Chapter 1

Question 1

What is Astronomy?

Answer 1

A way of viewing the Universe.
- Laws of nature are universal.

Question 2

What is Science?

Answer 2

A way of figuring out the true nature of nature.

Question 3

What is the Scientific Method?

Answer 3

Systematic way of explaining the world by developing and testing new ideas.
- uses logic and skepticism to make inferences about nature.

Question 4

What is the Scientific Method order?

Answer 4

Observation - Hypothesis - Prediction - Test (no = change hypo) - yes - more prediction

Question 5

What is the Scientific Theory?

Answer 5

tried and tasted descriptions of nature based on data.
- never 100% provable, stand time, explains what we see

Question 6

Why is Pluto no longer a planet?

Answer 6

It has a different orbit and is a lot smaller than other planets/more similar to other dwarf planets.

Question 7

What is an AU?

Answer 7

The distance from the sun to the earth (8 lm, 150 million miles, 93 million km)

Question 8

What is a light year?

Answer 8

The distance light travels in 1 year (10 trillion km)
- Max Speed, 300,000 km/s

Question 9

What is closest? (Milky Way, Andromeda, Pinwheel, Crebula)

Answer 9

Crebula, Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy, Pinwheel galaxy