Chapters P – 3
Multiple
Choice
Scientific Notation,
Constellations,
Celestial Sphere,
Celestial Equator,
Celestial North Pole,
Ecliptic,
Diurnal Motion,
Annual Motion,
Seasons,
Autumnal Equinox,
Vernal Equinox,
Winter Solstice,
Summer Solstice,
Zodiac,
Lunar Phases,
Eclipses (Solar, Lunar, Partial, Annular),
Triangulation,
Parallax
Ptolemy,
Geocentric Model of the Universe,
Retrograde Motion,
Copernicus,
Heliocentric Model of the Universe,
Galileo and his observations,
Tycho and his observations,
Scientific Method,
Kepler’s 3 Laws,
Newton’s Laws of Motion,
Inertia,
Mass,
Acceleration,
Gravity,
Newton’s Corrections to Kepler’s 1st and
3rd Laws,
Astronomical Unit,
Center of Mass,
Ellipse,
Semi-major axis,
Focus of ellipse,
Orbital period
Electromagnetic radiation,
Radio,
Infrared,
Visible,
Ultraviolet,
Xrays,
Gamma rays,
Visible spectrum,
Wave motion,
Wavelength,
Frequency,
Period,
Amplitude,
Electron,
Proton,
Electric Field,
Magnetic Field,
Speed of light,
Light year,
Nanometer,
Angstrom,
Electromagnetic spectrum,
Opacity,
Temperature,
Kelvin scale,
Blackbody spectrum/curve,
Intensity,
Wien’s Law,
Stefan’s Law,
Kirchhoff’s Laws,
Emission spectrum,
Absorption spectrum,
Continuous spectrum,
Spectral line formation,
Spectroscopy,
Spectral line analysis (composition, temperature,
velocity, rotation, pressure, magnetic field),
Doppler effect
Optical telescopes,
Reflectors,
Refractors,
Mirrors,
Lens,
Focus,
Light-gathering power,
Resolving power,
Diffraction,
Atmospheric blurring,
Seeing,
Image processing,
Adaptive Optics,
Radio telescopes,
Interferometry,
Infrared telescopes,
Ultraviolet telescopes,
Xray telescopes,
Gamma ray telescopes,
Full-spectrum coverage,
Types of radiation and their applications