Download Astronomy Test #1

Astronomy Test #1
Key terms:
Astronomy, analemma, perihelion, aphelion, equinox, solstices, apparent magnitude,
orbit, solar system, galaxy, universe, constellation, heliocentric theory, geocentric
theory, telescope, satellite, space station, lander, probe, impact crater
Famous astronomers: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Brahe, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Herschel,
Slipher, Hubble, and Halley
Constellations: Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cetus, Pegasus, Perseus, Poseidon
Astronomy Test #1
Key terms:
Astronomy, analemma, perihelion, aphelion, equinox, solstices, apparent magnitude,
orbit, solar system, galaxy, universe, constellation, heliocentric theory, geocentric
theory, telescope, satellite, space station, lander, probe, impact crater
Famous astronomers: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Brahe, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Herschel,
Slipher, Hubble, and Halley
Constellations: Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cetus, Pegasus, Perseus, Poseidon
Astronomy Test #1
Key terms:
Astronomy, analemma, perihelion, aphelion, equinox, solstices, apparent magnitude,
orbit, solar system, galaxy, universe, constellation, heliocentric theory, geocentric
theory, telescope, satellite, space station, lander, probe, impact crater
Famous astronomers: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Brahe, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Herschel,
Slipher, Hubble, and Halley
Constellations: Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cetus, Pegasus, Perseus, Poseidon
Extra Notes:
The Planets: Terrestrial, Jovian, and Pluto
Including the number of moons (which planet has the most, least), study typed notes I
gave you
Orbital time periods: know the orbital time periods of each planet, whose
rotations/orbits are the shortest and longest (use handout I gave you)
Meteor: a lump of a rock or metal that sometimes enter the Earth’s atmosphere. If they
do enter the atmosphere they burn up. A shooting star is really a meteor burning up in
the Earth’s atmosphere. A meteor never reaches the ground.
Meteorite: A meteor that reaches the ground without burning up completely in the
Earth’s atmosphere. Meteorites are meteors that have made impact with Earth’s
surface.
Asteroid: Enormous rocks or boulders that revolve around the Sun, usually between the
orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They are different from comets in that they have no tails.
Comet: Small frozen masses of dust, ice, gas, and other materials that travel a definite
path through the solar system. They slowly orbit the Sun. As they pass near the Sun,
they are vaporized, leaving trails that resemble hair.