Life on Other Worlds

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Funded by Title V HIS Grant at LAMC and U.S Department of Education

Corresponds to Ch 15in book Astro by Seeds

Prepared by: Julissa Garcia, Aramik Yousefian

Hagop Hadjinian, Tatevik Grigoryan

Activity director:Lilit Haroyan

Faculty Advisor:Richard Rains

1. Where does the carbon in your pinky come from?

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The core of the sun

The core of a red giant star

The remnants from the Big bang

The core of supernovae

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The core of the sun

The core of a red giant star

The remnants from the Big bang

The core of supernovae

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1. Where does the carbon in your pinky come from?

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1. Where does the carbon in your pinky come from?

IncorrectRed giants stars stop nuclear fusion and at some point only produce carbon, and since everything is made of carbon our pinky is an example

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It’s a big star that uses a lot of its energy…

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2. What does the Drake equation hope to find?

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Number of human civilizations per solar system

Number of alien civilizations per universe

Number of technological civilizations per galaxy

Number of cavemen civilizations per galaxy

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Number of human civilizations per solar system

Number of alien civilizations per universe

Number of technological civilizations per galaxy

Number of cavemen civilizations per galaxyCorrect!

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2. What does the Drake equation hope to find?

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IncorrectDrake Equation still does not have some parts of the equation solved therefore the equation has yet to be solved.

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2. What does the Drake equation hope to find?

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Aliens…

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3. Which sums up Darwin’s theory of evolution?

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The strong die off

Mutations in short periods

The strong give their genes

Survival of the weakest

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The strong die off

Mutations in short periods

The strong give their genes

Survival of the weakest

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3. Which sums up Darwin’s theory of evolution?

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IncorrectDarwin is the official Evolutionary Scientist who coined this term in his theory of Evolution.

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3. Which sums up Darwin’s theory of evolution?

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The strong survive and have offspring…

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4. Random changes in DNA are called…

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Evolution

Natural selection Cool

Mutation

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Evolution

Natural selection Cool

Mutation

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4. Random changes in DNA are called…

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Incorrect Mutations occur randomly and stick around if they are an advantage or stop when it is a disadvantage.

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4. Random changes in DNA are called…

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The X-men where examples of this…

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5. What does SETI look for?

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Extra-Terrestrial intelligence

X-Files Area 51

FBI UFO claims

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Extra-Terrestrial intelligence

X-Files Area 51

FBI UFO claims

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5. What does SETI look for?

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5. What does SETI look for?

Incorrect SETI stands for “Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence”.

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Intelligent Aliens…

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6. What is the Arecibo Beacon?

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Globular cluster M13

A radio array in Puerto Rico

An anticode message for aliens

A bird native to North America

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Globular cluster M13

A radio array in Puerto Rico

An anticode message for aliens

A bird native to North AmericaCorrect!

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6. What is the Arecibo Beacon?

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6. What is the Arecibo Beacon?

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Incorrect It is a radio message that captures various images significant to humans such as our DNA structure, population number and so on.

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Contacting aliens…

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7. Stromatolite is…

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Stone like tomatoes

Crust layer of bacteria on surface of mantle

One large layer of algae only

Layers of bacteria with sediment

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Stone like tomatoes

Crust layer of bacteria on surface of mantle

One large layer of algae only

Layers of bacteria with sedimentCorrect!

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7. Stromatolite is…

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7. Stromatolite is…

IncorrectStromatolite is old layers upon layers of bacteria that are helpful in determining Earth’s early life process.

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Deep layers of bacteria…

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8. Which 1952 experiment made complex organic molecules?

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The Drake experiment

Miller-Urey experiment Freud’s experiment

Darwin’s evolution experiment

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Miller-Urey experiment Freud’s experiment

Darwin’s evolution experimentThe Drake experiment

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8. Which 1952 experiment made complex organic molecules?

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8. Which 1952 experiment made complex organic molecules?

IncorrectIt was Harold Urey and Stanley Miller who did an experiment in 1952 to try to recreate early life on Earth.

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It was two scientists…

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2 weeks

2.6 billion years 6.5 billion years

3.4 billion years

9. How long has life existed on Earth?

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2 weeks

2.6 billion years 6.5 billion years

3.4 billion years

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9. How long has life existed on Earth?

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IncorrectLife has existed on Earth for 3.4 Billion yrs

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9. How long has life existed on Earth?

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More than 3 billion…

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