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1
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It is the study of origin or the Beginning of time.

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Cosmogony

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What Greek words did Cosmogony come from?

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Cosmos which means order
Gonos which means offspring

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Where was the idea of cosmos rediscovered?

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Christian Europe

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Who was the proponent of the way of revealing of technology?

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Martin Heidegger

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In this concept, according to Martin Heidegger, it is better to have different theories and inventions that can help develop the community.

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Way of Revealing of Technology

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It is a Greek work that means “to discover.”

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Aletheuein

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What does the Greek word “Aletheuein” mean?

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To Discover

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What is the name of the first telescope invented?

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Original Reflecting Telescope

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What is the other name for the Original Reflecting Telescope?

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Newtonian

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Who invented the Newtonian Telescope?

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Isaac Newton

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What does the acronym NASA stands for?

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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In what year was the the Newtonian telescope invented?

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1668 AD

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What is a Newtonian telescope?

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A reflecting telescope that uses a single curved main mirror together with a smaller flat mirror instead of a lens.

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What does AD stands for?

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Anno domini

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It is also called as stars or planets

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Sky Wanderers

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It is the study of different phenomena.

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Theoretical Science

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Mesopotamians where the first to develop astronomy into theoretical science. True or False?

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False. It was the Greeks.

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It is the study of planets that orbits around the sun.

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Heliocentric View

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Who proposed the heliocentric view?

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Copernicus

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What range of year did the Greeks develop Astronomy?

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600 - 130 BCE

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In what year did Copernicus proposed the heliocentric view?

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1543 AD

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Who introduced the Theory of Relativity?

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Albert Einstein

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What are the 2 dimensions of the Theory of Relativity?

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The Law of Physics
The Law of Gravitational Space

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In what year did Einstein introduce the Theory of Relativity?

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1905 AD

25
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Who proved that galaxies are separate systems?

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Edwin Hubble

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What did Edwin Hubble proved?

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He proved that galaxies are separate systems.

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In what year did Edwin Hubble proves that galaxies are separate systems?

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1923 AD

28
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What date was the 1st Radio Telescope invented?

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Sept 5, 1937

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Who invented the 1st Radio Telescope?

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Grate Reber

30
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What date did the Russian Sputnik Satellite launch for its first rotation?

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Oct 4, 1957

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What is the said to be the size of the Russian Sputnik Satellite?

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The size of a beachball

32
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Why was the Russian Sputnik Invented?

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To prove the origin of space

33
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How long did it take for the Russian Sputnik Satellite to make a complete rotation?

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95 minutes

34
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Who were the first people to walk on the moon?

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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

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What did the first astronomers brought to the moon?

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Bible
Bottled Water
A dog’s toy ball
Flag

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In what year did the astronomers walked on the moon?

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1969 AD

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What date did the Voyager 1 Spacecraft launch to explore he solar system?

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Sept 5, 1977

38
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Who discovered the definitive reflection of exoplanets?

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Wolszczan and Frail

39
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Who invented the James Webb Telescope?

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James Webb

40
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In what year was the James Webb Telescope invented?

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2017

41
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What are the four (4) causes to explain the knowledge of a thing?

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Causa Materialis
Causa Formulis
Causa Finalis
Causa Efficiens

42
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What is Enframing?

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A combination of nature with the help of technology. It is the different perspectives and ideas of individuals.

43
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Who said “A good life is a happy life?”

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Aristotle

44
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Who said that for a person to live, they must acquire their basic needs?

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Abraham Maslow

45
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What are the basic needs of a human?

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Food
Water
Shelter
Clothes

46
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What are the two (2) types of good life?

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Private Life
Excludable/Public LIfe

47
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It is a type of personal pursuit in life.

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Private Life

48
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It is a type of life where the all members of the society can the the common good.

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Excludable Life

49
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What year was the hubble space telescope put into an orbit?

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1990 AD

50
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What mission was the first astronomers to walk on the moon part of?

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Apollo II Mission

51
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What is the name of the satellite that was used to prove the origin of space?

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Russian Sputnik 1

52
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It is a spacecraft launched to explore the outer solar systems.

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Voyager 1

53
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It it the planets that are outside the solar system.

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Exoplanets

54
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It is the largest and latest telescope.

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James Webb Telescope

55
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What are the three(3) laws of robotics?

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1) May not harm the human
2) Must obey all orders except that it would not conflict with the first Law
3) Must protect its own existence as long as it does not conflict with first and second law

56
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What is the additional law called?

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The Zeroth Law

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