Battlestar Galactica
the idea that the universe began at a single moment in time with an intense burst of energy
What is the Big Bang Theory?
curved mirrors used to focus light and view more distant objects
What are reflecting telescopes?
He is most famous for discovering a method for measuring the volume of irregular solids
Who is Archimedes?
*Triple Points* In this zone the temperature of the air in this layer rises steadily to a temperature of about 0oC at an altitude of about 50 km above Earth's surface
What is the stratosphere?
Rain, sleet, snow and hail are examples of this
What is precipitation?
when the light source is moving away from the observer or when the space between the observer and the source is stretched
What is redshift?
A device propelled by particles flying out of it at high speed in the other direction.
What are rockets?
He is considered the Father of Geometry
Who is Euclid?
when particles and gas molecules in the atmosphere reflect and bend the solar rays
What is scattering?
*Double Points* Forms when a fast-moving cold front overtakes a warm front and lifts the warm air off the ground completely
What is an occluded front?
groups of up to a few thousand stars that are loosely held together by gravity
What are open clusters?
This planet has vast oceans of liquid water, large masses of exposed land, and a dynamic atmosphere with clouds of water vapor
What is Earth?
*Triple Points* He determined that the heart was merely a pump and identified the brain as the center of the nervous system
Who is Erasistratus?
the curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation
What is the Coriolis effect?
a brief heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lightening and thunder
What is a thunderstorm?
Galaxies that are not clearly elliptical galaxies or spiral galaxies
What are irregular galaxies?
This planet has mountains, canyons, and other features similar to Earth like Olympus Mons which is a shield volcano, and the largest mountain in the solar system
What is Mars?
He agreed with Ptolemy's idea of epicycles but proposed that the sun was the center of the universe and that the planets revolved around it.
Who is Copernicus?
These clouds form where a layer of warm, moist air lies above a layer of cool air
What are stratus clouds?
An instrument used to determine the direction of wind
What is a wind vane?
*Double Points* The closest star to us after the Sun, is 4.22 light-years away
What is Proxima Centauri?
Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto were first discovered by Galileo in 1610
What are the Galilean moons?
Legend says he made two balls, completely identical, one made of lead and the other made of cork. He then dropped those balls from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Despite the fact that the lead ball was much heavier than the cork ball, they both hit the ground at exactly the same time
Who is Galileo?
A shallow layer of fog that forms when cool air moves over an inland warm body of water such as a river
What is steam fog?
Although not always successfully attainable, cloud seeding has been performed to reduce the intensity of this severe storm
What are hurricanes?