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Lesson 1
Know where Earth is in the solar system and where the solar system is in relation to the rest of the universe; to understand the concept of space-time and of the history of the universe
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Lesson 2
Define what a constellation is,
How many official constellations ...,
What is a galactic plane
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Lesson 3
What is considered to be the olde...,
What are the 7 days of the week n...,
How did people in central africa ...
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Lesson 4
Define speed,
Define velocity,
Define acceleration
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Lesson 5
Why is light a form of energy wha...,
What are scientists more interest...,
What is power what is the unit me...
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Lesson 1 Quiz
Name objects in our local group f...,
In our local group name objects t...,
In our local group name objects t...
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Lesson 2 Quiz
Which of the following statements...,
What makes the north star special,
Which of the following statements...
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Lesson 3 Quiz
People in central africa predicte...,
True or false the polynesian navi...,
Why did ptolemy have planets orbi...
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Lesson 4 Quiz
A net force on an object will alw...,
You are standing on an elevator a...,
Suppose an object is moving in a ...
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Lesson 6
How do telescopes work like eyes,
What is refraction what does it d...,
What is a focal plane
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Lesson 7
How much mass does the sun contain,
What is the sun made up of,
Where is mercury located what is ...
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Lesson 8
What is planetary geology,
What are the differences in the p...,
What are the hallmarks of the sur...
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Lesson 1 &2 from Assignment
Relative to the age of the univer...,
On a scale in which the distance ...,
We cant detect stellar parallax w...
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Lesson 5&6 from Assignment
Everything looks red through a re...,
Suppose you built a scale model a...,
What is the angular resolution of...
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Lesson 7&8 from Assignment
Where did the elements heavier th...,
Where are most of the known aster...,
Observations of young stars as we...
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Lesson 9 & 10 from Assignment
Why is saturn almost as big as ju...,
The for galilean moons around jup...,
Why do astronomers think miranda ...
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Questions from the midterm
On the 1 to 10 billion scale abou...,
The distribution of the mass of t...,
Why were ancient peoples unable t...
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Lesson 9 from quizzes
What are saturns rings composed of,
Why do saturns rings look bright,
Which of the following statements...
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Lessons 11 & 12 from Assignment
What is the average temperature o...,
Cluster ages can be determined from,
Where does most star formation oc...
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Lesson 10 from quiz
According to current evidence plu...,
What did scientists find most int...,
What part of the comet points mos...
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Lesson 11 from quiz
The choices below each describe t...,
What are the standard units for a...,
How does the sun generate energy ...
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Lesson 12 from quiz
In the drake equation number of c...,
The composition of a planet can b...,
The analysis of martian rocks on ...
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Assignment 6
What is the average temperature o...,
Where does most star formation oc...,
Which of the following statements...
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Practise Final Exam
When light reflects off an object...,
Suppose that we look at a photogr...,
Which of the following statements...
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Lesson 5 Quiz
Name the shortest wavelength to t...,
Name the wavelengths with the low...,
Highest energy to lowest energy q...
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Lesson 6 Quiz
Order the following according to ...,
What do astronomers mean by light...,
What does the technique of infero...
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Lesson 7 Quiz
Exceptions to the rules about our...,
Which of the following puzzles in...,
The solar system has two types of...
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Lesson 8 Quiz
Fastest cooling to slowest cooling,
What part of earths atmosphere ab...,
What part of earths atmosphere ab...
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