Unit 2
How long did the Big Bang occur?
13.8 billion
He had a telescope named after him.
Edwin Hubble
Define supernova
large star dies--massive explosion, brightness
T or F Blueberries contain copper
What's the world's most common favorite color?
blue
What made the Big Bang possible?
We don't know
Define cosmology
What is interdisciplinarity?
using multiple subjects to come to fuller understanding of a subject
T or F cel phones contain iron
F
Who has the most triple doubles in NBA history?
Russell Westbrook
What is the geocentric model of the universe?
Earth is the center
What is Ptolemy's 1st name?
Claudius
What happens when stars die/explode?
They release new chemical elements
What was the 1st element discovered on the periodic table?
phosphorus
What year did Facebook launch?
2004
What is the heliocentric model of the universe?
Sun is center
T or F: Copernicus was Catholic
T
How long do stars release energy?
millions, even billions until no more protons to fuse
How old is our solar system?
4.5 billion yrs
How many of the episodes of the Simpsons are there?
738
He developed 3 basic laws of motion.
Isaac Newton
He is the father of modern observational astronomy.
Galileo
What draws hydrogen & helium atoms together into clouds?
Gravity
What's the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
He was the 3rd US president
TJ