STS REVIEWER
1. Who is known for shaping our understanding of Biology and proposed the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection?
Answer: Charles Darwin
2. What is the title of the book Charles Darwin published in 1859 that introduced his theory of evolution?
Answer: "On the Origin of Species"
3. What concept in Darwin's theory suggests that all life shares a common ancestor, and species change over time?
Answer: Common Descent
4. In the context of Darwin's theory, what is the ability to survive and reproduce in a specific environment called?
Answer: Adaptation
5. What term is used to describe the record of life forms that existed in the past, providing evidence for evolution?
Answer: Fossil Evidence
6. Which field of study, associated with Darwin's work, explains why certain species are found in specific regions?
Answer: Biogeography
7. Who is often referred to as the father of psychoanalysis and is associated with Psychoanalytic Theory?
Answer: Sigmund Freud
8. What psychological framework suggests that our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions are influenced by unconscious conflicts, desires, and memories?
Answer: Psychoanalytic Theory
9. In Freud's model of the mind, which part is instinctual, seeks pleasure, and avoids pain?
Answer: Id
10. Which part of Freud's model is rational, seeks balance, and employs defense mechanisms?
Answer: Ego
11. What is the part of the mind, in Freud's theory, that represents moral and ethical standards and is a source of guilt and shame?
Answer: Superego
12. What theory describes how a person's sexuality and sexual identity develop during childhood, according to Freud?
Answer: Psychosexual theory
13. Name one of the psychosexual stages in Freud's theory.
Answer: You can choose any of the stages: oral, anal, phallic, latency, or genital.
14. Who proposed the Geocentric Model of the Universe, where Earth is considered the center of the Universe?
Answer: Claudius Ptolemy
16. Who is credited with introducing the Heliocentric Model of the Universe, placing the Sun at the center of the solar system?
Answer: Nicolaus Copernicus
17. Which astronomer was the first to believe that the Sun is the center of the solar system?
Answer: Aristarchus of Samos
18. Who invented the reflecting telescope, contributing to our understanding of the heavens?
Answer: Galileo Galilei
19. Who recorded the movement of stars and planets with great precision?
Answer: Tycho Brahe
20. Who formulated the laws of planetary motion known as Kepler's Laws?
Answer: Johannes Kepler
21. Who is the scientist associated with the Laws of Motion and the Law of Universal Gravitation?
Answer: Isaac Newton
22. What is the first law of motion, which states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force?
Answer: Law of Inertia
23. What is the second law of motion, often expressed as F=ma, where F represents force, m is mass, and a is acceleration?
Answer: Law of Acceleration or f=ma
24. Which law of motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
Answer: Law of Action Reaction
25. What branch of mathematics, developed independently by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, deals with rates of change and accumulation?
Answer: Calculus
26. What type of telescope uses mirrors instead of lenses to gather and focus light?
Answer: Refracting Telescope
27. What is the name of the law that states every object in the universe attracts every other object with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them?
Answer: Universal Law of Gravitation
28. It states that our perceptions of reality are limited and can be misleading, and that true knowledge requires a willingness to challenge our assumptions and explore new perspectives.
Answer: Allegory of the Cave
29. It states that there are different levels of knowledge and understanding, and that the highest level of knowledge involves the contemplation of eternal and unchanging forms or ideas.
Answer: Analogy of DIvided Line
30. What is the shape of the Earth?
Answer: Sphere
31. It refers to movement of Earth on its Axis?
Answer: Rotation
32. It refers to movement of Earth on its orbit?
Answer: Revolution
33. He formulated the theory of relativity revolutionized our understanding of space, time, and gravity.
Answer: Albert Einstein
34. He formulated the quantum mechanics that explained the behavior of particles at the atomic and subatomic levels.
Answer: Ernest Schrodinger
35. He work on black holes expanded our knowledge of extreme cosmic phenomen
Answer: Stephen Hawking
36. It refers to the policy framework for the protection and promotion of indigenous science and technology
Answer: Mandate of Indigenous People's Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA)
37. It refers specifically to the scientific knowledge and practices of indigenous communities and it is indigenous knowledge encompasses traditional ecological knowledge and spiritual beliefs.
Answer: Indigenous Science and Technology