11 - Exploring the Solar System Flashcards
What is the structure of comets?
Describe the orbits of short period comets
Describe the orbit of long period comets
What is the location/nature of the Kuiper Belt?
What is the location/nature of the Oort Cloud?
What is the location/nature of the Heliosphere?
Describe a theory for the formation of gas giants
Calc involving au, light year and pc
Describe the origin/structure of meteoroids
Describe the origin/structure of Meteorites
What theory for water on Earth
Another theory for water on earth
Why is the human eye limited in astronomical observations
How does a telescope work
Telescope convex converge lens
Describe the basic design of telescope
What is light grasp of a telescope
What is the aperture of a telescope
What is FOV
What is the resolution of telescope
How does red link with doameter om and wavelength
fomula for telescope magnification
importante of galileos early telescope observations n helocentorc
explain advanctages of reflecting > refracting telescope
Advantage and disavsnged of soace probe
example of space probes
why must space probe reach earths escape velocity
pros and cons of direct observation via manned msisions
main features of apolo programme