Old Dead White Guys
Laws of Matter
Energy
Matter Composition
Potpourri
100
This wild-haired German discovered that matter and energy were relatively the same things.

What is Albert Einstein?

100

This law establishes that matter cannot be created or destroyed, only changed.

What is the Law of Mass Conservation?

100

A reaction which produces heat.

What is exothermic?

100

This matter is general, ordered, and single phase.

What is homogeneous material?

100
This avid Potomac swimmer was the second President of the United States.

Who is John Adams?

200

Proffered one of the first but ultimately incorrect atomic theories back in 400 B.C.

What is Aristotle?

200

This law states that kinetic energy is equivalent to the potential energy in a closed system.

What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

200

A reaction which absorbs heat.

What is endothermic?

200
This material is general, disordered, and has multiple phases.

What is heterogeneous material?

200

This animal has four knees and is thought incapable of jumping.

What is an elephant?

300

This apple eyed youth gave us the mathematics of calculus as well as a separate model for atoms in the 1700's.

What is Isaac Newton?

300

This law states that energy and matter are equivalent and the speed of light is the key to unlock this potential.

What is the Law of Mass-Energy Conservation?

300

Determine the kinetic energy of a 10 g object moving at 100 km/h.

Hint: KE = 1/2 (mv2)

What is 50,000 J

300

This matter is ordered, specific, and always contains the same material.

What is a substance?

300

This homicidal notation indicates a gathering of the genus Corvidae.

Hint: Edgar Allan Poe

What is a murder?

400

This French, not author, observed that substances always had the same ratio of chemicals by mass. 

What is Joseph Proust?

400

Matter cannot be created or destroyed instead it is...

What is changed through chemical reactions?

400

This is the specific heat of water.

What is 4.184 J/g Cº?

400

This matter is ordered, specific, and composed of two or more atoms

What is a substance?

400

Name three countries which has won the FIFA World Cup and subsequently failed to advance into the group stages in the next tournament.

What are Spain, France, and Germany?

500

This British chemist meticulously observed chemical experiments and produced the framework for our modern understanding of chemistry. 

What is John Dalton?

500

Albert Einstein's famous E = mc2 was part of this grand theory that explained our observable universe.

What is the theory of relativity? 
500

What is the mass of our mystery substance if it takes 850 J of energy to heat the material 100 ºC, and its specific heat is 0.25 J/g Cº?

Hint: q = m x ∆T x Cp 

What is 34 g?

500

This matter is ordered, specific, and contains atoms of a single mass.

What is an element?

500

These seven musical groups which have broken the 200 million record sale mark. Name three.


Bonus: How many originated in the UK?

Who are; The Beatles, Elton John, Led Zepplin, Madonna, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd. 

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