First half of Astronomy 109 @ Rutgers University
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| show | 1. Observation of nature 2. Detection of patterns or regularities 3. Induction of underlying laws of nature 4. Deductive prediction of new phenomena 5. Experimental test of predictions 6. Generalization and reduction
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| What is a paradigm? | show 🗑
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| What elements were made in the big bang? | show 🗑
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| show | completely certain conclusions given accurate premises
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| Deductive reasoning yields certain or uncertain conclusions? | show 🗑
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| show | Statements made with no evidence to support them
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| show | The apparent dome of the sky
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| Zenith is? | show 🗑
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| show | The circle from north through zenith to south
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| Where is the sun at Noon? | show 🗑
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| show | The equator
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| Right ascension is? | show 🗑
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| Declination is? | show 🗑
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| Azimuth is? | show 🗑
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| show | angle up from horizon toward zenith
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| show | Right ascension and declination
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| show | 0 degrees to 180 degrees
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| show | Summer
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| What season is the sun the highest and thus has the longest days? | show 🗑
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| Diurnal means? | show 🗑
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| show | Stars that never set
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| show | Noon to noon
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| show | Stellar transit to next transit
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| Solar days are longer than sidereal days by how long? | show 🗑
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| show | Ecliptic
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| The moons motion is? | show 🗑
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| The sailor moon crescent moon is actually called? | show 🗑
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| The "First Quarter" position of the moon is actually when the white part is? | show 🗑
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| What is the difference between a full moon and a new moon? | show 🗑
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| show | Waxing and Waning Gibbous
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| During an eclipse, the umbra is..? | show 🗑
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| The penumbra is..? | show 🗑
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| A lunar eclipse involves? | show 🗑
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| show | The moons shadow falls on the earth
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| show | The 18 year 11 month period of eclipse cycles
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| show | Diurnal, generally west to east. Sometimes retrograde E to W. planets are defined by their retrograde motion.
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| show | 530-450 BC, believed in Number, Harmony, Order, and Geometry
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| show | (5th century BC) All plantets revolve around a "Central fire" including moon. Stars are in fixed locations, and there are 10 circles revolving around sun, including a "Counter earth" that shields us from the sun.
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| Herakleides' birth date and theories: | show 🗑
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| show | (310-230 BC) Fully heliocentric model, explains retrograde motion naturally. all planets revolve around sun, moon revolves around earth. Allows for calculation of size and distance fo the sun and moon. Not accepted because earth doesnt seem to move.
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| Plato' birth date and theories: | show 🗑
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| Eudoxus' birth date and theories: | show 🗑
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| show | (384-322) Held Platos ideas as absolute fact. Theory involved 4 elements: earth, water, air, fire. "natural" places: earth lowest, fire highest. motion arises when objects are displaced from natural place. Argued against heliocentric theory.
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| Hipparchus' birth date and theories: | show 🗑
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| show | (~200 BC) Made the first very accurate measurement of the earths size. "Father of geography". Calculated circumfrence of earth
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| Ptolemy's birth date and theories: | show 🗑
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| The Ptolemaic System | show 🗑
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| Hypatia's birth date and contributions: | show 🗑
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| Copernicus (1273-1543) | show 🗑
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