Astronomy
number of planets in our solar system
what is 8?
known as the powerhouse of the cell
what is the mitochondria?
subatomic particle that carries a negative electrical charge
What is electron?
in this year Christopher Columbus first reached the Americas
what is 1492?
hottest planet in our solar system
what is Venus?
Green pigment in plant cells
what is Chlorophyll?
Largest desert in the world (including tundras)
what is Antarctica?
Chemical formula for table salt
what is NaCl?
this European nation was led by Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II
what is England/UK/GB?
Most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere
what is Nitrogen?
structure is found in plant cells to provide structural support and rigidity, but is absent in animal cells
What is a cell wall?
famous archaeological site of Petra, carved directly into rose-colored sandstone cliffs, is located in this country
what is Jordan?
chemical symbol for the element Gold
what is Au?
considered the primary author of the United States Declaration of Independence
who is Thomas Jefferson?
planet closest to the sun
what is Mercury?
monomer of a protein
ocean in which the Challenger Deep, the deepest known point on Earth, is located
process of a solid turning directly into a gas without passing through a liquid state
what is sublimation?
Historic route connecting Rome and china
what is the silk road?
the layers of the earth
what is the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust?
The last step in ATP synthesis
What is the Electron Transport chain (etc)?
type of tectonic plate boundary is primarily responsible for the formation of deep ocean trenches like the Mariana Trench
what is convergent subduction zone?
nicknamed "ghost particles" with no electric charge, a spin of 1/2, and an extremely small mass
what is a neutrino?
this President ended the reconstruction
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?