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TheexamwillcoverallthechaptersthroughChapter6withtheexceptionoftheRelativity sectionofChapter5.Itwillbemultiplechoiceandtargetedtobearoundanhourlong. THESKY(Ch2) WhatistheCelestialSphere? Whatisprecession? Whatistheelliptic? Whatareconstellations? IfyouhavetwostarsAandB,whereAhasamagnitudeof5andB,of7,whichstarisbrighter? THEMOON(Ch3) Whatarethephasesofthemoon?WhatdoesitmeanwhenthemoonisinitsWaningGibbous phase? Whatarethetides?Howmanytidesarethereperday?Whatcausesthetides? What’sthedifferencebetweenasolarandalunareclipse? TheMoonistidallylockedtowhat? THEORIGINSOFMODERNASTRONOMY(Ch4) Whyisastronomysometimesreferredtoastheoldestscience? Whydidtheancientastronomersstudythesky? Howdoesanellipsedifferfromacircle? WhatisCopernicusfamousfor NametwomajordiscoveriesofGalileo. GRAVITYPT1(Ch5excludingrelativity) WhatareNewton’s3LawsofMotion? Whatisageosynchronousorbit? WhatisaNeapTide? TELESCOPESANDLIGHT(Ch6) Whatiscomputationalastronomy? Wavelengthisthewave’s(a)distancefrompeaktopeak,(b)distancefrompeaktotrough,(c) Thespeedoflightis(a)3E8m/s,(b)3E8mph,(c)3.8m/s,(d)3.8mph Visiblelighthaswavelengthsbetween(a)4000Aand7000A,(b)4000nmand7000nm,(c)4and 5m,(d)4000and7000m. Differentcolorsofvisiblelightcorrespondto(a)differentwavelengths,(b)different frequencies,(c)bot(a)&(b),(d)noneoftheabove Redlighthasashorterwavelengththanbluelight:(a)true,(b)false Canyouperforminfraredastronomyfromgroundbasedtelescopes? Whatisatelescope’s“Lightgathering”ability?
