Biology
What is the organ that pumps blood throughout the human body?
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
What is the term for the speed of an object in a given direction?
Velocity
What is the closest star to Earth?
Sun
What city in Iraq was home to the famous "House of Wisdom"?
Baghdad
What are the small structures in cells that synthesise (make) proteins?
Ribosomes
What is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process?
Catalyst
What is the unit of measurement for electrical resistance?
Ohm
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
What did Ibn al-Haytham study with experiments?
Light (optics)
What is the term for an organism that can produce its own food from inorganic substances?
Autotroph (or Producer)
What is the term for a substance composed of two or more different elements chemically bonded together?
Compound
What is the energy stored in an object due to its position or configuration?
Potential energy
What is the term for the periodic warming of ocean waters in the Pacific that affects global weather?
El Niño
What did Ibn Khaldun write that made him famous?
The Muqaddimah
What is the class of biological molecules that includes fats, oils, and steroids and is crucial for long-term energy storage and cell membrane structure?
Lipids
What is the type of chemical bond in which electrons are shared unequally between atoms, creating partial positive and negative charges?
Polar Covalent Bond
What is the process by which a nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting radiation?
Radioactive decay
What is the term for the gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth's atmosphere?
Global Warming (or Climate Change)
What did Al-Kindi write about that was controversial?
Astrology or cryptography
What is the enzyme that unwinds the DNA double helix during DNA replication? (H)
Helicase
What is the term for the energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom or ion? (I)
Ionization energy
What is the force that holds the nucleus of an atom together? (S)
Strong nuclear force
What is the name for the ancient, stable part of a continent that has survived billions of years of tectonic activity? (C)
Craton
What did Ibn Rushd (Averroes) defend in his writings? (P)
Philosophy (reason)