Biology
The most common term used in genetics to describe the observable physical characteristics of an organism caused by the expression of a gene or set of genes
PHENOTYPE
This property of a soundwave is most commonly associated with loudness
Amplitude
The proper name of the star that is most commonly noted to have coordinates closest to the north celestial pole
North Star
The general type of bonding is found in molecules in which electrons are shared by nuclei
This Italian scientist made telescope lenses capable of magnifying objects twenty fold and discovered Jupiter's four largest moons, now named in his honor.
Galileo Galilei
The biological term most often used for the act of a cell engulfing a particle by extending its pseudopodia (read as: SU-doe-POH-dee-ah) around the particle
PHAGOCYTOSIS
The MOST common term for the behavior of light where it appears to bend around small obstacles or the spreading out of waves as light passes through pinholes or slits
Diffraction
The most well known asterism in Ursa Major
Big Dipper
The scientific term for the ratio between the density of a given substance to that of water when both are at the same temperature
Specific Gravity
He is most famous for his three laws of motion
Sir Isaac Newton
DNA sequences that can change their position within a genome
Transposon
Although not known as such at the time, this was the first form of spectacular electric discharge seen by humans?
Lightning
This theory states everything in the universe used to be contained in an infinitely dense and hot point
Big Bang Theory
The point on a phase diagram in which liquid and gas phases become indistininguishable
Critical Point
Most famous for his theory of evolution. Author of the book "On the Origins of Species by Means of Natural Selection."
Charles Darwin
The phenomenon which a plant grows toward the light
Phototropism
Portable devices that store electrical energy
Batteries
Name the second planet from the sun
Venus
This process breaks down glucose into pyruvic acid
Glycolysis
This French scientist is arguably most renowned for his efforts in creating vaccines for diseases such as cholera, smallpox, anthrax and rabies. He also invented the process of treating food items, known as pasteurization.
Louis Pasteur
This term refers to an offspring that is the result of two different organisms through fertilization
Hybrid
This element has the highest melting point. This element has the atomic number 74 and symbol W
Tungsten
This galaxy is listed as Messier Object 31. Name this barred spiral galaxy, the nearest galaxy to our Milky Way
Andromeda
The four states of matter
solid, liquid, plasma and gas
This scientist is known for his psychoanalytic theory that past traumatic experiences caused neuroses in patients. He also proposed the ideas of the id, ego and superego as the three foundations of human personality.
Sigmund Freud