section 1 Flashcards

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geocentric model

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everything orbit earth in sphere patterns

proposed by aristotle

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heliocentric model

what was it missing?

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everything orbits sun in sphere patterns

proposed by copernicus

Kepler: orbit of planets isnt in spheres but elipses

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3
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solstice

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longest/shortest day of the year

dec 21 (winter) and june 21 (summer)

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equinox

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2 days with equal amounts of night/day time

march 21 (spring) and sept 21 (autumn)

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5
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tools used before telescopes?

can probably skip

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quadrant: measures star height above horizon
astrolabe: makes charts of star positions
cross staff: meausre angle between moon and any star

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Astronomical Units
(AUs)

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used for distances inside our solar system

distance: centre of the earth to centre of the sun

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light years

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used for distances beyond our solar system

distance: that light travels in one year (9.5 trillion km)

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what are stars

what defines their colour?

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hot, glowing ball of gas (hydrogen) giving off tons of light energy

hot = blue
cool = red

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sun-like and massive star life cycle

birth of a star

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cloud nebula - collapses n mass/temp increase when more material is drawn in
protostar - when core gets hot enough to glow

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sun-like and massive star life cycle

main sequence of a star

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protostar is hot enough for nuclear fusion

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sun-like star life cycle

old age of a star

massive AND sunlike

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star funs out of hydrogen (is dying)
stabilizes with gravity
leads to it expanding into red giant

MASSIVE; becomes red SUPERgiant

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sun-like star life cycle

death and remnants of sun-like stars

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core temp is too cool so it collapses on itself
shrinks untill it becomes white dwarf
fades slowly into black dwarf

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13
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nuclear fusion

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hydrogen → helium

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massive star life cycle

death and remnants of massive star

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fusion stops and star suddenly collapses on itself (SUPERNOVA)
if it survives explosion it can be a BLACK HOLE or NEUTRON STAR

neutron star: rapidly spinning ball of neutrons
black hole: dense remnants of star with strong gravity

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constellations

unoffical recognized star groups

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groupings of stars seen as patterns in the night sky

asterisms

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16
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differences and similarities between ursa minor and little dipper?

can probably skip

what are two common star groups?

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little dipper is an asterism
ursa minor is a constellation

ursa minor and major

17
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galaxies

3 types?

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groupings of millions/billions of stars gas and dust

elliptical, spiral, irregular

18
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the sun

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nuclear fusion happens (hydrogen collides to form helium)

19
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order of planets

acronym?

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mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune

my very easy method just showed you nothing

20
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inner/terrestrial planets

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small and rocky in compostion, closer to sun

earth like planets

21
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mercury
venus

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mercury: like the moon, no atmpsphere
venus: like earth (mass,size,gravity), huge greenhouse effect

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earth
mars

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earth: only planet that supports life, protective atmosphere (UV rays)
mars: iron oxides make it red-orange, thin atmosphere

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outer/jovian planets

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large + gaseous, far from sun

jovian references jupiter

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jupiter
saturn

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jupiter: gas giant made of hydrogen+helium, great red spot = big storm
saturn: 1000+ rings made of ice/dust, made of hydrogen + helium

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uranus neptune
**uranus:** hydrogen+helium gas giant, methane so it blue, big ring system **neptune:** hydrogen, helium, methane, small ring system
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pluto
frozen ball of methane, smaller than moon, more elliptical orbit than other planets doesn't fit the pattern of planets
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why isn't pluto considered a planet? ## Footnote what are the three criteria
1. orbits sun 2. enough mass to be nearly round 3. cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit ## Footnote pluto hasnt cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit
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comet ## Footnote why does it have a tail
made of dust + ice, travels through space ## Footnote when near the sun, its material is heated and releases a gas, making the tail and glow
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asteroid
small, rocky, metallic bodies traveling through space
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meteoroid
small pieces of rock flying through space
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meteor
when meteoroid is pulled into earths atmosphere friction causes it to shine
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meteorite
if the meteor hits earths surface
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solar eclipse
moon passes between earth and sun
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lunar eclipse
earth passes between sun and moon
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azimuth - what to know
N = 0º E = 90º S = 180º W = 270º | used to find direction
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altitude - what to know
0º at the horizon 90º at the zenith (straight overhead) | finds height ## Footnote cannot pass 90º