Biology
Who is the "Father of Evolution"?
Charles Darwin
What is the the common name for dihydrogen monoxide?
Water
What term is used to describe the amount of matter in an object?
Mass
Which iconic Halloween symbol is said to ward off evil spirits when placed outside?
Jack-o-lanterns
What term describes the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane?
Osmosis
What is Avogadro’s number and what does it represent?
6.022 × 10²³
The number of particles in a mole of that substance.
What is the property of matter that determines the amount of space an object occupies called?
Volume
In what country did the tradition of carving pumpkins, also called Jack-o'-lanterns, originate?
Ireland
What is the difference between an allele and a gene?
A gene is a segment of DNA that codes for a trait, while an allele is a variation of that gene.
What is the process called when a solid turns into a gas without passing through the liquid state?
Sublimation
What do you call the force moving away from an axis in a rotational motion?
Centrifugal force
Before pumpkins, what vegetable did people originally carve to make Jack-o'-lanterns?
Turnips
What are the three parts of an ATP molecule?
Adenine, ribose (a sugar), and three phosphate groups
Which gas is produced when magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid?
Hydrogen gas, H2
What fundamental force is responsible for a nuclear reaction where the subatomic particles split into different pieces?
Weak force
What is the most common phobia associated with Halloween, the fear of ghosts?
Phasmophobia
Describe the process of transcription and translation in protein synthesis.
Transcription is the process of copying DNA into mRNA in the nucleus, and translation is the process of using mRNA to assemble proteins in the ribosome.
What is the chemical formula and IUPAC name for acetic acid found in vinegar?
ethanoic Acid, CH3COOH
What particle in the standard model is also known as the ghost particle. Believe it or not a 100 trillion of these ghosts pass through you every second!!
Neutrino
Which ancient Roman goddess, associated with the harvest and symbolized by apples, was often honored on Halloween?
Pomona