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(my Own Info) astronomy

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Decks in this class (17)

Topic 1: Earth, Moon And Sun
What s the equator 1,
What s latitude 2,
What s longitude 3
17  cards
Topic 2: Planetary Systems
What s the perihelion 1,
What s the aphelion 2,
What s the greatest elongation 3
8  cards
1.1 Earth
What is the earths diameter 1,
What shape is earth 2,
What features distinguish us from...
35  cards
1.2 The Moon
What s the diameter of the moon 1,
What s the distance from earth to...,
What s the moons orbital and rota...
20  cards
1.3 The Sun
How can the sun be observed safely 1,
What does 1 au mean 2,
What s the suns diameter 3
30  cards
1.4 Earth Sun Moon Intetactions
How long is a lunar month 1,
Why is the moon visible 2,
Why is a lunar moth 22 days longe...
28  cards
2.1 Our Solar System
What are the gas giants 1,
What are the terrestrial planets 2,
What is the sun the host to 3
44  cards
2.2 Comets And Meteors
What is a comet 1,
What s a comets orbit like 2,
When does a comet develop a tail 3
29  cards
2.3 Solar System Discoveries
Who developed the idea for helioc...,
Who developed the geocentric model 2,
Who came up with retrograde motion 3
28  cards
2.4 Exoplanets
What is an exoplanet 1,
Why are exoplanets difficult to f...,
Why are the 3 main techniques for...
22  cards
3.1 Constellations
How many star can you see on clea...,
When did stars begin to be groupe...,
What is a constellation 3
20  cards
3.2 Observing The Night Sky
What s declination 1,
What s right ascension 2,
What s the celestial prime meridi...
13  cards
3.3 Physical Poperties Of Stars
Explain the difference between op...,
How many times brighter is a star...,
What is pogson s ratio 3
19  cards
3.4 Evolution Of Stars
How are stars formed 1,
Describe a stars death 2,
What is a supernova 3
31  cards
4.1 Our Galaxy - The Milky Way
What is a galaxy 1,
What are the two small satellite ...,
Explain the appearance of our gal...
13  cards
4.2 Galaxies
Who is famous for classifying dif...,
Describe the 5 main types of gala...,
What s a tuning fork diagram 3
10  cards
4.3 Cosmology
What are spectral black lines on ...,
What is redshift 2,
What can we deduce from redshift 3
21  cards

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