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Y1S1 Intro to Astro and Cosmo

This class was created by Brainscape user Ethan Wragg. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Ethan Wragg
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Decks in this class (11)

Week 1 The Universe and its Contents
What are the 6 main components of...,
Define brown dwarfs and explain w...,
What are the six fundamental si u...
10  cards
Week 2 Gravity, Earth, Moon, Parallax, Brightness Distances & Magnitudes
What is the gravitational force e...,
What is always true of the gravit...,
What is the acceleration due to g...
21  cards
Week 3 Luminosity distances, telescopes & optics
Define apparent magnitude and wha...,
Define absolute magnitude,
What is the absolute magnitude eq...
29  cards
Week 4 Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Detectors, Stars, HR Diagram
What is the telescope magnificati...,
Define image scale,
What is the image scale equation
22  cards
Week 5 Stellar Stability
What is the electron orbit equation,
What does a change in energy leve...,
What is the change in energy leve...
17  cards
Week 6 Energy Generation and Stellar Remenants
What is the pp cycle,
Why is nuclear fusion in the star...,
How does the nuclear reaction rat...
13  cards
Week 7 Orbits and Extrasolar planets
What are keplers 3 planetary laws,
What is the ellipse equation,
What two things do keplers laws d...
16  cards
Week 8 Galaxies
When does a nebula collapse,
What is the jeans radius equation,
What is the jeans mass equation
16  cards
Week 9 Cosmology: The expanding Universe
Define olbers paradox,
What are the two conclusions we c...,
What did lemaitre discover in 1927
10  cards
Week 10 Cosmology: evolution of the Universe
What are the 2 properties of the ...,
What is the idea of galilean inva...,
What can be said about the accele...
17  cards
Week 11 The new Universe
What is cosmic microwave backgrou...,
What is the cmbr temperature equa...,
How do we obtain the baryon densi...
13  cards

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