2023 Science News
Chemistry
Physics
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Misc. Trivia
100
The country that became the 4th country to reach the moon and the first to reach the lunar south pole (the dark side) in July 2023 with the launch of their moon lander.
a) Japan
b) Argentina
c) India
d) France
e) Singapore
What is India?
100
The model of the atom in which electrons were embedded in a positively-charged mass was known by what nickname?
What is the plum pudding/raisin bun model
100
Term for a fluid’s resistance to flow
What is viscosity?
100
Which organelle is responsible for the process of cellular respiration?
What is Mitochondria?
100
The technique/behaviour used by whales to navigate their environment without light.
What is echolocation?
200
The aquatic mammal that has been the subject of 100s of incidents involving ramming into and breaking rudders off ships in the Strait of Gibraltar.
What is an orca?
200
The element symbol of this element is Sm
What is Samarium?
200
The full form of LASER
What is light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation?
200
What is the suffix that indicates a molecule is an enzyme?
What is -ase?
200
This planet’s orbit was unable to be correctly calculated until after Einstein published general relativity
What is Mercury?
300
The submersible created by the underwater exploration company OceanGate that imploded during a dive to the Titanic on June 18 2023.
The Titan
300
The discoverers of radium.
Who are the Curies?
300
Force is to torque as mass is to ______
What is moment of inertia?
300
What is the ratio of C:H:O in carbohydrates?
What is 1:2:1?
300
An alloy of copper and zinc.
What is brass?
400
The carnivorous dinosaur discovered by scientists to have lips.
What is the Tyrannosaurus-Rex?
400
The formula for heavy water
What is D2O
400
In particle physics, this property is a half-integer for fermions and an integer for bosons.
What is spin?
400
What is it called when chromosomes fail to separate during mitosis/meiosis?
What is Nondisjunction?
400
The defining factor of the rarest blood type.
What is the lack of Rh antigens?
500
The first approved CRISPR-Cas9 therapy, called Casgevy, treats this disease.
What is sickle-cell disease or beta-thalassaemia.
500
The law of thermodynamics that best applies to the universe's heat death.
What is the second law of thermodynamics? The entropy of the entire universe, as an isolated system, will always increase over time
500
This type of particle carries away 99% of the energy of a supernova
What is a Neutrino?
500
What were Mendel's three laws?
What is Law of Dominance & Uniformity, Law of Segregation, Law of Independent Assortment?
500
How often do neutron stars collide?
What is Every 50,000 years?