ASTRONOMY (PHY SCI 102)

SEATWORK FOR BEED-1B

(March 4, 2014)

KEY TERMS

ASTRONOMICAL UNIT (AU) PLANET

FIELD OF VIEW SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
GALAXY SOLAR SYSTEM
LIGHT YEAR (LY) SPIRAL ARMS
MILKY WAY STAR
MILKY WAY GALAXY SUPERCLUSTERS

REVIEW QUESTIONS:

1. What is the largest dimension you have personal knowledge of? Have you run a mile? Have you
hiked 10 miles? Have you run a marathon? Have you driven across the country?
2. What is the difference between our solar system, our galaxy, and the universe?
3. How can you tell that Mercury follows an elliptical orbit? Can you detect the elliptical shape of
any other orbits aside from Mercury?
4. Which is the outermost major planet in our solar system?
5. Why are light-years more convenient than miles, kilometers, or astronomical units for measuring
certain distances?
6. Why is it difficult to detect planets orbiting other stars?
7. What does the size of the star image in a photograph tell us?
8. What is the difference between the Milky Way and the Milky Way Galaxy?
9. What are the largest known structures in the universe?

Instructions:

a. This is a group activity (same groupings apply).

b. This is due on March 4, 2014 at 5:00PM
c. This seatwork is equivalent to a quiz with total points of 45.
d. All answers must be handwritten on yellow paper.
e. Please be guided accordingly.

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