of your cells and is home to all of your DNA What O … Is the gas used in the process of cellular respiration What P … Is the effect given when a force is applied onto a surface or object? What Q … Is the name given to a part of an atom, that physicists believe to be even smaller than a proton or neutron (it also happens to be the name of the ferengi bar tender in deep space 9) What R … Is the name given when light rays bounce back from a mirror What S … Is the name given to a massive, exploding star What t … Is the science name for the larger of the two bones found below your knee (often called your shin bone) What U … Is the name given to the part of the electromagnetic waves that are emitted by the sun and can burn your skin What V … Is the amount of space occupied by a solid, liquid or gas (it can be measured using a measuring cylinder) What W … Is the unit of power What X … Is the name given to the wave that can be found between Gamma and ultraviolet in the electromagnetic spectrum What Y … Is the name given to the microorganism that is used in brewing beer What Z … Is the branch of biology that deals with the study of animals ANSWERS • Atom • Bacteria • Conical flask • Digestive system • Evolution • Food chain • Gas • Hydrogen • Insect • Jupiter • Kelvin scale • • • • • • • • • • Latitude Mass Nucleus Oxygen Pressure Quark Reflection Supernova Tibia Ultraviolet • • • • • Volume Watt X-rays Yeast Zoology
