Study Guides for Astro 3 MW morn - Fall 09
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/deductive 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... I'm SO generous!
Quiz #1
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0.3 The Real World
0.2 Using this in Learning
0.7 General Principles in the Design of a Scientific Test
L 0.8 Occam's Razor
& 3.4a How can we distinguish science from nonscience?
L 0 Chapter 0: Science and Clear Thinking
0.3 The Real World
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?
2.1b Why do stars rise and set?
& 2.1c Why do the constellations seen depend on latitude, time of year?
L 2.2b How do we mark the progression of the seasons?
Quiz #2
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3.3a How did Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler challenge Earth-centered ideas?
R 3.3c How did Galileo solidify the Copernican Revolution?
& 2.1b Why do stars rise and set?
2.4b Why was the real explanation for planetary motion rejected?
& 3.2b How did the Greeks explain planetary motion?
2.4b Why was the real explanation for planetary motion rejected?
& 3.2b How did the Greeks explain planetary motion?
R 3.2c Eratosthenes measures the earth
3.3b What are Kepler's 3 laws of motion?
4.3b What keeps a planet rotating and orbiting the sun?
R 4.2b What are Newton's three laws of motion
& 4.5a How do gravity & energy allow us to understand orbits?
R 4.5b How does gravity cause tides?
R 4.4b How does Newton's law of gravity extend Kepler's Laws?
& 4.1b How is mass different from weight
Quiz #3
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L 5.3c How is energy stored in atoms?
5.2a What is light?
5.5a How does light tell us the speed of a distant object?
5.3c How is energy stored in atoms?
L 5.2a What is light?
5.4c How does light tell us temperatures of stars?
5.4c How does light tell us temperatures of stars?
6.1b How do we record images?
6.1b How do we record images?
6.2c What do astronomers do with telescopes?
Quiz #4
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7.2a What features of our solar system clue us to how it formed?
R 8 Formation of the Solar System
8.5b When did the planets form?
8.1b What theory best explains the features of our solar system?
9.1c What causes geological activity?
& 9.1e The surface area - to - volume ratio
R 9.1d Why do some planetary interiors create magnetic fields?
9.2a What processes shape planetary surfaces?
10.6c How might human activity change our planet?
10.1a What is an atmosphere?
10.6a How did Earth's atmosphere end up so different?
Quiz #5
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11.1a Are Jovian planets all alike?
11.3a What are Saturn's rings like?
11.1d What is the weather like on a Jovian planet?
11.2c What is special about Titan and other moons?
11.1d What is the weather like on a Jovian planet?
L 12.2a What are comets like?
12.2a What are comets like?
12.2a What are comets like?
12.2a What are comets like?
12.1b Why is there an asteroid belt?
Quiz #6
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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 14.3a What causes solar activity?
14.2a How does nuclear fusion occur in the Sun?
L 10.1c Why do atmospheric properties vary with altitude?
& 14.3a What causes solar activity?
L 24.4 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
L 24.4 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
24.1c What are the necessities of life?
L 24 Life in the Universe
Final Exam Study Guide
0.1 Natural Selection & Development of Mind
0.4 Scientific Method
0.3 The Real World
2.3b What causes eclipses?
2.3b What causes eclipses?
3.3b What are Kepler's 3 laws of motion?
3.3c How did Galileo solidify the Copernican Revolution?
R 3.3c How did Galileo solidify the Copernican Revolution?
4.5b How does gravity cause tides?
& 4.4 The Universal Law of Gravitation
4.5b How does gravity cause tides?
& 3.3b What are Kepler's 3 laws of motion?
L 4.4a What determines the strength of gravity?
4.5a How do gravity & energy allow us to understand orbits?
5.2a What is light?
5.2a What is light?
5.3c How is energy stored in atoms?
5.4c How does light tell us temperatures of stars?
6.3b Why do we put telescopes in space?
6.3a How does earth's atmosphere affect ground observations?
7.2a What features of our solar system clue us to how it formed?
8.4c How do we explain the existence of our moon?
8.3c How did the Jovian planets form?
8.3c How did the Jovian planets form?
9.6b How is Earth's surface shaped by plate tectonics?
L 9.3a What geological processes shaped our Moon?
9.3b What geological processes shaped Mercurh?
& 9.5a What are the major geological features of Venus?
9.6a How do we know that Earth's surface is in motion?
10.1a What is an atmosphere?
10.6a How did Earth's atmosphere end up so different?
10.6c How might human activity change our planet?
10.2c How does a planet gain or lose atmospheric gases?
L 11.2b Why are Jupiter's Galilean moons so geologically active?
11.3b How do other Jovian ring systems compare to Saturn's?
11.1c What are Jovian planets like on the inside?
& 11.3c Why do the Jovian planets have rings?
11.2b Why are Jupiter's Galilean moons so geologically active?
12.3a How big can a comet be?
12.1b Why is there an asteroid belt?
12.4b Did an impact kill the dinosaurs
12.3a How big can a comet be?
L 13 Other Planetary Systems
13.1 Detecting Extrasolar Planets
13.1b How do we detect planets around other stars?
13.1b How do we detect planets around other stars?
14.3a What causes solar activity?
14.1c What is the Sun's structure?
14.1c What is the Sun's structure?
& 14.3a What causes solar activity?
14.1b Why does the sun shine?
24.5b Where are the aliens?
L 24.5b Where are the aliens?
L 24 Life in the Universe
24.1c What are the necessities of life?