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Astronomy
Undergraduate 1
05/06/2008

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Term
right ascension
Definition

is measured in hours (h), minutes (m) and seconds (s) and is similar to longitude on Earth. As the Earth rotates, stars appear to rise in the East and set in the West just like the Sun.

Term
declination
Definition
 is measured in degrees (°), arc-minutes (') and arc-seconds ("), and is similar to latitude on Earth.  Declination measures how far overhead an object will rise in the sky, and is measured as 0° at the equator, +90° at the North Pole and -90° at the South Pole.
Term
ecliptic
Definition

- The apparent path of the Sun across the sky

- where we can findall the zodiak constellations

- tilted 23.5 degrees from the Celestial Equator

Term
winter soltice
Definition

the right ascension and declination coordinates of this thing is 18 hours and -23.5 degrees

Term
asterism
Definition
a name given to a group of stars that resemble an object
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latitude
Definition
the altitiude of the north celestial pole is equal to the _______ on Earth
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azimuth
Definition
angle measured East of North point along the horizon
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full
Definition
the moon is in its _____ phase whent it is located at the Vernal Equinox
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noon
Definition
when the sun transits the meridan
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constellations

Definition
one of 88 regions on the Celestial Sphere
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the moon's sidereal period
Definition
the time of one orbit around the Earth
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photosphere
Definition
during an annular eclipse, the ________ layer of the Sun is visible
Term
full
Definition

the moon must be ______ and at a node in orderfr a lunar eclipse to occur

Term
Tycho
Definition
this astronomer's geocentric model of the solar system included uniform circular motion and the planets orbiting the Sun
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Kepler's 2nd Law
Definition
"Equal Area in Equal Time" is...
Term
spherical abberation
Definition
a deviation from the norm resulting in an image imperfection that occurs due to the increased refracion of light rays that occurs when rays strike a lens or a reflection of light rays that occurs when rays strike a mirror near its edge
Term
refractor
Definition
Galileo used a _________ telescope
Term
resolving
Definition
a power of a telescope that is related to the amount of detail that we can see
Term
y-ray, x-ray, UV, visible IR, microwave, radio
Definition
the correct order of the electomagnetic spectrum from highest to lowest energy is...
Term
radio interferometry
Definition
the combination of light from many telescopes to get an effectively larger telescope
Term
emission spectra
Definition
when electrons drop to lower energy levels and release a photon this causes...
Term
electrically stable
Definition

when the number of electrons equals the number of photons the atom is...

Term
weak
Definition
when hydrogen is in a more excited state than the n=2 level the Balmer lines are...
Term

OBAFGKM

Definition
the correct of stars from hottest to coolest is....
Term
UV
Definition
the Chandra observatory observes in the...
Term
Photosphere
Definition
the layer of the sun between the Convective Zone and the Chromosphere
Term
photosphere
Definition
sunspots and granules are found in this solar layer
Term
Corona
Definition
besides the core, the hottest layer of the Sun is...
Term
y-ray
Definition
the visible light from the Sun comes from this PP-chain particle
Term
high temperature
Definition
atoms in highly ionized states are good indications of...
Term
the Dynamo effect
Definition
rapid rotation, convection, and a conducting material are necessary for...
Term
Stron Nuclear, Weak Nuclear, Electromagnetic, Gravity
Definition
the four fundamental forces in the Universe
Term
solar flares
Definition

reconnected magnetic fields are responsible for this solar feature

Term
deuterium and a proton combine to form light helium
Definition
in the PP-chain the y-ray is released when...
Term
fusion
Definition

small atoms come together to form larger atoms

Term
Mars
Definition
the Tharsis region is found on this planet
Term
shrinking crust
Definition

lobate scars on Mercury are evidence of

Term
Shakespeare characters
Definition
the moons of Uranus are named after...
Term
shield volcanoes
Definition
this type of volcano is found on Earth, Venus, Mars and Io
Term

Venus, Titan, Earth, Mars

Definition
the correct form of atmospheric pressure from highest to lowest
Term
Venus
Definition
this planet rotates in the opposite direction from all others
Term
Vesicular Basalts
Definition
this type of moon rock is responsible for the dark color of maria regions
Term
Uranus
Definition
William Herschel discovered this planet
Term
CO2
Definition
Mars' atmosphere is made up of mostly...
Term
sulfuric acid
Definition
Venus has clouds made up of...
Term
Ammonia (NH3)
Definition
the top layer of clouds on Jupiter and Saturn are comprised of...
Term
cool gas sinking back into the planet
Definition
Jupiter's zones are caused by...
Term
small
Definition
Jupiter and Neptune have rings made up of _______ particles
Term
shepherd moons
Definition
these moons confine the rings and re-supply them with material
Term
3
Definition
Pluto has how many moons
Term
Oort Cloud
Definition

the home of comets is the...

Term
Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto
Definition
the correct order of the Galilean moons in terms of their distance from Jupiter is...
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Ganymede and Titan
Definition
the only two moons in the solar system that are larger than Mercury are...
Term
Wien's Law
Definition
a star's temperature can be determined from its light using....
Term
parallax
Definition
the apparent shift of a star relative to background stars
Term
Supergiant, Main Sequence, White Dwarf, Neutron Star
Definition
the correct densities of stars, from lowest to highest is...
Term
Messier
Definition
the M in Orion Nebule M45 stands for...
Term
10 pc
Definition
the distance we assume for stars when determing absolute magnitude
Term
Hydrogen atoms
Definition
the majority of the interstellar medium is made up of this component
Term
lumonisity
Definition
the combinaton of radius and surface temperature
Term
Visual, Spectroscopic, Eclipsing, Astrometric
Definition
the four binary systems are...
Term
Eclipsing
Definition
the light dims and brightens periodically in this binary system...
Term
Visual
Definition
both stars can be resolved with a telescope in this binary system...
Term
Astrometric
Definition
the position of a star wobbles on a periodic basis in this binary system...
Term
Spectroscopic
Definition
the light shows two different sets of absortion lines in this binary system...
Term
CNO cycle
Definition
this method is used to fuse hydrogen into helium in stars larger than the Sun
Term
Composition, Age, Distance
Definition
star clusters have these properties in common...
Term
open clusters
Definition
these star clusters are found in the plane of the Galaxy and contain young stars
Term
M stars
Definition
this spectral class will spend the longest time on the main sequence
Term
H burning shell forms around the core
Definition
this internal process causes a star's radius to expand and become a Red Giant
Term
emission, reflection, dark, planetary
Definition
the four types of nebula are...
Term
Planetary
Definition
a line of ionized oxygen appears in this nebula's spectrum that is forbidden at Earth densities
Term
Emission
Definition
this nebula's spectrum shows Balmer lines of ionized hydrogen that are found near hot stars
Term
Reflection
Definition
this nebula's spectrum is identical to the light from the nearby stars...
Term
Chandraskhar mass limit
Definition
electron degeneracy fails at the...
Term
inert Fe
Definition
prior to explosion, the core of massive stars have a core of _______ surrounded by layers of shell burning
Term
conservation of angular momentum
Definition
the rapid rotation of pulsars is a result of...
Term
spirals, barred spirals, ellipticals, irregulars
Definition
the four types of galaxies are....
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