Famous Scientists
This scientist is famous for his theory of evolution by natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
This is the mathematical constant that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter
What is Pi?
This group of elements in the periodic table, found in Group 18, is known for being chemically inert and having a full outer electron shell.
What is noble gases?
This gas is the most abundant in Earth’s atmosphere, making up about 78% of it.
What is Nitrogen?
This process involves the body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment, such as regulating body temperature and blood sugar levels.
What is Homeostasis?
This scientist developed the periodic table which organized elements by their atomic number.
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?
This is the line that a graph of a function approaches but never actually touches
What is an asymptote?
This type of chemical reaction occurs when one compound breaks down into two or more simpler substances.
What is a decomposition reaction?
The world's largest carbon sink
What is the ocean?
This long, muscular tube connects the mouth to the stomach, and uses rhythmic contractions called peristalsis to move food.
What is the Esophagus?
This physicist developed the theory of general relativity and was named the "Father of Modern Physics"
Who is Albert Einstein?
The method used to solve systems of linear equations by adding or subtracting equations
What is elimination?
According to this law, the volume of a gas increases as its temperature increases, provided the pressure and amount of gas remain constant.
What is Charles Law?
This gas, produced by livestock and agricultural activities, is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential much higher than carbon dioxide
What is methane?
This organ system is responsible for transporting oxygen, nutrients, and hormones throughout the body, and includes the heart and blood vessels.
What is the circulatory system?
This scientist proposed the 'Plum Pudding' model of the atom
Who is J.J Thomson?
A method used to convert a quadratic equation in standard form to vertex form
What is Completing the Square?
This unit of energy is commonly used to measure the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.
What is a calorie?
This phenomenon describes how the Earth's surface reflects sunlight, with surfaces like ice and snow having a higher ability to reflect, contributing to the cooling of the planet.
What is the Albedo Effect?
This type of pathogen is made up of only RNA and is unalive
What is a virus?
This scientists' research was crucial in the discovery of the helical structure of DNA
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
This is the derivative of the function f(x)=x
What is 1?
This number, approximately 6.022×1023, represents the number of atoms, molecules, or particles in one mole of a substance. It is named after an Italian scientist who contributed to the concept of the mole.
What is Avogadro's Number?
This process, in which nitrogen in the atmosphere is converted into a form that plants can use, plays a key role in the nitrogen cycle and is facilitated by certain types of bacteria.
What is Nitrogen Fixation?
This progressive neurological disease is characterized by memory loss, confusion, and changes in behavior, often associated with the buildup of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain.
What is Alzheimer's?