Lesson 159 of 1524
Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour
It is also humanity’s attempt to organize what we learn into a clear history of the universe, from the instant of its birth in the Big Bang to the present moment.
Practice this chapterIt is also humanity’s attempt to organize what we learn into a clear history of the universe, from the instant of its birth in the Big Bang to the present moment. Throughout this book, we emphasize that science is a progress report —one that changes constantly as new techniques and instruments allow us to probe the universe more deeply
In considering the history of the universe, we will see again and again that the cosmos evolves ; it changes in profound ways over long periods of time. For example, the universe made the carbon, the calcium, and the oxygen necessary to construct something as interesting and complicated as you.
universe — one of the most important (and satisfying) parts of modern astronomy.
Worked example
What does “universe” mean in Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for universe.
- 2The book says: one of the most important (and satisfying) parts of modern astronomy.
- 3Keep the answer tied to this term.
Result: one of the most important (and satisfying) parts of modern astronomy
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for universe.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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