Famous Equations

Paradoxes


DNA
Psychology
100

Einstein's famous equation for the theory of special relativity is

E=MC2

100
Is light a wave or a particle at the quantum level?

both

100

DNA stands for

deoxyribonucleic acid

100

According to the bystander effect, does group size increase or decrease the likelihood that someone will intervene in an emergency?

decrease

200

Newton's famous equation for his 2nd law of motion is

f=ma

200

Is Schrodinger's Cat dead or alive?

both and neither

200

how many pairs of chromosomes are there typically in humans?

23

200

How many lobes are there in the cerebral cortex?

4

300

The pythagorean theorem, in equation form, states that ais equal to

the sum of band c2

300

How many places can a particle be in at once?

2

300

The last name of the discoverer of DNA is 

Miescher

300

Name the lobes of the cerebral cortex

frontal, occipital, temporal, perietal

400

The equation for the Planck Relation is

e=hf

400

The Fermi paradox states that the probability of extraterrestrial life should be

high

400

Watson, Crick and Wilkins won the Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1962 for

discovering the double helix

400

To make Pavlov's dog salivate, what should you do?

ring the bell or put a bowl of food in front of it

500

The exact value of Planck's constant (to the third decimal place) is

6.626 x 10-34

500

In the Twin Paradox, which twin is older? the one that travelled near the speed of light or the one on Earth?

the one that travelled near the speed of light

500

the four bases of DNA start with the letters

A, G, T and C

500

the DSM stands for

the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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