Astronomy
Planet nearest to the Sun
Mercury
The molecular unit of energy that gives our body fuel on a cellular level
ATP, adenosine triphosphate
A geiger counter measures this
Radiation
The common name for pertussis
Whooping cough?
He proposed the three laws of motion
Isaac Newton?
The three layers of the Earth
Crust, mantle, and core
The gaps between nerve cells
Synapses
What is the name for the unique set of conditions at which a substance can exist as a solid, liquid, and gas in equilibrium?
The triple point
Diabetes develops as the result of a problem with this specific organ in the body.
Pancreas?
Female scientist who discovered the double-helix structure of DNA
Rosalind Franklin?
The asteroid belt lies between these two planets
Between Mars and Jupiter
This structure in chloroplasts is where chlorophyll captures solar energy and is made up of stacks of thylakoids.
Granum
The scientific name of what is commonly referred to as "fool's gold."
Pyrite
The name of this disease stems from the medieval term that means “bad air.”
Malaria?
This man is responsible for reshaping the way early man believed the solar system worked. He proposed that the Earth was not the center of the universe, and that the sun was instead at the center of our solar system.
Copernicus?
This planet spins the fastest, completing one whole rotation in just 10 hours
Jupiter
The part of the body with the most sweat glands
Bottoms of the feet
Georg De Hevesy saved two Nobel medals from the Nazis by dissolving them in this highly corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid. The common name of this mixture
Aqua regia
The common name for conjunctivitis
Pinkeye?
The first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States
Elizabeth Blackwell?
The term for the alignment of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system
Syzygy
How many bones do sharks have in their body?
Zero. Their skeletons are made of cartilage instead of bone.
The name of a Danish chemist invented the pH scale while working for the Carlsberg brewery, aiming for consistent quality in lager production.
Soren Sorenson
Aspirin comes from the bark of this tree.
Willow tree?
Who invented the first battery?
Count Alessandro Volta (1745-1827).