Science
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
What 4 tech companies started in a garage, and are now worth trillions (by market cap)?
Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon
What is the term for the resistance to motion between two surfaces in contact?
Friction
What is an integer?
Whole Number
True or False: Women were allowed to earn PhD's in science before 1900
True--although it was hard and very rare
Where does photosynthesis happen?
Chloroplasts
What digits make up the binary language of computers?
0 and 1
What metal is most commonly used to make electrical wires?
Copper
What is 25% of 420?
105
Who wrote the first computer algorithm in history, making her the world’s first computer programmer?
Ada Lovelace
What part of an atom has a negative electric charge?
Electrons
What does "www" stand for?
World Wide Web
What branch of engineering focuses on building bridges and roads?
Civil Engineering
What is the quadratic formula?
x = [-b ± √(b^2 - 4ac)]/2a
Which chemist’s X-ray images led to the discovery of DNA’s double-helix structure?
Rosalind Franklin
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What coding language are most video games written in?
C++
What does “RPM” stand for in mechanical systems?
Revolutions per Minute
What is the slope of the line passing through (2, 3) and (4, 7)?
m = 2
Which scientist discovered radium and polonium?
Maria Skłodowska-Curie (Marie Curie)
What type of blood cells fight infection?
White Blood Cells
Software vs Hardware?
Software: intangible programs that contain instructions for hardware. Hardware: physical components of the computer.
What device measures air pressure?
Barometer
What is the formula for the volume of a sphere?
V = (4/3)πr^3
Around what decades were women allowed to get a degree in science in the US? (20 year estimation)
1840-1860