Space
What phenomena keep the planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
Robert Gallo was one of the pioneers n the identification of which virus?
HIV
What is the smallest unit of matter?
An atom
What does a “Geiger Counter” measure?
Radiation
What acid is associated with muscles in the body experiencing lack of oxygen?
Lactic Acid
What color is the sunset on Mars?
Blue
What is the world’s largest invertebrate?
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” is an example of one of these.
Which element has the symbol Au?
Gold
Pertussis has what more common name?
Whooping Cough
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
What’s the medical term for low blood sugar?
Hypoglycemia.
Electron pairs, when shared between two atoms, help create what kind of bond?
A covalent bond.
Acid
Approximately how long does it take for light to travel from the sun to the earth?
Eight minutes.
Which planet is larger, Neptune or Saturn
Saturn
What is the common name for the infectious disease whose medical name is rubella?
Measles.
How many states of matter are there?
Four. Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.
What is H2SO4 the chemical formula for?
Sulfuric Acid
What chemical element became a favorite murder weapon in the Middle Ages because the symptoms are similar to cholera, common at the time?
Arsenic - Arsenic poisoning kills by inhibition of essential metabolic enzymes, leading to death from multi-system organ failure.
Which planets have no moons?
Mercury and Venus
Which naturalist was behind the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Darwin
Which physicist is more famous for his cat than for his equation?
Erwin Schrodinger.
What is the old name for the chemical now called Sulfur?
Brimstone
What is the most common element in the Universe?
Hydrogen