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What did Marie and Pierre Curie discover when they realized pitchblende was more radioactive than pure uranium?
What did Marie and Pierre Curie discover when they realized pitchblende was more radioactive than pure uranium?
- A rare mineral deposit
- A new metal called radium
- A new element named polonium (correct)
- An isotope of uranium
What was the reason behind the significant increase in radioactive levels when examining pitchblende?
What was the reason behind the significant increase in radioactive levels when examining pitchblende?
- Presence of an unknown element (correct)
- Contamination from other radioactive sources
- High concentration of uranium isotopes
- Chemical reaction with oxygen
When did Marie Curie win her first Nobel Prize and in which field?
When did Marie Curie win her first Nobel Prize and in which field?
- 1911 in Physics
- 1911 in Chemistry
- 1903 in Chemistry
- 1903 in Physics (correct)
Where did Pierre Curie accept a professorship shortly before his sudden death?
Where did Pierre Curie accept a professorship shortly before his sudden death?
Which element did Marie Curie name after her native Poland?
Which element did Marie Curie name after her native Poland?
In which year did Marie Curie win her second Nobel Prize, and in which field?
In which year did Marie Curie win her second Nobel Prize, and in which field?
What is the main focus of this lesson?
What is the main focus of this lesson?
Science and technology are associated with:
Science and technology are associated with:
What are the two basic needs that science and technology satisfy?
What are the two basic needs that science and technology satisfy?
Which region is NOT mentioned in the lesson as a place where scientific revolution occurred?
Which region is NOT mentioned in the lesson as a place where scientific revolution occurred?
What determines the socio-economic progress of a country according to the text?
What determines the socio-economic progress of a country according to the text?
Which best describes the relationship between science, technology, and society based on the text?
Which best describes the relationship between science, technology, and society based on the text?
What does James Overduin refer to as 'physics as geometry'?
What does James Overduin refer to as 'physics as geometry'?
What does the Pythagorean maxim 'All is number' imply?
What does the Pythagorean maxim 'All is number' imply?
How did Carl Linnaeus bring order to chaos?
How did Carl Linnaeus bring order to chaos?
What was the state of formal scientific training during Carl Linnaeus's time?
What was the state of formal scientific training during Carl Linnaeus's time?
What did plants and animals have before Carl Linnaeus introduced binomial nomenclature?
What did plants and animals have before Carl Linnaeus introduced binomial nomenclature?
Which scientific hallmarks are attributed to Pythagoras's legacy?
Which scientific hallmarks are attributed to Pythagoras's legacy?
In which year did Albert Einstein publish his four most important papers?
In which year did Albert Einstein publish his four most important papers?
Which theory of Einstein's explained that space and time are interwoven?
Which theory of Einstein's explained that space and time are interwoven?
What idea was demonstrated during the solar eclipse in 1919?
What idea was demonstrated during the solar eclipse in 1919?
Which of the following did Einstein NOT publish a paper on in 1905?
Which of the following did Einstein NOT publish a paper on in 1905?
What was the shocking idea proposed by Einstein in his paper on special relativity?
What was the shocking idea proposed by Einstein in his paper on special relativity?
Which event provided the experimental evidence supporting Einstein's theory of general relativity in 1916?
Which event provided the experimental evidence supporting Einstein's theory of general relativity in 1916?
What did Linnaeus use in his 1753 book Species Plantarum as a way to remember each plant?
What did Linnaeus use in his 1753 book Species Plantarum as a way to remember each plant?
What kind of structure did the 'trivial names' created by Linnaeus reflect?
What kind of structure did the 'trivial names' created by Linnaeus reflect?
What is Linnaeus commonly regarded as in the field of biology?
What is Linnaeus commonly regarded as in the field of biology?
What was Charles Darwin's main emphasis in the next century after Linnaeus's work?
What was Charles Darwin's main emphasis in the next century after Linnaeus's work?
How did Linnaeus unintentionally revolutionize the field of biology?
How did Linnaeus unintentionally revolutionize the field of biology?
What recent advancement has changed how we classify and organize living things?
What recent advancement has changed how we classify and organize living things?
