Science Final

Who is

Johannes Kepler

Tycho Brahe

Copernicus

Ptolemy

Isaac Newton

What are the other names for these constellations

Ursa Major

Ursa Minor

Draco

Cassiopeia

Cepheus

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How do you read an HR Diagram?

Where would a star like the Sun be on an H-R Diagam?

Describe the life of a star from birth to death.

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Define these terms

Super giant

Astronomical unit

Galaxy

Electromagnetic spectrum

Neutron star

Absolute magnitude

Electromagnetic radiation

White dwarf

Fusion

Orbit

Retrograde

Supernova

Planetary nebula

Absorption Spectrum

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Nebula

Parsec

Big bang model

Continuous spectrum

Emission spectrum

Light year

Revolution

Black hole

Luminosity

Apparent magnitude

Constellation

Main sequence star

Define the differences between these three space objects.

Comet

Meteoroid (meteor, meteorite?)

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 Asteroid

Describe the travel path of a comet. Include why it leaves a trail behind it as
it travels.

Distance
Average
Planet (from Sun Revolution Rotation
temperature
in AU)

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Describe the goals of the following NASA programs.

Mercury

Apollo

Space Shuttle

International Space Station

What are the future plans for NASA?

For each of the planets, name 3 facts that should be known.

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Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?

What is special about each of the surfaces of the following planets:

Mercury:

Venus:

Earth:

Mars:

Jupiter:

Saturn:

Uranus:

Neptune:

Describe the formation of our solar system.

Describe how the Sun creates the energy to heat the solar system.

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What are the main layers of the sun?

Explain red shift and blue shift.

What is a meteor shower?

Describe who each of the planets are named after and why

Planet Meaning behind name

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