Transcript User`s Guide to The Galaxy (Chapter 2)

User’s Guide to the Galaxy
Corresponds to Ch 2
in book Astro by Seeds
Prepared by:
Julissa Garcia, Aramik Yousefian
Hagop Hadjinian, Tatevik Grigoryan
Activity director:
Lilit Haroyan
Faculty Advisor:
Richard Rains
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Funded by Title V HIS Grant at LAMC and U.S Department of Education
1. The Foucault pendulum shows
what exactly?
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That the earth Rotates
Shows that the Earth
rotates on its axis
Lady Gaga is Earth’s axis
That rocks and strings are
prone to gravity
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1. The Foucault pendulum shows
what exactly?
HINT
That the earth Rotates
Correct!
Shows that the Earth
rotates on its axis
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Lady Gaga is Earth’s axis
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That rocks and strings are
prone to gravity
1. The Foucault pendulum shows
what exactly?
HINT
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The Foucault pendulum works shows that it rotates on its axis
that is titled, because it moves without any external force and
in a circular motion.
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It goes in a circular
motion just like
us…
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2. What does Hipparchus’ absolute
brightness measure?
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A stars visual brightness,
as seen from a naked eye
Hippopotamuses’ weight
A star’s brightness 10
parces away
None of these answers
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2. What does Hipparchus’ absolute
brightness measure?
HINT
A stars visual brightness,
as seen from a naked eye
Hippopotamuses’ weight
Correct!
A star’s brightness 10
parces away
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None of these answers
2. What does Hipparchus’ absolute
brightness measure?
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It actually measures stars’ brightness from 10 parsecs
away. Depending of its brightness you can tell if it is
more than 10 parsecs or less.
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It’s from a large
distance
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3. What is defined as being a
Constellation?
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A Star Pattern with a
name
A Giraffe in the sky
A Star Pattern assembled
through gravity
Any Stars
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3. What is defined as being a
Constellation?
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A Star Pattern with a
name
Correct!
A Star Pattern assembled
through gravity
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A Giraffe in the sky
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Any Stars
3. What is defined as being a
Constellation?
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It’s actually a star pattern (not held gravitationally) with
a name given by people
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Think of
Constellations with
funny names like
Orion’s Belt, or Big
Dipper
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4. Earth and the Celestial Sphere
rotate which way?
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Earth rotates Eastward and
the Celestial Sphere rotates
Westward
Earth rotates Eastward and
so does the Celestial Sphere
Earth rotates Westward and
the Celestial Sphere rotates
Eastward
Earth does not rotate at all
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4. Earth and the Celestial Sphere
rotate which way?
HINT
Earth rotates Eastward and
the Celestial Sphere rotates
Westward
Correct!
Earth rotates Westward and
the Celestial Sphere rotates
Eastward
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Earth rotates Eastward and
so does the Celestial Sphere
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Earth does not rotate at all
4. Earth and the Celestial Sphere
rotate which way?
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Earth goes eastward; the Celestial sphere goes
westward, basically against each other.
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They go opposite
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5. What did the Astronomer
Galileo observe?
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Venus’ Moons
Our Moon’s perfectness
A neighbor’s business
Moons that orbited
Jupiter.
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5. What did the Astronomer
Galileo observe?
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Venus’ Moons
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Our Moon’s perfectness
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A neighbor’s business
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Moons that orbited
Jupiter.
5. What did the Astronomer
Galileo observe?
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By seeing that the moons of Jupiter orbited something
other than Earth, it became apparent that we were not
the center of the universe.
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This observation
proved that we
were not the center
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6. What occurs in a Solar Eclipse?
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Sun blocked by Earth,
then Moon
Humans Block Sunlight
Sun blocked by Moon,
then Earth
None of these answers
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6. What occurs in a Solar Eclipse?
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Sun blocked by Earth,
then Moon
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Sun blocked by Moon,
then Earth
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Humans Block Sunlight
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None of these answers
6. What occurs in a Solar Eclipse?
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The sun is blocked by the moon and here at the Earth
we see the Sun eclipsed!
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Sun is blocked by…
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7. What occurs in a Lunar Eclipse?
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Moon blocked by Sun,
then Earth
Moon blocked by Earth,
then Sun
Wolves blocking Moon
through magic
None of the Above
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7. What occurs in a Lunar Eclipse?
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Moon blocked by Sun,
then Earth
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Wolves blocking Moon
through magic
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Moon blocked by Earth,
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None of the Above
7. What occurs in a Lunar Eclipse?
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The Moon is in the shadow of the Earth, and it appears
as a new red moon.
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Moon is blocked by
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8. Which phase of the Moon is this?
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First Dime
First Quarter
New
Fifth Quarter
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8. Which phase of the Moon is this?
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First Dime
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First Quarter
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New
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Fifth Quarter
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8. Which phase of the Moon is this?
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The first quarter is one of eight phases of the moon
affected by the sun and its rotation to Earth.
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It’s the opposite
dark half of Last
Quarter
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9. In the Summer Solstice….
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Is when it is summer in the
U.S.
The winter of the South
Equator
Is when the sun is pointed to
the farthest north point
Is when the sun is pointed to
the farthest south point
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9. In the Summer Solstice….
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Is when it is summer in the
U.S.
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Is when the sun is pointed to
the farthest north point
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The winter of the South
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Is when the sun is pointed to
the farthest south point
9. In the Summer Solstice….
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Earth’s axis is titled to an angle that makes summer hot
and winter cold.
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We are titled so our
sun points to…
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10. Precession is….
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The Celestial Sphere
Galactic Center Alignment
Rotation of the Earth on its
axis
None of the Above
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10. Precession is….
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The Celestial Sphere
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Rotation of the Earth on its
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Galactic Center Alignment
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None of the Above
10. Precession is….
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Precession is the earth spinning on its axis aligned to a
star, which changes every 26,000 years, rotating
amongst 3 stars.
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It includes spinning
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