Chemistry of Christmas
The chemical elements of snow
What are hydrogen and oxygen?
This fluffy yet terrifying arctic mammal can weigh over 1500 pounds
What is a polar bear?
Santa's sleigh defies the laws of gravity. The concept of gravity was discovered by this famous physicist.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
The largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter?
A bell represents the spirit of Christmas in this children's Christmas movie involving a train.
What is the Polar Express?
This colloid, which is commonly left for Santa, is a great source of calcium
What is milk?
This small, non-vascular flowerless plant braves the strong winds and frigid temperatures of the North Pole
What is (arctic) moss?
Jewelry is a common gift. Speaking of jewelry, this is the hardest natural substance on Earth
What is a diamond?
This is the year that the first person walked on the moon.
What is 1969?
Breaking the sound barrier is also referred to as _____.
What is Exceeding Mach 1?
When you bake Christmas cookies, both physical and ____ changes occur.
What is chemical?
A more festive name for the land mammal caribou
What is reindeer?
In a popular Christmas movie, the Grinch has a loyal dog with this name.
What is Max?
This planet holds the record for coldest temperature ever measured in the solar system (-224°C or -371°F)
Uranus
Jingle bells have a sound of 76.9 ___
What is decibels?
This embarrassing Christmas gift has the molecular formula of C221H148O28N2
What is coal?
These beautiful bursts of color can be seen covering the night sky
What is the Northern Lights (aurora borealis)?
While Santa travels in a sleigh, everyone else completes their holiday travels by plane. What four forces act on an airplane?
What is thrust, lift, drag, and gravity(or weight)?
In the Gospel of Matthew the three wise men follow this to find the baby Jesus
What is the Star of Bethlehem?
The best selling Christmas song of all time
What is "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby
This a type of chemical reaction that often takes place during cooking when the sugar of food oxidizes. It is indicated by a rich brown color.
What is caramelization?
While it is not part of any nation, it is considered international waters meaning it is governed by this set of laws
Law of the Sea
While flying in his sleigh, Santa's reindeers come to an abrupt stop. Santa, not wearing a seatbelt, goes flying out of the sleigh (he survives). This can be attributed to this fundamental principle of Physics.
What is inertia?
Also accept "What is Newton's first law of motion?"
This Space craft crashed into Mars on Christmas Day 2003
What is the Beagle 2?
The loudest natural sound ever recorded was nearly 310 decibels. It occurred on the Indonesian Island Krakatoa during this type of natural disaster.
What is a volcanic eruption?