Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Astronomy
Pot Pourri
100
The terms to describe an organism with a BB genotype.
homozygous dominant
100
This is the second lightest noble gas by atomic size.
neon
100
In Einstein's famous equations E=mc2
E stands for energy, M stands for mass and c stand for this cosmological constant.
the speed of light
100
The International Astronomical Union has this many official constellations.
88
100
In 2010, Martin Derige moved from this city to Surrey and then Burnaby soon afterwards.
Winnipeg
200
There are many types of inheritance types including complete dominance, there one trait mask another, incomplete dominance, when one does not mask the other and we get something in between, and this third type where neither masks they are so both are apparent.
codominance
200
These are the two products of an acid-base neutralization.
water and salt
200
These types of waves are on the least energetic side of the electromagnetic spectrum having wavelengths up to 10,000 km.
radio waves
200
Polaris is most easily identified using the constellation known commonly as the Big Dipper which is part of the larger constellation Ursa Major but Polaris itself is found in this constellation.
Ursa Minor (or 'Lesser Bear')
200
This famous artificial intelligence has defeated AlphaGO, the Go playing AI, but also played against itself in virtual Hide-and-Seek.
OpenAI
300
The famous Austrian monk, Gregor Mendel, used this type of square to help understanding heredity in pea plants.
Punnett Square
300
This type of chemical equation has the chemical formulas for the reactants and products but is not balanced.
skeleton equation
300
Fission reactors typically use this isotope of uranium because it is fissile, meaning it can sustain a fission chain reaction.
uranium-235
300
These are the three generally agreed shapes of galaxies.
Spiral, elliptical, and irregular
300
Although Martin does have a love of science and engineering his favourite subject growing up and even now is actually this.
math
400
The number of chromosomes in a single set is called the haploid number. In humans, the haploid number is this.
23
400
Alloys are created when two metals combine. Due to the special properties of mercury, alloys which involve it are called this.
amalgams
400
This is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere making up roughly 95% of all greenhouse gases.
water vapour
400
This northern hemisphere constellation is circumpolar, meaning you can see it in the night sky year-round.
Cassiopeia
400
Ground that has had layers of stiff material to give it strength against sheering and sliding is commonly called this.
Mechanically Stabilized Earth
500
Name one of the words in the acronym CRISPR.
clustered, regularly, interspaced, short, palindromic, repeats
500
Bohr models are helpful models for understanding the electron configurations of atoms and ions. Bohr's first name was this.
Niels
500
There are seven base SI (International System of Units) to which five are commonly known along with moles and this unit used to measure luminous intensity
candela
500
This telescope, set to launch in 2021, will be the largest, most powerful and complex space telescope ever built and will search for the first galaxies formed after the Big Bang and determine how they developed over time.
James Webb Space Telescope
500
This thick band of nerve fibers connects the left and right lobes of the brain allowing for communication between the two hemispheres.
corpus callosum