Study Guides for Astro 3 MW morn
- Fall ‘08
I've gone through our text and my question bank and found the
chapter and subsection within the book which contains the relevant
material to answer that question. There are about 10 questions
on a typical quiz, so you'll see below for each quiz a list of
~10 section titles, one line for each question. This is so
amazingly helpful - Now you can really focus your studying time!
In some cases, the relevant material is in two sections; you'll
then see two lines for that question, one of them indented. For
most questions, the answer to the question is given explicitly in
the section listed. But in some cases, the text doesn't address
it well, or at all. In this case, you'll see an "L" out in front.
That means consult your notes from my "L"ecture on that material.
In some cases, the material spreads through the entire chapter, not
a single section within that chapter. In other cases, the section
contains all the basic facts, but you'll need to do some reasoning
to deduce an answer not given explicitly. In these cases, you'll
see an "R" (for "reasoning required").
So, like all good exams, there's a mix of easy, hard, factoid,
and inductive reasoning questions. There's even a couple of
extra credit questions floating around in my test bank. If you get
one, there's no mark-off if you get it wrong, and you get a bonus
if you get it right.
Quiz #1
R 2.2b How do we mark the progression of the seasons?
2.1c Why do the constellations seen depend on latitude, time of year?
L 1.1b How did we come to be?
R 2.1c Why do the constellations seen depend on latitude, time of year?
R 2.1b Why do stars rise and set?
& 2.4a What was once so mysterious about planetary motion in our sky?
R 2.1c Why do the constellations seen depend on latitude, time of year?
& S1.2b How do stars move through the local sky?
2.3b What causes eclipses?
R 2.3a Why do we see phases of the Moon?
Quiz #2
0.7 General Principles in the Design of a Scientific Test
0.3 The Real World
0.3 The Real World
L 0.8 Occam's Razor
& 3.4a How can we distinguish science from non-science?
0.6 Pseudo-Science
& 3.5b Does astrology have any scientific validity?
0.5 Steps of the Scientific Method
& 3.4a How can we distinguish science from non-science?
R 3.3c How did Galileo solidify the Copernican Revolution?
& 2.1b Why do stars rise and set?
R 3.3c How did Galileo solidify the Copernican Revolution?
3.3a How did Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler challenge Earth-centered ideas?
2.4b Why was the real explanation for planetary motion rejected?
& 3.2b How did the Greeks explain planetary motion?
Quiz #3
R 4.4a What determines the strength of gravity?
4.5a How do gravity & energy allow us to understand orbits?
R 4.5b How does gravity cause tides?
4.5b How does gravity cause tides?
4.3b What keeps a planet rotating and orbiting the sun?
5.3b What are the phases of matter?
5.2a What is light?
5.4c How does light tell us temperatures of stars?
L 5.4b How does light tell us what things are made of?
6.3b Why do we put telescopes in space?
Quiz #4
7.2a What features of our solar system clue us to how it formed?
8.3c How did the Jovian planets form?
8.3b How did the terrestrial planets form?
& 8.3c How did the Jovian planets form?
8.3c How did the Jovian planets form?
9.2a What processes shape planetary surfaces?
9.4 Geology of Mars
10.6a How did Earth's atmosphere end up so different?
10.2c How does a planet gain or lose atmospheric gases?
10.6a How did Earth's atmosphere end up so different?
Quiz #5
11.3c Why do the Jovian planets have rings?
11.1d What is the weather like on a Jovian planet?
11.2b Why are Jupiter's Galilean moons so geologically active?
11.1d What is the weather like on a Jovian planet?
11.3b How do other Jovian ring systems compare to Saturn's?
12.2a What are comets like?
12.1b Why is there an asteroid belt?
12.3a How big can a comet be?
12.1b Why is there an asteroid belt?
L 12.2a What are comets like?
Quiz #6
13.1b How do we detect planets around other stars?
L 13 Other Planetary Systems
13.1b How do we detect planets around other stars?
L 10.1c Why do atmospheric properties vary with altitude?
& 14.3a What causes solar activity?
14.3c How does solar activity vary with time?
14.2c How do we know what is happening inside the sun?
24.5b Where are the aliens?
L 24.4 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
L 24 Life in the Universe
L 24.4 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Final Exam Multiple Choice Section Study Guide
2.3b What causes eclipses?
2.1c Why do the constellations seen depend on latitude, time of year?
2.1b Why do stars rise and set?
& 2.1c Why do the constellations seen depend on latitude, time of year?
1.1c How can we know what the universe was like in the past?
0.7 General Principles in the Design of a Scientific Test
0.3 The Real World
0.7 General Principles in the Design of a Scientific Test
& 3.5b Does astrology have any scientific validity?
R 3.3c How did Galileo solidify the Copernican Revolution?
R 3.2c Eratosthenes measures the earth
3.3b What are Kepler's 3 laws of motion?
4.4a What determines the strength of gravity?
4.5b How does gravity cause tides?
L 4.4a What determines the strength of gravity?
R 4.4b How does
& 4.1b How is mass different from weight
5.4a What are the three basic types of spectra?
5.5a How does light tell us the speed of a distant object?
5.4c How does light tell us temperatures of stars?
L 5.2a What is light?
6.3b Why do we put telescopes in space?
7.2a What features of our solar system clue us to how it formed?
R 8 Formation of the Solar System
8.4c How do we explain the existence of our moon?
8.2a Where did the solar system come from?
9.3b What geological processes shaped Mercury?
& 9.5a What are the major geological features of Venus?
9.1c What causes geological activity?
& 9.1e The surface area - to - volume ratio
9.6a How do we know that Earth's surface is in motion?
9.6b How is Earth's surface shaped by plate tectonics?
10.4a What is Mars like today?
10.1a What is an atmosphere?
10.4b Why did Mars change?
10.2c How does a planet gain or lose atmospheric gases?
11.1c What are Jovian planets like on the inside?
& 11.3c Why do the Jovian planets have rings?
L 11.2 A Wealth of Worlds: Satellites of Ice and Rock
11.2b Why are Jupiter's Galilean moons so geologically active?
& 24.2b Could there be life on Europa or other Jovian moons?
11.1a Are Jovian planets all alike?
12.2a What are comets like?
L 12.2a What are comets like?
12.3a How big can a comet be?
12.4b Did an impact kill the dinosaurs
13.3a Can we explain the surprising orbits of extrasolar planets?
13.1b How do we detect planets around other stars?
13.1 Detecting Extrasolar Planets
13.1b How do we detect planets around other stars?
14.1c What is the Sun's structure?
& 14.3a What causes solar activity?
R 14.2a How does nuclear fusion occur in the Sun?
14.3a What causes solar activity?
14.2a How does nuclear fusion occur in the Sun?
L 24.5b Where are the aliens?
L 24 Life in the Universe
24.1c What are the necessities of life?