Planets
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Despite being the closest planet to the sun, this small world is actually colder at night than freezing Antarctica because it lacks an atmosphere to trap heat.
What is Mercury?
Named after a real astronomical object, this clumsy, crybaby teenager is the secret identity of the titular character Sailor Moon.
Who is Usagi Tsukino?
This iconic, wild-haired physicist developed the theory of relativity and famously wrote the most recognizable equation in history: \(E=mc^2\).
Who is Albert Einstein?
When making dough, yeast consumes sugars and releases bubbles of this specific gas, which forces the bread to rise.
What is carbon dioxide?
This fundamental rule of weather safety states that because light travels faster than sound, you will always see the lightning flash before you hear this.
What is thunder?
This gas giant is twice as massive as all other planets combined and features a raging "Great Red Spot" storm that has lasted for centuries.
What is Jupiter?
Sharing her name with a Pixar short, she also serves as Sailor Moon's trusted advisor, this talking black cat has a distinct crescent moon marking on her forehead.
Who is Luna?
While sitting under an apple tree, this legendary English mathematician formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
Because oil and water naturally separate, chefs must add a binder called an emulsifier—like egg yolks—to properly hold this creamy salad dressing together.
What is mayonnaise?
Newton’s third law of motion famously states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite one of these.
What is a reaction?
This scorching planet is the hottest in our solar system because its thick atmosphere traps heat, and it uniquely rotates backward compared to most neighbors.
What is Venus?
This elegant hero wears a black cape and mask, throws signature red roses, and acts as the primary love interest for Sailor Moon.
Who is Tuxedo Mask?
This 17th-century Italian astronomer used his improved telescope to discover Jupiter's four largest moons, landing him under house arrest by the Church.
Who is Galileo?
This popular, science-heavy cooking method involves sealing food in a plastic pouch and cooking it to an exact temperature in a precisely controlled water bath.
What is sous vide?
According to a fundamental law of physics, this cannot be created or destroyed—it can only be transformed from one form to another.
What is energy?
Winds on this vibrant blue gas giant can reach up to 1,200 miles per hour, making it the most wind-blown and farthest official planet from the sun.
What is Neptune?
Fittingly, the Sailor Guardian named after this scorching hot "twin planet" to Earth uses fiery attacks like "Supreme Thunder."
Who is Sailor Mars?
This pioneering Polish-French physicist became the first person to win two Nobel Prizes for their groundbreaking research on radioactivity.
Who is Marie Curie?
To protect people from getting sick, this French scientist invented the process of heating milk to kill bacteria, which we still call "pasteurization."
Who is Louis Pasteur?
Blood droplets hold a perfectly round shape while falling through the air because of this scientific law where liquid molecules tightly cling to each other.
What is surface tension?
Because it rotates completely on its side like a rolling bowling ball, this icy gas giant experiences extreme 21-year-long seasons.
What is Uranus?
The show's catchy theme song famously opens with the lyrics: "Fighting evil by moonlight, winning love by daylight," which is immediately followed by this rhyming line., showcasing her real bravery.
What is "Never running from a real fight"
He originally began his career as a mechanical engineer at Boeing, where he invented a hydraulic pressure resonator still used on 747 airplanes today.
Who is Bill Nye?
This specific term describes the sweet spot temperature where starch granules in a baking potato or gravy absorb water, swell up, and officially burst to thicken the dish.
What is gelatinization?
Forensic scientists can match a tiny shard of glass to a broken headlight at a crime scene by measuring this index, which determines how much light bends when passing through it.
What is the refractive index?