Physics
What is "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”?
Newton’s Third Law of Motion
What is the molecule that carries genetic information and is shaped like a double helix?
DNA
What is the sum of the angles in any triangle?
180 degrees
What is the element with the symbol Si, most abundant in the Earth's crust?
Silicon.
What is a small electronic device made up of multiple transistors and components that work together to process information?
Circuit
What is the negatively charged particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom?
An electron
What are the short chains of amino acids that make up proteins?
Peptides
What is the average value of a set of numbers?
The mean
What is the type of bond where two atoms share electrons?
Who is the inventor known for developing the practical light bulb and the modern electric power distribution system?
Thomas Edison
What is a wave that includes visible light, radio waves, and X-rays, and can travel through a vacuum?
Electromagnetic wave
What is the organelle involved in the synthesis of proteins and lipids, and exists in two forms: rough and smooth?
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
What is the mathematical constant representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter?
Pi (π)
What is the strongest acid?
sulfuric acid.
What is the computer architecture model that describes a system where the CPU, memory, and input/output devices are connected by a system bus?
The Von Neumann architecture
What is the unit used to measure frequency?
Hertz (Hz)
What is the series of reactions in cellular respiration that generates high-energy electron carriers and occurs in the mitochondria?
The Krebs cycle (Citric Acid Cycle)
What is the derivative of the natural logarithmic function?
e^x
What is the gas law stating that the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature?
Boyles law.
What is the observation that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles approximately every two years, leading to an increase in computing power?
Moores law.
What is the theory that explains the behavior of particles at the atomic and subatomic levels?
Quantum mechanics
Who is the biologist who, along with Francis Crick, helped determine the structure of DNA?
James Watson
Who is the mathematician who, alongside Isaac Newton, independently developed the concept of calculus?
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
What is the process by which an atom or molecule gains electrons?
Reduction.
What is the abstract mathematical model of computation, proposed by Alan Turing, that forms the foundation for the theory of computation and defines the limits of what can be computed?
The Turing machine