It's all relative
Albert Einstein (Big Al to his friends) won his Nobel Prize for describing this phenomenon.
What is the photoelectric effect?
The term atom comes from the ancient Greek and means this quality.
What is indivisibility?
Einstein described this scientist's work on the structure of the atom as the "highest form of musicality in the sphere of thought".
Who is Niels "oh what a" Bohr?
This is called the flow of electrons through a wire, air, or even ourselves.
What is electricity?
This 1895 discovery with medical implications led to the first Nobel Prize in physics.
What is the x-ray?
The theory of relativity states that this physical measure is the same for all observers regardless of their movement.
What is the speed of light?
This Ancient Greek philosopher attempted to define principles that governed all natural bodies.
Who is Aristotle?
This scientist won a Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to quantum mechanics and is the grandfather of Olivia Newton-John.
Who is Max "stop calling me Jason" Born.
Thicker around the edge center than at its center, this type of lens causes lightwaves to diverge when passing through it.
What is concave?
Combining atomic nuclei to form a heavier element, it happens in the sun's core.
What is fusion?
These nearly impossible to see astronomical bodies are predicted by general relativity.
What are black holes?
This Greek philosopher determined that an object will float if the weight of the water displaced by the object is equal to or greater than the weight of the object.
Who is Archimedes?
This failure of classical physics predicted that blackbodies would emit infinite energy in the ultraviolet spectrum and therefore motivated scientists to develop quantum theory.
What is the Ultraviolet Catastrophe?
In his "Principia" Newton derived his 3 foundational laws of This that explained the effects of force and mass.
What is motion?
This simple formula may be used to determine how much energy is released during a chain reaction.
What is E=mc2?
This scientist actually suggested the idea of relativistic effects years before Einstein.
Who is Galieo (in 1639)?
This scientist won a Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics. Oh, and in his spare time he decoded Mayan hieroglyphics!
Who is Richard Feynman?
This 4-letter property specifies the angular momentum of a sub-atomic particle.
What is spin?
Classical physics states that light consists of these?
What are waves?
With the same mass and magnitude of charge, an antiparticle of an electron is called this.
What is a positron?
These "passageways" are a theoretical consequence of the curvature of space-time, predicted by general relativity, and enable faster than light travel.
What are wormholes?
This badger and Illini professor is the only winner of 2 Nobel's in physics -- the first for the invention of the transistor and the second for their work on superconductor theory.
Who is John Bardeen?
This principle states that it is impossible to know the position and momentum of a quantum particle simultaneously.
What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?
The tendency of things to resist a change in motion.
What is inertia?
Dr. Banner would tell you that these waves, produced by the decay of radioactive nuclei, have the shortest wavelength and highest energy.
What are gamma rays?