Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Environmental Science
Science History
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What is the basic unit of life in all living organisms?
The cell!
100
What is the chemical symbol for water?
H₂O
100
What is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI)?
Newton (N)
100
What is the primary source of energy for the Earth’s climate system?
The Sun 🌞
100
Who is known as the father of modern physics for formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation?
Isaac Newton🍎
200
What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?
Photosynthesis
200
What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
200
What law states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force?
Newton’s First Law of Motion
200
What term describes the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?
Biodiversity
200
What scientist is credited with developing the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
300
What is the term for the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane?
Osmosis
300
What is the name of the law that relates the pressure, volume, and temperature of an ideal gas?
The Ideal Gas Law
300
What is the theoretical temperature at which all particle motion stops, known as absolute zero?
0 Kelvin
300
What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer?
The Stratosphere
300
Who discovered the structure of the DNA double helix in 1953?
James Watson and Francis Crick (with significant contributions from Rosalind Franklin).
400
What is the term for a segment of DNA that contains the instructions for producing a protein?
Gene
400
What is the molecular geometry of methane (CH₄)?
Tetrahedral
400
What phenomenon causes light to bend as it passes through different mediums?
Refraction
400
What environmental process involves the gradual accumulation of toxic substances in the food chain?
Biomagnification
400
What 20th-century physicist developed the general theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
500
What is the name of the process in which RNA is synthesized from a DNA template?
Transcription
500
What is the process by which ionic compounds are broken down into their constituent ions when dissolved in water?
Dissociation
500
What is the formula for calculating kinetic energy?
KE = ½mv²
500
What is the term for the process by which nitrogen is converted between its various chemical forms in the environment?
The Nitrogen Cycle.
500
Who is considered the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and discovered the elements polonium and radium?
Marie Curie