AST 110
13 MODULES
CRASH COURSE
FINAL REVIEW
Final Review
FINAL REVIEW
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Discussion responses for review, plus a searchable answer key for exam day.
DISCUSSION · 13 WEEKS
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WEEK 01
Are we able to observe a solar eclipse every year? Why or why not?
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WEEK 02
Why does Mars sometimes appear to move backwards when observed from Earth?
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WEEK 03
What is a black body? What are its characteristics?
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WEEK 04
Why do astronomers send telescopes to outer space?
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WEEK 05
Describe the solar system in your own words.
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WEEK 06
Do you believe Mars might have had life in the past? Why or why not?
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WEEK 07
Why is Jupiter called a failed star?
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WEEK 08
How do astronomers know what's happening in the Sun?
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WEEK 09
What information can you read from an H-R diagram?
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WEEK 10
What determines a star's life cycle?
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WEEK 11
How do we know the shape, mass, and center of the Milky Way if we are in it?
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WEEK 12
What is Hubble's Law? What is the significance of Hubble's Law? (100 words minimum.)
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WEEK 13
How do we know the age of the universe?
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MODULE 01 ·
The Sky
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2 hardcore
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9 FRQ
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MODULE 02 ·
Kepler & Newton
10 weekly
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2 hardcore
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6 FRQ
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MODULE 03 ·
Light & Spectra
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2 hardcore
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5 FRQ
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MODULE 04 ·
Telescopes
12 weekly
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5 FRQ
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MODULE 05 ·
Solar System
13 weekly
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1 hardcore
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4 FRQ
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MODULE 06 ·
Terrestrial Planets
10 weekly
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1 hardcore
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9 FRQ
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MODULE 07 ·
Jovian Planets
9 weekly
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1 hardcore
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4 FRQ
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MODULE 08 ·
The Sun
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2 hardcore
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5 FRQ
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MODULE 09 ·
Stars & H-R
12 weekly
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2 hardcore
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MODULE 10 ·
Stellar Evolution
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3 FRQ
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MODULE 11 ·
Variables & Milky Way
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MODULE 12 ·
Galaxies
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MODULE 13 ·
Cosmology
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