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100

What is the largest organ in the human body?

Skin

100

What digits make up the binary language of computers?

0 and 1

100

What is the term for the resistance to motion between two surfaces in contact?

Friction

100

What is an integer?

Whole Number



100

True or False: Women were allowed to earn PhD's in science before 1900

True--although it was hard and very rare

200

What part of the plant goes through photosynthesis?

Chloroplasts

200

Software vs Hardware?

Software: intangible programs that contain instructions for hardware. Hardware: physical components of the computer.

200

What metal is most commonly used to make electrical wires?

Copper

200

What is 25% of 420?

105

200

Which scientist discovered radium and polonium?

Maria Skłodowska-Curie (Marie Curie)

300

What particle has a negative electric charge?

Electrons

300

What coding language do most video games use?

C++

300

What branch of engineering focuses on building bridges and roads?

Civil Engineering

300

What is the quadratic formula?

x = [-b ± √(b^2 - 4ac)]/2a

300

Which chemist’s X-ray images led to the discovery of DNA’s double-helix structure?

Rosalind Franklin

400

What does DNA stand for?

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

400

What does "www" stand for?

World Wide Web

400

What does “RPM” stand for in mechanical systems?

Revolutions per Minute

400

What is the slope of the line passing through (2, 3) and (4, 7)?

m = 2

400

Who wrote the first computer algorithm in history, making her the world’s first computer programmer?

Ada Lovelace

500

What type of blood cells fight infection?

White Blood Cells

500

What 4 tech companies started in a garage, and are now worth trillions (by market cap)?

Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon

500

What device measures air pressure?

Barometer

500

What is the formula for the volume of a sphere?

V = (4/3)πr^3 

500

Around what decades were women allowed to get a degree in science in the US? (20 year estimation)

1840-1860