Science quiz
Science answers that start with S
Every answer on this board begins with S. The clues are a mixed bag: elements, units, planets, rocks, bones and whatever else the letter allows. Type the answers in any order.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 20 answers
- Limit
- 5:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 20
- Time limit
- 5:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Answer each science clue. Every answer starts with S.
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| SI unit of solid angle | Not found yet |
| Sixth planet from the Sun | Not found yet |
| Bone or bones: shoulder blade | Not found yet |
| Geological period that began 443.1 million years ago | Not found yet |
| Cloud type with the code Sc | Not found yet |
| SI base unit of time | Not found yet |
| Compound with the formula NaCl | Not found yet |
| Rank 8 of 8 in taxonomy, from broadest to narrowest | Not found yet |
| Constellation of the zodiac: the Scorpion | Not found yet |
| Layer of the Earth or its atmosphere: about 12 to 50 km up | Not found yet |
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Beaufort scale force 6 | Not found yet |
| Brightest star in the night sky, in Canis Major | Not found yet |
| Element 11, symbol Na | Not found yet |
| SI unit of electric conductance | Not found yet |
| Bone or bones: breastbone | Not found yet |
| Cloud type with the code St | Not found yet |
| Compound with the formula H₂SO₄ | Not found yet |
| Constellation of the zodiac: the Archer | Not found yet |
| Beaufort scale force 9 | Not found yet |
| Element 14, symbol Si | Not found yet |
About this quiz
A mixed science round with one rule: the answer always starts with S. Knowing the first letter helps more than you might expect, and less than you would like.
- There are 20 clues on this board, 2 of them for chemical elements.
- Element clues give the atomic number and the symbol.
- Spelling is forgiving about capitals, accents and hyphens, and both British and American element spellings are accepted.
Sources
- [1]National Institute of Standards and Technology. SP 330: The International System of Units, section 2.
- [2]BIPM. The SI.
- [3]NASA. Planetary Fact Sheet (metric).
- [4]National Cancer Institute, SEER Training. Divisions of the skeleton.
- [5]NOAA National Weather Service. JetStream: Ten basic clouds.
- [6]BIPM. SI base units.
- [7]PubChem, National Institutes of Health. PubChem compound database.
- [8]U.S. Geological Survey. This Dynamic Earth: Inside the Earth.
- [9]NASA. Earth's atmosphere: a multi-layered cake.
- [10]Met Office. Beaufort wind force scale.
- [11]PubChem, National Institutes of Health. Periodic Table of Elements.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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