STEM 1
what is the name of the part of the human skeleton which protects our brain?
The Skull
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
Name the cycle that circulates water around the world
The weather cycle
Why do things fall wen you drop them?
Gravity
Where does water evaporate to?
The air
What does LED stand for?
Light Emitting Diode
What is the name of the air humans breathe?
Oxygen
STEM stands for...
Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
What does LCD stand for? (In terms of a computer moniter)
Liquid Crystal Display
We age faster in space
True or False
False. We age slower
Which is the biggest member of the cat family?
Tiger
What is the name of the effect on time that occurs when an object approaches the speed of light?
Time Dialation
Who was the first man to ever walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What element is most prominent in rechargeable batteries?
Lithium
Describe Sublimation and Deposition
Sublimation is the process of a solid going straight to being a gas
Deposition is the process of a gas going straight to being a solid
closest planet to the sun
Mercury
Which scientist proposed the three laws of motion?
Issac Newton
Who discovered Radium and Polonium
Marie Curie
What is the standard acceleration of gravity on Earth?
9.81m/s^2
how far in light terms is the Earth from the sun?
8 minutes 20 seconds
What is the main reason we are going to Mars?
Overpopulation
Solar power generates power from what source?
The sun
What is the name of the air that humans exhales and plants need for photosynthesis to occur?
Carbon Dioxide
What is the speed of light in m/s?
299,792,458 m/s
Early 1990's
What is the boiling point of water in kelvin?
(100 points if you get it in Fahrenheit)
373 Kelvin
212 Fahrenheit
Who was the second man on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin
What LED was the hardest to invent?
The blue LED
What mineral can be found far below the earths surface that can store water in itself at high pressures?
Ringwoodite
When was Oxygen named?
1777
Who was the man who stayed on the shuttle during the first moon landing?
Michael Collins
What material is impervious to almost any acid?
Teflon
(bonus points if it is in terms of light) (approximate to the nearest millionth mile)
~15,950,000,000 Miles
or ~1 light day one way
pH is the measure of what in acid?
Hydrogen Cations
What is the earth's only natural satellite?
The Moon
What is the only continent on Earth the is considered a desert?
Antarctica