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Decks in this class (23)
Intro to the Planets
Planets all orbit in the ____ pla...,
Planets orbit in what direction 2,
Which way does the sun rotate 3
24
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Lec 1
Milky way galaxy 1,
Superclusters 2,
1 astronomical unit au 3
26
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Ch 1 txtbk questions + assignment qs
The star betelgeuse is about 600 ...,
If stars existed but galaxies did...,
The age of our solar system is ab...
18
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Lec 2
Planets fall into 2 major categor...,
Asteroids and comets that populat...,
Why does mercury have an unusual ...
29
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Lec 3
Constellation 1,
North celestial pole 2,
South celestial pole 3
52
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Lec 4
Why do we see phases of the moon 1,
Waxing 2,
Waning 3
43
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Lec 5
Copernican revolution 1,
Who is tycho brahe and what did h...,
Who was johannes kepler and what ...
56
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Lec 6
Speed 1,
Velocity 2,
Acceleration 3
62
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Practice Questions
Why is arrokoth not considered a ...,
What is the 3 criteria that needs...,
On the longest day of the year so...
64
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Lec 7
Q when in the highly eccentric or...,
Q when in the highly eccentric or...,
Q when in the highly eccentric or...
19
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Lec 8
How was the sun viewed in ancient...,
Gravitational contraction 2,
Gravitational contraction short a...
46
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Midterm prac q's
Which of the following statements...,
When is the moon closest to the s...,
Which of the following pairs of o...
54
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Lec 9
Rate of energy flow is called 1,
Reflection mirror 2,
Scattering 3
49
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Practice Q's
Which of the following situations...,
Suppose the gravitational force b...,
Which of the following statements...
20
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Lec 10
Electrical charge 1,
Molecules 2,
Chemical bond 3
19
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Lec 11/12
Interstellar medium 1,
Spectroscopy 2,
Molecular clouds 3
28
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Lec 13
4 criteria for the success of a s...,
Nebular theory 2,
Solar nebula 3
30
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practice questions
Which of the following correctly ...,
Which of the following statements...,
Which of the following describe a...
10
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Lec 14
Planetary geology 1,
Core 2,
Mantle 3
45
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Lec 15
What geological processes have sh...,
What geological evidence tells us...,
Orbital evidence for ancient wate...
41
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Lec 16
What is an atmosphere 1,
Atmospheric pressure 2,
Why don t we notice atmospheric p...
30
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Lec 17
What s the difference between an 1,
Meteor 2,
Meteorites 3
21
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Lec 18 and 19
How would you determine an object...,
Are jovian planets all alike 2,
What does the large radii of jovi...
34
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