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Decks in this class (14)

astro1
How was time estimated at night f...,
How does newton s law of gravity ...,
What is the speed needed to orbit...
72  cards
astro 2
Describe radiometric dating,
Describe the rate of radioactive ...,
Formation of terrestrial planets
91  cards
astro3
What are the seasonal patterns in...,
What causes the extreme seasonal ...,
What drives a swirl of storms in ...
39  cards
astro 4
Did the terrestrial planets all l...,
How did the terrestrial inner wor...,
Do all the terrestrial worlds hav...
101  cards
astro 5
Our atmosphere protects us from,
X ray photons _____,
Uv light
109  cards
astro 6
The tropical year is about 20 min...,
A calendar based on the sidereal ...,
The difference between the sidere...
69  cards
jovian planets
Jovian planets are radically diff...,
Jupiter saturn are made almost en...,
Jupiter saturn have
96  cards
oursunthestar
Chemical burning,
Gravitational contraction,
The sun is not just a ball of gas
85  cards
exploring the stars
Number,
Unable to see a star evolve from,
Stars are not born at the same ti...
99  cards
The Beginning & Life of Stars
How many,
What determines what life path th...,
Stars are divided into 3 basic gr...
101  cards
The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard
Degeneracy pressure supports a st...,
A degenerate star is supported by,
White dwarfs
88  cards
galaxies
What is a galaxy,
Some details on galaxies,
Anatomy of the milky way
173  cards
Dark Matter, Dark Energy & the Fate of the Universe
Stars ism clouds are,
Existence of unseen matter,
Kepler s law
88  cards
life in the universe
3 recent developments indicate th...,
Earth formed,
Initial period 45 38 b ya especia...
90  cards

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