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Science: Earth & Space cont. Astronomy—Planets cont. • Saturn: • Second-largest, “shepherd moons,” Titan, Iapetus, Mimas, Phoebe h Enceladus • Uranus: • Retrograde rotation h Titania, Oberon, Miranda, Cordelia, Ophelia • Neptune: discovered mathematically before seen h Planets vs. dwarf planets: Pluto and moons, Eris • Asteroids: asteroid belt, Ceres, Trojan asteroids, near-earth asteroids • Comets: h Edmond Halley • Halley’s comet, nucleus, coma, tail h Short-period comet, long-period comet • Kuiper belt • Meteoroids: meteor, meteor shower, meteorites • Constellations: h Celestial sphere: h Horizon, distance between objects, celestial poles h Celestial equator, circumpolar • Polaris, zodiac h Modern definition of constellation, asterisms • Seasonal constellations: h Spring constellations h Summer constellations: Lyra, Vega, Summer Triangle h Autumn and winter constellations • Great Square • Southern constellations: Centaurus and Crux • Sun, stars, and galaxies: • Sun: • Core, photosphere, granule, sunspots h Supergranules • Chromosphere, spicules, solar flares, solar prominence h Transition region • Corona, solar wind • Stellar measurements: • Light-year h Parallax, stellar parallax, parsec • Star magnitude: apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude • Star categories: • Temperature and color, temperature and magnitude h Hertzsprung-Russell diagram • Giants, supergiants, main sequence, white dwarfs h Red dwarfs • Stars in groups: • Binary star, optical double h Open clusters, globular clusters • Stellar explosions: • Nova, supernova, pulsar h Neutron star • Galaxies: • Milky Way, clusters, Local Group, Andromeda galaxy • Superclusters • Spiral, barred, elliptical, and irregular galaxies h Lenticular galaxies Science 165 h Quasars • Nebulae Grade 8 h red indicates NeW MATerIAL Man & the Universe • Instruments of astronomy: • Visible light astronomy: • Telescope, refracting telescope, objective • Eyepiece, reflecting telescope h Resolution • Spectroscopy: visible spectrum, spectroscope, spectrogram • Radio wave astronomy: • Radio telescopes h Interferometry • Astronomy and time: h Meridian and transits: zenith, nadir, meridian, transit • Day and night: h Sidereal day h Apparent solar day, mean solar day, equation of time • Standard solar time, summer time • Longer times: lunar month, solar year, week • Calendars: • Gregorian h Julian, Jewish • Ecliptic and climates: h Equinox, precession of the equinoxes, solstice • Climate zones • Seasons: h Relationship to equinoxes and solstices; lengths • Causes • History of spaceflight: • Rockets: solid-fuel rocket, Robert Goddard, liquid-fuel rocket, Wernher von Braun • Race to the moon: • Sputnik 1, Explorer 1 • Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Valentina Tereshkova • Gemini and Apollo Programs, Saturn V, Neil Armstrong • Manned space stations: Salyut program, Skylab, Mir, International Space Station • Space shuttle • Spaceflight today: h Nations in space • Private space flights • Orbits and satellites: • Objects in orbit: h Apogee, perigee • Geostationary orbit, polar orbit h Sun-synchronous orbits, Hohmann transfer orbit • Unmanned satellites: • Astronomical, communications, weather, navigational • Earth observation, military satellites, GPS • Unmanned space probes: h Escape velocity Science: Earth & Space cont. p. 166
Science: Earth & Space Grade 8 cont. Environmental Science • Environment and pollution: • Introduction to environmental science: • Biotic and abiotic factors, biogeochemical cycles h Preservationists, conservationists • Pantheism • Pollution basics h Land pollution: landfill, reclaimed, waste-to-energy incinerator, syngas h Air pollution: h Primary and secondary pollutants, formation and dangers of temperature inversion h Clean Air Acts h Water pollution: point and non-point sources, coliform bacteria h Global change: h Acid rain h Ozone depletion: h Rowland-Molina hypothesis, freons, halons h Ozone-depleting substances, Montreal Protocol h Hydrochlorofluorocarbons, fluorocarbons Science & Health Science of the Physical Creation Grade 9 166 Grades 8–9 h red indicates NeW MATerIAL • Global warming: anthropogenic global warming, Medieval Climate Optimum, Little Ice Age • Managing our resources: • Biblical commands • Examining our resources: h Non-renewable and renewable resources • Sustainable development, environmental technology h Water reclamation • Recycling programs • Renewable energy: • Solar energy: h Active and passive solar power, photovoltaic cells, concentrating solar power • Wind power: h Wind turbine, wind farm h Hydroelectric power h Nuclear power: h Nuclear chemistry, nuclear fission, nuclear chain reaction h Nuclear reactor, breeder reactor Science of the Physical Creation builds a foundation for future studies in chemistry, physics, and other fields. The Christian perspective of this text naturally rejects the unproven hypothe sis of evolution, recognizing special c reation as the only reasonable explanation for the universe’s origin. This position is presented throughout the text and highlighted in a chapter on the fossil record, which provides evidence against evolution and for the reality of the Genesis Flood. Science of the Physical Creation also recognizes God’s command for man to have dominion over creation. Thus the purpose of science becomes the application of scientific knowledge for mankind’s benefit. From chemistry to physics, the goal is to learn how man might extend his “dominion” and make better use of creation. With man’s dominion over the earth comes a responsibility to tend, manage, and conserve resources. However, the ultimate purpose of creation must not be forgotten—the earth was made for man to inhabit, and its resources were made for man to use. Added Enrichment • Feature boxes with activities, puzzles, extra information, articles highlighting God’s design in creation, 36 articles regarding environmental issues • Classroom demonstrations with student participation (34) • Challenging homework questions to make students think more deeply about concepts (38) Introduction to Science • Science and mathematics: h Descriptions, limitations, truth and error • Equations h red indicates NeW MATerIAL Evaluation • Reading quizzes (14) • Review quizzes (36) • Science project with background paper, investigation plan, experimentation, follow-up paper, created display, oral presentation (counts as test grade) • Tests (8), mid-semester tests (2) • Semester exam, final exam • Science and measurement: h Limitations of measurement, accuracy, precision • Scientific notation, measurement systems, SI units • Scientific method: • 3-step process, theories, laws h Predictions, assumptions Science of the Physical Creation cont. p. 167
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