UNIT #5, Space
Science notes rubric:
Topic #1
The following concepts are important from the topic, make sure that you have them in your notes!
1. What is a frame of reference and how does help us define positions in space or motion
2. What are celestial bodies and constellations and what are important ones to know and why
3. How do you use sky co-ordinates to track celestial bodies in the sky, how do you measure altitude and azimuth
4. How can stars and constellations be used as a frame of reference
5. What is the Earth-Centered Model of the solar system, where and how did it come to be
6. Who is Aristotle and why is he important
7. What is the Sun-Centered Model of the solar system, where and how did it come to be
2. What are celestial bodies and constellations and what are important ones to know and why
3. How do you use sky co-ordinates to track celestial bodies in the sky, how do you measure altitude and azimuth
4. How can stars and constellations be used as a frame of reference
5. What is the Earth-Centered Model of the solar system, where and how did it come to be
6. Who is Aristotle and why is he important
7. What is the Sun-Centered Model of the solar system, where and how did it come to be
Topic #2
The following concepts are important from the topic, make sure that you have them in your notes!
8. What is a telescope, what are the parts of a telescope and how do they work
9. Who is Galileo and why is he important?
10. What is the resolving power of a telescope and how do you calculate it?
11. What is a refracting telescope and how does it work
12. What is a reflecting telescope and how does it work
13. Who is Copernicus and why is he important?
14. What is universal gravitation, how does it work and why is it important?
9. Who is Galileo and why is he important?
10. What is the resolving power of a telescope and how do you calculate it?
11. What is a refracting telescope and how does it work
12. What is a reflecting telescope and how does it work
13. Who is Copernicus and why is he important?
14. What is universal gravitation, how does it work and why is it important?
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Topic #3
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15. What is a spectrum and how is Sir Isaac Newton related to it
16. What is a spectroscope and how does it work to spectral lines
17. What is spectroscopy and how does it work
18. What are the three types of spectra and how can they be used/interpreted
19. What is diffraction grating and how does it work
20. How do astronomers use spectroscopy for spectral analysis
21. What is the Doppler effect and how does it work
22. How can the Doppler effect be used with light
16. What is a spectroscope and how does it work to spectral lines
17. What is spectroscopy and how does it work
18. What are the three types of spectra and how can they be used/interpreted
19. What is diffraction grating and how does it work
20. How do astronomers use spectroscopy for spectral analysis
21. What is the Doppler effect and how does it work
22. How can the Doppler effect be used with light
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Topic #4The following concepts are important from the topic, make sure that you have them in your notes!
23. What are adaptive optics and how do they work
24. What is triangulation and how can you measure using it 25. What is an astronomical unit and what is a light year |
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Topic #5
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26. What is electromagnetic radiation and how does the entire spectrum work
27. What is radio astronomy
28. What are radio telescopes and how do they work
29. What is interferometry and very long baseline interferometry
27. What is radio astronomy
28. What are radio telescopes and how do they work
29. What is interferometry and very long baseline interferometry
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Topic #6
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30. What is a rocket and what is a payload
31. What is exhaust velocity
32. What is a staged rocket
33. What is a ballistic missile
34. What does the term cosmonaut mean?
35. How have computers advanced space travel
36. What is gravitational assist and how does it work?
37. What are charge coupled devices
38. What is the Hubble Space Telescope and what is it's importance
39. What is the difference between and artificial and natural satellite?
40. What is a low earth orbit and what is a geosynchronous orbit, how are they similar and how are they different
41. What is remote sensing and how is it used?
42. What is a global positioning system and how do they work?
31. What is exhaust velocity
32. What is a staged rocket
33. What is a ballistic missile
34. What does the term cosmonaut mean?
35. How have computers advanced space travel
36. What is gravitational assist and how does it work?
37. What are charge coupled devices
38. What is the Hubble Space Telescope and what is it's importance
39. What is the difference between and artificial and natural satellite?
40. What is a low earth orbit and what is a geosynchronous orbit, how are they similar and how are they different
41. What is remote sensing and how is it used?
42. What is a global positioning system and how do they work?
Topic #7
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43. What is solar wind and how does it work
44. What are the order of the planets, what are the inner and outer plants and what separates them
45. What steps have we taken as a species to explore the outer planets?
46. What are some of the major characteristics of our sun
47. What are some of the major characteristics of our moon
48. What are some of the major characteristics of Mercury
49. What are some of the major characteristics of Venus
50. What are some of the major characteristics of Earth
51. What are some of the major characteristics of Mars
52. What are some of the major characteristics of Jupiter
53. What are some of the major characteristics of Saturn
54. What are some of the major characteristics of Uranus
55. What are some of the major characteristics of Neptune
56. What are some of the major characteristics of Pluto and what type of planet is it?
44. What are the order of the planets, what are the inner and outer plants and what separates them
45. What steps have we taken as a species to explore the outer planets?
46. What are some of the major characteristics of our sun
47. What are some of the major characteristics of our moon
48. What are some of the major characteristics of Mercury
49. What are some of the major characteristics of Venus
50. What are some of the major characteristics of Earth
51. What are some of the major characteristics of Mars
52. What are some of the major characteristics of Jupiter
53. What are some of the major characteristics of Saturn
54. What are some of the major characteristics of Uranus
55. What are some of the major characteristics of Neptune
56. What are some of the major characteristics of Pluto and what type of planet is it?
Topic #8
The following concepts are important from the topic, make sure that you have them in your notes!
57. What does a object have to do in order to escape Earths gravity
58. What is the importance if Sputnik 1 and Vostok 1
59. What is a suborbital trajectory
60. What is the importance of the Apollo Program
61. When, who and how did we land on the moon
62. What is needed to support life in space, how did the Soviets and Americans account for these needs
63. Describe the space shuttle
64. Name as many Canadian astronauts as you can and their importance
65. Explain what the International Space Station is and it's importance
66. Explain the importance of Canada's greatest contribution to the space program, the Canada Arm
67. What is microgravity and how is it different that zero gravity
58. What is the importance if Sputnik 1 and Vostok 1
59. What is a suborbital trajectory
60. What is the importance of the Apollo Program
61. When, who and how did we land on the moon
62. What is needed to support life in space, how did the Soviets and Americans account for these needs
63. Describe the space shuttle
64. Name as many Canadian astronauts as you can and their importance
65. Explain what the International Space Station is and it's importance
66. Explain the importance of Canada's greatest contribution to the space program, the Canada Arm
67. What is microgravity and how is it different that zero gravity