General Science
What is the chemical process where sugar is converted into energy called?
Cellular Respiration
What is the production and emission of light by a living organism?
Bioluminescence
What is an atom or molecule that has a different number of electrons than protons, so it has a charge called?
Ion
What are the laws of electrical charges?
1) Like charges repel one another
2) Opposite charges attract
When was the Sun born?
Approx. 4.6 billion years ago
What blood type do you need to be a universal donor?
O-
What is the most common element inside the human body?
Hydrogen (62.9%)
What type of compound is NaCl?
Ionic Compound
What are the three methods of charging?
Friction, Contact, Induction
When did the Big Bang occur?
Approx 13.7 billion years ago
Humans share approximately 98.8% of DNA with what animal?
Chimpanzees
Which organism is found at the first (lowest) trophic level?
Autotrophs
What is the term for 2 or more forms of an element that have the same number of protons but have a different number of neutrons (same atomic number but different atomic mass) called?
Isotope
If you're talking about electricity, what does "DC" stand for?
Direct Current
What is a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light?
Meteor
The elephant clock was contributed to science from which culture?
Islam
What are environmental factors that prevent the growth in the number of organisms or prevent them from moving to a new habitat called?
Limiting Factors
Which 7 elements commonly exist as diatomic molecules?
H, O, F, Br, I, N, Cl
What are the 3 laws of Newton?
1) Every object moves in a straight line unless acted upon by a force.
2)The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force exerted and inversely proportional to the object's mass.
3) For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is the geocentric solar system model and who created it?
Every planet revolves around the Earth; Aristotle
Many surgical instruments were created by which culture?
Islam
What term describes organisms of the same species inhabiting a particular region?
Population
What is the process in which the nuclei of the atoms fuse together and form larger atoms called?
Nuclear Fusion
What constant is referred to as "The Universe's Clock"?
Speed of light
What is a cloud of gas and dust in outer space called? (Hint: Stars start their lives as these.)
Nebula