Physics
What famous physicist is known for having an apple fall on his head, leading to the discovery of gravity?
Sir Isaac Newton
The human body is made up of approximately 60% _________
Water
In chemistry, what is the opposite of 'dilute'?
Concentrate
More commonly known as Louwala-Clough to the Klickitat Native American tribe, what stratovolcano erupted on May 18, 1980 and caused over $1.1 billion in damage in Washington according to the International Trade Commission?
Mount St. Helens
What is the name given to the ancient remains of living things preserved in rocks?
Fossils
What CBS sitcom follows the lives of physicists who work at the California Institute of Technology?
The Big Bang Theory
Twenty percent of the oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere is provided exclusively by what forest?
The Amazon rainforest
In chemistry, what name is given to the smallest particle of a substance that can exist on its own?
atom
What Greek philosopher of the 4th century BC created one of the first evidence-based systems of geology, theorizing that the Earth changes over time in ways one individual cannot see? He is known for being a student of Plato, and for writing such books as “Poetics.”
Aristotle
What is the only edible substance that never expires?
Honey
What does ”v” represent in a physics equation?
v = velocity
What creature has no teeth or stomach, mates for life, and is the only species on Earth where the male carries the unborn offpsring?
Seahorse
Copper and tin mix to create which alloy?
Bronze
What is the name of this dark igneous rock, nicknamed 'nature's glass,' that forms when molten lava cools at a rapid speed?
Obsidian
Which planet is made up of gas rather than rocks?
Jupiter
what is the fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things that have mass?
Gravity
The largest living lizard can't breathe fire but it does have a venomous bite that inhibits blood clotting. What creature is this?
Komodo Dragon
What is the second element in the periodic table?
Helium
The tip of a record player needle is made of what stone?
Diamond
What is the measurement of the change in an object's velocity?
Acceleration
This can happen when a star is dying, resulting in a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out.
A black hole
Approximately 99.9% of human DNA is found in the nucleus of the cell. Where is the remaining 0.1% found?
In the mitochondria
The names of the scientists, Newlands, Mendeleev, and Meyer are associated with the development of?
The Periodic Table
What 18th century Scottish scientist, noting the physical transformations of the terrain of the Scottish lowlands, is considered the founding father of modern geology? He shares a last name with an actor who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for “Ordinary People” in 1980.
James Hutton
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3