This blogs main purpose is to
facilitate interaction between the
host of this blog, Mr Alan Withers, and the
students of science at DSB International School, Mumbai. Fostering an ongoing interest in science and developing critical thinking is also a an important aim of this blog.
Science blog returns
Monday, April 4, 2011
New question for week of Monday April 4
Sorry, I'm a bit late with this weeks question which is NOT for Year 11.
1. The kepler mission is a mission in which NASA is trying to find other planets on which humans can live. This mission revealed the inner secrets of giant stars.
2. It is called bad astronomy because due to very thick dust that is hard for light to get through, one cannot see the object (galaxy, star, etc.) very well and it comes out in a weird shape.
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1. The kepler mission is a mission in which NASA is trying to find other planets on which humans can live. This mission revealed the inner secrets of giant stars.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 4.
ReplyDeleteThe offical cause of Knut's death is when he collapsed into his enclosures pool and drowned while suffering from encephalitis.
2. It is called bad astronomy because due to very thick dust that is hard for light to get through, one cannot see the object (galaxy, star, etc.) very well and it comes out in a weird shape.
ReplyDeleteFelix, one point for corecly answering number one, but number two is not correct.
ReplyDeleteWell done Danya for getting Knut's death right--one point.
Mr A
3) http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem20534.html
ReplyDeleteLea, website is correct but Mohit actually beat you to this answer by emailing me this website and the name of the tiger, Charger.
ReplyDeleteMr A
... ohh... sad :(
ReplyDeleteBad Astronomy - when something goes wrong in astronomy.
ReplyDeleteFelix, no that's not what i meant.
ReplyDeleteAlan W