History of Science
Go Figure
Inventions
Potpourri
Biology
100
The person developed the special and general theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein
100
A car moving at a constant speed of 40 mi/hr will cover this much distance in 2 hours.
What is 80 miles
100
Copernicus created a new view of this natural phenomenon.
What is the solar system
100
The State abbreviation for Alabama and California respectively also represent these two elements.
What is aluminum and calcium
100
Of deciduous and coniferous the one that you hang decorations on at Christmas.
What is coniferous.
200
Galileo was based known for working with this apparatus that allowed him to slow down the motion of accelerating bodies.
What is incline planes
200
The average velocity of something uniformly accelerating from rest to a final velocity of 17 m/s will have this as its average velocity.
What is 8.5 m/s
200
He invented the light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison
200
Darwin sailed upon this vessel.
What is HMS Beagle
200
This monk used pea plants in experiments and thus began this branch of biology.
What is genetics.
300
The unit of energy is named for this individual.
Who is James P Joule
300
An Atwood machine has a mass of 1 kg on one side and 3 kg on the other. The acceleration of the system will be this value.
What is 4.9 m/s/s
300
This invention was used to excavate the bottom of the East River to make way for the Brooklyn Bridge
What is a caisson
300
Of tension or compression the one that the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge are under.
What is compression
300
This process allows food and waste to pass through a cell's membrane.
What is osmosis.
400
This French mathematician/philosopher was to put the first law of motion into its final form.
Who is Rene Descartes
400
A projectile fired from the tallest mountain on the earth whose radius is 6,400,000 m would need this velocity to remain in orbit if there were no atmosphere.
What is 7920 m/s
400
. - and --- are examples of this invention.
What is Morse Code
400
As humans we belong to this phylum.
What is Chordata.
400
The first cloned sheep was given this name.
What is Dali.
500
While Einstein's theories of General and Special Relativity are better known, it was for this theory that he won the Nobel Prize.
What is the photoelectric effect
500
If planet "X" were twice the mass of the earth and had twice the radius of the earth, you would expect a scale on planet "X" to record your weight as what factor of that scale's reading on earth.
What is one-half.
500
Watson and Crick came up with this model and changed biology.
What is DNA (Double helix)
500
Cross this on your way to a Black Hole and you will never return.
What is an event horizon.
500
This discarded theory had life coming about instantly from non living material.
What is spontaneous generation.