What tool do people at sea use to measure distance with echoes?

Science Trivia / October 07, 2025

Sonar. "Passive sonar" is listening to the underwater sounds made by vehicles.

What film about tornados came out in 1996?

Science Trivia / October 06, 2025

Twister. The 1996 film "Twister" starred Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton.

Which theory states that living things come only from other living things?

Science Trivia / October 06, 2025

Biogenesis. Biogenesis is the opposite of spontaneous generation.

Which is not a sedimentary rock?

Science Trivia / October 05, 2025

Quartzite. Quartzite is the metamorphic equivalent of sandstone.

Illumination of the night sky is also known as what?

Science Trivia / October 05, 2025

Aurora. An aurora in the northern latitudes is called "Aurora Borealis".

Who was the head of the German version of the Manhattan Project?

Science Trivia / October 04, 2025

Werner Heisenberg. Werner Heisenberg failed to produce an atomic bomb for Germany before the war ended, and was held in England for some time thereafter.