ISS
Why do astronauts float in the ISS?
Because of microgravity
What type of energy do satellites collect?
Solar energy
What do the letters "WWW" stand for?
The World Wide Web
What molecule do scientists use in biotechnology experiments that also carries genetic information?
DNA
What is the name of the chemical that helps crops grow faster?
Fertilizer
What was the name of the first module of the ISS?
Zarya
What natural events are weather satellites mainly used to track?
storms/weather patterns
What term describes harmful software designed to damage or disrupt computers?
Malware
What is a type of medicine that prevents viruses from harming your body?
Vaccines
Who is the scientist known as the "father of the green revolution?"
Norman Borlaug
What was the name of food, experiments, and supplies brought to the ISS through unmanned delivery flights?
Cargo missions or resupply missions
What are communication satellites essential for?
Long distance phone calls, internet, and television broadcasts
Video calls, online gaming, and streaming all require this measurement of internet speed capacity
bandwidth
What is the famous cloned sheep, created in 1996?
Dolly the sheep
Which country experienced major agricultural growth after adopting Green Revolution methods in the 1960s?
India
Which international organization represents many European nations that work on the ISS?
The European Space Agency
signals sent from satellites are in what form of electromagnetic energy?
radio waves and microwaves
What term is used to describe false or misleading information online?
Misinformation
This branch of biotechnology focuses on environmental cleanup using living organisms
bioremediation
What did monoculture farming involve?
Single crop fields
What was the Canadian-built robotic arm on the ISS?
Canadarm2
The delay in communication signals is greater for satellites in this high-altitude orbit than for satellites in low Earth orbit
geostationary orbit
Net neutrality is the principle that internet providers should treat all internet traffic in this way
equally or fairly
Who was the scientist who helped discover the structure of DNA alongside Francis Crick?
James Watson
What type of water source gets majorly depleted from agricultural practices?
groundwater or aquifers