Who designed “geoglyphs”? Nazca

Who developed the Laws of motion? Newton

Who was the first to promote the heliocentric universe? Copernicus

Oldest astronomic time piece in existence? Stonehenge

Famous for the invention of telescope? Galileo

Telescope that covers 1/3 of the sky and collects radios waves that is sent to a receiver. Radio Telescope

What is proper name for the season that occurs when the sun is the highest in the sky? Summer Solstice

Telescope that uses MIRRORS? Reflecting Telescope

Telescope that uses LENSES? Refracting Telescope

Tool that separates starlight into colors? Spectroscope

Worked in a great observatory in Europe and made accurate observations for 23 years!!! Brahe

Estimated how large the earth is? Eratosthenes

Developed the 3 laws dealing with ellipses? Kepler

Provided observational proofs that the earth is a sphere? Aristotle

List one problem with optical astronomy. Need darkness, light pollution, atmosphere interferes

Collection of stars, dust, and gas bonded together by gravity? Galaxy

An instrument that collects electromagnetic radiation from the sky? Telescope

What is the apparent backward motion of planets called? Retrograde motion

What is the term for the furthest point from the sun? Aphelion

What causes seasons? Tilt

Shape of the orbit around the sun? Ellipse

What causes day and night? Rotation

What accounts for a year? Revolution

What is the longest day of the year? June (1 st day of summer)

The shortest day of the year ? December (1 st day of winter)

Term for the earth to be closest to the sun? Perihelion

Described as the power or the strength of the telescope? Magnification

The diameter of the lens or the mirrors? Aperture

Uses 4 large telescopes and several other small telescope? Very large telescopes

What season is it during the autumnal equinox? Fall or autumn

What is the speed of the rotation at the north pole? Zero

What is the tilt of the earth? 23 ½ degrees

List one piece of evidence that the earth rotates. Foucault pendulum, coriolis effect, constellations

List another piece of evidence that the earth rotates. Answers in question #33

List four reasons people began watching the night sky. Entertainment, time, religion, navigation

Which “dead guy” was placed under house arrest for publishing astronomical findings that went “against” the church? Galileo

Which has the largest effect on eccentricity (how elliptical the shape is), the distance between the foci or length of the ellipse? Distance between foci

What is the equation for eccentricity? *Using e, d, and L… E = d / L

If the area of sector A of a planet around the sun is 3947 m 2, according to Kepler’s second law the area of another sector (sector B) that represents the same amount of time should be? 3947 m 2

What is right ascension AND what unit is it measure in? Celestial Longitude; measured in hours and minutes