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Units of astronomical measurement
What is an astronomical unit,
What are astronomical units used for,
What is a light year
6
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Parallax
What is parallax,
What does parallax use to determi...,
How far in pc is an object away i...
4
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Luminosity and brightness
What is luminosity,
What is luminosity,
What is l0 and what is it used for
9
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Properties of light
What is light,
If the wavelength of an electroma...,
If the wavelength of an electroma...
11
cards
Fundamental forces
What are the 4 fundamental forces,
What is gravity,
What is nuclear fusion
6
cards
Life cycle of stars
Outline the life cycle of stars,
What is a stellar nebula,
What is a main sequence star
13
cards
Light spectrum in stars
What colours do the sun s spectru...,
What type of radiation do stars emit,
What is a spectroscope
6
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Hubble's Law
What do wavefronts do,
What is the doppler effect,
What happens to the pitch when th...
16
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History of the Universe
What happened at 0 seconds 1,
What happened at 10 43 seconds 2,
What happened at 10 35 seconds
16
cards
Evidence for the Big Bang
What are the 3 models of the univ...,
What are the 3 pieces of evidence...
2
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