Space
The closest planet to the Sun.
Mercury
This 2014 movie starring Matthew McConaughey explores black holes and time dilation.
Interstellar
According to this famous thought experiment, a cat in a box can be both alive and dead at the same time.
Schrödinger’s Cat
This subatomic particle has a positive charge.
Proton
This famous telescope was launched into space in 1990 and has provided incredible images of deep space.
Hubble Space Telescope
In The Martian, Mark Watney survives on Mars by growing what crop?
Potatoes
Newton’s theory of gravity was replaced by what famous theory?
General Relativity
What is the name of the tiny particles that make up light?
Photons
This fundemental force is responsible for holding the planets in orbit around the Sun.
Gravity
The movie Gravity takes place in what real-life space station?
International Space Station (ISS)
This theory suggests that time slows down as you approach the speed of light.
Special Relativity
This elusive type of particle does not interact with the electromagnetic force, making it incredibly difficult to detect.
Dark Matter
The event that marks the beginning of the universe is called what?
The Big Bang
In Back to the Future, what speed must the DeLorean reach to time travel?
88 mph
The theory that describes the fundamental forces and particles in the universe is called what?
The Standard Model
The particle responsible for mass, sometimes called the “God particle,” is what?
Higgs Boson
What is the name of the largest moon of Jupiter?
Ganymede
Star Wars features a weapon called a lightsaber. What real-life physics concept makes creating one difficult?
Plasma containment
What quantum physics principle states that a particle’s position and velocity cannot both be known precisely at the same time?
Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
Electrons and quarks are both part of what category of fundamental particles?
Fermions