Study Guides for Astro 3 Mon Eve - 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
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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0.7 General Principles in the Design of a Scientific Test
0.8 Occam's Razor
& 3.4a How can we distinguish science from nonscience?
0.5 Steps of the Scientific Method
0.5 Steps of the Scientific Method
& 3.4a How can we distinguish science from nonscience?
0.1 Natural Selection & Development of Mind
0.3 The Real World
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?
R 2 Discovering the Universe for Yourself
R 2.1c Why do the constellations seen depend on latitude, time of year?
Quiz #2
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2.4b Why was the real explanation for planetary motion rejected?
& 3.2b How did the Greeks explain planetary motion?
R 3.3c How did Galileo solidify the Copernican Revolution?
2.4b Why was the real explanation for planetary motion rejected?
& 3.2b How did the Greeks explain planetary motion?
3.3b What are Kepler's 3 laws of motion?
3.3a How did Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler challenge Earth-centered ideas?
3.3b What are Kepler's 3 laws of motion?
4.5b How does gravity cause tides?
L 4.4a What determines the strength of gravity?
4.5b How does gravity cause tides?
& 4.4 The Universal Law of Gravitation
L 4.2b
What are
Quiz #3
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5.5a How does light tell us the speed of a distant object?
L 5.4b How does light tell us what things are made of?
5.4c How does light tell us temperatures of stars?
5.4a What are the three basic types of spectra?
5.2a What is light?
5.2a What is light?
5.3b What are the phases of matter?
6.3a How does earth's atmosphere affect ground observations?
6.3b Why do we put telescopes in space?
L 6.3a How does earth's atmosphere affect ground observations?
Quiz #4
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7.2a What features of our solar system clue us to how it formed?
8.3a Why are there two major types of planets?
8.3c How did the Jovian planets form?
8.4c How do we explain the existence of our moon?
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?
9.6b How is Earth's surface shaped by plate tectonics?
10.4a What is Mars like today?
10.2c How does a planet gain or lose atmospheric gases?
10.6a How did Earth's atmosphere end up so different?
Quiz #5
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11.2b Why are Jupiter's Galilean moons so geologically active?
L 11.2b Why are Jupiter's Galilean moons so geologically active?
11.3c Why do the Jovian planets have rings?
11.3b How do other Jovian ring systems compare to Saturn's?
11.2b Why are Jupiter's Galilean moons so geologically active?
& 24.2b Could there be life on Europa or other jovian moons?
12.3a How big can a comet be?
L 12.2a What are comets like?
12.3a How big can a comet be?
12.1b Why is there an asteroid belt?
12.4b Did an impact kill the dinosaurs
Quiz #6
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13.1b How do we detect planets around other stars?
L 13 Other Planetary Systems
L 13 Other Planetary Systems
14.2c How do we know what is happening inside the sun?
14.2c How do we know what is happening inside the sun?
14.1c What is the Sun's structure?
L 24.5b Where are the aliens?
10.6c How might human activity change our planet?
24.1c What are the necessities of life?
L 24 Life in the Universe
Final Exam Study
Guide
L 0.8 Occam's Razor
& 3.4a How can we distinguish science from nonscience?
0.7 General Principles in the Design of a Scientific Test
0.7 General Principles in the Design of a Scientific Test
& 3.5b Does astrology have any scientific validity?
L 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 2.2b How do we mark the progression of the seasons?
2.1b Why do stars rise and set?
& 2.1c Why do the constellations seen depend on latitude, time of year?
2.3b What causes eclipses?
3.3b What are Kepler's 3 laws of motion?
R 3.2c Eratosthenes measures the earth
R 3.3c How did Galileo solidify the Copernican Revolution?
R 4.4b
How does
& 4.1b How is mass different from weight
L 4.4a What determines the strength of gravity?
4.3b What keeps a planet rotating and orbiting the sun?
R 4.5b How does gravity cause tides?
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?
L 5.3c How is energy stored in atoms?
6.2c What do astronomers do with telescopes?
6.1b How do we record images?
7.2a What features of our solar system clue us to how it formed?
8.5b When did the planets form?
8.3b How did the terrestrial planets form?
& 8.3c How did the Jovian planets form?
R 8 Formation of the Solar System
9.2a What processes shape planetary surfaces?
9.1c What causes geological activity?
R 9.1d Why do some planetary interiors create magnetic fields?
10.6a How did Earth's atmosphere end up so different?
10.4b Why did Mars change?
10.4b Why did Mars change?
10.6c How might human activity change our planet?
11.1c What are Jovian planets like on the inside?
11.3a What are Saturn's rings like?
L 11.2 A Wealth of Worlds: Satellites of Ice and Rock
11.1d What is the weather like on a Jovian planet?
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?
13.1b How do we detect planets around other stars?
13.1b How do we detect planets around other stars?
13.3a Can we explain the suprising orbits of extrasolar planets?
L 13 Other Planetary Systems
14.2a How does nuclear fusion occur in the Sun?
14.3c How does solar activity vary with time?
14.3a What causes solar activity?
14.2a How does nuclear fusion occur in the Sun?
L 24.4 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
L 24 Life in the Universe
24.1c What are the necessities of life?
24.1b How did life arise on Earth?