Physics
The basic building block of all matter
What is the atom?
1 gram of this molecule requires 1 calorie to increase temperature by 1 Celsius. Name this molecule that covers 70% of Earth's surface.
What is H2O (water)?
The powerhouse of the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
The Norse god of thunder.
Who is Thor?
The most geologically active moon in the solar system, the innermost of the four Galilean moons.
What is Io?
The physicist known for creating the equation for energy.
What is Albert Einstein?
The element that forms graphene and is the basis of organic chemistry.
What is Carbon?
The process used by plants to make food.
What is photosynthesis?
Name this geological body where the Apollo 11 touched down in 1969.
The energy an object has due to movement.
What is kinetic energy?
The kidneys secret this ion in a "pump" with potassium. Name this element that is highly reactive with water, which is edible when paired with Cl.
What is Sodium?
What is Insulin?
The Egyptian god of the underworld who was murdered by Set.
Who is Osiris?
The first artificial satellite (USSR) that kicked the space race.
What is Sputnik 1?
The elementary particle typically used to create nuclear fission.
What is the neutron?
A cyclic molecule which is the simplest aromatic hydrocarbon with the formula C6H6.
What is Benzene?
An organelle not found in plants that is used to organize microtubular spindles during mitosis.
What is a Centriole?
The first woman in Greek mythology who was sculpted out of clay by Hephaestus and is known for opening a box which released all the evils of the world.
Who is Pandora?
Name this comet that appears in the Bayeux Tapestry and is the source of the Orionid meteor shower.
What is Halley’s Comet?
The newest elementary particle to be discovered. (2012)
A compound derived from an oxoacid in which at least one hydroxyl is replaced by an alkoxy as in the substitution reaction of carboxylic acid in alcohol.
What is an Esther?
The most abundant protein in eukaryotic cells
What is Actin?
Attack on Titan referenced this primordial Norse giant who was formed in the void Ginnungagap.
Who is Ymir?
The first manmade object to enter space.
What is Bumper-WAC?