Take a trip back to your high school years with this science quiz comprised of original Jeopardy! clues! How well do you remember what you learned in biology, chemistry, and physics classes? These questions go beyond the classics into uncharted territory, such as earth science and space. Good luck and let us know how many you got right in the comments!
1. In 2015 gravitational waves were first directly observed after this man predicted them a century earlier.
2. Honored in 2007, Frances E. Allen was the first woman to win the Turing Award for work in this science.
3. Before its mission ended in 2017, the spacecraft named for this astronomer gave us a view of Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
4. Casgevy for sickle cell disease is the first FDA-approved therapy using the genome editing therapy known by this acronym.
5. A new hominin species of this, with a name meaning “southern ape,” was discovered in 2008.
6. The science of climate & weather.
7. Some elements that are ferromagnetic at room temperature include iron & this metal.
8. Bubbles of this gas can form in the bloodstream when quickly moving from high to low pressure environments.
9. Messier 42 in Orion & Messier 17 in Sagittarius are these regions of dust & gas.
10. A BYU study on microscopic worms revealed that there are 57 billion of these roundworms for every living human.
11. It’s the study of the kidneys.
12. This condition occurs when a human’s body temperature falls below 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
13. The recipe for this type of winter storm: snow, winds over 35 mph, and low visibility for at least 3 hours.
14. NASA says the average temperature on this eighth planet from the Sun is a brisk -330 degrees Fahrenheit.
15. Equal to -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit, the lowest possible temperature that matter can reach is known by this two-word term.
16. Unlike most solids, dry ice doesn’t melt into a liquid, but turns directly into a gas, a process known as this.
17. The primary risk factor for mesothelioma, a rare cancer, is thought to be exposure to this tough fiber.
18. Pectoris can follow this word for a type of chest pain that can be a symptom of coronary artery disease.
19. Surname of U.S. physician Virginia who developed a method that scored the health of newborns.
20. John F. Kennedy suffered from Addison’s disease, a condition that affects these glands that secrete steroids.
21. This tiny unit of measurement is named for a Swedish physicist.
22. The basis of quantum science is that energy exists at specific levels; a jump between them is called this, like a TV show & its reboot.
23. The roughly 10 million compounds formed by this element include acetylene & potassium cyanide.
24. Sir Peter Medawar proposed Medawar’s paradox to explain why this system in women doesn’t reject a fetus.
25. Seismic waves suddenly change speed in the D” layer, the lowest 150 miles of this, just above the core.
26. In the 1780s John Goodricke IDed the 1st star known as this type of binary, for what one star in the system regularly does to the other.
27. One of the three principal classes of rock, it’s formed by solidification from a molten state.
28. The “Great Dying” 250 million years ago is more scientifically known as the Permian mass one of these.
29. An aquifer, which contains this 11-letter stuff, can be depleted but can also be overfilled like in pumping for gas extraction.
30. This word for a landmass that’s large but still part of a larger one has been around since 1845 & is often applied to India.
31. A popular way of saying something is uncomplicated is to say it’s not this field of Wernher von Braun.
32. In physics it’s the rate of change of velocity with respect to time, not necessarily an increase in speed.
33. This layer of the Earth’s atmosphere lies between the troposphere & the mesosphere.
34. Sugars & starches are this type of organic compound with a name meaning “watered carbon.”
35. From Latin for “heap” & “rain cloud,” this mushroom-shaped cloud brings the thunder.
36. Studies have shown that some shrews use this process, emitting high-pitched squeaks as a guide in the dark.
37. When they aren’t in any special hurry, the Galapagos giant type of these travel at about .16 miles per hour.
38. Global warming is taking its toll on this biodiverse ecosystem that extends in the ocean for about 1,400 miles.
39. The Lumières’ autochrome color photo plate used a layer of dyed starch particles from these vegetables.
40. Ocean sediment may be made up of coccolithophores, these tiny organisms, 6 billion to the square foot.
41. From 1979 to 2009 physicist Stephen Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at this university.
42. During an epidemic of this disease in 1796, Edward Jenner discovered the power of vaccines & used it to save lives.
43. When boiling water, energy absorbed that escapes as vapor is this type of heat, from Latin latere, “to hide.”
44. These small glass or plastic dishes used to culture microorganisms are named for a German bacteriologist.
45. 373.15 is the boiling point of water on the scale named for this Scottish scientist.
46. Galileo used a supernova in 1604 to disprove this ancient Greek’s theory that the universe never changes.
47. Christiaan Huygens was an early telescope developer & found the moon Titan when he looked at this planet.
48. Introduced in 1855, his process using blasts of air to remove impurities made the mass production of steel possible.
49. On average, this organ produces up to 2.5 pints of bile every day.
50. A tree branch, or a solar flare seen at the edge of the Sun.
51. When you activate a light stick, the chemicals within react to produce this type of cold light.
52. 5-letter term for a center of activity, or the position of a gene on a chromosome.
53. Any of a hydrophobic group of organic compounds, including fats & oils.
54. Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon developed a system of classifying stars & discovered 5 of these exploding ones.
55. This process in milk is now routine because Alice Evans found that brucellosis could be passed from cows to humans.
Final Words
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