Physics
What is the formula for calculating kinetic energy?
1/2mv^2
What type of chemical bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?
Covalent Bond
What is the primary function of the red blood cells in the human body?
To carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and return carbon dioxide back to the lungs for exhilation.
What molecule carries genetic information in living organisms?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What is the term for the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing, not even light, can escape?
Event Horizon
What is the element with the highest melting point?
Tungsten
What is the longest type of cell in the body?
Nerve Cell (Neuron)
What type of RNA is responsible for transferring amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis?
What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates meet, often resulting in the formation of mountain ranges or deep ocean trenches?
Convergent Boundaries
Which theory, developed by Albert Einstein, describes the relationship between space, time, and gravity?
Theory of Relativity
What is the process by which a solid turns directly into a gas, bypassing the liquid phase?
Sublimation
What is the term for the cells in the retina responsible for detecting light and enabling vision?
Rods and Cones
What is the name of the process that results in four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell?
Mieosis
What is the name of the phenomenon that occurs when magma from the mantle reaches the Earth's surface through cracks or volcanoes and solidifies to form new crust?
Seafloor Spreading
In quantum mechanics, what is the name of the principle that states that it is impossible to simultaneously know the position and momentum of a particle?
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
What is the name of the equation that describes the relationship between the pressure, volume, temperature, and amount of gas?
Ideal Gas Law
PV=nRT
What is the term for the thick band of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain?
Corpus Callosum
What phase of mitosis do the centromeres move toward the poles?
Metaphase
What is the name of the geologic time period, 541 to 252 million years ago, that was marked by the presence of diverse marine life and the later emergence of early land plants and vertebrates?
Paleozoic Era
What phenomenon occurs when light bends as it passes around an object, a result of the curvature of spacetime?
Gravitational Lensing
What is the name of the law that states that the pressure and volume of a gas are inversely proportional at a constant temperature?
Boyle's Law
What is the name of the structure in the human brain responsible for regulating autonomic functions (ex., heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure)?
Medulla Oblongata
What is the term for the process by which a stem cell becomes specialized into a more specific type of cell, such as a muscle or nerve cell?
Cell Differentiation
Which mineral is the primary component of granite, and is known for being one of the most abundant minerals in the Earth's continental crust?
Feldspar