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1
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Wavelength just shorter than visible light

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Ultraviolet

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2
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Father of the hydrogen bomb

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Edward Teller

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3
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The science of projectiles

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Ballistics

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4
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Scientific name for laughing gas

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Nitrous Oxide

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5
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Blue metal

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Cobalt (Co)

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6
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Most malleable and ductile metal

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Gold (Au)

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7
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Elements used in rechargeable batteries

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Nickel (Ni) - Cadmium (Cd)

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8
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Force applied to a body to maintain a circular orbit

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Centripetal force

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9
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Metal which is liquid at room temperature

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Mercury (Hg)

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10
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Fast tropospheric winds

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Jet stream

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11
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Mutually beneficial relationship between two animals

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symbiosis

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12
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Term for a mineral that glows under an ultra-violet light

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Fluorescence

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13
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Grey filament metal with highest melting temperature

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Tungsten (W)

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14
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Atoms of an element with same # of protons - different # of neutrons

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Isotope

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15
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“Color” Element

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Chromium (Cr)

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16
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Term it takes for radioactivity to decrease by 50%

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Half life

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17
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Element with the symbol S

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Sulfur

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18
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Element with the symbol F

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Fluorine

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19
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Lakes at high altitude

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Seamount

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20
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The study of man

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Anthropology

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21
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Scientist who discovered the structure of he atom

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Neils Bohr

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22
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Term for water circling around a drain

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Corolis effect

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23
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Atmospheric layer 7 to 30 miles up

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Stratosphere

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24
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Element used to galvanize steel

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Zinc (Zn)

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25
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Element with the symbol Ga

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Gallium

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26
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Ancient science of transmuting metals

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Alchemy

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27
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Element with the symbol Rn

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Radon

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28
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Particle or packet of light

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Photon

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29
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NH3

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Ammonia

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30
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Rainy thunder-head type clouds

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Cumulo-nimbus

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31
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Organisms that combine algae and fungi

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Lichens

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32
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The four states of matter

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Solid - Liquid - Gas - Plasma

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33
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Element with the symbol As

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Arsenic

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34
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Last element in alphabetical order

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Zirconium (Zr)

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35
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Atmosphere’s most abundant element

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Nitrogen (N)

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36
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Lowest ignition point of a vapor

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Flash point

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37
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Element used in car batteries

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lead (Pb)

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38
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The study of fossils

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Paleontology

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39
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Italian physicist who discovered radioactive elements

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Enrico Fermi

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40
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Amoeba-like single cell organisms

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Protozoans

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41
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Element with the symbol No

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Nobelium (named for Alfred Nobel)

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42
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Copper and zinc alloy

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Brass

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43
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Hydrogen isotope with atomic weight of two

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Deuterium

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44
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The science of crime prevention and punishment

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Penology

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45
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Second English Astronomer Royal

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Sir Edmund Halley

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46
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Father of the atom bomb

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Robert Oppenheimer

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47
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Element with the symbol Xe

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Xenon

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48
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French father of modern chemistry

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Antoin Lavoissier

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49
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Element with the symbol Ho

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Holmium (named for Stockholm)

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50
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3-D imaging process

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Holography

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51
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The act of splitting atoms

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Fission

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52
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tri-atomic oxygen

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Ozone

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53
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Hygrometer measures this

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(Relative) humidity

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54
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Element used in fluorescent lights

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Neon (Ne)

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55
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Center of an atom

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Nucleus

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56
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The science of agriculture

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Agronomy

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57
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Scientist who first learned of fermentation

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Louis Pasteur

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58
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German scientist who established quantum theory of radiation

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Max Plank

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59
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The four forces of nature

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Electromagnetic - Gravity - Strong and weak nuclear

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60
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The first plastic developed

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Celluloid

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61
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Copper and tin alloy

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Bronze

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62
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Element with the symbol Po

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Polonium (named for Poland)

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63
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English scientist who discovered the properties of Hydrogen

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Henry Cavendish

64
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Solid carbon dioxide

65
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Element with the symbol Pu

66
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Astronomer with metal nose

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Tycho Brahe

67
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Monk who descoverd the principles of genetics

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Gregor Mendel

68
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Astronomer who proposed heliocentric solar system

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Copernicus

69
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Quark that holds the nucleus of an atom together

70
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Graphite element

71
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Materials made from two or more metals

72
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Element with the symbol Ra

73
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Fossilized resin from prehistoric pines

74
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Hydrogen isotope with atomic weight of three

75
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What oviparous animals do

76
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Theory that seeks to unite the four forces of nature

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Unified field Theory

77
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Positively charged particle in the nucleus

78
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Earth’s most abundant element

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Oxygen (O)

79
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The science of heat and energy transfer

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Thermodynamics

80
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Second-lightest element

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Helium (He)

81
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Element with the symbol Ge

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Germanium (used in transistors)

82
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Second-lightest metal

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Potassium (K)

83
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Father of nuclear navy or nuclear submarine

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Hyram Rickover

84
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Element with the symbol Am

85
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Clouds composed of ice crystals

86
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The solar wind colliding with Earth’s magnetc field creates this effect

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Northern and Southern lights

87
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Element with the symbol B

88
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General term for ultimate subatomic particles

89
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Least amount of material needed for a nuclear reaction

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Critical mass

90
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Element with the symbol Cm

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Curium (named for Marie and Pierre Curie)

91
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Negatively charged atomic particle

92
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Element with the symbol Fe

93
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Lightest element

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Hydroge (H)

94
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English scientist who discovered sodium and potassium

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Sir Humphry Davy

95
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Element with the symbol Ar

96
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The science of heredity

97
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Copper and silver alloy

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Sterling silver

98
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Element with the symbol Fr

99
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Poikilothermic animal

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cold blooded

100
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The study of past artifacts

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Archaeology

101
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Element with the symbol Na

102
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The study of rocks

103
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Earth’s second most abundant element

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Silicon (Si)

104
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Element with the symbol Pt

105
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Heaviest non man-made element

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Uranium (U)

106
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Nevada state metal - best electric conductor

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Silver (Ag)

107
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Wavelength just longer than visible light

108
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Scientific name for southern lights

A

Aurora Australis

109
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English father of modern chemistry

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Robert Boyle

110
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Broadest measure of living things

111
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Element with the symbol Sb

112
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Lightest metal

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Lithium (Li)

113
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Element with the symbol P

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Phosphorus

114
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Citric acid “cycle”

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Krebs cycle

115
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The science of light

116
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Element with the symbol Cl

117
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Element with the symbol Mn

118
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Wind velocity scale

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Beaufort scale

119
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Element found in seaweed

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Iodine (I)

120
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Saturn V rocket developer

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Werner von Braun

121
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Term for wind speed above 72 miles per hour

122
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Element with the symbol Fm

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Fermium (named for Enrico Fermi)

123
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Bitter almond smelling gas

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(Hydrogen) cyanide

124
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Father of soviet hydrogen bomb

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Andrei Sakharov

125
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Earth’s most abundant metal

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Aluminum (Al)

126
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Scientist who proposed the theory of the expanding universe

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Edwin Hubble

127
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Ionic or covalent bonds join these

128
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An electron is this type of particle

129
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It turns red in acid and blue in alkaline

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Litmus paper

130
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Scientist who discovered electromagnetic waves

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Heinrich Hertz

131
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Equal and opposite force of centripetal

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Centrfugal force

132
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The period between ice ages

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Interglacial

133
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NACL

134
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French scientist of optics and geometry

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Rene Descartes

135
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Clouds formed by convection

136
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The act of joining atoms together

137
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Light metal used in fighter aircraft

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Titanium (Ti)

138
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HCL - found in the human stomach

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Hydrochloric acid

139
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Russian who developed theory of conditioned reflex

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Ivan Pavlov

140
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Acidic level “factor”

141
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CO

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Carbon Monoxide

142
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Lightest common metal

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Magnesium (Mg)

143
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Neutral particle in an atom’s nucleus

144
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Element with the symbol Es

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Einsteinium

145
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Father of rocketry

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Robert Goddard

146
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CO2

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Carbond dioxide

147
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Silver and tin alloy

148
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Geologic epoch when man developed

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Pleistocene

149
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Element with the symbol Se

150
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Term for the “skin” that develops on a surface of water

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Surface tension

151
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H2SO4

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Sulfuric acid

152
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The science of sound

153
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Element found in bones

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Calcium (Ca)

154
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Low-lying clouds

155
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Scientific name for northern lights

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Aurora Borealis

156
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Acid made from oak bark

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Tannic acid

157
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Scientist who established the periodic table of elements

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Dimitri Mendeleyev

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