Eals Exam Flashcards
Whole cosmic system of matter and energy
Universe
Galaxy
Spiral hebulate
Symbolic narrative of the beginning of the world as understood by a culture
Creatin of myth
Study of causation or the origination of somethting
Etiological
Characteristics of creation
All creation myths, philosophical and theological elaboration, assumes spiritual world
Philosophy of life
Philosophical
Means study of god
Theology
There is something to rule over the material world
Assume spiritual world/manmade
BBT
Big bang theory
Mathematician
Alexander friedmann
He called it “premeval atom”
George lemaitre
Discovered that “the galaxies are moving away from eachother
Edwin hubble
3rd nearest planet to the sun
Earth
The inner planets/rocky planets
Mercury venus earth mars
8planets
Mercury venus earth mars jupiter saturn uranus neptune
Shield
Magnetic shield
Oval shaped path
Elliptical orbit
Germanic word of earth
The ground
That can sustaine life also known as “habitable zone”
Planetary Habitability
Influences how quickly atoms and molecules moves
Temperature
Serves as “earths blanket” that shields the harmful radiation from the sun
Atmosphere
Oxygen
21%