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ASTRO 7N Unit 2 Part 1_ Jupiter's Moons & Kepler's Laws

satellite correct answersnatural or artificial object in space that orbits the Earth orbit correct answersthe path a satellite takes around a celestial body apogee correct answersthe highest point of an orbit perigee correct answersthe lowest point of an orbit Sputnik correct answersthe first artificial satellite COMSTAT correct answerscommunications satellites INTELSAT correct answersInternational Telecommunications Satellite Organization NAVSTAR correct answersnavigation s...

LUOA Earth Science Module 9 Questions and Answers Graded A+ Newton discovered that the gravity of a planet _________________ as the planet approaches the sun causing the planet to move ____________ around the sun in that part of its orbit. increased, faster Newton discovered that if two planetary objects moved twice as far from each other ______________________. their gravity reduced by 1/4th Explain Kepler's 2nd law of planetary motion, also known as the Law of Areas. Kepler's 2nd law of p...

PHSC 102 Midterm Exam Questions with Correct Answers Updated A solar eclipse can only happen during a _______ moon. - Answer -c. New ________ is the change in an object's apparent position when viewed from two different locations. - Answer -b. Parallax That fact that Polaris will not always be the pole star is due to: - Answer -a. precession shifting the celestial pole. T/F A solar day is four minutes longer than a sidereal day. - Answer -True The seasons of the Earth result from: - Answ...

Diaphragm Part of the compound microscope used to regulate the amount of light being transmitted through the specimen on the slide. 1 milligram 1 x 10 -3 grams Kepler His greatest contribution to science was that he described the orbits of the planets as ellipses. Newton Used the 3 laws of planetary motion to establish universal gravitation. Mendel's Law of Independent assortment In a dihybrid cross, alleles for different traits separate and are inherited independently of each other...

Basic research scientists: - Answer are interested in inquiry for the sake of acquiring fundamental knowledge. A way of asking and answering questions about the physical universe is known as - Answer science Why is mathematics the language of science? - Answer Mathematics allows scientists to be more accurate in describing an observation of nature. What is SETI? - Answer the search for intelligent life Copernicus hypothesized that the Universe is built exactly like Ptolem...

ASTRO 7N Unit 2 Part 1_ Jupiter's Moons & Kepler's Laws.

satellite - Answer- any natural or artificial object in space that orbits the earth orbit - Answer- the path around a celestial body apogee - Answer- the highest point in an orbit perigee - Answer- the lowest point of an orbit Sputnik 1 - Answer- the first artificial satellite COMSAT - Answer- a communications satellite INTELSAT - Answer- the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization NAVSTAR - Answer- navigation satellites "Satellites as a system" refers ...

ASTRO 1 (PSU) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Copernicus - CORRECT ANSWER Had idea of sun centered universe (heliocentric) Keplers 1st law - CORRECT ANSWER Planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits w/ sun at the focus What best describes orbit of earth around the sun - CORRECT ANSWER Ellipse that is close to a circle Keplers 2nd law supports idea that when a plant is closer to the sun its speed is greater - True or False - CORRECT ANSWER ...

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