On a Beam of Light Vocab Quiz

eager to learn or know

• apathetic
• indifferent
• disinterested
• curious

to want to know or be curious about something

• to refuse
• to ignore
• to demand
• to wonder

an instrument or tool used for showing direction

• map
• ruler
• compass
• protractor

a matter that is secret or that cannot be explained

• enigma
• solution
• mysteries

• fact

to show to be true or correct

• disprove
• validate
• confirm
• prove

an unusual ability to think or create in ways that go far beyond what most people can do

• imagination
• routine
• genius

• conformity

to shake

• vibrate
• tremble
• quiver
• shake

the force by which all objects in the universe are attracted to each other

• friction
• tension
• gravity
• buoyancy

the smallest possible unit of a chemical element

• atoms

• ion
• molecule
• compound

to find or see before anyone else

• discover
• overlook
• ignore
• uncover