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SCIENCE TRIVIA XV

141) What theoretical physicist and cosmologist suffered from Lou Gehrig's Disease?


Hawking had a rare early-onset, slow-progressing form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as motor neurone disease in the UK and as Lou Gehrig's Disease in the US.

142) What is the largest object in the asteroid belt that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?


Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It is the 33rd-largest known body in the Solar System.

143) What cosmologist theorized the creation of the universe from quantum fluctuations?


Alexander Vilenkin introduced the idea of quantum creation of the universe from a quantum vacuum.

144) Who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome?


Ada E. Yonath was the first woman from the Middle East to win a Nobel prize in the sciences.

145) What aquatic biologist is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement?


Rachel Carson's most well-known book, Silent Spring, described the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment. In 2012, the book was designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark by the American Chemical Society for its role in the development of the modern environmental movement.

146) What is the standard unit of kinetic energy?


One joule in everyday life represents approximately the energy required to lift a medium-sized tomato (100 g) 1 meter vertically from the surface of the Earth.

147) What branch of science is concerned with the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation?


Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation.

148) Which of the following is the hottest?


The electricity of a lightning strike does not have a temperature, per se, but the air around a bolt of lightning can reach a temperature of 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun which is a mere 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The central region of the sun, however, is much hotter than lightning at 27 million degrees Fahrenheit.

149) In 2012, what new molecule was discovered by a 10-year -old in science class?


Tetranitratoxycarbon is a hypothetically-possible molecule, unknown to science until ten-year-old Clara Lazen (a fifth-grader in Kansas City, Missouri) assembled a model of it in her science class in 2012. As an oxygen-rich compound of carbon and nitrogen, it is similar to nitroglycerin and is predicted to have explosive properties.

150) What is the energy an object possesses due to its motion?


Kinetic energy is the energy an object possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity.


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