Earth Science
This element is often mistaken for gold
Pyrite, or Fool's Gold
The powerhouse of the cell
What is the Mitochondria?
What is Newton's third law?
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Two molecules of hydrogen, one molecule of oxygen
What is water?
A natural satellite that orbits a planet is called...
A moon
The second waves of an earthquake
Aftershocks
This double helix structure contains all the genetic information of the cell...
DNA
Which is the theory that states that: energy equals mass times the speed of light in a vacuum squared?
Einstein's theory of relativity
A chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. These electron pairs are known as shared pairs or bonding pairs, and the stable balance of attractive and repulsive forces between atoms, when they share electrons
Covalent bond
What is a large planet composed mostly of gas with a small core called?
Gas giant
The study of rocks and minerals
Geology
Surplus red blood cells, needed to meet an emergency, are MAINLY stored in what organ of the human body?
Spleen
Lenz's law is an example of the law of conservation of one of the following. Is it conservation of:
w) mass
x) charge
y) momentum
z) energy
Energy
The elemental building block of life on Earth
Carbon
Which unlucky Apollo lunar landing was canceled after an oxygen tank exploded?
Apollo 13
This mineral is created from dead plants and extreme heat and pressure over millions of years
Coal
A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
Bacteria
Mechanisms composed by wheel and rope used to lift heavy objects onto tall heights. They change the direction of an applied force and they can even reduce the force needed to lift a weight.
Pulley
What is the element represented by the symbol Sn?
Tin
A celestial body that orbits the sun, has enough mass to assume a nearly round shape, has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit and is not a moon
dwarf planet
DJ - The name of a rapid rise of coastal water that accompanies the arrival of a cyclone is called:
w) hurricane
x) storm surge
y) tidal wave
z) cyclonistat
Storm surge
Which of the following diseases has been eradicate from the world?
a) cholera
b) smallpox
c) diphtheria
d) poliomyelitis
Smallpox
The point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots.
Fulcrum
A process that involves rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of a substance, as opposed to a change in physical form or a nuclear reaction.
A chemical reaction
DJ - A place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny space. This can happen when a star is dying.
Black Hole?