Exam 3: The Universal Context of Life

What kind of energy does sunlight possess?

According to current definitions, Kuiper belt objects like Pluto and Eris that are large enough to be round are referred to as

In the context of life in the universe, which of the following discoveries of astronomy suggests that enormous numbers of habitable planets may exist?

Far from the Sun in a spherical cloud surrounding the solar system we find

If we were to send a radio signal to an advanced civilization in 2014 which is located in the Zeta Reticuli star system approximately 39 light years away and the signal was immediately replied to, when would the reply arrive back at Earth?

The strongest piece of evidence that supports the Big Bang theory is the

According to the nebular theory, as an interstellar cloud forms a new star and planetary system it

Human beings mostly emit which kind of electromagnetic radiation?

The fundamental parameters of the Universe are so finely tuned that if they had been only slightly different, life would not have been possible. This statement is often referred to as the

The technique of collecting radiation and splitting it up into its components so it can be analyzed is referred to as

Which planet is the second furthest from the Sun?

In our solar system, Jovian planets are

In our Milky Way galaxy, the Sun is located

According to current theories, the universe appears to be made

The interstellar cloud that formed our solar system heated up as it collapsed due to the law of conservation of

The Doppler effect gives us information on

When electromagnetic radiation is destroyed it is said to be

How many protons are in an isotope of iridium-192 if iridium has an atomic mass number of 77?

The number of vibrations per second of an electromagnetic wave is referred to as its

Substances composed of combinations of two or more different atoms are known as