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WorksheetsWomen in Stem Basic
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
2. Which woman is known as the "mother of Wi-Fi" due to her invention of frequency-hopping technology?
A. Marie Curie
B. Hedy Lamarr
C Lise Meitner
D Chien Shiung Wu
Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr did not just set hearts racing in movies. She also helped invent which wartime device?
Who is Lise Meintner?
A physicist
a mathematician
a biologist
a chemist
Which of the following women worked on the atom?
Marie Curie
Chien Shung Wu
Hedy Lamarr
Lise Meitner
Who was the first woman to get Nobel prize in 1903?
Hedy Lamarr
Chien Shiung Wu
Marie Curie
Mary Jackson
Who is she?
Hedy Lamarr
Lise Meitner
Katherin Johnson
Marie Curie
Katherine Johnson was ...
a mathematician
a pilot
a doctor
a mechanic
Chien-Shiung Wu was a leading experimental physicist in what type of physics?
Quantum Mechanics
Classical Mechanics
Nuclear Physics
Thermodynamics
What field were Mary Jackson's contributions in?
Biology
Mathematics
Engineering
Chemistry
What was the primary focus of Katherine Johnson's work at NASA?
Developing software for space shuttles
Designing space suits
Calculating flight trajectories for manned space missions
Studying the effects of zero gravity on the human body
Chien-Shiung Wu's most famous experiment, which she conducted in the 1950s, provided evidence that contradicted what principle?
The principle of conservation of energy
The principle of conservation of momentum
The principle of conservation of charge
The principle of parity conservation
What was Mary Jackson's historic achievement at NASA?
She was the first female astronaut.
She was the first African American female engineer at NASA.
She was the first woman to walk on the moon.
She was the first woman to lead a space mission.
Why didn't Lise Meitner win a Nobel?
Because she didn't deserve it
Because the Nobel Committee didn't know about nuclear physics
Because her male partner took all the credit
Because she didn't really want it
Did Chien Shiung Wu work with Oppenheimer on the Manhattan project?
yes
no
yes but she is not even mentioned in the film
Hedy Lamarr invented
fizzing cubes that turn water into cola
a secure communication system based on frequency hopping
airplane wings
an improved version of a traffic light
