Question
William Ramsay and this scientist discovered argon by removing all known gasses from an air sample. A type of surface wave named for this scientist has rolling, up-and-down motion contrasted with Love waves' side-to-side motion. This scientist is the first namesake of an phenomenon that can create a mushroom cloud when a denser fluid overlies a less dense fluid, which is co-named for G. I. Taylor. This physicist is the initial namesake of a law relating a blackbody's spectral radiance to the negative fourth power of wavelength, which at high frequencies leads to the ultraviolet catastrophe and is co-named for James Jeans. This physicist discovered a type of light scattering caused by gas molecules in Earth's atmosphere. For 10 points, identify this English physicist who names the scattering effect that creates the blue color of the sky. ■END■
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Dyumondeh D. Payne | Liberia | Arkansas | 15 | 10 |
Caleb Zhao | Maryland Red | California | 32 | 10 |
Sinecio Morales | Illinois Blue | New Jersey A | 32 | -5 |
Braxton Davis | Missouri A | Kentucky A | 32 | 10 |
Anurag Sodhi | Maryland Gold | Missouri B | 34 | 10 |
Saara Katyal | Asia A | Ohio | 57 | 10 |
Shreyas Singh | Illinois Orange | Illinois White | 58 | 10 |
Leonard Castine | Kentucky B | New Jersey B | 86 | 10 |
Brighton Risch | Pennsylvania | Asia B | 90 | 10 |
Aldric Benalan | New Jersey A | Illinois Blue | 137 | 10 |