Science Magazine Flashcards
The Key navigational Landmark during the first moon Landing was
Mount Marilyn
Name the first telescopic explorer of the moon
Jesuit priest, Giovanni Riccolli
Of the 147 lunar craters named by Giovanni Riccolli, only two were named for women, name them
Saint Catherine of Alexandria Hypathia
The first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
Two theories for the origin of the earths water
- Solar Nebula 2. Asteroid
How do asteroids store water
They trap hydrogen and oxygen in its minerals
Name a plane on our planet where the earths deep mantle is accessible
Baffin Island in Canada
Leading theory for the moons formation
A mars sized object slammed into the earth
Name the person who was instrumental in making the human genome project happen
Craig Venter
Two. Icknames of Ozzie Osbourne
Prince of darkness Godfather of heavy metal
Name one gene responsible for alcohol dehydrogenase
ADH 4
Name one gene that is linked to alcoholism
GABRG 3
Which group of people are more prone for facial flushing following alcohol intake
Asian descent
The facial flushing following alcohol intake is known as
Asian Flush Asian Glow Alcohol Flush Reaction
What is the reason for the Alcohol Flush Reaction
Acetaldehyde accumulates and is not broken down to acetate
Name the bless molecule in our bodies
Anandamide
Does our. Bodies produce anandamide naturally
Yes
To which receptors does anandamide bind
Cannabinoid
What is the role of anandamide
Decrease anxiety
Name the enzyme that breaks down anandamide
Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase
Name the gene that produces Fatty Axid Amide Hydrolase
FAAH gene
If there is a mutation in the FAAH gene what happens
Less amount of fatty acid Amide Hydrolase will be produced and the amount of anandamide will increase
When the liver processes alcohol it secretes a protein called
FGF 21
The protein FGF 21 secreted by the liver finally binds to which organ
Receptor on the brain which is made of a protein called Beta-Klotho
Name the protein responsible for cross talk between the liver and the brain
Beta-Klotho
Persons with decreased desire to drink have an excess of which protein
Beta-Klotho
Who discovered the precise value of a single electron charge
Robert Millikan
What is the precise value of a single electron charge
1.062*10 raise to the power of -19
Name the first modern telescope to look skyward
Hooker Telescope in 1917. 100 inches across
After the Hooker telescope, which was the second one in 1949 that was 200 inches across
Hale Telescope
What is INTERFEROMETRY
Placing smaller telescopes further apart and then combing their light through a process called interferometry
Radioastronomers using interferometry photographed the first supermassive black hole from which galaxy
M87
Name the quartet of giant telescopes that will kick off a new era of discovery
- LSST..large synoptic survey telescope 2. GMT..giant magellan telescope 3. ELT..extremely large telescope 4. TMT..thirty meter telescope
What holds the galaxies in the universe together
Dark matter
What causes the expansion of the universe to accelerate
Dark energy
Name the new orbiting telescope that is scheduled to launch in 2021
James Webb telescope
Who proposed the concept of a KEYSTONE SPECIES
Robert Paine. Disproportionate impact of keystone species on ecosystem. He experimented with starfish
The most destructive industry ever invented was the
Food production industry
Name the super fly from which insect farming is now starting on a. Asa I’ve scale
Black soldier fly
Human language conveys information at what rate
39 bits per second
How big is a proton
0.83 femtometers
In 2010 what measurement was used to calculate the size of a proton
MUONIC HYDROGEN
Delhi’s ranking among the most polluted cities in the world
11
Name the chemicals that was used in fire fighting foams and which is known to accumulate in people’s blood
PFAs Perfluroalkyls Polyfluroalkyls
Ancient European apes may have been the first to walk on two legs, name the new species discovered
Danuvius Guggenmossi
Name the epidemic that killed pigs in Africa
African swine fever
Is the universe spherical or flat
We are not really sure
What are CARBOB DOTS
Ball like particles of carbon less than 10 nanometers that can be attached to other molecules
Name the microbe that reasearchers use to insert DNA into plant genome
Agrobacterium
How are carbon dots made
By beating sugar in a normal microwave oven
What polymer is attached to a carbon dot
Polyethylene glycol.
Why is polyethylene glycol attached to a carbon dot
Because polyethylene glycol electrostatically attracts DNA molecules
Name the statistical model used for tactical voting
MRP..multilevel regression and post stratification
Name the scandal where Facebook was involved
Cambridge analytica scandal
For the first time we may have spotted water on a comet, name that comet
BORISOV
We locate ourselves within an environment with the help of cells the forms the brains inner GPS system, name these cells
Place cells and grid cells
The new cells discovered in rats called VECTOR TRACE CELLS relate to what
It related to objects in an environment
Which part of the brain is related to memory and interpreting space
Hippocampus
In rats the VECTOR TRACE CELLS are found in which part of the hippocampus
SUBICULUM
The first part of the brain to degenerate in Alzheimer’s disease is
SUBICULUM
Do rain forests recycle rainfall
Yes, on a heroic scale
Each tree in a rainforest releases how much of water into the air
500 liters
What helps turn water into rain clouds
Volatile organic compounds such as ISOPRENES and TERPENES. These compounds oxidise into tiny molecular seeds around which raindrops form
Can ozone be generated by fires
Yes
Is ozone toxic to plants
Yes. As a rule of thumb 40 ppb is toxic to plants
Human genetic studies have so far suffered from
Lack of diversity
What is the THREE BODY PROBLEM in maths
How three objects orbit one another under their own gravity
When black holes collide , they generate what type of waves
Gravitational waves
Can we change the size of our pupils by simply thinking about bright light
Yes
Post Measles infections in children are even more deadly than the measles itself, why
Measles MASSIVELY damages the immune system. It’s as if the immune system is reset to infancy. Close to 75% of the antibody library is lost for all kinds of pathogens
How long does it take for an immune system to recover following a measles infection
Five years
How long does it take for the immune system to recover in people given the powerful immunosuppressive RITUXIMSB
Five years
The 2015 Nobel prize for medicine was awarded for the discovery of two drugs, name them
Artemisinin Ivermectin
Who discovered the Chinese medicine Artemisinin
Chinese scientist Youyou Tu
Who discovered Ivermectin
Irish parasitologist William C Campbell Japanese microbiologist Santoshi Omura
Name the ghostly particle with no electrical charge
Neutrino
Do neutrinos have mass
Yes. They were first thought to be massless
Name the particle that changes state as it passes through space
Neutrino
How does EL Nino occur
When the Pacific trade winds weaken and the hot surface ocean water moves eastwards . Causing heavy rainfall in South America and draughty in Australasia
Name the NASA space missions to VENUS
DAVINCI..to study the toxic atmosphere of Venus VERITAS.. to map the surface in high definition
Name a psychotherapy which resulted in an epidemic of FALSE SATANIC ABUSE in the 1980’s and 90’s
Recovered Memory Therapy
All animals including human emit heat in the form of what waves
Infrared waves
Nuclear reactions produce certain particles that barely interact with ordinary matter, and can stream away from reactors which can then be picked up by suitable instruments, Name this particle
Neutrino
Name the two theories to explain the mass extinction of dinosaurs
- Asteroids 2. Climate change triggered by vast volcanic eruptions
Name a part on earth which oozed more than a million cubic kms of lava over about 800,000 years
Deccan traps
Deccan Traps is in which part of the world
Modern day India
What is a mega tsunami
Giant waves more than 100 meters
Giant waves can be triggered by
- Falling space objects 2. Collapsing flanks of volcanic islands 3. Earthquakes
An alternative to fight antibiotic resistance is
Bacteriophage
Name the cells in the pancreas that are potentially capable of secreting insulin
Pancreatic duct cells
What are soft robots made of
Pliable plastic which is powered by compressed air
Is the corpus callosum larger in musicians as compared to non musicians
Yes
What is the human version of a fish shoal
Peloton
About 30,000BC where did human store information
Cave paintings
At 6000 BC the earliest writings found in China was written on
Tortoise shells
Who pioneered the photographic film role in 1885
George Eastman
The earliest gramophone record in 1895 was made of
Crushed beetles…SHELLAC. It was replaced by vinyl in 1949
In 1982 information was stored using plastic and light…
Compact disc
