Science
This cosmic body lost its planet statues in the early 2000s
What is Pluto?
This early human discovery propelled humans into civilization, and can be described vaguely as a sustained combustion reaction.
What is fire?
Homer Simpson may not have had a degree, but this degree of atomic subfield of engineering would be helpful for someone who worked at a power plant.
What is nuclear?
This is an acronym used to represent the order of operations in math equations.
What is PEMDAS?
This is the month that the Science Olympiad will take place
What is January or February?
This mineral is considered to be the hardest naturally forming crystal and is composed almost entirely of carbon.
What is diamond?
This piece of technology, invented by a man with the middle name Graham, was one of the first electronic telecommunication devices.
This property measures the ability of a material to allow liquids and gases to pass through it
What is permeability?
In calculus, this operation is used to calculate the slope
What is derivative?
You can volunteer for multiple different shifts (true or false)
What is true?
This semi-fluid organelle facilitates intercellular transportation and composes the vast majority of a cell's volume
What is cytoplasm?
This type of virus, named after the events of a Grecian epic, pretends to be safe software and then corrupts your computer after making it past any defenses. The namesake of the virus was recently portrayed on an AMC bucket.
What is trojan?
This "hot" discipline of the physical sciences would be key for engineers who work with things like cooling systems, jet engines, and steam power
What is thermodynamics?
These variables make up the cartesian coordinate system
What is x and y?
These are the grades that are represented in the Science Olympiad
What is middle school and high school?
Palladium and this silvery-white metallic element serve as the main oxidation catalysts for hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide in a car's catalytic converter
What is platinum?
This notoriously "not free" software is used to compress and extract files. Despite having a cost, the software can be used fully for free by simply closing the option to pay.
What is WinRAR?
Common in civil engineering, this bridge is a variation of a beam structure with enhanced reinforcements using triangular shapes
What is a truss bridge?
This variable represents the z-direction in vector notation
What is k?
This is one of the shifts that you can volunteer for
What is build events, test proctoring, check-in, or general assistance?
Subatomic particles called these are composed of quarks, include neutrons and protons, and have a Large Collider named after them.
What is hadrons?
This company released what is considered to be the first smartphone. It was named the "Simon Personal Communicator" and came out in 1994, predating both Apple and Samsung's smartphones.
What is IBM (International Business Machines Corporation)?
This microstructure is created when the steel is below its eutectoid temperature for prolonged periods of time
What is spheroidite?
This pringle-like three-dimensional shape curves upward in one direction, while curving downward in a perpendicular direction, and it best defined by the equation
z=(x2/a2)−(y2/b2)
What is hyperbolic paraboloid?
This is the hard deadline for the test writing position
When is the 16th?