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Science A-Z #2

Answer these 26 science facts* beginning with each letter of the alphabet.
*Correct as of 2021
Quiz by ozzoforest
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Last updated: October 24, 2021
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A
Branch of physics that studies celestial objects and phenomena
Astronomy
B
A region of spacetime where gravity is so strong nothing can escape it
Black Hole
C
Green pigment in plants responsible for the absorption of light
Chlorophyll
D
The mass of a substance per unit volume
Density
E
A process or reaction that releases energy from the system to its surroundings
Exothermic
F
Term that indicates a compound contains the Iron +2 oxidation state
Ferrous
G
An organism's complete set of DNA (or RNA)
Genome
H
Name of the world's largest partical accelerator (Large H_____ Collider) or a type of subatomc particle
Hadron
I
Compounds with the same chemical formula but different chemical structures
Isomer
J
Junction that consists of two or more superconductors named after a British physicist
Josephson
K
German astronomer known for his laws of planetary motion
Kepler
L
Element with the chemical symbol Pb
Lead
M
Medical imagining technique that uses magnetic fields to image inside the body
MRI
N
English mathematician credited for the discovery of gravity
Newton
O
Compounds that generally include Carbon-Hydrogen bonds
Organic
P
Substance or treatment designed to have no therapeutic value e.g. sugar pills
Placebo
Q
Elementary particles that combine to form the answer for H
Quark
R
Emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles
Radiation
S
Principle of constructive and destructive interference of waves
Superposition
T
Biological classification or rank e.g. species, genus, family, order...
Taxonomic
U
The tube that carries urine from the bladder to the exterior of the body
Urethra
V
Space devoid of matter
Vacuum
W
One of the fundamental forces of nature
Weak
X
Type of electromagnetic radiation
X-ray
Y
Nutrient bearing portion of an egg
Yolk
Z
Small animal organisms that suspend and drift in water
Zooplankton
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Level 83
Oct 21, 2021
Good quiz thanks, just a few spelling errors. D: substance, F: compound, I: compounds, S: constructive.

Also the clue for G might be better without “Biological material of”.

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Level 56
Oct 24, 2021
Thanks a lot for the feedback, all these changes have now been made.