Loaded Questions 8/20/22 - Science
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1. A gold-aluminum plaque featuring the drawing of two humans is attached to what two satellites, launched in 1972 and 1973 respectively?
2. What physicist's most work was an 1801 experiment where light was shined through two apparatuses, both double-slit, proving the wave-particle duality?
3. What tumor suppressor gene known as the "guardian angel of the genome" is involved with the regulation of the cell cycle and can induce apoptosis as a last resort?
4. From top to bottom, what are three layers of a rainforest, all above the forest floor?
5. On the standard phase diagram, which would feature a triple point, what value is on the x-axis, and what value is on the y-axis?
6. Free radicals are atoms, molecules, and ions that contain what?
7. C6H12 is the formula of what colorless, flammable liquid, which is sometimes used in cleaning products?
8. Pins and needles, limbs falling asleep, and ASMR are all examples of what dermal sensation that has no apparent physical cause?
9. What scientific law states "When pressure is applied to a fluid, the pressure change is transmitted to every part of the fluid without loss."? It is said this law was proven by pouring water into a ten meter high tube attached to a barrel, which caused the barrel to explode.
10. After the ostrich and Somali ostrich, what bird with a blue face and neck and a brown helmet-like casque lives on the island of New Guinea? It has a dagger-like 5 inch middle toe, which sometimes makes it called "the most dangerous bird in the world".
11. The order Opiliones is home to the arachnid known in the English speaking world as daddy longlegs, but are known by what agronomical name elsewhere?
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1. A gold-aluminum plaque featuring the drawing of two humans is attached to what two satellites, launched in 1972 and 1973 respectively? Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11
2. What physicist's most work was an 1801 experiment where light was shined through two apparatuses, both double-slit, proving the wave-particle duality? Thomas Young
3. What tumor suppressor gene known as the "guardian angel of the genome" is involved with the regulation of the cell cycle and can induce apoptosis as a last resort? p53
4. From top to bottom, what are three layers of a rainforest, all above the forest floor? Emergent layer, Canopy layer, Understory layer
5. On the standard phase diagram, which would feature a triple point, what value is on the x-axis, and what value is on the y-axis? Temperature, Pressure
6. Free radicals are atoms, molecules, and ions that contain what? Unpaired electrons
7. C6H12 is the formula of what colorless, flammable liquid, which is sometimes used in cleaning products? Cyclohexane
8. Pins and needles, limbs falling asleep, and ASMR are all examples of what dermal sensation that has no apparent physical cause? Paresthesia
9. What scientific law states "When pressure is applied to a fluid, the pressure change is transmitted to every part of the fluid without loss."? It is said this law was proven by pouring water into a ten meter high tube attached to a barrel, which caused the barrel to explode. Pascal’s Law
10. After the ostrich and Somali ostrich, what bird with a blue face and neck and a brown helmet-like casque lives on the island of New Guinea? It has a dagger-like 5 inch middle toe, which sometimes makes it called "the most dangerous bird in the world". Cassowary
11. The order Opiliones is home to the arachnid known in the English speaking world as daddy longlegs, but are known by what agronomical name elsewhere? Harvestmen