Astronomy
What is the name of the galaxy in which our solar system resides?
The Milky Way
What law describes the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration?
Newton's Second Law of Motion
What is the most abundant element in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What organelle is responsible for energy production in a cell?
The Mitochondrion
What is the term for the Earth’s outermost layer?
The Crust
Which planet has the longest day in the solar system?
Venus
What is the principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or converted?
The Law of Conservation of Energy
What type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?
Covalent bond
What process is responsible for the synthesis of proteins in cells?
Translation (the process of synthesizing proteins)
Which seismic waves move the fastest and are the first to be detected?
P-waves
Which star is closest to Earth?
The Sun
What principle explains why objects in free fall accelerate at the same rate regardless of mass?
Galileo's Principle of Falling Bodies
What is the most reactive element in the periodic table?
Fluorine
Which theory explains the evolution of species through natural selection?
Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution
What type of rock forms from cooling and solidifying magma or lava?
Igneous Rock
What is the name of the largest moon of Saturn?
Titan
What is the Higgs boson particle often referred to as?
The God Particle
What is the chemical formula for methane?
CH₄
Which type of blood vessel carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago?
Pangaea
What is the term for the hypothetical boundary around a black hole from which nothing, not even light, can escape?
The Event Horizon
Who developed the theory of General Relativity?
Albert Einstein
What is the most common type of bond found in organic molecules?
Covalent bonds
Which genetic material is responsible for protein synthesis in cells?
RNA
What type of fossil was the mosquito trapped in in Jurassic Park?
Amber