Math
What is the sum of angles in a triangle?
180 degrees.
What object did Isaac Newton supposedly see fall that inspired his theories about gravity?
An apple.
What is Avogadro's number?
6.022 x 10^23.
What two letter phrase is commonly coded when first learning a new language?
Hello world!
What is the powerhouse of the cell known as?
Mitochondria.
What does the Pythagorean theorem state?
In a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
What is the principle behind Newton's first law of motion?
An object in motion stays in motion, and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an external force.
What is the symbol for Gold in the periodic table?
Au.
What do the initials 'CPU' and 'GPU' stand for in computer science?
Central Processing Unit and Graphics Processing Unit
What process do plants use to make their food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis.
What are the solutions to the quadratic equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0?
x = (-b ± sqrt(b^2-4ac))/(2a)
What is the difference between velocity and acceleration?
Velocity is the speed of an object in a given direction, while acceleration is the rate of change of velocity.
What do you add to convert Celsius to Kelvin?
273.15.
What is a blockchain?
A distributed database that maintains a continuously growing list of records, called blocks, secured against tampering and revision.
What type of cells have a nucleus?
Eukaryotic cells.
What is the derivative of e^x?
e^x
What is the formula for kinetic energy?
K=1/2 mv^2, where m is mass and v is velocity.
What is the branch of chemistry that deals with balancing reactants and products in chemical reactions?
Stoichiometry.
What are three commonly used algorithms for computing minimum spanning trees (MST)?
Prim’s, Kruskals, Reverse-Deletion algorithm(s).
What is the name of the process by which cells divide to form new cells?
Mitosis.
What is the name of the infinite sum (series) that can be used to approximate functions about a point?
Taylor series (or Taylor expansion)
Describe the phenomenon of superconductivity.
A phenomenon where a material can conduct electricity without resistance below a certain temperature.
What is the simplest hydrocarbon consisting of only single bonds?
Methane (CH4)
Describe multi-thread racing as it refers to operating systems.
A race condition where two or more threads can access shared data at the same time through interleaving processes.
What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?
Genotype.