Astronomy Final

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Astronomy Final

Last updated 8 months ago

4 questions

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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Match the vocab to the definitions

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
retrograde motion		slow rotation of the axis of a planet around another axis
precession		how the position of an object changes with respect to its background when seen from different positions
epicycle		the idea that the earth is the center of the solar system
geocentrism		how planets seem to move backwards in their orbits
parallax		a small circular orbit whose center moves around a larger circular orbit

match vocabulary to definition

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
semi-major axis		a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant
ellipse		finding the angle between the line of site from one side of an object to another
period		the distance from the center of an ellipse to furthest point
angular size		the average distance from the earth to the sun
astronomical unit		the time interval of a repeating cycle

In the equation
what do p and a stand for?

p= radius and a= speed

p= area of orbital ellipse and a=sp

p= orbital period and a= semimajor axis

p= distance between foci of ellipse and a=length of year

hold your hand at arm's length away from your face. look with both eyes, and then alternate looking at your hand with just your right eye and just your left eye. The difference between what you see with just your left eye and just your right eye is an example of

precession

retrograde motion

angular size

parallax

Match the vocab to the definitions

retrograde motion

slow rotation of the axis of a planet around another axis

precession

how the position of an object changes with respect to its background when seen from different positions

epicycle

the idea that the earth is the center of the solar system

geocentrism

how planets seem to move backwards in their orbits

parallax

a small circular orbit whose center moves around a larger circular orbit

match vocabulary to definition

semi-major axis

a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant

ellipse

finding the angle between the line of site from one side of an object to another

period

the distance from the center of an ellipse to furthest point

angular size

the average distance from the earth to the sun 

astronomical unit

the time interval of a repeating cycle

In the equation 
 what do p and a stand for?

p= radius and a= speed

p= area of orbital ellipse and a=sp

p= orbital period and a= semimajor axis

p= distance between foci of ellipse and a=length of year

hold your hand at arm's length away from your face. look with both eyes, and then alternate looking at your hand with just your right eye and just your left eye. The difference between what you see with just your left eye and just your right eye is an example of

precession

retrograde motion

angular size

parallax

Astronomy Final

Astronomy Final

Match the vocab to the definitions

match vocabulary to definition

In the equation what do p and a stand for?

hold your hand at arm's length away from your face. look with both eyes, and then alternate looking at your hand with just your right eye and just your left eye. The difference between what you see with just your left eye and just your right eye is an example of

In the equation
what do p and a stand for?