PHYSICS
Abbreviated W, in physics it's the amount of energy used to move an object over a certain distance
work
Bracelets featuring butterflies inlaid with gems, circa 2500 B.C., are made from this metal, at that time, more precious than gold
silver
Abbreviated VOD, it's one way to watch television
video on demand
Badminton is fun indoors, where you are less likely to lose the "birdie", AKA this projectile
Shuttlecock
Its name is pretty self-explanatory--it's the study of the Earth
geology
Most of the visible matter in the universe exists in this ionized state, neither solid, liquid nor gas
plasma
This young pharaoh's mummified remains were interred in a solid-gold coffin weighing almost 250 pounds
king tut
This petroleum corporation uses the stock symbol XOM
exxon
I'm so good at catching the rubber ball in this game that all my teammates are getting back in
dodgeball
It's the study of the atmosphere & weather, not of shooting stars
In basic physics laws, this word precedes "of energy" & "of linear momentum"
conservation
Looking ready to begin, a statue of a scribe from about 2400 B.C. holds a representation of a scroll of this material in his lap
papyrus
It's the "B" in scuba
breathing
Rope climbing today! It looks so easy on the NBC show called this "warrior"
american ninja warrior
Osteology is the branch of anatomy that deals with these body parts
bones
"Moment of force" is another term for this force of rotation around an axis
torque
A pendant from the tomb of Princess Mereret from around 1800 B.C. features two of these, a fierce hybrid of a raptor & lion
griffin
In medical settings, this abbreviation, often represented as "DNR," indicates a legal order that instructs healthcare professionals not to perform certain life-saving measures on a patient.
Do not resuscitate
In half-court basketball, you do this to start the game, pass the ball to the defender who passes it back to you
checking
Archaeology is a subfield of this study of human beings' origins & cultures
anthropology
Particles called gluons bind these other mysterious "flavored" particles together
quarks
He was laid to rest in the grandest of the pyramids, but a tiny ivory figurine is the only complete sculpture known of this pharaoh
khofo
In French abbreviations, UE is the European Union & EU is this country
united states
In this sport, players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area known as the "house".
Curling
There's something fishy in this branch of zoology that deals with the structure & classification of fish
ichthyology