A Long, Long Time Ago
This mathematician discovered a perfect numerical sequence found throughout nature
Fibonacci
What is the particle of light called?
Photon
90
This animal has the fastest movements in the animal kingdom
Mantis shrimp
This is the way warm air rises and cool air falls.
Convection currents
This inventor found over 300 uses for peanuts.
George Washington Carver
An object that has an infinite density is called what?
A singularity
The angle at which light first hits an object is called what?
the angle of incidence
What is created when an object travels Mach 1 or greater
This is the way your smartphone senses your touch.
Capacitive: through your own electric field
Who did Wernher von Braun work for in early life?
The Nazis
This object has the most extreme gravitational pull.
Black Hole
What defines an angle as being obtuse?
If it's over 90 degrees
This creature fires lethal chemicals towards its' opponent at 65 feet per second
Bombardier Beetle
This is the way scientists communicate very large numbers.
Scientific notation
Isaac Newton co-invented this to better explain the motion of the stars and planets.
Calculus
How long does it take light from the Sun to reach Earth?
8 minutes
What causes light to refract?
It bends because it's passing though a different material with different properties.
This is the term given to a falling object's maximum speed.
Terminal velocity
This is the way atoms combine to form larger atoms. (Bonus points for the full correct term)
Thermonuclear fusion
This scientist perfected the scientific method.
Sir Francis Bacon
Material from this type of star is the most dense material in the known universe.
Neutron Star
When light reflects at a different wavelength (color), what is it called
Fluorescence
This is the speed of light in a vacuum
186000 mi/sec. 300,000km/sec
This is the way plants give us oxygen. (Fully describe the process of photosynthesis.)
Carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight combine to create food for the cell with oxygen as a byproduct.