Study Guides for Astronomy at Western University (UWO)

Score on the p. 2: provide a form-functional analysis of mm. This includes applying formal labels (e. g. , bi, ci, presentation, consequent, a, digress

As the earth orbits the sun, the moon orbits around the earth, completing one loop roughly every four weeks. At any point in its orbit, half of the moo

Part of the summer triangle, with denab and altair. Jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, earth, venus, mars, mercury, moon, pluto. Pluto is not considered

Zodiacal light: leftover material from when our planets formed. Planets do not twinkle (ray of light that is like a disc) Know simple squares and inver

>the bigger the diameter of the lens, the greater chance of collecting photons. >when dealing with diameter, think of area ex with lc: 16/4 = 4 -> 4^2

Heavily cratered surface impact craters (the most important geological process) Impact craters form at a constant rate: the more impact craters you see

Star: a spherical object that generates energy through nuclear fusion (h -> he) Stars twinkle, planets do not (atmospheric turbulence) When looking at

**geological processes are responsible for the current habitability of the earth: through the creation and preservation of an atmosphere, and by mainta

Three directions to look at this problem: astronomy: geographic survey of the universe and our surrounding areas. The universe is not geocentric (we ar

Greek science to the philosopher thales (what is the universe made of) plato --> aristotle. Model --> an idea that is still central to modern science,