P7 - Keywords Flashcards

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Solar day

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A full 24 hours

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Retrograde motion

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The apparent backwards motion of planets from west to east due to the combined motion of earth and the planet

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Eclipse

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The “hiding” of one heavenly body behind another

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Ecliptic

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The apparent path the sun traces across the sky

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Sidereal day

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The time it takes the earth to rotate 360 degrees; 23 hours 56 minutes

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Refraction

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The change in direction and speed of a wave as it passes from one medium to another.

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Diffraction

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The spreading out of a wave as it passes an obstacle and expands into the region beyond the obstacle

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Frequency

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The number of times that a wave oscillates in a second measured in Hertz

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Wavelength

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The distance between corresponding points on two adjacent waves

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Focal point

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The point at which all light rays parallel to the axis of the lens converge

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Focal length

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The distance between the focal point and the lens

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Real image

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An image produced by rays of light meeting at a point

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Angular magnification

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A means of measuring the magnification based on the angle of rays of light from an object compared to the angle the image appears to make

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Dispersion

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When light going through a lens is split

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Chromatic aberration

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When different colour of light are spread around the focus and produce a blurred image

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Aperture

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The opening of a telescope through which light enters

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Parallax

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The apparent movement of an object ; the movement is actually caused by motion of the observer

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Light year

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The distance light travels in a year

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Luminosity

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The brightness of a star, dependent on its size and temperature

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Observed (or relative) intensity/ luminosity/ brightness

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The brightness of a star from earth

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Cepheid variable

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A star that has a changing luminosity

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Universe

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A collection of galaxies

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Galaxy

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A collection of stars and planets

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Nebula

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An interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas and plasma; another galaxy in the making

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Red shift
The shift of light towards the red part of the visible spectrum; shows that the universe is expanding
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Force
A push or pull acting upon an object
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Pressure
Force per unit area
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Absolute zero
The lowest temperature possible
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Radiation
The energy carried by gamma radiation or by a stream of particles such as neutrons, alpha particles or beta particles.
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Ionisation
The removal or gaining of electrons
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Gravity
A force of attraction between masses; the force that keeps objects orbiting larger objects
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Nuclear fusion
The joining together of two or more atomic nuclei to form a larger atomic nucleus
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Main sequence
A part of the life cycle of stars that all stars pass through
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Red giant
A stare that a sun-type star reaches when hydrogen fusion stops. The core collapses, heating up and causing the outer layers to expand
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Supernova
An exploding star
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Beau from star
The extremely dense remainder of some of the largest stars