Vocab Unit 1

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Big Bang	A theory that the Universe started off extremely hot & dense and cooled off as it expanded.
Complexity	A quality of object of system that has diverse components precisely arranged in connection with one another.
Emergent Properties	Properties of a complex system that are not present within its parts but that emerge only when those parts are combined.
Goldilocks Conditions	Specific set of conditions necessary to enable greater complexity.
Ingredients	Components that are put together to form something new and more complex.
Interdisciplinary Approach	An approach to a subject that uses the viewpoints of many different kinds of scholars about the same topic.
Origin Story	A narrative about the beginning of the Universe and humanity.
Thresholds of Increasing Complexity	Moments in the history of the Universe when specific ingredients under the right "Goldilocks Conditions" come together to create something new and more complex.
Universe	All the matter and energy in existence, as well as the space that contains it.
Scale	Degrees of magnification, or perspective, used to measure time, space, and size.
Scientific Notation	A method of expressing very large and very small numbers to avoid using the many zeros that would be required otherwise.
Big History	A unified account of the entire history of the Universe that uses evidence and ideas from many disciplines to create a broad context for understanding humanity; a modern scientific origin story.
Religion	A set of beliefs and practices that concern humanity’s relationship with the spiritual, the supernatural, and reality.
Science	An approach to discovering knowledge about the natural world that relies on testing ideas through observation or experiment.
Astrophysics	The study of the properties and interactions of planets, stars, galaxies, and other astronomical objects.
Cosmology	The study of the Universe on its largest scales, including its origin.
History.	The study of past events.
Emergent Properties.	Properties of a complex system that are not present within its parts but that emerge only when those parts are combined.
Entropy (the law of).	The natural tendency of all things to move from order to disorder. (Note: Although often called the law of entropy, it is more accurate to refer to it as the second law of thermodynamics.)
The Second Law of Thermodynamics.	The natural tendency of all things to move from order to disorder. (Note: often called the law of entropy.)

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