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02/04/2005

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Define absolute zero.
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The lowest possible temperature, at which substances contain no heat. (0 degrees kelvin...-460 Ferenheit)
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Define acceleration
Definition
The rate at which the speed of an object is changing
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What is the 'Antropic Principal'?
Definition
We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would be here to observe it.
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What is an antiparticle and what happens when the opposite of it hits it?
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Each type of matter has a coresponding antiparticle. When a particle collides with it's antiparticle, they annihilate eachother, leaving only energy.
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What is the cosmological constant?
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A mathematical device used by Einstein to give space-time an inbuilt tendency to expand.
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What is cosmology?
Definition
The study of the universe as a whole.
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What does DNA stand for
Definition
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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What is a black hole?
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A massive, compact object so dense that no light or other radiation can escape from inside it.
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Define "pulsar"
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An old, rapidly spinning star that flashes periodic bursts of radio (and occasionally optical) energy.
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Name the first 20 elements in the periodic table
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Hydrogen, helium, lithium, berylium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, flourine, neon, sodium, magnesium, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, argon, potassium and calcium
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What are the phases of cell mitosis?
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Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase
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