PEOPLE
What was John J. Audubon's famous book?
Birds of America
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What does Hg stand for on the periodic table?
Mercury
What is the difference between energy and power?
Power is the rate of energy being generated or consumed
Who created the periodic table?
Mendeleev
What two professors served/went to Harvard College?
Professor Louis Agassiz and Professor Asa Gray
What is the largest organ of your body?
Skin
What two gases are produced in landfills?
Methane & CO2
Can light bend around corners?
Yes, by internal diffraction and interaction with objects.
Name three venomous mammals.
Platypus, solenodon, slow loris, european mole...etc.
Who taught at Yale College for more than fifty years?
Professor Benjamin Silliman
What substance found in nature is stronger than steel?
Spider silk
What is one atom thick and is the strongest material in the world?
Graphene
What are Newton's Laws of Motion? There are three.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
"Every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed on it."
"Force is equal to the change in momentum per change in time. For a constant mass, force equals mass times acceleration."
What are the two main types of venom?
Necrotic & Neurotoxic
Who would sometimes carry snakes in his pocket?
Professor Louis Agassiz
Name three mind-controlling parasites and/or fungi.
Green-banded broodsac, horsehair worm, toxoplasma gondii, cordyceps fungus, certain wasps...etc.
What is the chemical formula for ammonium chloride?
NH4Cl
Why are all metals magnetic?
They're not. Ex. aluminum, copper, and gold.
What are "kissing bugs?"
An insect that is attracted to CO2 and heat. Tend to bite humans around the mouth. Cause a number of illnesses including Chagas disease, which, left untreated, can cause heart failure.
Fad diets were popular, including the whole-wheat bread and crackers regimen of _______ ________.
Sylvester Graham
What is the real name of the "Killer Bee?"
Africanized Honey Bee
How do glow sticks glow?
There is a glass vile inside the glow stick, which usually contains a Hydrogen Peroxide solution (the activator). The vile is floating in a compound called Phenyl Oxalate Ester and a fluorescent dye. When you snap the glow stick, the two react, creating two other compounds: Phenol and Peroxy Acid Ester, which glow.
Why do boomerangs come back?
The airfoil, which is flat on one side but curved on the other, with one edge thicker than the other. This makes the boomerang lift, keeping it in the air.
Are GMO's good or bad? Why?
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