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1
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Applying the scientific method involves first admitting…

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…ignorance (we don’t yet know the answer).

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2
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Big Bang date

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14 billion years ago

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3
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Speed of Light

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300,000,000 m/s

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4
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Date of moon landing

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20th July 1969

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5
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First element on the periodic table.

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Hydrogen

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6
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Copernicus Principle

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We should not perceive ‘alien’ phenomena in our image.

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7
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Doppler Effect

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As a wave is coming towards you, it has a higher frequency, whereas if it is receding, it has a lower frequency.

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8
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Second element on the periodic table

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Helium

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9
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Third element on the periodic table

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Lithium

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10
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Fourth element on the periodic table

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Berylium

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11
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Fifth element on the periodic table

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Boron

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12
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Sixth element on the periodic table

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Carbon

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13
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Seventh element on the periodic table

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Nitrogen

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14
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Eigth element on the periodic table

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Oxygen

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15
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Science is…

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the use of careful observation in an attempt to specify broad and basic principles that govern the world.

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16
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The scientific method depends on…

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…organised skepticism, where scientists and rewarded for disproving the findings of others.

17
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At the dawn of the universe, how did new elements form from hydrogen and helium?

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Through gravity slowly but surely pulling them together until the collective mass forges new elements.

18
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Which two elements did the universe start with?

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Hydrogen and Helium

19
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What is the process called when two elements fuse to create a new element, releasing energy?

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Fusion

20
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Which element requires energy to fuse rather than expels energy, thus causing a supernova?

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Iron

21
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How did heavy elements like carbon get distributed across the universe?

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Through exploding stars (supernovas)

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