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(my Own Info) astronomy

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By: Harriet de Sa
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Topic 1: Earth, Moon And Sun
What s the equator,
What s latitude,
What s longitude
17  cards
Topic 2: Planetary Systems
What s the perihelion,
What s the aphelion,
What s the greatest elongation
8  cards
1.1 Earth
What is the earths diameter,
What shape is earth,
What features distinguish us from...
35  cards
1.2 The Moon
What s the diameter of the moon,
What s the distance from earth to...,
What s the moons orbital and rota...
20  cards
1.3 The Sun
How can the sun be observed safety,
What does 1 au mean,
What s the suns diameter
30  cards
1.4 Earth Sun Moon Intetactions
How long is a lunar month,
Why is the moon visible,
Why is a lunar moth 22 days longe...
28  cards
2.1 Our Solar System
What are the gas giants,
What are the terrestrial planets,
What is the sun the host to
44  cards
2.2 Comets And Meteors
What is a comet,
What s a comets orbit like,
When does a comet develop a tail
29  cards
2.3 Solar System Discoveries
Who developed the idea for helioc...,
Who developed the geocentric model,
Who came up with retrograde motion
28  cards
2.4 Exoplanets
What is an exoplanet,
Why are exoplanets difficult to find,
Why are the 3 main techniques for...
22  cards
3.1 Constellations
How many star can you see on clea...,
When did stars begin to be groupe...,
What is a constellation
20  cards
3.2 Observing The Night Sky
What s declination,
What s right ascension,
What s the celestial prime meridian
13  cards
3.3 Physical Poperties Of Stars
Explain the difference between op...,
How many times brighter is a star...,
What is pogson s ratio
19  cards
3.4 Evolution Of Stars
How are stars formed,
Describe a stars death,
What is a supernova
31  cards
4.1 Our Galaxy - The Milky Way
What is a galaxy,
What are the two small satellite ...,
Explain the appearance of our gal...
13  cards
4.2 Galaxies
Who is famous for classifying dif...,
Describe the 5 main types of galaxy,
What s a tuning fork diagram
10  cards
4.3 Cosmology
What are spectral black lines on ...,
What is redshift,
What can we deduce from redshift
21  cards

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