Math
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Astronomy
NASA
100
Name each part of PEMDAS
() x2 * / + -
100
What are the two types of chemical bonds?
Ionic and Covalent
100
The Newton in SI units is the unit of force (our equivalent to pounds). What notable fruit weighs exactly 1 Newton
An Apple
100
The body is made of these microscopic units
Cells
100
How many planets are in the solar system?
8
(Rip Pluto)
100
What NASA mission was the first to land on the moon?
Apollo 11
200
This function describes the rate of change of another function
A derivative
200
Fritz Haber turned this common gas into ammonia fertilizer for the first time and quadrupled the worlds population as a result.
What is Nitrogen
200
What are the units of acceleration? (Any units accepted)
Distance/Time2
200
What is the driving principle of evolution?
Bonus: Who discovered it?
Survival of the fittest
Charles Darwin
200
There are 3 factors a planet needs to be habitable. Name two of them
Bonus: Name all 3
Liquid water, Atmosphere, Magnetic Field
200
On 4/12/1981, NASA launched this reusable spacecraft for the first time
Bonus: Revealed after
The Space Shuttle
Any name
300
What mathematical object contains both a value and a direction?
A Vector
300
A fire needs 3 things to keep burning, what are they?
Oxygen, heat and fuel
300
What organization owns the Large Hadron Collider that discovered the Higgs Boson in 2012?
CERN
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
300
This animal has survived all 5 mass extinction events, and can even survive in space.
A Tardigrade
300
What type of galaxy is the milky way galaxy?
A Spiral Galaxy
300
NASA uses large pools to help simulate what?
Zero gravity
400
What does
pi
represent?
Ratio between circles diameter and circumference
400
What famous scientist couple discovered radioactivity?
The Curies
400
What does c stand for in Einstein's famous equation E=mc2?
Bonus: What is the name of the equation
Speed of light
Energy-Mass Equivalence
400
What does the endocrine system control?
Hormones
400
What are the two major sources of the radiation in our solar system (1/2 points for each)
The Sun and Galactic Cosmic Rays (radiation from interstellar space)
400
This NASA mission had an oxygen tank explode while in space and the mission and had to be aborted. Miraculously, the whole crew survived.
Apollo 13
500
What is the approximate value of 1/0?
Bonus: Revealed after correct answer
Infinity
Zero
500
Combine Hydrochloric acid (HCl) and Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and you will get what?
Salt Water
500
The Standard Model of particle physics fully describes 3 of the 4 fundamental forces. What one does it not describe?
Bonus: What theory does describe it?
Gravity
General Relativity
500
What are the 4 most abundant elements in the human body?
Double bonus: Name them in order
1. Oxygen
2. Carbon
3. Hydrogen
4. Nitrogen
500
What are the large regions of space dust where stars form called?
A Nebula
500
6 Rovers have landed on Mars. Name as many of them as possible (1/6 for each)
Curiosity, Perseverance, Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Zhurong
650
In math, i represents the imaginary number. What is the value of i?
sqrt(-1)
650
This chemical property is the reason why water and oil do not mix, and why water is good at dissolving things
Polarity
650
In physics, velocity is the rate of change of position and acceleration is the rate of change of your velocity. What is the rate of change of acceleration called?
Jerk (m/s3)
650
What are the only two mammals that lay eggs?
(1/2 credit for each)
Echidnas and Platypus
650
Galaxies are held together by this invisible substance, that even physicists today don't know much about
Dark Matter
650
These twin spacecrafts are the furthest manmade object from Earth, having fully left the suns influence
Voyager 1 and 2