Atmospheric Trivia
What’s the lowest point in the atmosphere?
The Troposphere
What is the common chemical name and formula for dihydrogen monoxide?
Water (H2O)
It is the largest planet in our solar system and features a massive storm known as the Great Red Spot.
Jupiter
What is the name of the deepest known point in the Earth's oceans?
Mariana Trench
Which of Isaac Newton's laws states that an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an external force?
The First Law
The Troposphere contains __% of all water in the atmospher.
99%
What scale is the SI unit of temperature measured in?
Kelvin (K)
What type of animal was the first living creature to orbit Earth?
A dog
Which biological phenomenon allows deep-sea creatures like the anglerfish to produce light?
Bioluminescence
What name is given to the speed at which the upward force of air resistance exactly balances the downward force of gravity on a falling object?
Terminal Velocity
The NASA Helios reached the:
The Stratosphere
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
What is the closest spiral galaxy to our own?
The Andromeda Galaxy
Hydrothermal vents spew superheated, mineral-rich water into the deep ocean. What is the primary source of energy for the bacteria at the base of these ecosystems?
Chemosynthesis
When light passes from air into water, it slows down and bends. What is the name of this optical phenomenon?
Refraction
While the temperature climbs to over 2,500 degrees Celsius in the thermosphere, why would it feel freezing to human skin?
Because the air is in a state of extremely low density, meaning there are far too few gas molecules to physically transfer heat to your body.
What’s the heaviest element on the Periodic Table?
Oganesson
What famously became the first man-made satellite to be sent into orbit in 1957?
Sputnik 1
The deep sea is divided into distinct zones based on depth. Which zone extends from roughly 4,000 meters down to 6,000 meters?
Abyssopelagic Zone
According to the principle of conservation of thermodynamic energy, a system's internal energy changes based on heat and work. Which law of thermodynamics formally states this?
The First Law
What is the specific term for a rapid, anticlockwise change in wind direction that occurs without any alteration in the wind's overall strength?
Veering (in the Southern Hemisphere) or backing (in the Northern Hemisphere, though sometimes defined locally by the Beaufort scale).
What’s the most common element in the universe?
Hydrogen
What is a highly magnetized, incredibly dense, and rapidly rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation from its magnetic poles usually called?
A Pulsar
Discovered in the deep ocean, the "Giant Phantom Jellyfish" (Stygiomedusa gigantea) features four massive mouth-arms instead of stinging tentacles. Approximately how long can these arms grow?
10 Meters or 33 Feet
E = 2(300,000,000)^2. Find E.
E = 180,000,000,000,000,000