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| Electromagnetic radiation |
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| What is the cosmic calendar and what do we learn from the dates and times that the first stars, dinosaurs, humans and human civilizations appear? |
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| What phenomena on the Earth and in the sky are associated with the change of seasons and what ultimately causes them? Draw a diagram to illustrate your answer. |
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| What are the phases of the moon? How do they depend on the relative positions of the Sun, Moon and Earth? How are they tied to the rising and setting times of the Sun and Moon? |
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| How did Eratosthenes determine the circumference of the Earth? |
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| What conflics with Aristotle's view of physics were created by discoveries during the Renaissance and the introduction of the heliocentric universe? |
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| What was Tycho Brahe's contribution to the development of astronomy in the late Renaissance? |
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| What are Kepler's three laws of planetary motion? |
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| Describe the first observations that Galileo made with a telescope. How did they sere to support Copernicus' heliocentric model? |
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| Why doesn't the force of gravity cause the Moon to collide with the Earth? |
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| What is meant by conservation of energy? What is meant by conservation of angular momentum? Give examples of each. |
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| List the colors of the visible spectrum in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength. |
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| Draw the optical path of a reflecting telescope and a refracting telescope. Why are all modern large telescopes reflectors rather than refractors? |
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| What is the composition of the Sun? How does it compare with the composition of the terrestrial and Jovian planets? |
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| How does the Nebular Hypothesis explain the differences between the terrestrial and jovian planets? |
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| What is the origin of the oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere? What is the origin of water on Earth? |
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| What phenomenon is responsible for the craters on the Moon? What do we know about the history of craters on the moon? |
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| What are the four Galilean moons of Jupiter? Why is one of them considered a possible site for the evolution of life? How is volcanic activity sustained on the innermost one? |
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| Where do comets come form? Where in the solar system are you likely to find asteroids? How do they fit into the picture of the Nebular Hypothesis? |
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