Words that start with M

A meow is a sound a cat makes.

Mercury is a small, rocky planet. It is the closest planet to the sun. During the day it can reach 467 degrees Celsius on the surface of Mercury, but at night it can drop to -170 degrees Celsius.
Mercury is 57,909,175km from the Sun.
Its radius is 2439.7 km.

A mermaid is a mythical creature that is half woman and half fish.
A male mermaid is a merman.

lan Mess means a dirty or untidy situation. It can also mean a confusing or mixed-up situation.

A mess is often made when things are not put away, or if something has been dropped. You might clean up a mess on the floor in your kitchen, or clean up your messy desk.

There are many different kinds of metal. The metals that are used in everyday life are hard, usually shiny, and smooth. Metals are good conducters, which means they can change temperature very fast. If you stir some hot water with a metal spoon for too long you can burn your fingers as the spoon heats up.
Most metal is soft enough to be bent into interesting shapes, although for very thick metal it can take a lot of force to bend it. Some metal, like the kind that goes into knife blades, is hardened and can't be bent.

A meteor is a firey streak that can be seen in the sky when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere. Meteors are often called shooting stars.

Mew is the soft, high-pitched noise made by young kittens.

Mice is the plural of mouse. There are two mice in the picture.

A microchip is a tiny machine component that is made of a series of circuits that help a computer or other machines process information.

A microscope is a device that that you use to see things that are so small you cannot see them using just your eyes. Microscopes are used to see things like cells that make up larger objects like skin or leaves.