11 - Exploring the Solar System Flashcards

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What is the structure of comets?

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Describe the orbits of short period comets

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Describe the orbit of long period comets

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4
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What is the location/nature of the Kuiper Belt?

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What is the location/nature of the Oort Cloud?

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What is the location/nature of the Heliosphere?

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7
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Describe a theory for the formation of gas giants

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8
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Calc involving au, light year and pc

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9
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Describe the origin/structure of meteoroids

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10
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Describe the origin/structure of Meteorites

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11
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What theory for water on Earth

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12
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Another theory for water on earth

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13
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Why is the human eye limited in astronomical observations

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14
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How does a telescope work

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15
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Telescope convex converge lens

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16
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Describe the basic design of telescope

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What is light grasp of a telescope

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What is the aperture of a telescope

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What is FOV

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What is the resolution of telescope

21
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How does red link with doameter om and wavelength

22
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fomula for telescope magnification

23
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importante of galileos early telescope observations n helocentorc

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explain advanctages of reflecting > refracting telescope

25
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Advantage and disavsnged of soace probe

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example of space probes

27
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why must space probe reach earths escape velocity

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pros and cons of direct observation via manned msisions

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main features of apolo programme