Flash 1 Flashcards
(103 cards)
1
Q
What is amber?
A
A type of fossilized ancient tree resin.
2
Q
What is a eukaryotic cell?
A
A cell that possesses a nucleus, unlike prokaryotic cells.
3
Q
What are parrots known for?
A
Tropical birds known for their ability to imitate human speech.
4
Q
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
A
Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, which contain DNA.
5
Q
What is bone?
A
A type of tissue that comprises the skeletal system.
6
Q
What are ferns?
A
Plants that reproduce by releasing spores from their fronds.
7
Q
What is a heart attack?
A
A medical event where blood flow to a portion of the heart is blocked.
8
Q
What are impact craters?
A
Formed when meteorites or asteroids collide with Earth.
9
Q
What are gamma rays?
A
High-energy ionizing radiation produced by astronomical objects.
10
Q
What happened to Pluto in 2006?
A
Reclassified as a dwarf planet.
11
Q
What is an asterism?
A
A recognizable pattern of stars that is not an official constellation.
12
Q
What was Sputnik?
A
The first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union.
13
Q
What is a comet?
A
Often described as a ‘dirty snowball’ due to its icy composition.
14
Q
What is the Great Red Spot?
A
A massive storm on Jupiter.
15
Q
What is combustion?
A
An exothermic reaction that releases heat and/or light.
16
Q
What is a Bunsen burner?
A
A lab burner named after German chemist Robert Bunsen.
17
Q
What are noble gases?
A
A group of chemical elements with low reactivity.
18
Q
What is carbon monoxide (CO)?
A
A diatomic compound of carbon and oxygen.
19
Q
What is tungsten (W)?
A
A metallic element used in incandescent light bulb filaments.
20
Q
Who is Gilbert N. Lewis?
A
Chemist known for classifying acids and bases.
21
Q
What is filtration?
A
A process that separates solid particles from a liquid.
22
Q
What are carcinogens?
A
Cancer-causing agents, such as arsenic (As).
23
Q
What is Wi-Fi?
A
Network protocols that allow wireless internet connections.
24
Q
What is an algorithm?
A
A sequence of instructions used for computation.
25
What is the C programming language?
Designed by Bell Labs to instruct computers.
26
What is Pangaea?
A supercontinent whose name means 'all earth' in Greek.
27
What is quartz?
The second-most abundant mineral in Earth’s crust, composed of silicon and oxygen.
28
What is sonar?
A technique that uses sound waves to detect underwater objects.
29
What is a caldera?
A feature formed from the collapse of a cinder cone volcano.
30
What is a drought?
A prolonged period with little or no precipitation.
31
What are integers?
Include all whole numbers (positive, negative, and zero).
32
What is a vertex?
The point where two curves, lines, or edges meet.
33
What is probability?
A branch of mathematics that deals with the likelihood of events.
34
What is inertia?
The tendency for an object to stay at rest or in motion unless acted upon.
35
What is fission?
A nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits into two lighter nuclei.
36
What is friction?
A force that resists motion between two surfaces in contact.
37
What is turbulence?
Irregular motion in the atmosphere affecting airplanes.
38
What are the fundamental forces?
Gravity, electromagnetic force, strong nuclear force, and weak nuclear force.
39
What is acoustics?
The branch of physics that studies sound.
40
What is the capital of Libya?
Tripoli.
41
Which country in West Africa is bordered to the southeast by Mali and Guinea?
Senegal.
42
What artificial waterway in Egypt connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas?
The Suez Canal.
43
How was the map of Africa redrawn in 2011?
South Sudan officially separated from Sudan.
44
Which country controls the Canary Islands, and what are they named after?
Spain; they are named for dogs.
45
What are two major cities in Nigeria?
Lagos and Abuja.
46
Which city in Jordan was built into a sandstone rock face by the Nabataean Kingdom?
Petra.
47
What is the busiest port in the world and the largest city in China?
Shanghai.
48
Which cold desert is shared by China and Mongolia?
The Gobi Desert.
49
Which river runs mostly through Myanmar?
The Irrawaddy River.
50
Where are the Petronas Towers located?
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
51
What is the largest city in Turkey, which spans both Europe and Asia?
Istanbul.
52
What is the largest city in Southeast Asia?
Jakarta, Indonesia.
53
What is the capital of New South Wales, Australia?
Sydney.
54
What is the vast, mostly uninhabitable region of Australia called?
The Outback.
55
What imaginary line divides one calendar day from the next in Oceania?
The International Date Line.
56
Name a microstate in Europe.
Vatican City, San Marino, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, or Malta.
57
Which Italian city is built on a lagoon and is affected by rising sea levels?
Venice.
58
What is the capital of Portugal, home to the Vasco da Gama Bridge?
Lisbon.
59
What river was cleaned up for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris?
The Seine River.
60
What bridge connects Copenhagen, Denmark, to Malmö, Sweden?
The Öresund Bridge.
61
What is the longest river in Europe, mostly located in Russia?
The Volga River.
62
Where is the European Union headquartered?
Brussels, Belgium.
63
What museum is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as part of its arts scene?
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.
64
What are the two most well-known cities in Alberta, Canada?
Calgary and Edmonton.
65
What city in Georgia has more than 70 streets named Peachtree?
Atlanta.
66
What is the capital of Iowa, a state known for its corn production?
Des Moines.
67
What is the Aloha Tower in Honolulu, Hawaii?
A former lighthouse.
68
Where is Crater Lake National Park located?
In the Cascades mountain range, Pacific Northwest.
69
Which bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, was struck by a boat in 2024?
The Francis Scott Key Bridge.
70
Who designed a namesake plan for Oklahoma City?
Architect I.M. Pei.
71
Which three U.S. states are bordered by Lake Erie?
Michigan, New York, and Ohio.
72
Which two cities are part of Idaho’s panhandle region?
Coeur d’Alene and Moscow.
73
What disease outbreak among Panama Canal builders led to Walter Reed’s research?
Yellow fever.
74
Who was Frida Kahlo, and who was she married to?
A Mexican surrealist painter; married to muralist Diego Rivera.
75
What Argentine president allowed Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann to hide in Buenos Aires?
Juan Perón.
76
What is Machu Picchu?
An abandoned Incan fortress near Cusco and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
77
Who was Nelson Mandela?
An anti-Apartheid activist, leader of the African National Congress, and first president of a fully democratic South Africa.
78
What dynasty founded Cairo in 969?
The Fatimid dynasty.
79
Who was Jean-Bédel Bokassa, and what did he do in 1976?
Military dictator of the Central African Republic (1966-1979); declared himself emperor and built a golden eagle throne.
80
What happened to the Mongol Empire after Möngke Khan’s death?
It split into four major states: the Yuan Dynasty, Ilkhanate, Golden Horde, and Chagatai Khanate.
81
What was the worst industrial accident in history, exposing 500,000 people to toxic gas?
The 1984 Bhopal Disaster.
82
Who was the Buddha, and what were his key teachings?
A wandering South Asian religious teacher (6th or 5th century BCE); Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.
83
What was Jakarta formerly called under Dutch rule?
Batavia.
84
Who founded the Persian (Achaemenid) Empire?
Cyrus the Great.
85
Who were the monarchs of ancient Egypt, and where were many buried?
Pharaohs; in the Valley of the Kings.
86
What was the Egyptian writing system, and how was it deciphered?
Hieroglyphics; deciphered using the Rosetta Stone.
87
Where and when were the ancient Olympic Games held?
Greece, from 776 BC to 393 AD/CE.
88
What was the Holocaust?
The mass extermination of Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II, killing at least six million.
89
Who was Elizabeth I, and what was significant about her reign?
Last Tudor monarch of England; saw the rise of English drama, including Shakespeare.
90
Who led the first circumnavigation of the world?
Ferdinand Magellan (though he was killed before completing the voyage).
91
Who founded the Soviet Union?
Vladimir Lenin.
92
Who was the British king during the American Revolution?
George III.
93
What European dynasty ruled Austria, the Holy Roman Empire, and Spain?
The Hapsburgs.
94
Who was the first Chancellor of Germany and oversaw its reunification?
Otto von Bismarck.
95
Who was Louis XIV, and what was he known as?
The French 'Sun King,' who reigned longer than any other European monarch.
96
Who was Dwight Eisenhower?
Supreme Allied Commander of Europe in WWII; 34th U.S. President (1953-1961).
97
Who is credited with creating the first American flag?
Betsy Ross.
98
What war was ended by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
99
What was the first permanent English colony in America?
Jamestown, Virginia.
100
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
Invalidated segregation in public accommodations.
101
Who was U.S. Vice President from 2017-2021?
Mike Pence.
102
Who was the Lakota Sioux leader who won the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Crazy Horse.
103
Who was the sixth U.S. President, accused of a 'corrupt bargain' in 1824?
John Quincy Adams.
