Astronomy & The Cosmos
Which Polish astronomer is credited with proposing the heliocentric model, placing the Sun, not Earth, at the center of the solar system?
Nicolaus Copernicus
What American virologist developed one of the first successful polio vaccines?
Jonas Salk
What English naturalist is best known for his theory of evolution by natural selection, outlined in "On the Origin of Species"?
Charles Darwin
What is the name given to the supercontinent that existed approximately 335 million years ago, before breaking apart?
Pangaea
What Italian astronomer is famous for using a telescope to observe Jupiter's moons, Saturn's rings, and Venus's phases, supporting the heliocentric model?
Galileo Galilei
What Scottish physician and microbiologist discovered penicillin, the first true antibiotic, in 1928
Alexander Fleming
What Austrian monk is considered the "Father of Genetics" for his work with pea plants, establishing the basic principles of heredity?
Gregor Mendel
What is the more widely accepted theory that explains the movement of Earth's large continental plates, building upon continental drift?
Plate Tectonics
What is the name of the theory that describes the universe's origin as an extremely hot, dense point that rapidly expanded?
The Big Bang Theory
ho is considered the "Father of Medicine," an ancient Greek physician after whom a famous oath for doctors is named?
Hippocrates
What two scientists are famously credited with discovering the double-helix structure of DNA?
James Watson and Francis Crick
What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of molten magma or lava?
Igneous rock
Which German astronomer formulated the laws of planetary motion, describing how planets orbit the Sun?
Johannes Kepler
What English physician developed the first successful vaccine, specifically against smallpox, in the late 18th century?
Edward Jenner
What famous ancient Greek philosopher is often considered one of the first true biologists, categorizing animals and plants?
Aristotle
What German meteorologist and geophysicist proposed the theory of continental drift in the early 20th century?
Alfred Wegener
hich American astronomer discovered that the universe is expanding, and that there are galaxies beyond our own Milky Way?
Edwin Hubble
What French chemist and microbiologist developed the process of pasteurization and created vaccines for rabies and anthrax?
Louis Pasteur
What famous sheep was the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell in 1996?
Dolly the Sheep
What famous British female fossil collector made significant discoveries along the Jurassic Coast in the early 19th century, including marine reptiles?
Mary Anning