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Astronomy 2: Third Hour Session M - Life Beyond Earth, Assignments of Astronomy

A review guide for astronomy 2, third hour session m, focusing on the topic 'life beyond earth – are we alone?'. It includes questions about the sun's position in the galaxy, requirements for life on earth, ages of earliest fossils, human existence, historical astronomical observations, sunflower seed data storage, planets in the habitable zone, volcanic activity on venus and mars, mars exploration, sunlight comparison between earth and jupiter, potentially habitable moons, and potential ways to make mars livable for humans. The document also includes review questions related to specific dates and objects.

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ASTRONOMY 2
THIRD HOUR SESSION “M”
NAME
VIDEO: “Life Beyond Earth – Are We Alone?”
and Review DATE ID#
1. According to the program, how many times has the Sun gone around the
galaxy since life existed on Earth?
2. What are the three things needed for life on Earth?
3. How old are the earliest fossils found on Earth ?
4. If the history of the Earth is represented by 5 kilometers in length, how long is
the existence of human beings?
5. What did James Cook observe in Tahiti in 1769 that helped measure the
distance from the Earth to the Sun?
6. The data storage capacity of a single sunflower seed is equal to about how
many books?
7. Venus and Mars, like Earth, are found in what life-giving region around the
Sun?
8. How long ago did Venus appear to “turn itself inside-out” with vigorous
volcanic activity?
9. The large volcanoes on Mars suggest what about Mars’s current geological
activity?
10. What spacecraft landed on Mars twenty years after the Viking probes?
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(5 pts max) ASTRONOMY 2 THIRD HOUR SESSION “M”

NAME

VIDEO: “Life Beyond Earth – Are We Alone?” and Review

DATE ID#

  1. According to the program, how many times has the Sun gone around the galaxy since life existed on Earth?
  2. What are the three things needed for life on Earth?
  3. How old are the earliest fossils found on Earth?
  4. If the history of the Earth is represented by 5 kilometers in length, how long is the existence of human beings?
  5. What did James Cook observe in Tahiti in 1769 that helped measure the distance from the Earth to the Sun?
  6. The data storage capacity of a single sunflower seed is equal to about how many books?
  7. Venus and Mars, like Earth, are found in what life-giving region around the Sun?
  8. How long ago did Venus appear to “turn itself inside-out” with vigorous volcanic activity?
  9. The large volcanoes on Mars suggest what about Mars’s current geological activity?
  10. What spacecraft landed on Mars twenty years after the Viking probes?

11.How much sunlight does Jupiter receive as compared to Earth?

  1. Which moon may have a molten core which keeps its oceans liquid underneath its icy surface?
  2. Which moon may have conditions similar to that of the early Earth?
  3. If Mars is sterile (devoid of life), by what process could we make it livable for humans? Answer the following review questions:
  4. On the date ______________________, when does _______________ according to the Sky Gazer’s Almanac?
  5. On the date given in the previous problem, at what time does this object set according to Starry Nights? Note: Starry Nights should be set to Standard Time.
  6. How many of the “Solar System Objects” of your Solar System Object List are pictured in the collage in the front of the room?
  7. How many of those pictured in #17 could be found above the horizon on _____________ at _______________?