Biology
The cell organelle that stores DNA
What is the Nucleus?
This Mexican-American astronaut became the first Hispanic woman is space in 1993
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
This element is the most abundant element in the universe
What is hydrogen?
The name of a new television device - made by Guillermo González Camarena - that changed from black and white screens to color
What is color TV?
This is a formula for the force of gravity acting on an object of mass m
What is Fg = mg?
The main energy source of the cell
What is ATP?
This Mexican chemist won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995 for his work on the depletion of the ozone layer caused by CFCs
Who is Mario José Molina?
The chemical formula for this simple sugar, commonly known as table sugar, is C₆H₁₂O₆
What is glucose?
The invention of a half Guatemalan engineer Luis von Ahn used for cybersecurity; provides a lot of annoyance to common users for its feature of retyping distorted letters
What is CAPTCHA?
Two kinds of motion involved in projectile motion
What is vertical and horizontal motion?
The process by which cells break down glucose to release energy
What is cellular respiration?
This Colombian physicist is known for her pioneering work in the field of quantum mechanics, particularly in quantum computing and simulation
Who is Ana María Rey?
This type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms, and is common in organic molecules
What is a covalent bond?
Made by Uruguayan entrepreneur Alejandro Zaffaroni, this method allowed administration of medication through bandages
The name of the spectrum of radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays and gamma rays
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
The process of copying DNA into RNA
What is transcription?
A famous Hispanic scientist in astrophysics, he became the first Costa Rican-American astronaut and worked on multiple NASA missions
Who is Dr. Franklin Chang-Díaz?
This process involves a substance gaining electrons during a chemical reaction
What is reduction?
Argentinian doctor Julio Palmaz helped to advance this type of surgery - surgery that clears blocked blood vessels and improves blood flow to the heart
What is angioplasty surgery?
The charge of an electron in coulombs
What is 1.60 * 10^-19?
The phase of the cell cycle where DNA replication occurs
What is the S/synthesis phase?
This Brazilian-born scientist was a pioneer in the field of immunology and is credited with developing key techniques for diagnosing diseases like tuberculosis
Who is Dr. Oswaldo Cruz?
This law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure when temperature is held constant
What is Boyle’s Law?
This invention dramatically improved medical care of high risk newborns, created by a Peruvian inventor Claudio Castillón Lévano
What is the Neonatal Artificial Bubble?
A physics phenomenon the equation Kmax = h(f − f0) is used for
What is the photoelectric effect?