Science A-Z

A) Study of space and the planets

B) Large area of space where no light can escape from due to intense gravity

C) The fundamental element of life, atomic number 6

D) Ratio of a substances' mass to its volume

E) Large moon of Jupiter known for its icy surface

F) Occurs when a neutron slams into a larger atom causing it to break apart

G) One of the most famous astronomers known for discovering the phases of Venus and Jupiters moons

H) Most abundant element in the universe, atomic #1

I) Occurs when atoms gain or lose electrons

J) The force of one newton moving across one meter

K) Energy an object possesses due to its motion

L) Metallic element with the symbol Pb, poisonous

M) Another poisonous element as well as the first planet

N) Aka the nerve cells

O) What we breathe in, atomic #8

P) Marty and Doc needed this radioactive element to power the Delorean time machine

Q) Bright galactic nucleus powered by a supermassive black hole accruing matter

R) Uranium and plutonium are considered _______ elements

S) Massive star explosion

T) Common metal with the symbol Sn

U) Primary fuel used in nuclear reactors

V) The term for a fluids resistance to flow

W) Period of the moon phase where the surface visible to the Earth increases

X) Electromagnetic waves commonly used in medical imaging

Y) Rare transition metal with the number 39

Z) Element vital to support immune function