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GCSE Astronomy (my own)

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By: Daisy Staite
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Decks in this class (15)

Topic 1.1 - The Earth
What is the earths diameter,
How many degrees is the earth til...,
What shape is the earth
47  cards
Topic 1.2 - The Moon
What is the diameter of the moon,
What is the moons mean orbit dist...,
What is the moons rotational period
22  cards
Topic 1.3 - The Sun
What is the diameter of the sun,
What is the distance between the ...,
What gases and its percentages is...
35  cards
Topic 1.4 - Earth-Sun-Moon Interactions
Why is the moon visible,
Explain how eclipses are possible,
Explain a total solar eclipse
25  cards
Topic 2.1 - Our Solar System
How many known satellites or moon...,
Name all 5 dwarf planets in our s...,
What is an asteroid
40  cards
Topic 2.2 - Comets & Meteors
What are comets,
What are the comets two types of ...,
What is the difference between a ...
29  cards
Topic 2.3 - Solar System Discoveries
Who developed the first heliocent...,
What was nicolaus copernicus firs...,
How and by who was the idea of a ...
24  cards
Topic 2.4 - Exoplanets
Who discovered the first exoplanet,
When was the first exoplanet disc...,
What are the 3 main techniques fo...
24  cards
Topic 3.1 - Constellations
On a clear moonless night well aw...,
Since when have stars been groupe...,
What is a constellation
24  cards
Topic 3.2 - Observing The Night Sky
What do astronomers do to locate ...,
What are the astronomical equival...,
What is right ascension
14  cards
Topic 3.3 - Physical Properties Of Stars
Explain the difference between op...,
What is magnitude,
What is pogson s ratio
22  cards
Topic 3.4 - Evolution Of Stars
How are stars formed,
Name the order of the stellar lif...,
How is a red giant formed
17  cards
Topic 4.1 - The Milky Way
What is a galaxy,
When we observe the galaxy where ...,
Name one of our closest galactic ...
11  cards
Topic 4.2 - Galaxies
What are the four main types of o...,
Describe a spiral galaxy,
Describe a barred spiral galaxy
23  cards
Topic 4.3 - Cosmology
What are spectral black lines on ...,
What is redshift,
What can we deduce from redshift
17  cards

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