Space Unit Test Review
SNC 1D1
1. Terms you should know: planet, orbit, comet, solar system, galaxy, universe, light year, astronomical unit, solstice, meteor, meteorite, meteoroid, asteroid, gas/outer giant, terrestrial/rocky/inner planet, luminosity, apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude, star, Sun, chromosphere, photosphere, radiative zone, convection zone, solar flare, core, geocentric, heliocentric, rotation, revolution, constellation, asterism, eclipses (types), retrograde motion, nuclear fusion, axis, aurora borealis, black hole, supernova, nebula, red super giant, red giant, black dwarf, white dwarf, corona, eclipse, sunspot, Edwin Hubble, spectral shifting, protostar, Oort Cloud, planetesimal, accretion disc, Main Sequence of Stars.
2. Distances in Space – units used & when they are used, how to convert, how to write numbers in scientific notation
3. Space through time – historical views of space
4. What is the Big Bang? What is the proof for an expanding universe?
5. How was our Solar System formed?
6. Characteristics of objects in our Solar System – of the planets, of the objects found in our solar system, order objects are found in
7. Galaxies – types
8. The Sun – layers, how energy is transferred, what it is made of, how it creates energy,
9. Stars – characteristics, how characteristics are related to each other, the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (there is a copy of this in your textbook), apparent vs. absolute magnitude, know how to read the “HR” diagram so you could answer questions using this diagram, the life of a star (where all stars start from, the different stages they go through depending on their size, how they end)
10. Movement of celestial objects (planets, phases of the moon, eclipses, apparent movement of constellations)
Assignments you should review:
1. Quiz #3
2. Your presentation booklet (that summarizes all your presentations)
3. Quiz #4
What you do not need to study:
1. Canadian Contributions to Space
2. Lab on Apparent vs. Absolute Magnitude