Astronomical telescope - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1 light year - ️️10 trillion kilometers according to kepler's first law, the orbits of the planets are - ️️ellipses with the sun at one focus An astronomical unit is defined as the average distance between - ️️the sun and the earth Apahelion - ️️the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun. apogee - ️️the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth asterism - ️️not an official const...

OCANZ Written exam 100% questions and answers Px holds a x4 mag telescope and VA reduces from 6/24 to 6/60. Probable diagnosis? RP, diabetic retinopathy, malingerer, one other - ANSWERS diabetic retinopathy Amioderone causes what? - ANSWERS Vortex keratopathy RE Aides pupil px given 0.12% pilocarpine. What happens? RE constricts and LE doesn't, LE constricts and RE doesn't, , LE constricts more than RE. - ANSWERS RE constricts more than LE With which disease is a Kayser-Fleischer r...

ASTRONOMY ASTRONOMY A Self-Teaching Guide Seventh Edition Dinah L. Moché, Ph.D. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper.• Copyright © 1978, 1981, 1987, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2009 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduc...

ASTRO 7N 7N - Pennsylvania State University, Astro 7N Exam 1 What two properties of a planet affect the gravity we feel on its surface? Two planets have the same radius. If Planet A is 5 times more mass than Planet B, how does gravity differ on the surfaces of the two planets? Say that there were a planet X in our Solar System with a mass 1/4 the mass of Earth and a radius 1/2 the radius of Earth. How will the gravity on its surface compare to the surface gravity of Earth? A planet...

1) What medieval development was a cause? - ANSWER-Growth of universities What subject in universities was a precursor to science? - ANSWER-philosophy How did the Renaissance scholars contribute? - ANSWER-Ancient texts showed mathematical differences that Renaissance scholars tried to resolve How did Renaissance merchants contribute? - ANSWER-Some were patrons of scientists How was exploration a cause? - ANSWER-Explorers needed navigational tools Name two new or improved measureme...

GIZMOS STUDENT EXPLORATION THE BIG BANG THEORY MATHS CALCULATION WITH REFERENCING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXAM The distance between Earth and Mars is 225 million km. When converted using the conversion factor 1 AU = 1.5 × 108 km, the distance between the planets is [0.2 AU/1.5 AU/2.0 AU]. The astronomical unit (AU) is [shorter than/longer than/the same as] a lightyear. - 1.5 AU SHORTER THAN Drag each tile to the correct location. A scientist is studying the light emitted by several celes...

Geocentric the model of the solar system that the Greeks believed in, where the Earth was at its center.All of the plantes in the solar system revolved around the Earth. Heliocentric the model of the solar system where the Earth and other planets revolve around the sun Aristotle The Greek astronomer who believed that the universe was finite and dome shaped. Ptolemy, Cladius The Greek astronomber who believed the planets moved in orbits (little circles on bigger circles). He based his st...

A-level PHYSICS Paper 1 Friday 24 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours Materials For this paper you must have: • a pencil and a ruler • a scientific calculator • a Data and Formulae Booklet • a protractor. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all questions. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • If you need...

PHYS 284 Mid-Term Exam With Correct Solutions 1) Which of the following statements about light focusing is not true? A) In a healthy eye, light is focused on the retina. B) Film should be placed at the focal plane in a camera. C) If you try to look at an image that is not formed at the focal plane, it will be blurry. D) The focal plane of a reflecting telescope is always located within a few inches of the primary mirror. E) Light can be focused with a lens or a mirror. - CORRECT ANS...

How long is the drive (60 mph) from Earth to the nearest star? - correct answer 400 billion hours or 50 million years AU - correct answer astronomical unit (distance from the earth to the sun) T/F: Scientific theory can be tested by observations and proved true - correct answer False; You cannot prove absolute truth, you can only disprove it. T/F: ...