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Constellations & Asterisms - Year 1
What is a constellation 1,
How many constellations are in th...,
What is an asterism 3
56
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The Moon - Year 1
What shape is the moon 1,
How much does the moon s diameter...,
What angle does the moon subtend ...
57
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The Sun - Year 1
Why is observing the sun directly...,
What causes the sun s apparent ea...,
First point of aries 3
50
cards
Optics - Year 1
What are the two jobs of the obje...,
What are setting circles used for 2,
Why are most setting circles inac...
39
cards
Tides - Year 1
What mainly causes tides on earth 1,
Why does the moon have a greater ...,
What is the inverse square law fo...
31
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Structure of the Earth - Year 1
What type of planet is earth 1,
Is earth a perfect sphere 2,
What does oblate spheroid mean 3
36
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Earth's Atmosphere - Year 1
Main gases in earth s atmosphere 1,
Apple analogy for earth s atmosph...,
How thick is earth s atmosphere c...
26
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Latitude & Longitude - Year 1
What is latitude 1,
What is longitude 2,
Where is the prime meridian 3
74
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Seasons - Year 1
What causes the seasons on earth 1,
What happens when earth s axis po...,
Date of the summer solstice north...
21
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Planets - Year 1
How many planets are there 1,
Why is pluto not a planet 2,
What plane do planets orbit in 3
81
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Comets, Meteors, Meteorites & Meteoroids - Year 1
What are comets made of 1,
Do comets orbit the sun 2,
What causes a comet s tail 3
46
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Supernovae - Year 1
What is a supernova 1,
Why does a star explode 2,
Are naked eye supernovae common 3
8
cards
Noctilucent Clouds - Year 1
What are noctilucent clouds 1,
When are noctilucent clouds seen 2,
Why do noctilucent clouds glow 3
9
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Man-Made Objects - Year 1
How do aircraft appear at night 1,
How do satellites appear 2,
Typical satellite orbit height 3
25
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Celestial Sphere - Year 1
What is the celestial equator 1,
Why is the celestial equator impo...,
What forms the celestial poles 3
11
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Declination & Right Ascension - Year 1
What is right ascension 1,
What reference point is used 2,
Why do star atlases need updating 3
89
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Altitude, Azimuth & Zenith - Year 1
Which coordinate system is more o...,
What is azimuth 2,
Azimuth range 3
42
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Quiz Q&A - Year 1
Shape of earth 1,
Mean diameter 2,
Above outer core 3
66
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Polar Distance - Year 1
What is polar distance 1,
Polaris declination 2,
Star declination 68 polar distance 3
7
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Circumpolar & Seasonal Stars - Year 1
What is a circumpolar star 1,
What are seasonal stars 2,
Condition for a star to be circum...
8
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Star Trails & Light Years - Year 1
What causes star trails in long e...,
Can star trails be used for cours...,
Why do long exposure photos show ...
7
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Unaided Observing - Year 1
Why are star charts planispheres ...,
Give examples of digital tools us...,
Why is a red torch essential for ...
58
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Messier Catalogue - Year 1
Who compiled the messier catalogue 1,
How many objects are in the messi...,
What types of objects are included 3
5
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Culmination, Diurnal Motion & Sidereal Day - Year 1
Why do stars appear to move east ...,
What does it mean when a star cul...,
In which direction do stars culmi...
36
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Precession - Year 1
What is axial precession 1,
Period of earth s precession 2,
Current north celestial pole star 3
12
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Aurora (Borealis & Australis) - Year 1
What are the primary causes of th...,
Approximately how long does it ta...,
What do solar particles interact ...
9
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Distances in the Solar System - Year 1
What is 1 au 1,
Diameter of earth s orbit 2,
Which planet is further from the ...
23
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Kepler's Laws - Year 1
Explain the astronomical signific...,
Which of the following students i...,
Which is the correct formula rela...
21
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Newton's Law - Year 1
Sir isaac newton formulated a law...,
Newton s cannon thought experimen...,
Formula newton s law of universal...
3
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Eclipses - Year 1
What is the diamond ring effect 1,
What is the penumbra in a solar e...,
What occurs when the moon obscure...
12
cards
Hubble's Law/Constant - Year 1
Formula redshift 1,
What is hubble s law 2,
What is hubble s constant 3
4
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Perihelion & Aphelion - Year 1
What is perihelion 1,
What is aphelion 2,
What terms are used for earth sat...
6
cards
Magnitude - Year 1
Who introduced the magnitude syst...,
What does a lower magnitude numbe...,
What is the faintest magnitude vi...
13
cards
Equation of Time - Year 1
What is the equation of time eot 1,
State the equation of time formul...,
What is apparent solar time ast 3
22
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Shadow Sticks & Time - Year 1
What equipment is needed for a sh...,
What graph is plotted using shado...,
What shape should the shadow leng...
13
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Math - Year 1
What are powers indices or expone...,
What does 10 mean 2,
What is the index exponent 3
22
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Formation of Planetary Systems - Year 2
What was the composition of the p...,
What is the frost line ice line s...,
Why did gas giants form beyond th...
19
cards
Exoplanets & Extra-Terrestrial Life - Year 2
Who discovered the first exoplane...,
What is astrometry exoplanet dete...,
What is the transit method 3
16
cards
Exploring Starlight - Year 2
What is the magnitude scale 1,
Why are modern magnitudes given w...,
What magnitude stars can be seen ...
24
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Spectroscopy & Spectral Types - Year 2
What is spectroscopy 1,
What causes dark spectral lines 2,
What can be determined from a sta...
18
cards
H-R Diagram - Year 2
What is the h r diagram 1,
What are the main groups on the h...,
What percentage of stars are main...
11
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Stellar Distances - Year 2
What is a light year 1,
What is a parsec 2,
How can the h r diagram be used t...
6
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Star Colour & Temperature - Year 2
Is red hotter than blue in stars 1,
Why do hotter objects appear blue 2
2
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Spectroscopy - Year 2
What is spectroscopy 1,
What do spectral lines show 2,
What is radial velocity 3
3
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Parallax - Year 2
What is heliocentric parallax 1,
What is parallax angle p 2,
Parallax distance formula 3
3
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Angular Measurements - Year 2
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Variable Stars - Year 2
What is a variable star 1,
What is a light curve 2,
Rr lyrae variables 3
9
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Stellar Evolution - Year 2
Where do stars form 1,
What is a protostar 2,
When is a star born 3
4
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Low-Mass Stars (< 1.4 solar masses) - Year 2
What is the chandrasekhar limit 1,
Evolution of low mass star 2,
What causes red giant stage 3
5
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Massive Stars (> 1.4 solar masses) - Year 2
What happens after helium fusion ...,
Why does fusion stop at iron 2,
Iron fusion does not release ener...
7
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Our Place in the Galaxy - Year 2
What is the milky way 1,
Why is it called the milky way 2,
Why does the milky way appear as ...
10
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21 cm Hydrogen Line - Year 2
Why is hydrogen important in mapp...,
What causes 21 cm radiation 2,
Why is 21 cm radiation useful 3
3
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Groupings of Galaxies - Year 2
What is the local group 1,
Name major members of the local g...,
What is a galaxy cluster 3
4
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Classification of Galaxies - Year 2
Main galaxy types in hubble class...,
What is the hubble tuning fork di...,
How are elliptical galaxies class...
11
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Active Galaxies - Year 2
What is an active galaxy 1,
What powers an agn 2,
What forms around the black hole ...
9
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Cosmology - Year 2
What did hubble and humason disco...,
What is redshift 2,
What does redshift imply about di...
10
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Edwin Powell Hubble - Year 2
What relationship did hubble disc...,
State hubble s law 2,
Current gcse value of hubble cons...
13
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The Big Bang, Evidence & Alternative Models - Year 2
What is the big bang theory 1,
Who coined the term big bang 2,
Steady state model 3
8
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CMB Observations - Year 2
What do cmb fluctuations represent 1,
When was the cmb emitted 2,
Major cmb space missions 3
4
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Cosmic Inflation - Year 2
What is cosmic inflation 1
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Dark Matter - Year 2
What is dark matter 1,
Evidence for dark matter 2,
Possible form of dark matter 3
3
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Dark Energy - Year 2
What is dark energy 1,
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Future of the Universe - Year 2
Possible futures if expansion slo...,
What is a coasting universe 2,
What happens if expansion acceler...
3
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