PES 1050 Midterm: Exam 1 Study Guide
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Know roughly what the speed of light is, and how a light year is defined. Know the definitions and time of year for the soltices and the equinoxes. Understand the basic concepts of newton"s laws of motion and gravity. Know the common regions of the electro-magnetic spectrum in order of frequency, energy, and/or wavelength. Know the basic building blocks of atoms (protons, neutrons and electrons) and how they behave. Understand the concept of unique, discrete electron levels. Understand the meaning and effect of the doppler shift (red- and blue-shift) in the spectrum of a star and how it relates to the star"s motion toward/away from us. Understand some of the problems with using telescopes, such as vibration, star tracking and light pollution. Know the definitions of the following terms: syzygy, celestial equator, azimuth, elevation, declination, right. Pes 1050 general astronomy i exam #1 study guide. Fundamentals of astronomy; history; gravity and motion; light and atoms; telescopes.
