Astronomy

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Decks in this class (16)

Earth
From what direction does the eart...,
What shape is the earth 2,
What is the diameter of the earth 3
22  cards
Moon
What s the diameter of the moon 1,
What is the rotational and orbita...,
What s the length of the lunar cy...
14  cards
Sun
What is the diameter of the sun 1,
What is the photosphere temperatu...,
What is the corona temperature of...
15  cards
Earth, moon and sun interactions
What stage of the lunar eclipse i...,
What type of eclipse is it is the...,
Which type of eclipse can only be...
5  cards
Solar system
What planets are gas giants 1,
What are the terrestrial planets 2,
What is an au 3
32  cards
Past the solar system
What is the transit method for fi...,
How do astronomers use astrometry...,
What is it called when a planets ...
5  cards
Numbers
What is the rotational and orbita...,
What is the diameter of the sun 2,
What is the distance from the moo...
19  cards
Telescopes
What type of telescope is this 1,
What type of telescope is this 2,
What is bad about refracting tele...
3  cards
Planets
What is saturn made of 1,
What is mars s atmosphere made ou...,
What is mars s temperature range 3
13  cards
Keplers Laws
What is keplers 1st law 1,
What is keplers 2nd law 2,
What is keplers 3rd law 3
3  cards
equations
M m 5 5 log d 1,
What is the equation of time 2,
What is the drake equation 3
14  cards
Galaxies and Cosmology
What is a globular cluster 1,
What is an open cluster 2,
What is a nembulae 3
12  cards
Stars and the Night Sky
What is an asterism 1,
What does it mean if the the star...,
What happens if the stars magnitu...
36  cards
Eratosthenes Question
Observations 1,
Method 2
2  cards
questions from last test
What is one source of light pollu...,
Why can light pollution cause pro...,
What is a fireball 3
103  cards
Cosmic microwave background
How was cmb discovered 1,
What is the cosmological signific...,
What is cmb 3
3  cards

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