Pop Culture Science Questions
This Marvel superhero is also a physicist who turns green when angry.
The Hulk
What is the smallest living unit in a human body?
The cell
What is the common name for NaCl?
Table Salt
This organ pumps blood throughout your body.
The Heart
This layer of Earth’s atmosphere protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
the ozone layer
In “The Martian,” Mark Watney survives by growing this crop on Mars.
POTATOES
what type of blood cell fights infections
white blood cells
Which TV show features a high school chemistry teacher who turns into a drug kingpin
Walter White
What connects muscles to bones
tendon
The largest tropical rainforest in the world.
the Amazon Rainforest
This hit Netflix show about a group of kids in Hawkins, Indiana, features a lab experiment gone wrong and the “Upside Down.”
Stranger Things
How long have sharks existed for?
450 million years (long before dinosaurs and trees)
What is the alternative name for H2O that is NOT water?
Dihydrogen Monoxide
What are the 5 basic tastes the tongue can taste?
Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
China
In “Oppenheimer,” the physicist is known as the “father” of this weapon.
Atomic Bomb
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3 hearts
What is the chemical formula for table sugar?
C6H12O6
These tiny structures in your lungs allow oxygen to pass into your blood.
Alveoli
Where is the floating island of trash?
Between California and Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean
In “Back to the Future,” Doc Brown needed 1.21 gigawatts of power, which he initially got from this element.
Plutonium
This process in cells converts glucose into ATP without using oxygen.
anaerobic respiration (fermentation)
According to Le Chatelier’s Principle, if you increase the concentration of a reactant, the system will shift towards which direction?
towards the Product
This body system helps maintain the balance of acids and bases in your blood
Respiratory/Urinary
What is the greenhouse gas, produced by cows and landfills, that is about 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat?
Methane (CH4)