ASTR 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Celestial Pole, Inferior And Superior Planets, Geocentric Model
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These observations helped galileo to show that the heliocentric model was the more accurate model. These tails are caused by: tidal forces. 10. the time it takes a planet to complete one full orbital revolution is commonly known as its: period. 11. a superior planet is one that is: farther from the sun than the earth. 12. compare two blackbody objects, one at 200k and one at 400k. How much larger is the flux from the 400 k object compared to the flux from the 200 k object, assuming they are the same size: 16 times larger. 13. which of the following photons carries the smallest amount of energy: microwave photon. 14. ________ is the idea that the simplest explanation for phenomenon is usually the correct one: occam"s razor. 15. the aperture of a telescope is which of the following: the diameter of the objective lens/ primary mirror. 16. the number of planets in our solar system: 8.
