STEAM Flashcards: Science
Who is the Mexican Scientist and Chemist that received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama in 2013 and won a Nobel Prize in 1995 for his research on how man-made compounds affect the ozone layer?
Mario Molina
What is the name of the fourth planet from the Sun?
Mars
What planet in known as the red planet!
Mars
Which planet are we planning on visiting in the next 20 years?
Mars
What is the name of the only known planet in the Universe to be entirely inhabited by robots?
Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover and InSight lander are currently operational
What type of energy is the sum of an object's kinetic energy and potential energy?
Mechanical
What is the nearest planet to the sun?
Mercury
What planet is closest to the sun
Mercury
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
From earth, which planets are candidates for a transit of the Sun?
Mercury and Venus.
What is the order of the planets starting nearest to the sun and working outward?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and the possible Planet Nine.
What is the study of Weather?
Meteorology
What is the standard of measurement equal to over a yard?
Meter
What measurement system is used in Science?
Metric
mL is the symbol for what?
Milliliters
Why are Monarch butterflies endangered?
Monarchs migrate thousands of miles to California and Mexico. Climate change and habitat destruction have made these trips difficult. Their caterpillars depend on milkweed which has become more scarce due to commercial farm practices.
What is Earth only natural satellite?
Moon
How large physically are most viruses?
Most viruses are in the range of 20-200 nm (nanometers)
What is characterized as a mistake or change in an organism's DNA?
Mutation
Who is Mary Jackson?
NASA's first African American female engineer. She devoted her career as an engineer to creating reports and helping other women get STEM positions at NASA.
If you drop a penny in a vacuum tube 5 stories high how fast will it fall?
Near the surface of the Earth, an object in free fall in a vacuum will accelerate at approximately 9.8 m/s2, independent of its mass.
What bees use to make honey?
Nectar
What do bees collect and use to create honey?
Nectar
Who is the first person to reach the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is the farthest planet from the sun?
Neptune
Which planet is "the Blue planet?"
Neptune
what planet is furthest from the sun
Neptune
What is the farthest planet from earth?
Neptune, 2.688 billion miles away from earth
what is NIC stands for in computer networking?
Network Interface Card
What cell does a myelin sheath belong to?
Neuron
What do you call a chart that is showing all the elements arranged according to the repeating pattern of their properties?
Periodic Table
What is a tabular array of chemical elements organized by atomic number, from the element with the lowest atomic number, hydrogen, to the element with the highest atomic number, oganesson?
Periodic table of elements
Name the Rover that landed on Mars in 2021
Perseverance
What is it called when plants turn light into energy?
Photosynthesis
What is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar?
Photosynthesis
What is photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis is the process in which green plants use sunlight to make their own food. Photosynthesis is necessary for life on Earth. Without it there would be no green plants, and without green plants there would be no animals.
What are the three main branches of science?
Physical Science, Earth Science, & Life Science
What is the natural science that studies matter?
Physics
What science is the study of our physical world?
Physics!
What are the three main branches of natural science?
Physics, Chemistry, Biology
These are best to use when trying to compare parts of a whole( percentages).
Pie Chart
What makes the oxygen that animal needs to survive?
Plants
What state of matter is the sun?
Plasma
What is the farthest planet from the sun
Pluto
What used to be a planet, but no longer is?
Pluto
Name one dwarf planet?
Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris
What is the most dangerous animal in the world?
Poison arrow frogs
What do bees do for flowers?
Pollinate
Which port is used for telnet?
Port 23
What parts make up an atom?
Proton, Electron and Neutron
What is the name of the star closest to our own?
Proxima Centauri
What force do you use to move a shopping cart forward?
Push
What are examples of electromagnetic waves?
Radio waves, microwaves, infrared, ultraviolet, x-ray
What are the 3 primary colors?
Red, Blue and Green
What is the biospere?
Region of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrophere of the earth
Name at least 1 benefit for society with 5G technology (and beyond)?
Remote medicine (i.e. Surgery), fully autonomous cars
What is a negative impact of Climate Change?
Rising Sea levels, melting glaciers, heat waves, drought
The rapidly moving stream of charged particles that is being driven away from the sun is known as what?
SOLAR WIND
What is an example of a homogeneous mixture?
Salt & Water
How many colors are in a rainbow?
Seven Colors.
What does the voltage wave look like for Alternating Current?
Sine wave
The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physicist?
Sir Isaac Newton
What is the largest organ in the body?
Skin
What is the largest organ in the human body
Skin
A branch of science devoted to the study of societies
Social Science
This means that the moon, as it orbits the Earth, comes in between the sun and the Earth, thereby blocking the sun and preventing any sunlight from reaching us.
Solar eclipse
In what type of matter are atoms most tightly packed?
Solids
Does sound travel faster in water or air?
Sound travels four times faster in water than it does in air.
What's the fastest speed that can be achieved?
Speed of light.
What was the name of the first man-made satellite launched in 1957?
Sputnik
What is in the center of the solar system?
Sun
What is the name of a frog's young one?
Tadpole
What tissue connects muscles to bones?
Tendon
When did surnames (last names) begin being used in Europe?
The 11th Century
What is the largest water mammal?
The Antarctic Blue Whale
What is the largest animal in the world?
The Antarctic Blue Whale is the largest animal on earth.
What is the name of the company Elon Musk founded in 2017 to develop technology focused on tunneling?
The Boring Company
What creates gravity on Earth?
The Earth's mass.
What is the most advanced space telescope?
The James Webb Space Telescope
What is the deepest part of the ocean?
The Mariana Trench
What jurrasic period did the dinosaurs live?
The Mesozoic Era
What are the two astronomical bodies that control the tides
The Moon and the Sun both control the tides
What is one method of measuring earthquakes?
The Richter Scale and the Mercalli Scale
What is the human body's largest organ?
The Skin
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The Skin
What is the sun and all of it's orbiting bodies called?
The Solar System
What is the name of our solar system's star?
The Sun
What happens to a caterpillar inside the cocoon before emerging as a butterfly?
The caterpillar turns into a gooey substance. Parts of the brain remain intact, but the substance will then transform into a butterfly.
What does ROY G BIV make up?
The visible light spectrum - or rainbow!
Why is the ocean water blue?
The water is transparent. The blue color comes from the reflection from the sky.
How many planets are there in our Solar System?
There are 8 planets in our solar system.
How do scientists know how much the Earth weighs?
They study the gravitational pull the earth has on other objects and use math to calculate how big the earth must be.
What are the 6 attributes that make us human?
What are the 6 attributes that make us human? These six universal traits are Intuitive, Self-Centered, Emotional, Motivated, Social, and Hopeful.
How are rainbows made?
When sunlight hits a rain droplet, light is reflected which shows the colours.
What is a good measure of the distance between the eyes in a human face ?
Width of one eye
What is the most popular computer operating system?
Windows
world wide web
World Wide Web
What does "www." stand for in a web address (www.example.com)?
World Wide Web, is the subdomain identifier in a URL.
What does www stand for?
World wide web
What is HTTPS?
World wide web
World Wide Web
World wide web, is the subdomain identifier in a URL.
What does the c stand for in E=mc2
speed of light
What is a virus?
submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.
Clouds can contain tons of water, how can they float in the sky?
even though typical clouds do contain a lot of water, this water is spread out for miles in the form of tiny water droplets or crystals, which are so small that the effect of gravity on them is negligible.
What are Variables?
factors that change in an experiment
Where steam is used most?
healthcare, pharmaceutical and electronic industries
What are the five main vital organs in the human body?
heart, brain, kidneys, liver, and lungs
What is a property of matter?
inertia
What is ecosystem?
interaction of organisms and the physical environment
What is a theory?
is an explanation supported by a large amount of evidence.
What is calculus?
mathematical study of continuous change
What 3 items classify a blizzard?
(1) Visibility of less then 1/4 mile (2) Winds of 35 miles per hour or more (3) Storm must last at least 3 hours.
What is the first element on the Periodic Table of Elements?
(H) Hydrogen
At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?
-40°C
If you are driving 60 MPH for one hour, how many miles have you gone?
1
What is the atomic number for Hydrogen?
1
How many bytes are in a Terabyte?
1 Trillion bytes
What numbers does binary use?
1 and 0s
How long does it take to drive 55 miles if you are traveling at 55 miles per hour
1 hour
How many minutes does 1 mile take at 60mph?
1 minute
If you are driving 50 MPH for one hour, how many miles have you gone
50 miles
What produces the most oxygen on earth?
50-80% of the oxygen production on Earth comes from the ocean, which comes from the oceanic plankton.
What does 5G FWA stand for?
5th Generation of Fixed Wireless Access
If you stretched out all the chromosomes in one human cell and lined them up in one long string, how long would that string be?
6 / 6.5 FT
60 miles
60 miles
If you are driving 60 MPH for one hour, how many miles have you gone?
60 miles
If you are driving 60 MPH for one hour, how many miles have you gone?
60 miles. You are traveling 60 miles per hour. For one hour.
Light is used to communicate through fiber optics. What is the speed of light?
671 million miles per hour
How many organs in the body?
78
How many planets are there in our solar system?
8
How many planets orbit the Sun?
8
How many planets are there?
8 planets in total
What percentage of fresh water is frozen as snow or ice?
80%
What is the diameter of the sun?
865,370 miles
What is the wingspan of a California Condor?
9.5 feet (2.9 meters)
What is the acceleration due to gravity?
9.8 meters per second squared
If you are driving 900 MPH for one hour, how many miles have you gone?
900
How far is the sun from the earth?
91.578 million miles
The Sun is how far away from the Earth?
92,000,000 (92 million) miles
How far away is the sun?
92.133 million miles
Related to computer science and computer programming, what is a function?
A "block" of code that you can use over and over again. Rather than writing it out multiple times, functions enable programmers to break down or decompose a problem into smaller "blocks", each of which performs a particular task.
What is carbon footprint?
A carbon footprint is the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual, event, organization, service, place or product, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent.
What is an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals? Sometimes are called predators.
A carnivore
What are clouds made of?
A cloud is made of water drops or ice crystals floating in the sky.
How do bumble bees fly?
A combination of rotation and vibration. The sweeping bee wings are like the partial spin of a helicopter propeller.
What is a covalent bond?
A covalent bond consists of the mutual sharing of one or more pairs of electrons between two atoms.
What is .GOV
A domain that the government uses
What is the average size of a human heart?
A fist
What is a gyroscope?
A gyroscope is a device with a spinning disc or wheel mechanism that harnesses the principle of conversation of angular momentum: the tendency for the spin of a system to remain constant unless subjected to external torque. They are needed to help Hubble turn and lock on to new targets. They also maintain orientation and provide stability in boats, aircraft and spacecraft based on the principles of angular momentum.
What is an organism that mostly feeds on plants?
A herbivore
How are rainbows made?
A rainbow is formed when light hits water droplets in the air and is refracted, or bent.
What is the "nest" of a trout or salmon called?
A redd
How does Sol, also known as the Sun, generate heat and light?
All stars, Sol included, generate heat and light as a byproduct of a process called nuclear fusion!
What does Bluetooth allow?
Allows for short-range data transfer between devices
What are the 3 primary types of radiation?
Alpha, Beta, and Gamma
What does AC electricity stand for?
Alternating Current
Name the species which can live on both water and land.
Amphibians
Name the species which can live on both water and land and give an example.
Amphibians. The species in this group include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts. All can breathe and absorb water through their very tiny skin.
An earthquake that follows a larger earthquake with an epicenter nearby is called what?
An Aftershock
What is an Atom?
An atom is a particle of matter that uniquely defines a chemical element.
A chemical reaction that releases heat is called?
An exothermic reaction
Tesla is ....?
An inventor
Why do heavy boats float?
An object that weighs less than the amount of water it displaces will float otherwise it sinks. A boat floats because it displaces water that weighs more than its own weight.
What is an organism that eats plants and animals?
An omnivore
What is our solar system's (The Milky Way) closest neighbor galaxy outside of our galaxy?
Andromeda galaxy.
Which of Newton's Laws states that 'for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
Answer: The third law of motion
What is the opposite of matter?
Antimatter
Does a whitetail deer have horns or antlers?
Antlers
What is a Hemisphere
Any circle drawn around the Earth divides it into two equal halves
Which Apollo mission first landed a man on the moon?
Apollo 11
What was the first computer system that used colour display?
Apple 1
What type of force is described by pushing a teachers desk?
Applied force
How many earths would fit into the sun?
Approximately 1.3 million earths.
Who discovered the method for finding the volume of a sphere
Archimedes
What scientist believed Earth was the center of the universe from 384 to 322 BC?
Aristotle
What NASA mission launched in 2022 that took a female astronaut to the moon?
Artemis
What is the average distance between the Earth and Sun called?
Astronomical Unit
What is the universe made of?
Atoms
These are used to compare measurement or frequency of several different categories.
Bar Graphs
Why does water and oil don't mix?
Because oil is less dense than water. Oil will always float on top of water
Why do we need research scientists as compared to Doctors?
Because research scientist's come up with cures for disease, medicine for illness, ect.
Why don't Oil and Vinegar mix?
Because their molecular structures repel each other
In physics, what is an inertial force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame ?
Coriolis force
What is an Endothermic Reaction?
Endothermic reactions are chemical reactions in which the reactants absorb heat energy from the surroundings to form products. These reactions lower the temperature of their surrounding area, thereby creating a cooling effect.
What is the first law of thermodynamics?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
The physical state in which forces and changes occur in opposite and off-setting directions.
Equilibrium
What is gravity?
Gravity is the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center. The force of gravity keeps all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
What is the force that keeps you connected to ground (and keeps the earth rotating around the sun)?
Gravity is the force that keeps us connected to the ground and keeps the planets rotating around the sun.
What causes ocean tides?
Gravity of the Moon.
What is the Chemical composition of Water?
H2O
What is the chemical symbol for water?
H2O
What is the formula for water?
H2O
What is the scientific symbol for water?
H2O
What's the chemical formula of water
H2O
Michael Faraday is best known for his study in what?
He is best known for his work in electricity and electrochemistry.
Explain what is Heat?
Heat is the flow of energy from hot materials to cold materials
What do you call creatures that only eat plants?
Herbivores
What Greek physician is considered the "Father of modern medicine "?
Hippocrates
What is a beakers primary purpose?
Hold liquid or solid samples
What edible substance do bees make using nectar from flowers?
Honey
What three colors can human eyes detect?
Human eyes detect blue, green, and red.
What element has one electron?
Hydrogen
What is H on the periodic table?
Hydrogen
What is the first element in the periodic table?
Hydrogen
Which is the lightest element in the periodic table?
Hydrogen
What chemical bond holds water together ?(hint: h20)
Hydrogen Bond
What two elements make up water?
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Electricity generated using the energy of moving water?
Hydropower
what does http stand for
Hyertext transfer protocol
What does HTTPS stand for?
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
What are comets made of?
Ice and dust which explains why it will vaporize near the sun and why they look fuzzy and may seem to have a tail.
Name three forms water can take based on temperature.
Ice, liquid, and gas
Which branch of zoology is devoted to the study of fish?
Ichthyology
Where is the James Webb Space Telescope?
In space.
What is a material that will not carry any electrical charge called?
Insulator
What is IP stands for in Telecommunication.
Internet Protocol
What are four steps in the scientific method?
Investigate, predict, observe, conclude
Empirical Evidence
Is the observation, measurement, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations.
who discovered gravity
Isaac Newton
Who discovered the theory of universal gravitation
Issac Newton
If volume is held constant, what happens to pressure if temperature is increased?
It Increases
What does science do to benefit us in our everyday lives?
Just about everything. Science is the study of of everything around us. Social, historical and philosophical contexts. Science helps us learn about everything around us. From there we can look to make things better.
What are the 7 classification levels in biology?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
L5 is a position in space. Where is it and what's it good for?
L5 is a position in space near the Moon, where Earth's and the Moon's gravities cancel each other out. Anything put there, stays there. Good place for a space station.
What are the two main hazards for California Condors in the wild?
Lead and micro trash
What was the name of the supercontinent during late Paleozoic era?
Leonardo da Vinci
What is light pollution?
Light Pollution is the excessive, misdirected or obstructive artificial light at night that washes out starlight in the night sky. It interferes with astronomical research, disrupts ecosystems, has adverse health effects and waste energy and money.
Why is the sky blue?
Light always travels in straight lines unless something gets in its way.
How can you reduce light pollution?
Light only what is needed and for as long as needed. Use energy efficient bulbs, only as bright as needed, choose warm white bulbs. Use fully shielded light fixtures.
Which travels faster? Light or sound?
Light travels faster, that is why you see lightening before you hear thunder.
What does Li stand for on the periodic table?
Lithium
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What 2 metals are used to form brass?
copper and zinc
At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?
'-40
How many miles does light travel in one second?
186,282
How may cups are in a liquid quart
4 cups
Roughly, how old is the planet Earth?
4.5 billion years old
If you are running 10 km in 50 minutes, what is your average pace ?
5 min per km
What is the study of Algae?
Algology or Phycology
What is the largest known land animal?
Elephant
What is the study of the embryos and their development?
Embryology
What is Gravity?
Gravity is the force by which a planet draws objects toward its center
This essential gas is important so that we can breath.
Oxygen
This essential gas is important so we can breath
Oxygen
What does the O stand for in H2O
Oxygen
What essential gas is vital so that we can breath?
Oxygen
What science is the study of dinosaurs?
Paleontology
What was the name of the supercontinent?
Pangaea
The Fire Tetrahedron consists of what 3 components?
1. Heat / 2. Oxygen / 3. Fuel
How many spontaneous DNA damage events does each cell in your body undergo each day?
10,000 - 100,000
At what temperature in Celsius does water boil?
100
If 50 ms is 50 miles, what is 100ms equal to?
100 miles
What is the biting pressure capable of being exerted by a human jaw ?
100-150 pounds
How many elements are on the periodic table?
118
How many elements are there in the periodic table?
118
How many elements are there in the "periodic table" of chemical elements?
118 known elements
How many people have walked on our moon (so far)?
12 United States Astronauts have walked on the moon's surface.
A pizza shop made 100 pizza today, and sold 87, how many pizzas were left?
13
How fast can a Golden Eagle fly when diving for prey?
150-200mph
If you jump off a building that is 10 feet tall how fast will you be going when you tough the ground.
17 miles per hour
What is the speed of light?
186,000 miles per hour
How many bones are in the human body?
206
How many bones does the average human have?
206
How many bones in the human body?
206
How many bones does a human being have ?
206-213
What temperature does water turn into steam?
212° Fahrenheit or 100°C
At what temperature does water boil?
212°F of 100° C
What's the gestation period of an African elephant?
22 months
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
23 Pairs
How many miles would you have to travel to go from the Earth to the moon?
238,900
How far is the moon from Earth
238,900 mi
How far is the moon in miles?
238,900 mi
How far is the Moon from Earth in miles?
238,900 miles
What is the speed (metres per second) of light in a vacuum?
299,792,458 metres per second.
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
The parsec (symbol: pc) is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System - How many light years in a parsec ?
3.26 light-years
How many teeth do adult humans have?
32
at what temperature does water start to freeze?
32 degrees
What temperature does water freeze?
32 degrees Fahrenheit
How far is Mars from the earth?
34 million Miles
How long does it take for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun?
365 days
What is a theory?
A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something.
What is a Temperature Gradient?
A temperature gradient is a physical quantity that describes in which direction and at what rate the temperature changes the most rapidly around a particular location.
What is a Terabyte?
A terabyte (TB) is a unit of digital data that is equal to about 1 trillion bytes.
What is geologic time scale?
A tool used to illustrate the history of the Earth.
What is a Weather Front?
A weather front is a transition zone between two different air masses at the Earth's surface.
What is the periodic symbol for Gold?
AU
How long does it typically for us to reach the moon ?
About 3 days
How much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
About 71%
How long does it take sunlight to reach the earth from the sun?
About 8 minutes
What is a black hole in space?
According to NASA, a black hole is a region in space where gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape.
What are the four building blocks of DNA?
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine
How do airplanes fly?
Airplane wings are shaped to make air move faster over the top of the wing. When air moves faster, the pressure of the air decreases. So the pressure on the top of the wing is less than the pressure on the bottom of the wing. The difference in pressure creates a force on the wing that lifts the wing up into the air.
Who is father of science?
Albert Einstein called Galileo the "father of modern science." Galileo Galilei
Can you name the scientist with white fuzzy hair who developed the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein developed the scientific theory of relativity.
What is the smallest bird in the world?
Bee Hummingbird
Who discovered electricity?
Ben Franklin
What is the scientific study of life?
Biology
What is the study of living organisms?
Biology
Biology is derived from what Greek words?
Bios meaning life and logos meaning study
Which are the components of the human blood?
Blood has four main components: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Blood has many different functions, including: transporting oxygen and nutrients to the lungs and tissues.
Study of plants is called?
Botany
What is physics?
Branch of science concerned with matter and energy
What is the abbreviation for Calcium on the Periodic Table of Elements?
Ca
What is a cell in Biology?
Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things.
What force is exerted on a body moving in a circular path?
Centripetal Force
What is the name of the space shuttle destroyed in midair 28 Jan 1986?
Challenger
Who was the first Latino astronaut?
Chang Diaz
Who was the first Latino in Space?
Chang Diaz was the first Latino in space in 1986
Who introduced the idea of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
What branch of science deals with the identification of substances of which matter is composed
Chemistry
What is chemistry as a science
Chemistry is a branch of natural science that deals principally with the properties of substances, the changes they undergo, and the natural laws that describe these changes.
Why do leaves change color in the fall?
Chlorophyll production slows down in the fall. The carotenoids & anthocyanin become visible through color
Fossil Fuels
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all what types of fuel?
Which is heavier cold or hot water ?
Cold water weighs more than hot water
What does .com stand for?
Commercial
What direction does the water flow down a drain in the southern hemisphere?
Counterclockwise
What genetic structure is in the form of a double helix?
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
What is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms?
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
How does data science play a role in particle physics?
Data science helps find related data to unanswered questions using modern techniques and tools and is critical in making business decisions. Machine learning algorithms are commonly used in data science to develop predictive models.
What is the force that pull everything to the center of the Earth?
Gravity
What is the name of the force that pulls objects towards the centre of the earth?
Gravity
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What is the hardest rock on the planet
Diamond
What is the hardest known natural material?
Diamonds
What does DEF stand for?
Diesel Exhaust Fluid
What is diffusion in biology?
Diffusion is defined as the movement of individual molecules of a substance through a semipermeable barrier from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
What does DDOS stand for?
Distributed Denial of Service
Are dolphin fish?
Dolphins are mammals, not fish. Dolphins breathe air using lungs. The blowhole on top of a dolphin's head acts as a "nose". They give birth to live young dolphins and they feed them with milk.They even have a tiny amount of hair right around the blowhole!
Who was the first Latina astronaut to go into space?
Dr. Ellen Ochoa
On what part of your body would you find the pinna?
Ear
Why is there a leap year?
Earth actually takes 365.25 days to orbit the Sun. To make up for the .25 day every 4 years a day is added
How big is the earth?
Earth's Radius is 3,958.8 mi
What method do certain animals, such as dolphins or bats, use to locate objects by reflected sound rather than visio?
Echolocation
How many planets are in our Solar System?
Eight
How many planets are in our solar system?
Eight-Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
What does the e in email stand for?
Electronic
What can carry a negative electric charge, and move from atom to atom to create current electricity?
Electrons
What is the largest known land animal
Elephant
What month is a day added for a leap year?
February. During a leap year it will have 29 days instead of 28
What type of metal does a magnet stick to?
Ferrous (any metal containing iron)
What is the combining of a sperm cell & egg cell?
Fertilization
What are the migratory flight paths of waterfowl called?
Flyways
What is the oldest programming language?
Fortran
If not for this, an object in motion would stay in motion
Friction
Does it take more muscles to fry or to smile
Frown
Mushrooms, yeasts and molds are what?
Fungi
What is the largest moon in the solar system?
Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter is the largest in the solar system.
What is the study of diamonds called?
Gemology
What is the branch of science that studies how traits are inherited from one generation to another (for people, animals and plants?)
Genetics studies how traits are passed from one generation to another.
Why is chlorine there in drinking water?
Germs can contaminate water as it travels through miles of piping to get to a community. To prevent contamination with germs, water companies add a disinfectant—usually either chlorine or chloramine—that kills disease-causing germs such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, and norovirus.
A roller coaster at the top of a hill has high _________ energy.
Gravitational Potential
What a scientific principle did Sir Isaac Newton discover supposedly seeing an apple fall?
Gravity
What force attracts one body of mass to another?
Gravity
What prevents us from floating into space?
Gravity
What impact does higher carbon level in the atmosphere have on global climate?
It increases the temperature.
How many miles is it from the Earth to the Moon?
It is 238,900 miles from Earth to the Moon ( There are 17.6 football fields in one mile, so multiply that by 238,900 miles to get the number of football fields...)
What is a black hole?
It is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny space.
Why is ASCII code used?
It is used to translate computer text to human text
What does RPM mean?
It means revolutions per minute, usually in reference to motors
How many year will it take to get to the sun?
It would take 7,045 days to fly there at 550 miles per hour.
What is the adiabatic cooling rate?
Its the rate at which the atmosphere cools with height, about 3.5°F (2°C) per 1,000 ft
The name of the telescope recently launched into space to help scientists learn more about the universe?
James Webb Space Telescope
During which month is the earth closest to the sun?
January
When is considered the official birthday of the Internet?
January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Prior to this, the various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each other.
What computer programming language sounds like a coffee?
Java
What is a common computer programming language?
Java
What year did we land on the moon?
July 1969
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What planet in our solar system has the most gravity?
Jupiter
Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What is the largest planet in the universe?
Jupiter 23.71 billion miles squared
What is an example of a planet that is visible with the naked eye?
Jupiter, Saturn, Mars
Approximately 200 million years ago all the continents were together as one, what was the name of this supercontinent?
Pangea
What did Isaac Newton discover?
Newton discovered the laws of gravity.
Which is the main gas that makes up the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Can a material object travel at 200,000 miles per second in space?
No, nothing can be accelerated up to the speed of light (approx 186,000 miles per second) as it would take an infinite amount of energy to do so
Do vultures kill anything that they eat?
No. They are scavengers and do not kill their food.
What is the Universe made of?
Normal matter, Dark matter and Dark energy - space, time, matter and energy
How far is the Moon from the Earth?
On average it is 238,856 miles from the Earth
Do mammals lay eggs?
Only two kinds of egg-laying mammals are left on the planet today—the duck-billed platypus and the echidna, or spiny anteater.
There cannot be current in an open circuit or a closed circuit?
Open circuit
How many planets in the solar system?
Our solar system is made up of a star—the Sun—eight planets, 146 moons, a bunch of comets, asteroids and space rocks, ice, and several dwarf planets, such as Pluto. The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Are there other universes out there?
Our universe is but one in an unimaginably massive ocean of universes called ... the multiverse. If that concept isn't enough to get your head around, physics describes different kinds of multiverse. The easiest one to comprehend is called the cosmological multiverse.
What is Terminal velocity?
The constant speed that a freely falling object eventually reaches when the resistance of the medium through which it is falling prevents further acceleration.
What is the longitude/latitude of the equator?
The equator is at 0 degrees latitude.
What are independent variables?
The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied.
What are dangers when working with electricity?
The main hazards of working with electricity are: electric shock and burns from contact with live parts. injury from exposure to arcing, fire from faulty electrical equipment or installations.
Where in a pendulum's path does it have the most kinetic energy?
The middle equilibrium point.
Why can you see the mood during the day?
The moon is always in the sky. It orbits (travels in a circle) around the earth. The moon looks bright at night because of light from the sun reflecting off the moon's surface. The sun always lights up half of the moon. But we cannot always see that part of the moon - sometimes it is facing away from us.
What has the main influence on our ocean's tides?
The orbit of our moon.
What is the tallest living bird?
The ostrich, which can grow to 9 feet tall!
Which end of one magnet will be attracted to the positive side of another magnet?
The positive end.
Why do we dream?
The prevailing theory is that dreaming helps you consolidate and analyze memories (like skills and habits) and likely serves as a "rehearsal" for various situations and challenges that one faces during the daytime.
What is photosynthesis
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water
What are the 6 natural noble gases (Periodic Table of elements)?
The six naturally occurring noble gases are helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and the radioactive radon (Rn).
What star shines in the day and provides light?
The sun
What would you find if you travelled to the center of the solar system?
The sun
How far away is the sun?
The sun is 93 million miles away from the earth.
What is inertia?
The tendancy of any object to resist any change in its motion (stay still).
What does 2fa mean?
This is two factor authentication. Instead of just using a password other authentication is used to verify your identity. Use this!!!!
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
What does Ti stand for on the Periodic Table?
Titanium
Why do we put telescopes in space?
To eliminate the light pollution caused by our atmosphere.
True or False Question: Your hair and your nails are made from the same material?
True
True or false? DNA is an abbreviation for 'Deoxyribonucleic acid'.
True
True or False? The bigger something is the greater its interia.
True. E.g. It takes a smaller force to stop a pebble rolling than a boulder.
A large wave that is caused by the movement of the sea floor is called what?
Tsunami
World wide web
Uniform Resource Locator
What is the coldest planet in our solar system?
Uranus
The different factors that can change in an experiment.
Variables
Where is the biggest Oil Deposit in the World located?
Venezuela has over 304 billion barrels of oil beneath its surface.
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
What is the second planet from the sun?
Venus
Which planet has the hottest surface temperature?
Venus
Which planet has the hottest temperatures
Venus
which planet comes before Earth
Venus
Animals that have a backbone fit into what category?
Vertebrates
What does the letters VPN stand for in the computer world?
Virtual Private Network
What electromagnetic spectrum can the human eye view?
Visible light spectrum or wavelengths from 380 to nanometers
On a battery, what does the letter V represent?
Volts
All animals need food, air, and ____ to survive.
Water
Does sound travel faster in the air or in water?
Water
What does H2O mean?
Water
What element can be solid, liquid or gas
Water
What is H2O?
Water
Why can water put out fires?
Water can absorb a large amount of energy to vaporize. This cools the area it is absorbing the energy from.
What is an example of getting energy from the sun
We use the sun's energy to produce solar power
What did Ynes Mexia, a Mexican-American botanist discover?
Ynes discovered two new plant genera and 500 new plant species.
This person was the first human to get outer space and circle the Earth from space.
Yuri Gagarin - a Soviet Russian Air Force officer and test pilot in 1961.
Binary numbers are represented using 2 familiar numbers. What are they?
Zero (0) & One (1)
What temperature is Absolute Zero?
Zero kelvin (−273.15 °C) is defined as absolute zero.
Thinking about the Pythagorean theorem, what is a perfect triangle?
a triangle with the sides of 3, 4, 5
What is a light year?
a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year, which is 9.4607 × 1012 km (nearly 6 trillion miles).
What is increase in the rate or speed?
acceleration
What is the largest known animal?
blue whale
Whats heavier? 10 pounds of feathers or 10 pounds of steel?
neither, Both are the same weight
Weakening of the bones is a condition called
osteoporosis
What is a hypothesis?
proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
A force is a
push or pull
Absorbs water and nutrients
roots
How many hydrogen and oxygen atoms are in H20?
two hydrogen (H) atoms and one oxygen (O) atom
What is a Radio Frequency
used in communication devices such as transmitters, receivers, computers, televisions, and mobile phones
