Lesson 1 Flashcards

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1
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All existing matter and space considered as a whole ; the cosmos

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Universe

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2
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It is a tabular optical instrument for viewing distant objects by means of the refraction of light rays through a lens of the reflection of light rays by the concave mirror

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Telescope

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3
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Who invented the first telescope

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Galileo galilei

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4
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Who invented the first telescope

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Galileo galilei

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5
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Galileo galilei discovered (4)

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Craters of the moon
Spots on the sun
jupiter has four moons
Milky way galaxy consists of million of stars

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6
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Who invented the advanced telescope

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Isaac newton

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7
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He use small lens and curved mirror in his telescope

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Isaac newton

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8
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The father of the big bang theory

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Georges lemaitre

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9
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9 theories on the formation of the universe

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Steady state universe theory
Oscillating universe theory
Planetesimal theory
Fission theory
Capture theory
Accretion theory
Planetary collision theory
Sterllar collision theory
Gas cloud theory

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10
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New matter is quietly but continually appearing out of nothing from the spaces in the galaxies

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Steady state universe theory

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11
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Another big bang will occur when the universe starts to run down

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Oscillating universe theory

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12
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As gas swirled around eddies of gas cause the formation of the sun and planets

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Planetesimal theory

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13
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Bursting of the sun sent out the planets and moon

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Fission theory

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14
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Planets and moons were wandering around and were captured by the sun

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Capture theory

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15
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Small chunks of materials gradually combined and formed earth, then more chunks formed the moon

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Accretion theory

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16
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Earth collided with small planet producing the moon

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Planetary collision theory

17
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Two stars collided and formed the planets and moons

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Sterllar collision theory

18
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Gas clouds were pulled by sun’s gravity then formed into planets and moons

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Gas cloud theory

19
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It means earth is the center of the universe.
This model explained why the stars seem to move around the earth

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Geocentric model

20
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Use the systems of circles to describe the movement of the planets around the earth

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Ptolemy

21
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Small circle where a planet moves

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Epicycle

22
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Bigger circle where the epicycle in turn moves around

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Deferent

23
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He proposed the heliocentric model which means sun centered

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Nicolaus copernicus

24
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He polish the heliocentric model and proposed that planets move around the sun in elliptical motion

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Johannes kepler