Special Task #01 Name: ________________________________
Research Assignment
Obtain and complete the information requested for each of the following ten (10) items.  For #1-9, find an approximate value/number from a reputable source.  Be sure to include the unit of measure whenever appropriate...
  1. The radius of the earth, and the radius of the sun. 



  2. The age of the universe, and the age of the Earth.



  3. The length of time which life has existed on the Earth, and the length of time which human beings (or hominids) have existed.



  4. The height of Mt. Everest, and the depth of the Mariana Trench.



  5. The speed of sound (in air), and the speed of light (in a vacuum).



  6. The thickness of the Earth's inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust.





  7. How long ago dinosaurs first appeared on Earth, and when they became extinct.



  8. The size of a (typical) zooplankton, and the length of a great blue whale.



  9. The value of π (pi), approximated to at least 5 decimal places (i.e., to at least the hundred-thousandths place).



  10. The abbreviation "c.c." stands for _________________________.
    (Hint: it's a unit of volume)