Science & Technology trivia questions
2055 multiple-choice Science & Technology trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- What is the literal meaning of the word ecology, which derives from Greek?
- What is the definition of the biological term ecotone, which in Greek means a place where ecologies are in tension?
- What biological term refers to the organs, whose function is considered to have been lost or reduced during evolution?
- What is the definition of ontogeny (morphogenesis), one of the branches of developmental biology?
- The formation of toes in salamanders, animals that typically have no such organs, is an example for what?
- This Swedish botanist and physician, considered one of the fathers of modern ecology, initiated the method of binomial classification.
- The word physics derives from the Greek - φ�?σις (phusis), which means this.
- The culture of physics research differs from the other sciences in the separation of these two.
- One of these major subtopics is not part of classical mechanics.
- Law of Inertia is also referred to as this.
- Plancks constant (h) is equal to this.
- This is the number of fundamental interactions.
- These two additive primary colors should be combined in order to get the color yellow.
- Which of these most accurately describes the term, Solar System?
- Contrary to this celestial bodys true nature, the term asteroid means what according to its greek origins?
- Where can an asteroid belt, a region of greatest concentration of orbiting asteroids, be found nearest to Earth?
- Which of these is a celestial body, which produces the effect known as shooting star?
- Hypergiants, the largest stars known to scientists, have a mass up to how many times that of the Sun?
- Distances in the universe are enormous compared to those we are used to, so scientists use light years for measurement. Approximately how many miles does a light year represent?
- In astrophysics, which theorem defines what parameters black holes are characterized by?
- In astronomy, the term binary star refers to which of these?
- What celestial formations are considered to be the birthplaces of stars?
- The discovery of cosmic object 2003 UB313 caused much stir in astronomers circles. Its discoverers declared 2003 UB313 to be what?
- Which set contains triangular numbers?
- Which set contains only prime numbers?
- When was the multiplication sign, x, first used?
- In 1938, Edward Kasner wrote a 1 followed by 100 zeros and showed it to his baby nephew. What the baby said became the name of that written number. What did the kid say?
- What do mathematicians call any rectangular table of numbers?
- Calculate 6!
- To find the acceleration of a particle what would we do to the velocity ?