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Text Task 2 p. 48 – 49 1. Big Bang __ 13.8 __________ yrs ago In the beginning: 2. Please explain the first sentence, “The Big Bang was not an explosion in space, but an explosion of space.” The Big bang took place in space, yet created more space. Recreating the early universe: 3. Explain what they do at CERN and how they do it. explores smaller components of matter and smashes those together to get smaller particles p. 50 - 51 Atomic timeline: What formed at 4. 1 microsecond- hadron era 5. 1 second- nucleosynthesis era 6. 200 seconds (around 2 ½ minutes)- opaque era 7. 300,000 years- matter era p. 52 – 53 8. What is LHC and what is its function?- Large Hadron collider: recreate the big bang p. 56 – 57 Life in the Universe: 9. Explain, “Life on earth is so ubiquitous…. There is a very good chance life also exist elsewhere.” it is very likely that there are other forms of life because the universe is so large and vast Living organisms: 10. The living requirement/s to be an organism is/are… a living entity that must be able to reproduce and evolve Origins of life: 11. Why do you think we use the phrase “Primordial soup”? mix of all the elements 12. What role did scientist Stanley Miller play in the primordial theory? recreated earths primordial atmosphere How rare is Life: 13. What does the Drake equation tell us? other civilizations in the galaxy are capable of interstellar communication p. 62 – 63 14. Explain the reason we need to have a celestial sphere. plots things in the sky without knowing distance Effects of Latitude:

15. When standing on earth and looking up at the celestial sphere, what obstructs our view of the entire sphere? the size of earth 16. Explain the motion of the sky at the a. Poles: celestial objects that pole directly above b. Mid-latitude: sun rises in east, moves across sky and sets in west c. Equator: the rise vertically in the east, moves and falls over west Celestial Coordinates: 17. Compare longitude and latitude to right ascension and declination. Text Task 3 p. 64 – 77 Celestial Cycles: 18. Why are cycles essential? provide us with units for measuring time of year 19. What is the difference between astrology and astronomy? astrology is the study of the sun moon and stars, more specifically how they affect us. astronomy is the study of the same, but how we got here from it 20. Is there a significance to their relationship, if so, what is it? they are both the study of stars 21. What is the name of the path the Sun travels around the sky? zodiac 22. Where does the zodiac fall on this path? celestial sphere 23. What is precession and what causes it? the wobble that alters the direction of earths axis 24. Measuring Days : Explain the difference between solar and sidereal time. solar time is more with the sun, sidereal time is more with the constellations 25 Measuring Months : What is responsible for the phases of the moon? moons orbit around earth 26. Please read Evil Portents , if you were an ancient ruler how cold you use an eclipse to your advantage? helps to show the weather patterns. would help to determine when a flood is coming 27. Please explain the difference between a lunar and solar eclipse. lunar eclipse is when the earth passes between the moon and sun, a solar eclipse is when the moon passes between the sun and earth 28. Planetary Motion : What are Kepler’s 3 Laws? 1. planets orbit the sun in eclipse paths 2. the closer to the sun, the faster it moves 3. link between a planets distance from sun and orbital path

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