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Thermodynamics
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400

This color of visible light has the shortest wavelength, just before the ultraviolet range.

What is violet?

400

If System A is in thermal equilibrium with System C, and System B is also in thermal equilibrium with System C, then A and B are in equilibrium with each other, according to this law.

What is the Zeroeth Law?

400

This pop star and fashion icon, who headlined the Coachella festival this past April, has been teasing her seventh studio album, often referred to by fans as LG7.

Who is Lady Gaga?

400

Meryl Streep or Hugh Laurie

Who is Hugh Laurie

400

This is the name of the world's longest mountain range, 90% of which is found underneath the Atlantic and other oceans.

What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (or mid-ocean ridge)?

800

In subtractive color mixing (like with paint pigments), mixing the primary colors blue and yellow creates this secondary color.

What is green?

800

The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that the this of an isolated system can never decrease.

What is the total entropy?

800

In December, James Cameron continued his epic sci-fi franchise with the third installment of this.

What is Avatar?

800

Robert Downey Jr. or Idris Elba

Who is Idris Elba

800

Roughly S-shaped, the Atlantic is the world's second-largest ocean basin after this largest one.

What is the Pacific Ocean?

1200

Appearing on 78% of all national flags, this color is the most common one used globally, often symbolizing courage or sacrifice.

What is red?

1200

This property, which includes enthalpy (H) and internal energy (U), only depends on the initial and final state of the system, not on the path taken.

What is a state function?

1200

The engagement of this celebrity couple—the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and the singer known for her Eras Tour—was one of the biggest headlines of the year.

Who si Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce?

1200

Tom Holland or Natalie Portman

Who is Tom Holland

1200

The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean is the Puerto Rico Trench; this specific feature within that trench holds the record.

What is the Milwaukee Deep?

1600

This color is a chalky or pale shade of azure or sky blue, and famously named a color of the millennium by the Pantone Institute.

What is carulean?

1600

The change in this quantity,

Delta G

, can be calculated by

\Delta H -T \Delta S

, and determines whether a process will be spontaneous at constant temperature and pressure.

What is Gibbs Free Energy?

1600

The film adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked was split into two parts, with this actress and singer playing the role of the green-skinned Elphaba in both.

Who is Cynthia Erivo?

1600

Gwyneth Paltrow or Christian Bale

What is Christian Bale

1600

Although all oceans contain some, one study found the Atlantic to contain the highest concentration.

What is salt?

2000

The high cost of the Tyrian dye, made from thousands of sea snails, caused this color to become universally associated with royalty and wealth in ancient times.

What is purple?

2000

This is a measure of the change of Gibbs free energy with concentration.

What is chemical potential

2000

In the 2025 biopic The Smashing Machine, this former professional wrestler turned action star portrayed the legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr.

Who is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?

2000

Millie Bobby Brown or Kristen Stewart

Who is Millie Bobby Brown

2000

The destination of the ocean line which sank in the early hours of April 15th, 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean.

What is New York?