Life on Other Worlds START EXIT Funded by Title V HIS Grant at LAMC and U.S Department of Education Corresponds to Ch 15 in 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? HINT The core of the sun The core of a red giant star The core of a red giant star The remnants from the Big bang The remnants from the Big bang The core of supernovae Exit

HINT The core of the sun The core of a red giant star The remnants from the Big bang The core of supernovae Correct! next 1. Where does the carbon in your pinky come from? Exit

1. Where does the carbon in your pinky come from? Incorrect Red giants stars stop nuclear fusion and at some point only produce carbon, and since everything is made of carbon our pinky is an example back next HINT Exit

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

2. What does the Drake equation hope to find? HINT Number of human civilizations per solar system Number of human civilizations per solar system Number of alien civilizations per universe Number of alien civilizations per universe Number of technological civilizations per galaxy Number of technological civilizations per galaxy Number of cavemen civilizations per galaxy Number of cavemen civilizations per galaxy Exit

HINT Number of human civilizations per solar system Number of human civilizations per solar system Number of alien civilizations per universe Number of alien civilizations per universe Number of technological civilizations per galaxy Number of technological civilizations per galaxy Number of cavemen civilizations per galaxy Number of cavemen civilizations per galaxy Correct! next 2. What does the Drake equation hope to find? Exit

Incorrect Drake Equation still does not have some parts of the equation solved therefore the equation has yet to be solved. back next 2. What does the Drake equation hope to find? HINT Exit

Aliens… back Exit

3. Which sums up Darwin’s theory of evolution? HINT The strong die off Mutations in short periods Mutations in short periods The strong give their genes The strong give their genes Survival of the weakest Exit

HINT The strong die off Mutations in short periods Mutations in short periods The strong give their genes The strong give their genes Survival of the weakest Correct! next 3. Which sums up Darwin’s theory of evolution? Exit

back next Incorrect Darwin is the official Evolutionary Scientist who coined this term in his theory of Evolution. next back 3. Which sums up Darwin’s theory of evolution? HINT Exit

The strong survive and have offspring… back Exit

4. Random changes in DNA are called… HINT Evolution Natural selection Cool Mutation Exit

HINT Evolution Natural selection Cool Mutation Correct! next 4. Random changes in DNA are called… Exit

Incorrect Mutations occur randomly and stick around if they are an advantage or stop when it is a disadvantage. back next 4. Random changes in DNA are called… HINT Exit

The X-men where examples of this… back Exit

5. What does SETI look for? HINT Extra-Terrestrial intelligence Extra-Terrestrial intelligence X-Files Area 51 FBI UFO claims Exit

HINT Extra-Terrestrial intelligence X-Files Area 51 FBI UFO claims Correct! next 5. What does SETI look for? Exit

5. What does SETI look for? Incorrect SETI stands for “Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence”. back next HINT Exit

Intelligent Aliens… back Exit

6. What is the Arecibo Beacon? HINT Globular cluster M13 A radio array in Puerto Rico A radio array in Puerto Rico An anticode message for aliens An anticode message for aliens A bird native to North America A bird native to North America Exit

HINT Globular cluster M13 A radio array in Puerto Rico An anticode message for aliens A bird native to North America Correct! next 6. What is the Arecibo Beacon? Exit

6. What is the Arecibo Beacon? HINT Incorrect It is a radio message that captures various images significant to humans such as our DNA structure, population number and so on. back next Exit

back Contacting aliens… Exit

7. Stromatolite is… HINT Stone like tomatoes Crust layer of bacteria on surface of mantle Crust layer of bacteria on surface of mantle One large layer of algae only One large layer of algae only Layers of bacteria with sediment Layers of bacteria with sediment Exit

HINT Stone like tomatoes Crust layer of bacteria on surface of mantle One large layer of algae only Layers of bacteria with sediment Correct! next 7. Stromatolite is… Exit

7. Stromatolite is… Incorrect Stromatolite is old layers upon layers of bacteria that are helpful in determining Earth’s early life process. back next HINT Exit

Deep layers of bacteria… back Exit

8. Which 1952 experiment made complex organic molecules? HINT The Drake experiment Miller-Urey experiment Freud’s experiment Darwin’s evolution experiment Darwin’s evolution experiment Exit

HINT Miller-Urey experiment Freud’s experiment Darwin’s evolution experiment The Drake experiment Correct! next 8. Which 1952 experiment made complex organic molecules? Exit

8. Which 1952 experiment made complex organic molecules? Incorrect It was Harold Urey and Stanley Miller who did an experiment in 1952 to try to recreate early life on Earth. back next HINT Exit

It was two scientists… back Exit

HINT 2 weeks 2.6 billion years 6.5 billion years 3.4 billion years 9. How long has life existed on Earth? Exit

HINT 2 weeks 2.6 billion years 6.5 billion years 3.4 billion years Correct! next 9. How long has life existed on Earth? Exit

Incorrect Life has existed on Earth for 3.4 Billion yrs back next 9. How long has life existed on Earth? HINT Exit

More than 3 billion… back Exit

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