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NASA says the average temperature on this eighth planet from the Sun is a brisk -330 degrees Fahrenheit.
Neptune
These variations of an element, differing in the number of neutrons, can affect a compound’s physical properties.
Isotopes/Isotopic Variations
This molecule, essential for life, stores genetic information and is made up of a long chain of nucleotides.
This Russian scientist’s 1869 publication laid the foundation for the modern periodic table of elements.
Dmitri Mendeleev
In which country do graduates commonly wear a black cape with a mortarboard?
United States
Unlike most solids, dry ice doesn’t melt into a liquid, but turns directly into a gas, a process known as this.
Sublimation
These elements, found in the d-block of the periodic table, often form colorful compounds and have variable oxidation states.
Transition metals
This organelle is responsible for producing energy in the form of ATP.
mitochondrion
This 19th-century English naturalist proposed the theory of evolution after his voyage on the HMS Beagle.
Charles Darwin
What is the historical significance of the commencement ceremony in universities?
It marks the beginning of a new journey!
This tiny unit of measurement is named for a Swedish physicist.
An angstrom
This theoretical region on the periodic table is believed to contain superheavy elements that could have unusually long half-lives and potential applications in fields like medicine or technology.
Island of stability
This process, where messenger RNA is used to synthesize proteins, occurs after transcription and involves ribosomes translating the mRNA sequence into an amino acid chain.
Translation
In 1928, he discovered penicillin, marking the beginning of the antibiotic era.
Alexander Fleming
What does the term “valedictorian” refer to?
The student with the highest rank
One of the three principal classes of rock, it’s formed by solidification from a molten state.
Igneous
This highly reactive and unstable compound of xenon can be isolated by cooling it to very low temperatures and using an inert atmosphere to prevent its breakdown.
Xenon hexafluoride (XeF₆)
This enzyme adds repetitive DNA sequences to the ends of chromosomes, helping protect them from shortening, which is important for cell division and is often active in cancer cells.
Telomerase
This lesser-known 20th-century physicist predicted the existence of antimatter and proposed a now-famous equation relating quantum mechanics and special relativity.
Paul Dirac
In which century did the first known university graduation ceremonies occur?
12th century
The roughly 10 million compounds formed by this element include acetylene & potassium cyanide.
Carbon
This type of reaction, where the product can be converted back to the original state by exposure to light, is often used in light-sensitive data storage systems.
Photochromic reaction
This process, occurring in the mitochondria, involves the transfer of electrons through a series of protein complexes and is crucial for the production of ATP through oxidative phosphorylation.
electron transport chain
This 18th-century scientist developed the principle of conservation of mass and is often called the "Father of Modern Chemistry." He was executed during the French Revolution.
Antoine Lavoisier
Which famous physicist graduated from the University of Cambridge?
Stephen Hawking