Big History

Question 1

What are some examples of fields of science did alchemy lead to?

Answer 1

Chemistry, Nuclear Physics, Medicine, etc…

Question 2

What were the goals of Alchemy?

Answer 2

1. to find the elixir of life
2. to find a substance called the “philosophers stone”
3. to discover the relationship of humans to the cosmos

Question 3

What is the definition of a planet?

Answer 3

An astronomical body that has an elliptical orbit around a star, a rounded body due to its own gravity, and the ability to clear its area of orbit because it is the largest body in the area.

Question 4

When was the origin of life?

Answer 4

about 3.8 BYA

Question 5

How old was Darwin when he set sail on the Beagle?

Answer 5

22 years old

Question 6

Who was Robert FitzRoy?

Answer 6

He was the Captain of the Beagle.

Question 7

The Hershey-Chase Experiment was done with what?

Answer 7

a whirring blender from sears

Question 8

Define Evolution:

Answer 8

a change in allele frequencies in a population over time

Question 9

Define Natural Selection:

Answer 9

the differential reproductive success of individuals based on variations on heritable traits favored by the environment.

Question 10

How long ago were beast of burden domesticated?

Answer 10

8,000 years ago (ish)

Question 11

MOST IMPORTANT DATE TO KNOW IS:

Answer 11

150,000 years ago because thats when dogs came about.

Question 12

How long ago did did chickens come into the picture?

Answer 12

10,000 years ago

Question 13

What is the life cycle of a high mass star?

Answer 13

giant/super giant
supernova
then to either a black hole or a neutron star

Question 14

What is the life cycle of a low mass star?

Answer 14

red giant
planetary nebula
white dwarf
black dwarf

Question 15

Define Specialists

Answer 15

an organism w/ a specific niche

Question 16

Define Generalists

Answer 16

an organism w/o a specific niche

Question 17

Define Stereoscopic Vison

Answer 17

3D vision

Question 18

Define Brachiation

Answer 18

(N) the act of swinging from branch to branch with arms

Question 19

0.00000000000000000000000000000000000000001 (that’s right, I counted) seconds after the big bang happened, the universe was the size of a _____.

Answer 19

a grapefruit

Question 20

When did the first quark come about?

Answer 20

1 quadrillionth of a second after the BB.

Question 21

After a ____th of a second, the universe had cooled enough to let quarks combine with each other to form protons and neutrons.

Answer 21

a billionth

Question 22

After one ____th of a second, leptons (such as electrons) came into being.

Answer 22

thousandth

Question 23

It wasn’t until ______ after the big bang that hydrogen and helium nuclei were cool enough to capture electrons.

Answer 23

377 thousand years

Question 24

When do we see the first stars?

Answer 24

200 million years after the big bang

Question 25

What were the goldilocks conditions for Stars to light up?

Answer 25

1) Lots of matter
2) Gravity
3) Tiny differences in the distributions of matter

Question 26

When did fungi come into the scene?

Answer 26

1000 million years ago