Threshold 1 - The Big Bang
What are goldilocks conditions?
This claim tester is the one best exemplified through scientific experimentation
What is evidence?
This atmospheric occurrence resulted in the formation of Earth's oceans
What is rain?
In this imaginary sphere, the majority of life on earth exists
What is the biosphere?
One of the two other classes that Mr. G teaches this year
What is Economics or AP Microeconomics?
This discipline focus their study on the natural laws of physics in cosmology
What is an Astrophysicist?
A massive cloud of dust and particles in space
What is a nebulae?
This discipline studies the earth and its composition over time
Threshold 5 ingredients = Complex chemical compounds + Just the right amount of energy + __________.
What is liquid water?
Mr. Grabowski currently has 1 pet of this species
What is a cat?
This scientist established the Laws of Universal Gravitation
Who is Isaac Newton?
This celestial happening, which occurs at the end of a stars lifecycle, also is the main reason heavy elements exist
What are supernovas?
These were formed as the rings of matter spinning around the sun condensed
What are planets?
The name given to the one early living organism that all life on earth can draw it's lineage from
What is LUCA?
This musical genre is Mr. Grabowski's favorite
What is Rock/Metal?
This universal trend was demonstrated in class when we made markings and measured the distance between them on a balloon whilst inflating it.
What is the Universe expanding?
This gravitational anomaly is responsible for the formation of all large celestial bodies
What is accretion?
The magnetic field around earth is primarily due to this compositional aspect of the planet
What is the Earth's metal core?
Archaea, Bacteria and _________. We find ourselves in this last category.
What are Eukaryotes?
This job is an example from the list of employers that Mr. Grabowski used to have
Answers Vary:
What is Subway Sandwich artist, The North Face employee, OfficeMax Manager, Pharmaceuticals Automation specialist, Oakland University Shuttle-driver, Medication delivery driver, Outback Steakhouse To-Go employee/host, Olive Garden Busser, Party Tent installer.
This type of radiation is one of the indicators of validity in the Big Bang theory
This man is the primary individual responsible for the creation of the organizational tool called the periodic table
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?
This method of separating out different sections of time by specific themes and takes the form of "thresholds" in Big History
What is Periodization?
The reproductive revolution that allowed creatures to permanently transfer from the oceans to the land for the first time
What is the egg?
This video game (in all it's forms) has sold more copies than any other video game in history
What is Tetris?