In weather terms, a "Chinook" is characterized by a warm what?

Science Trivia / June 18, 2025

Wind. Chinook winds are strong, dry winds found in the American West, where the prairies meet the mountains.

Who first proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?

Science Trivia / June 18, 2025

Aristarcus. Aristarcus of Samos was actually the first to propose the idea during the 3rd century B.C.

What electrical term is AC an abbreviation for?

Science Trivia / June 17, 2025

Alternating Current. Nikola Tesla invented the alternating-current generator; in 1893 Westinghouse used AC to light the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Based on Kepler's first law, the path of a planet is defined as what shape?

Science Trivia / June 17, 2025

Ellipse. A ellipse looks like a circle that's been squashed into an oval in places.

The science term "precipitation" is best defined as which of these?

Science Trivia / June 16, 2025

Falling Condensed Water. Cherrapunji, India, is the wettest place in the world yet it thirsts for water every winter when there is no rainfall for months at a time.

The definition of "a period of abnormally warm weather in mid to late autumn" best fits which science term?

Science Trivia / June 16, 2025

Indian Summer. "Indian Summer" occurs after the trees have lost their leaves, but before snowfall.