Physics
Astronomy
Moral Science
Science of Light
Georges Cuvier
100

The other category listed in this game that is closely tied to physics

What is astronomy?

100

The general Greek translation of the word "Astronomy"

What is "law of stars" or "knowledge of stars"?

100

The historic name for the study of philosophy/ethics

What is Moral Science?

100

Individual particles of electromagnetic energy; the smallest units of light

What are photons?

100

The theory arguing that living organisms can regularly emerge from nonliving matter

What is the Theory of Spontaneous Generation?
200

The general definition of inertia

What is the natural tendency of any physical object to resist changes in its state of motion?

200

The German astronomer and mathematician who was mentioned in the play

Who is Kepler?

200

The generalized list of the topics/subjects that Moral Science studies

What are ethics, values, and human conduct?

200

The lowest layer of a star's (ex. the sun's) atmosphere

What is the photosphere?

200

The general definition of biostratigraphy

What is a branch of geology that uses fossils to determine the ages of rock layers?

300

Galileo's idea that the laws of physics are the same for all observers moving at a constant speed

What is the Theory of Relativity?

300

The season that the "Orion" constellation frequently appears in

What is Winter?

300

The ancient philosopher who "preached to passers-by from a bathtub on the streets of Athens" (written in the script)

Who was Diogenes?

300

The general definition of ionisation/ionization

What is the process of atoms gaining/losing electrons to become charged ions?

300

Cuvier believed in the Theory of Spontaneous Generation, but he believed that something else must be present for organisms to generate. What is this addition?

Environmental Energy (ex. heat, electricity)

400

The gradual rotation of an orbital path itself around the sun (/a star) over time

What is the precession of the perihelion?

400

The Pleiades constellation is named after the seven sisters that Orion fell in love with. Only six stars are visible to the human eye. What is the name of the invisible star, named after the seventh sister?

Who is Merope?

400

A moral theory created by Scottish philosopher W. D. Ross that says we have multiple core duties instead of just one, and we must use our best judgment when these duties clash.

What is Pluralistic Deontology?

400

What do absorption lines (Gaps that appear on visual light spectrums) indicate?

They indicate that certain wavelengths of light have been absorbed by atoms/molecules (photons have been absorbed by electrons & have jumped to higher energy levels (excitation states))


400

The scientist who accompanied Cuvier with his study in the Paris Basin

Who is Alexandre Brongniart?

500

General definition of the Ekman Spiral

BONUS: General definition of the Coriolis Force

What is: "Ocean currents often change direction at different depths. As layers of the ocean current drag each other in different directions, they create a spiral effect (when the Coriolis effect is taken into account)"?

BONUS: 

An apparent force that causes moving objects to curve when they are viewed from a rotating frame of reference


500

The shape of the Cassiopeia constellation

BONUS: The positioning of Cassopeia, in reference to another well-known constellation

What is a distinct "W" shape?

BONUS: What is opposite of the Big Dipper?

500

An unconditional moral command that tells us we should only act on rules we would want everyone else to follow.

What is Kant's Categorical Imperative?

500

The name of the law that can be used to determine a light source's temperature, provided its chemical composition is known

What is the Stefan-Boltzmann Law?

500

The group of arthropods (invertebrates) studied by Cuvier in the Paris Basin

BONUS: What kind of arthropods were they (two adjectives are necessary)?

What are Trilobites?

BONUS: Extinct and Marine