Discussion

1. Define: obscurity, wreak, havoc, tectonic plate, analogy, latitude, millisecond, seismic, axis

2. What does it mean for something to "go viral"?

3. Do you find most scientific research interesting? Why do you think that this story has gotten more attention than most scientific studies?

4. How many days will it take us to "lose" one second? A minute? An hour? A whole day?

5. What causes a ballerina to spin? What causes the earth to spin? Why does earth spin faster when more mass is near its center?

6. How is an hour defined? How is a minute defined?

7. Why do we measure time by the rotation of the earth? Can we understand time apart from the movement of objects in relation to each other?