Chemistry
What is the chemical in chili peppers that makes them spicy?
Capsaicin
What scale measures the energy released by earthquakes?
The Richter Scale
What chemical causes your muscles to burn after exercise?
Lactic Acid
Who formulated the laws of motion and gravitation?
Isaac Newton
What galaxy contains our solar system?
The Milky Way
Which noble gas is used in bright advertising signs because it glows orange-red when electrified?
Neon
What instrument measures air pressure?
Barometer
What hormone regulates blood sugar by helping cells absorb glucose?
Insulin
Who is the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two separate fields (Physics and Chem) for work in radiation?
Marie Curie
Which planet is the smallest in the solar system?
Mercury
What gas gives the sharp smell after a lightning storm?
Ozone
What type of rock most often preserves dinosaur bones as fossils?
Sedimentary
What protein in red blood cells carries oxygen (a lack of this protein leads to anemia)?
Hemoglobin
Who once worked as an engineer for Boeing before becoming a famous TV science educator with his own show?
Bill Nye
What is the name of the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing, not even light, can escape?
The Event Horizon
What element is essential for thyroid function and is added to table salt to prevent a deficiency?
Iodine
What term describes periodic warming of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, affecting global climate?
El Niño
What process allows oxygen and carbon dioxide to move across cell membranes?
Diffusion
Who was the first modern scientist to propose the Earth revolves around the Sun?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Name a dwarf planet other than Pluto
Haumea, Makemake, Eris, or Ceres