What are the differences between the Keck telescope and the Pan-STARRS telescope?
What can the Pan-STARRS telescope find that the Keck can't?
Draw a diagram showing the Earth, the moon, and the location of the
Earth's L2 Lagrange point, with sizes and distances to scale.
What are the reasons for why the center of Antarctica is a good place for a
telescope?
List as many methods as you can for detecting extrasolar planets and draw a diagram
for each.
(Tetrapod) List as many skeletal features you can think of that are common to
all tetrapods.
Draw a diagram of fictitious galaxies showing how the Hubble law works.
Describe (including a diagram) what happens in the "Twin Paradox".
Draw a diagram illustrating what the seasons would be like for the Earth if it
had a spin tilt of 90 degrees, like Uranus.
What are the differences between a white dwarf and a neutron star?
If you were president of the United States, what measures would you take to
counter the threat of asteroid impacts? Assume that congress has the sense
to generously fund your plan.
Draw a diagram showing the meaning of the "Goldilocks zone" for a planet.
Oxygen hypothesis:
If there is an oxygen atomsphere, what advantages do aerobic organisms
have over non-aerobic organisms?
What is the definition of the "Event Horizon" of a black hole?
Suppose you're a candidate in a presidential debate. How would you answer the
question: "What kind of natural disasters can hit the United States, and what
measures should we take to prepare?"
The speed of sound is 340 meters/second. What is the wavelength of a
220 Hertz sound wave?
(String) A cello "A-string" is .695 meters long and has a frequency of
220 Hertz. What is the speed of a wave on this string?
Suppose you're a science pop star. What would you say to an audience
about "The Multiverse" hypothesis?