Women in science
Who was the one of the first woman to work as a Nasa scientist?
Katherine Johnson. As a mathematician, she calculated and analyzed the flight paths of NASA spacecraft.She is best known for making the calculations that allowed the first Americans to enter Earth's orbit and set foot on the moon.
What phenomena keep the planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
The stapes bone, also known as the stirrup bone. It’s located inside your ear.
How many elements are listed in the periodic table?
118.
What are animals called who only eat plants?
Herbivores.
Who was the first and only woman to win a noble prize?
Marie Curie. She discovered two new chemical elements: radium and polonium. Curie led the first research project on the impact of radiation treatment on tumors.
What causes a solar eclipse?
The moon moves between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth.
What kind of blood type is known as the universal donor?
O negative.
What reaction releases energy into its surroundings?
Exothermic reaction.
How many limbs does an octopus have?
8.
Who was the first black woman to travel into space?
Mae Jemison. In 1992, she became the first Black woman to travel into space. Jemison excels in many scientific fields, has authored several books, and even appeared on an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame and the International Space Hall of Fame.
How long does a solar eclipse last?
About seven and a half minutes.
Mitosis is the process a single cell uses to divide into two new identical cells. What do we call each set of cells?
Parent cells and daughter cells.
What does a “Geiger Counter” measure?
Radiation.
Which animal can change direction midair?
Who is regarded as the the world's first computer programmer?
Ada Lovelace. In the 1880s, she helped develop the idea for a computing machine, and — long before computers were even invented — invented an algorithm for a computer.
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus.
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin.
What word do scientists use to describe a unit of measure that is also the name of an animal?
A mole.
What can sharks sense that humans cannot?
Electricity.
Who was the first woman faculty member hired in the physics department at Princeton?
Chien-Shiung Wu. A Chinese immigrant to the United States, Wu was the first women faculty member hired in the physics department at Princeton University. She later took a job at Columbia University and joined the Matthan Project, which resulted in the creation of nuclear weapons. She is best known for conducting the Wu experiment, which proved that identical particles do not always behave in the same manner.
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury.
What do white blood cells do?
White blood cells protect you against illness and disease. “Immunity Cells” are another name for these components.
What two elements is water made of?
Hydrogen and Oxygen.
Why do some tigers have white coats?
It’s a genetic mutation. White tigers carry a gene that inhibits the production of red and yellow pigments in white tigers, though it does not appear to alter black.