SETI's Allen Telescope Array (Image Below)is Designed to Search __________

question 40

Multiple Choice

SETI's Allen Telescope Array (image below) is designed to search __________ for signs of intelligent life.

• A) over a thousand stars
• B) over a million stars
• C) galaxies in the Local Group
• D) the 100 closest spiral galaxies

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Definitions:

Diazomethane

A highly reactive, carcinogenic organic compound employed in methylating agents and as a precursor to carbenes; characterized by the formula CH2N2.

Carbene

A highly reactive molecule containing a carbon atom with two nonbonded electrons and bonded to two atoms typically forming a divalent species.

Relative Reactivity

A comparison of the reactivity rates of different substances under the same conditions, indicating how easily one substance reacts relative to another.

Secondary Hydrogens

Hydrogen atoms attached to a carbon atom bonded to two other carbon atoms.