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Astronomy 101

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By: Peter Spoerri
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Decks in this class (15)

Quiz 1
What did karl popper say a statem...,
Occam s razor 2,
What did some ancient groups thin...
47  cards
Chapter 4
How much of the universe is helium 1,
How much of the universe is hydro...,
Who began the study of chemistry 3
79  cards
Midterm 1 Key Facts
What do lightyears mean about how...,
What is a light year 2,
What is an astronomical unit au 3
16  cards
Chapter 5
How are stars formed 1,
How cold are the gas clouds 2,
How hot is the sun s surface 3
64  cards
Chapter 6
How can space and time be related 1,
What is meant by t 0 2,
What are initial conditions 3
25  cards
Chapter 8
What is geometry 1,
What are the 5 axioms of geometry 2,
What does euclidean geometry desc...
24  cards
Chapter 9
What is the swartzchild s radius 1,
What is the event horizon of a bl...,
How large does a star have to be ...
46  cards
Chapter 10
What is spectroscopy 1,
What can the emission absorption ...,
What characteristics can be obser...
66  cards
Chapter 11
Why was the newtonian view of the...,
How could newton s theory work 2,
What is escape velocity 3
34  cards
Chapter 12
How was the conclusion reached th...,
What was predicted by gamow 2,
What does the fusion of two heliu...
50  cards
Chapter 14
Who were the people who inadverte...,
When they first heard the consist...,
What can a radio signal such as c...
28  cards
Chapter 15
What is an irregular cluster 1,
What is a regular cluster 2,
What is a cluster of galaxy clust...
14  cards
Class Notes
How do you calculate the hubble t...,
What happens to the size of the o...,
What is cosmological redshift 3
81  cards
Final Stretch 1 (50% of Final)
What does the size of the univers...,
What happens to the size of the o...,
What happens to the wavelength of...
85  cards
Final Stretch 2 (50% of Final)
What does an explosion suggest ab...,
What does an expansion suggest ab...,
Was the big bang an explosion or ...
59  cards

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