Biology
What is the basic unit of life?
The cell
What is the law of conservation of energy?
The amount of energy in the universe is constant, only being transformed or transferred.
Who created the periodic table used today?
Dmitri Mendeleev
What is the basic type of cell in the brain?
Neuron/nerve cell
What is the term used to define the flowing state of the layers under Earth's crust?
Plastic
How many bones are in the adult human body (bonus points if you can name how many are in an infant)
206 in the adult human body
300+ in an infant
Who was the only person to receive the Nobel Prize for two separate sciences? (Physics and Chemistry)
Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie (Marie Curie)
The visible phenomenon of fire is the product of a combustion reaction, in which a fuel and an oxidant react to release heat. What two compounds are in gaseous form?
CO2 and H2O
What is the brain's remarkable, lifelong ability to reorganize its neural networks, forming new connections, allowing it to adapt, recover function (like after a stroke), and change its structure and function?
Neuroplasticity
What is the main purpose of the magnetosphere (magnetic field)?
To protect the Earth from solar flares
How do jellyfish move through the water?
Jet propulsion
What is the opposite of matter? (Don't overthink it)
Antimatter
The law of which 17th century British chemist defines the proportional relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas?
Robert Boyle
What are the two types of cells in the nervous system? (You need to name both)
Neurons and glial cells
What is the study of fungi called?
Mycology
Gregor Mendel and pea pods.
True or False: The Eiffel Tower is taller in the summer than in the winter.
True.
Heat causes metal to expand.
How many elements are on the periodic table?
118 elements
What is the most primitive part of the brain?
The brainstem
How do scientists date rocks and fossils?
Carbon Dating
______'s theory of "inheritance of acquired characteristics" was disproved.
Ex: If you lose an arm, your child will be born without an arm.
Whose theory is this?
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
g=9.8 m/s2
Objects in free fall accelerate at the same rate, so they land at the same time.
Name all five different chemical reactions.
1. Synthesis (combination)
2. Decomposition
3. Single displacement
4. Double displacement
5. Combustion
Name four types of cells in the nervous system.
Sensory Neurons, Motor Neurons, Interneurons, Astrocytes, Oligodendrocytes, Microglia, Ependymal Cells, Schwann Cells, Satellite Cells
How fast does the Earth spin?
1000 mph