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Science Decoder

Guess each short answer. Then combine the first letter of each answer to make a Francis Bacon quote about science.
Except for the quote, all the answers are a single word or initialism
Quiz by Kestrana
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First submittedDecember 18, 2015
Times taken26,788
Average score81.5%
Rating4.44
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Clue
Answer
W
Short-term version of climate
Weather
O
1/16th of a pound
Ounce
N
Neutral atomic particle
Neutron
D
What genes are made of
DNA
E
Theory proposed by Darwin
Evolution
R
Element discovered by the Curies
Radium
I
Type of rock formed by magma
Igneous
S
Area beyond Earth's atmosphere
Space
T
Measures temperature
Thermometer
H
Statement offered as a starting
point for experimentation
Hypothesis
E
Creator of the Theory of Relativity
Einstein
S
Device used to weigh items
Scale
E
The study of insects
Entomology
E
What joules are used to measure
Energy
D
Long period of low rainfall
Drought
 
Clue
Answer
O
Building that houses a telescope
Observatory
F
Petrified animal or plant remains
Fossil
K
1,000 meters
Kilometer
N
Creator of the Theory of Gravitation
Newton
O
Atmospheric layer that blocks
UV radiation
Ozone
W
H2O
Water
L
Discharge of electricity from a cloud
Lightning
E
Branch of biology that studies
the environment
Ecology
D
Facts, statistics or observations
collected together
Data
G
1600s Italian astronomer
Galileo
E
A substance on the Periodic Table
Element
 
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Wonder is the seed of knowledge
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37 Comments
Jerry928
+5
Level 76
Aug 16, 2016
Nice quiz. Not sure I would call DNA a "single word" though!
Dontneedone
+4
Level 79
Aug 16, 2016
If we were really picky about this, i'd propose people typing out what "D" stood for.
roleybob
+3
Level 75
Aug 17, 2016
Wouldn't call that a single word either - don't think deoxyribo is a word in itself
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Aug 17, 2016
Added "or initialism" to the caveats
pitzikat
+5
Level 74
Aug 20, 2016
It's surprising that so many missed the quote. Given how many apparently got so many individual answers right, what missing letters in the quote could have confounded them?

Maybe they just didn't realize they needed to type it in?

Carry
+3
Level 63
Sep 28, 2016
I did not get the quote because I wasn't sure what the S word was. I had S_E_ and tried seal which made sense to me. But I then blanked out on other possible words.
blinky
+2
Level 58
Feb 12, 2017
I missed the quote because I didn't see that there was a quote to get. It probably would have helped me get the only answer I missed -- data.
Findlay
+9
Level 81
Aug 23, 2016
I'm not sure how much pounds and ounces are used in science.
Kestrana
+1
Level 60
Nov 8, 2016
If you accept that science includes medicine, it's used often in the USA, at least when talking to patients.
blizzrd33
+7
Level 80
May 26, 2019
Really stretching. There are so many scientific words that start with "o" that could have been used instead of ounce, which I agree with Findlay is a pretty poor choice.
wkrpnyc
+1
Level 82
Oct 3, 2019
Nutrition is a science, and pounds and ounces are still used a lot in food, and not only in the US.
CardinalSin
+4
Level 79
Nov 21, 2019
Where else, then? In UK some fuddy-duddies (like Jacob Rees-Mogg) still use avoirdupois in the shops - but not in the laboratory.
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
Feb 1, 2021
Many people in the UK still use avoirdupois in everyday life.
swaddle
+1
Level 39
Mar 4, 2021
not really
AnikaM
+13
Level 42
Aug 27, 2016
all this time I was trying to find a specific element that began with e -_-
jm
+5
Level 85
Nov 8, 2016
Erbium, einsteinium, europium- they fit, and should be allowed I guess.
sumguy
+1
Level 85
Nov 8, 2016
Ditto. Took a while to think of "element".
CaptainHumanLogic
+1
Level 40
Aug 30, 2017
I agree, I was confused but re-read the statement.
Sirlandlord
+4
Level 69
Oct 7, 2016
Some of these are almost too simple.
ander217
+2
Level 74
Nov 8, 2016
Which is the only reason I scored 100%. I'm usually terrible at science quizzes, but I like the challenging ones, too.
kiwiquizzer
+3
Level 68
Nov 8, 2016
I kept typing entymology for the study of insects, and couldn't for the life of me figure out what else it could be. Funny how my whole life I assumed that was how to spell it!
kiwiquizzer
+7
Level 68
Nov 8, 2016
Maybe it was because I had in mind that etymology is the study of words.
MayaB
+2
Level 73
Nov 8, 2016
Accept km for kilometer?
DrakiGuy
+1
Level 59
Nov 8, 2016
What's the point of having the first letter as a quote when it only appears after you type the right answer in? Is this an error?
Kestrana
+2
Level 60
Nov 8, 2016
Because the answers vary in length, it can be challenging for some people to read the first letters in order to decipher the quote. Therefore the first letter is placed on the left hand side for easy reference. Most decoder quizzes on this site use the same format.
Swanbabe
+2
Level 38
Nov 8, 2016
Space! Space? The Area above the atmosphere!? That's a bit broad isn't it?

Why not accept the sky, or the solar system or literally every word starting with S!

Decidedly ambiguous!

Aside from that, great quiz again Kestrana ::-)

Kestrana
+1
Level 60
Nov 8, 2016
Well (being pedantic) solar system is two words, and sky is beneath the atmosphere... :)
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Nov 8, 2016
I guess he didn't get it.
prs17
+1
Level 75
Nov 11, 2016
To be really pedantic, the sky is the atmosphere.
xplosiv9
+2
Level 56
Nov 8, 2016
Darwin's theory was evolution through natural selection, he wasn't the first to come up with evolution itself. Good quiz though!
Rhubarb
+1
Level 30
Jul 27, 2017
100% with 2:24 to spare.

My chemistry A level must be paying off!

Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Jan 4, 2019
Data was the hardest one for me. 3:20 left, so the time Could be a less, since the questions werent superhard. But nice to get a 100% for a change ;) (usally around 80)
introvertigo
+2
Level 43
Mar 9, 2019
This was really easy...
PearlP
+1
Level 36
Aug 22, 2022
The data clue is super vague. I could only come up with Science and Encyclopedia but none of them began with D.
barmanitan
+2
Level 80
Jan 15, 2023
I somehow interpreted "long period of low rainfall" as sustained light rain, so though it obviously can't be drought if it's continually raining...
Goggynoggler
+1
Level 56
Oct 5, 2023
I kept trying to name elements that start with e. I feel like those ought to be accepted
amazingkeller
+1
Level 49
Oct 18, 2024
was trying polonium for curie
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