Martian by Andy Weir The book follows the stranded NASA astronaut Mark Watney on Mars‚ as he channels his inner Crusoe and tries to survive and get rescued. Weir uses logbook entries to convey Watney´s thoughts‚ which makes the book a bit more unique since the events of the book are told after they have happened. However Weir still makes sure there is enough suspense to go around for everyone. Humor Watney is all alone on Mars with only limited resources‚ no companions and no escape. To make the reader
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Review for Astronomy 2 Midterm and Final Midterm covers first 70 questions‚ Final covers all 105. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. Chapter 1 is covered by Q1-3; Ch. 2 Q4-18; Ch. 3 Q19-27; Ch. 4 Q28-34; Ch. 5 Q35-45; Ch. 6 Q46-51; Ch. 7 Q52-63; Ch. 8 Q64-70; Ch. 9 Q71-77; Ch. 10 Q78-82; Ch. 11 Q83-91; Ch. 12 Q92-96; Ch. 13 Q97-100; Ch. 14 Q101-105 1) Which of the following has your "address" in the correct order? A) you‚ Earth
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achieved some of the goals but not all. Through our space probes we were able to find new planets stars and even galaxies. Space exploration should continue because it could help solve many problems on Earth‚ such as overpopulation and lack of resources. There are many reasons that space exploration should continue. If Earth ever becomes too overpopulated or over polluted‚ then perhaps people can move to Mars. But not everyone agrees on the same thing but I believe that we should and should not spent
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slowly with every massacre. No one could escape the skyward eruption of the detonated volcano; life on planet earth would come to an end. Planet Earth would be burnt to a crisp if not completely destroyed down to the core. If still in existence however it would evolve into perhaps if small one of Mars or Venus’s moons but if size and shape is still intact it would just become one of the 9 lifeless planets in our solar system. Earth would become so poisonous that life would and could no longer exist on
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illustrate the consequences of not acknowledging your surroundings. Thus the theme can be argued as “You must respect the land you live on”. This premise is evident in their initial intention when the bittering’s first arrived on Mars. They assumed that they could just colonize Mars as opposed to adapting. However‚ later in the story it was revealed that against their will they had to adapt and modify their lifestyle. Bradbury presents imagery that causes the reader to analyze the changes that the land
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perform everyday functions‚ but they can also have a negative impact on our lives. The use of robots will make us indolent‚ go against our morals and lose control. Although robots can be harmful to us they would be helpful to us in the colonization of Mars. What is a robot exactly? A robot is a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. So how can this machine be harmful to us? Robots take away our responsibility. We will rely solely on a device to do everything for
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made laws of planetary motion and if he didn’t make those discoveries we wouldn’t be where we are today with our space explorations. His first law was the law of ellipses; the main law is that all planets revolve around the sun in an ellipse with the sun at one of the two foci points. Explains that planets are orbiting the sun in a path described as an ellipse. An ellipse can easily be constructed using a pencil‚ two tacks‚ a string‚ a sheet of paper and a piece of cardboard. Tack the sheet of paper
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atmosphere‚ single celled aerobic organism. Achaean (3800-2500) Anaerobic bacterial life‚ oxygen starts to accumulate Experiments with bacteria start to occur within nature Create proton gradients Hadean (4600-3800 Ma) Formation of the solar system and planet‚ end with origins of life Fungi is the closest ancestor to us Slide 4 Major Era – Phanerozoic Cenozoic (65 Ma to present) Dinosaurs disappear‚ mammals and birds Mesozoic (251-65 Ma) Flowering plats‚ dinosaurs‚ even more insects Paleozoic (543-251
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original tale of The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf. In this story‚ three aliens named Bork‚ Gork‚ and Nklxwcyz leave their family home planet due to the population and venture out to live on their own. Before they leave‚ their mother warns them of the big bad robot that may try to eat them if they don’t stick together. However‚ then searching for new planets‚ Bork and Gork are too stubborn to find a place that suits them all; thus they split up. Nklxwcyz‚ being the only one to think of the well
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* Started with the “Big Bang” * Happened about 13.7 Billion Years Ago * Doppler Effect – all celestial objects move away from each other. Supports the “Ever Expanding Uinverse Theory” * Scientists noticed that all stars & planets are moving away from Earth which supports the theory that a massive explosion once occurred. (Big Bang) * Red Light – a reddish color lights indicates that objects are moving away from Earth * Blue Light – a blue colored light
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