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Mitochondria

Cell organelles known as "the powerhouse of the cell".

Moths

Flying insects that are attracted to light and genetically related to butterflies.

Cancer

A disease characterized by malignant tumors composed of cells growing at abnormal rates.

Blue Whale

The largest animal to have ever existed on Earth, it is an aquatic mammal.

Triceratops

A dinosaur whose name means 'three-horned face', primarily predator was Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Viruses

Microorganisms that multiply by infecting host cells with genetic material.

Photosynthesis

An anabolic process in plants that converts carbon dioxide into glucose.

Constellations

Star collections that form fixed patterns, examples include Andromeda, Cancer and Orion.

New Moon

The lunar phase during which the moon appears invisible when viewed from Earth.

Neptune

The planet that became the farthest from the Sun following Pluto’s demotion to a dwarf planet.

Light-Year

Approximately 6 trillion miles, it measures the distance light travels in one year.

Arecibo

A former example of a radio telescope located in Puerto Rico, detecting electromagnetic waves from space.

Exoplanet

A planet located outside of the Solar System, does not orbit our Sun.

Asteroid Belt

The region located between Mars and Jupiter containing Ceres, the largest asteroid considered a dwarf planet.

Silver

The most electrically conductive element, with the chemical symbol Ag.

Chlorine

A yellow-green gaseous halogen used to chemically treat swimming pools.

Neon

The fifth most abundant element in the universe, used in fluorescent lamps and signs.

Periodic Table

A tabular arrangement of chemical elements first developed by Dmitri Mendeleev.

Pasteurization

A method of heat treatment to destroy microorganisms on food, named after chemist Louis Pasteur.

Tin

A metallic element whose main ore is Cassiterite and forms the alloy bronze with copper.

pH

A metric used to measure the acidity or basicity of a substance on a scale from 0 to 14.

Organic Chemistry

A subdiscipline concerned with compounds containing carbon, essential for all known life.

Cryptocurrency

A form of digital decentralized currency, examples include Ethereum and Bitcoin.

HTML

The standard markup language used to create webpages on the World Wide Web.

Virtual Reality

A fully artificial environment experienced through use of a headset.

Gulf Stream

A warm water current that moderates Europe’s climate by passing by the Florida coast.

Ozone

A molecule formed from three oxygen atoms that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

Last Glacial Period

The last Ice Age that peaked approximately 22,000 years ago and ended about 11,700 years ago.

Lava

Molten rock expelled during a volcanic eruption.

Erosion

The geological process by which water and/or wind transports and removes soil.

Prime Numbers

Natural numbers with only two factors: one and themselves; the only even prime number is 2.

Complex Number

A number consisting of a real part and an imaginary part.

Pi

A transcendental number approximately equal to 3.14159, representing the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.

Isaac Newton

The scientist who developed the law of gravity after an apple fell on his head.

Magnets

Objects that can attract or repel each other due to their magnetic fields.

Atomic Nucleus

The dense region at the center of an atom that contains protons and neutrons.

Combustion

A chemical reaction between a fuel and an oxidant, producing heat and light.

X-rays

Electromagnetic waves discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen, used for creating images of the body’s internal structure.

Drag

The force that resists a body’s motion through a fluid.