Astronomy

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Decks in this class (24)

Topic 12
Define the goldilocks zone 1,
Where is the goldilocks zone on s...,
What does seti stand for 3
34  cards
Topic 9
Name all the divisions of the moon 1,
Give 4 differences between the ne...,
Why didn t we know what the far s...
32  cards
2021 astro p2
What type of telescope has a hole...,
Describe a method astronomers hav...,
State one difference between a bi...
15  cards
Topic 10
Name the layers of the sun 1,
What is the rough temperature of ...,
What temp are the radiative conve...
45  cards
2020 Astro P1
Does a higher or a lower declinat...,
If mst ahead of gmt is your longi...,
If mst is behind gmt is your long...
18  cards
Topic 1
What shape is the earth 1,
Name earth s 4 internal divisions 2,
Why is the sky blue 3
17  cards
Topic 2
What is the shape of the moon 1,
Where is sea of tranquility on mo...,
Define maria 3
22  cards
Topic 3
Sun is times further away from us...,
Why do moon and sun appear same s...,
What did eratosthenes do 3
10  cards
2021 p1
If the mass of the sun and distan...,
Give one reason for anomoly paths...,
Explain how the streaks of light ...
17  cards
Topic 4
Name 3 astrological methods for d...,
Blank 2,
Describe stellar angle measuremen...
15  cards
Topic 5
Why are planets called planets 1,
What the band where planets orbit...,
Define retrograde motion 3
31  cards
Topic 6
What can be found from orion s be...,
How can u find the winter triangl...,
What is the pleides 3
23  cards
Topic 7
What is the approx value of au 1,
How far is a light year 2,
Whats bigger a light year or a pa...
21  cards
Topic 8
Define aphelion and perihelion 1,
Define apogee and perigee 2,
What is kepler s 1st law 3
18  cards
Topic 11
Describe terrestrial planets 1,
Describe gas giants 2,
Define dwarf planet 3
78  cards
Topic 13
What was scale of magnitude in an...,
What is brighter star with appare...,
What is lowest possible apparent ...
87  cards
Topic 14
What 4 things did ancient people ...,
Who posted catalogue of nebulae a...,
How many objects were messier obj...
39  cards
Topic 15
Radius of milky way 1,
How far is sun from centre of gal...,
What happens in disc containing s...
38  cards
Topic 16
What did hubble and humason do in...,
What did hubble discover 2,
What does red shift imply 3
36  cards
Topic 11 telescopes
Simply how do telescopes work 1,
What are the 2 types of telescope 2,
Describe refractor telescope 3
32  cards
Topic 11 space probes and rockets
Name the 4 types of space probes 1,
Advantages of space probes over m...,
What are spectrometers 3
42  cards
2020 p2
What is the mirror called at the ...,
What is the mirror called at the ...,
Observe transit of venus 3
15  cards
2019 p2
Hottest to coldest of sun s featu...,
Compare advantages and disadvanta...,
Why does it require more energy t...
8  cards
EM
6 things discovered by radio waves 1,
3 things discovered by infrared 2,
2 things discovered by uv light 3
5  cards

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