Science
This scientist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection
Who is Charles Darwin?
The fundamental language that computers use to process information
What is binary?
This type of engineer designs and builds roads, bridges, and buildings
What is a civil engineer?
This is what you get when you multiply all the numbers on your phone's keypad
What is 0?
Your stomach gets an entirely new lining every 3-5 days because it would otherwise digest itself with this powerful acid
What is hydrochloric acid?
This gas makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
This computing model allows users to access and store data and applications over the internet rather than on local hardware
What is cloud computing?
This engineering process involves creating a preliminary model or sample of a product to test and evaluate before mass production
What is prototyping?
In a triangle, this theorem relates the lengths of the sides: a² + b² = c²
What is Pythagorean theorem?
Patients can stay awake, and sometimes must stay awake, during surgery on this organ because it cannot feel pain
What is the brain?
This element has the chemical symbol Au and atomic number 79
What is gold?
The "S" in HTTPS stands for this, indicating that data is encrypted during transmission
What is Secure?
This engineering principle explains why airplanes can fly, involving pressure differences above and below wings
What is Bernoulli's principle?
This branch of mathematics deals with rates of change and slopes of curves
What is differential calculus (or calculus)?
This strategy game has 10^120 possible games, which vastly exceeds the 10^80 atoms that exist in the observable universe
What is chess?
This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another
What is the first law of thermodynamics (or conservation of energy)?
This programming language was created by Guido van Rossum and is named after a British comedy group
What is Python?
This engineering field focuses on the design of systems that optimize the interaction between humans and machines for safety, efficiency, and comfort.
What is ergonomics (or human factors engineering)?
This four-dimensional geometric shape is the 4D analogue of a cube, having 8 cubic cells and 16 vertices
Even traveling at light speed to this nearest star system, over 4 years would pass on Earth, meaning everyone you know would age or die before your arrival
What is Alpha Centauri?
This rapidly spinning neutron star emits regular beams of electromagnetic radiation
What is a pulsar?
This technology uses radio waves to identify and track objects (like keycards) automatically
What is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)?
This structural engineering concept describes the maximum load a material can withstand before it permanently deforms or breaks
What is yield strength (or tensile strength)?
As you progress further into this famous sequence, the ratio of consecutive numbers approaches the golden ratio
What is the Fibonacci Sequence?
This creature can survive in the vacuum of space, withstand radiation 1,000 times stronger than what would kill a human, and come back to life after being dried out for decades
What is a tardigrade (or water bear)?