Science Flashcards
Inside information: The first of Isaac Newton’s 3 laws of this is the law of inertia
motion
An “F” in science: There are static and kinetic types of this force on objects that are in contact with each other
Friction
What is at an average distance of 238,857 miles from the Earth?
The moon
Scientists: This gravity maven was elected president of England’s Royal Society in 1703 and held the office for 24 years
Isaac Newton
March 2018 - It was announced that the ashes of scientist blank would be interred next to the graves of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin in Westminster.
Stephen Hawking
SCIENCE: The ragweed variety of this material is seen here under the microscope–achoo!
pollen
SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY: In 1989 scientists using a scanning tunneling microscope saw this double-stranded molecule for the 1st time
DNA
ANIMALS: There were more than 200 million live views online during the 16-month pregnancy of April, one of these
Giraffe
LOGO ANIMALS: Sriracha Hot Sauces
Rooster
TITLE ANIMALS: Title type of animal in a 2005 “Chronicles of Narnia” movie
lion
THE ELEMENTS: Inhaling some of this second-lightest element makes your voice sound all funny
helium
ALGAE WHIZ: The “phyto” type of this algae is a major food source directly or indirectly of many sea organisms
plankton
THE SCIENCE OF MECHANICS: Newton’s 1st Law of Motion, known as the Law of this, is why a car crash throws you into the windshield–buckle up!
inertia
THE MATILDA EFFECT: This woman’s record was not glowing enough to get her into the French Academy of Sciences–husband Pierre got in
Marie Curie
GREAT BOOKS OF SCIENCE: Charles Darwin became famous when he let people read his diary–of his voyage aboard this craft
The Beagle
ANCIENT GREECE: Mathematician & philosopher who discovered the intervals in an octave & probably played a mean triangle
Pythagoras
Sojourner Truth
ETYMOLOGY: This herbivore’s name is from Greek words meaning “nose” & “horn”
rhinoceros
ECOLOGY: Lions, elephants and giraffes are found naturally in this type of biome with grassy plains, few trees and sometimes a final “H”
savannah
ATHLETES: In Feb. 2006 during the Winter Olympics closing ceremonies here, athletes heard “Volare” & “That’s Amore”
Italy (Torino, Italy)
HOW “OD”: Wildly successful electronics product introduced in October 2001
iPod
RUN EMC: E=mc2 was conceived by this man
Albert Einstein
NOW THAT’S EXPENSIVE!: In 2000 a set of books about these critters “Of America” by John James Audubon sold at auction for $8.8 million
birds
ABBREV.: The ASPCA is the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to these
animals
SEA WORLD: Common in Australia, this type of shark named for a striped feline can be 15 feet long
Tiger Shark
VOLCANOES: It’s the only continent with no active volcanoes
Australia
TEENAGE DREAM: On NASA’s website, Sally Ride says study math & science if you dream of becoming one of these, like she did
astronaut
WIZARDS: Hearing he was “The Wizard of Menlo Park” should turn on a light in your mind
Thomas Edison
ANAGRAMMED SCIENTISTS’ LAST NAMES: He really set things in motion: WENT ON
NEWTON
ANAGRAMMED SCIENTISTS’ LAST NAMES: Ran hot and cold: FINE HEARTH
Fahrenheit
MEET THE BEAGLES: This scientist’s life aboard the HMS Beagle included a visit to the “frying hot” Galapagos Islands
Darwin
SCIENTISTS: In a 1979 issue of National Geographic, she reported on chimp warfare and cannibalism
Jane Goodall
SCIENTISTS: In 1776 this Italian became the first to isolate methane gas; 24 years later he invented the electric battery
Alessandro Volta
FRENCH SCIENTISTS and INVENTORS: In 1943 he and engineer Emile Gagnan invented the Aqua Lung
Jacques Cousteau
