Astronomy Chapter 2

Front 1

Identify the key objects populating the day andnight sky

Back 1

2.1

Front 2

Describe how the Sun and stars move through the skyduring the day and night

Back 2

2.1

Front 3

Explain the notions of horizons and cardinaldirections

Back 3

2.1

Front 4

Define the notions of constellation and asterism

Back 4

2.2

Front 5

Recognize selected famous asterisms such as the BigDipper, the

Back 5

2.2

Front 6

Know basic facts about constellations

Back 6

2.2

Front 7

Recognize the Milky Way in the night sky

Back 7

2.3

Front 8

Explain and describe the conceps of celestialsphere, zenith, and nadir

Back 8

2.3

Front 9

Identify the locations of the North, South celestialpoles relative to Earth's North and South poles

Back 9

2.3

Front 10

Identify the location of the Celestial Equatorrelative to Earth's equator

Back 10

2.3

Front 11

Define and describe the notion of circumpolar region

Back 11

2.3

Front 12

Identify the star that lies close to the NorthCelestial pole

Back 12

2.3

Front 13

Describe the motion of stars on the celestial sphere from the perspective of folks living at the north pole, in the northern hemisphere, right at the equator, in the southern hemisphere, and at the south pole

Back 13

2.3

Front 14

Describe the two observations and arguments used bythe Greek philosopher Aristotle to establish that the Earth has the shape of asphere

Back 14

2.4

Front 15

Discuss few methods you could use to verify that theEarth is indeed round

Back 15

2.4

Front 16

Describe the coordinate system commonly used bygeographers to identify locations on the surface of the Earth

Back 16

2.5

Front 17

Explain, identify, and draw lattitudes, longitudes,equator, and meridians on a terrestrial globe and on maps.

Back 17

2.5

Front 18

Explain the notion of projection used by geographersto draw maps of the earth

Back 18

2.5

Front 19

Find sites or locations of interest based on thelatitude and longitude

Back 19

2.5

Front 20

Describe the altitude-azimuth coordinate system usedby astronomers to measure the position of objects in the sky from a givenlocation on Earth

Back 20

2.6

Front 21

Explain why astronomers have found it necessary toinvent the celestial coordinate system

Back 21

2.6

Front 22

Describe the celestial coordinate system used byastronomers to express the position of objects on the celestial sphere

Back 22

2.6

Front 23

Find stars or other celestial objects on a celestial map based on their declinationand right ascension

Back 23

2.6

Front 24

Describe the trajectory of the Sun in the skythroughout the day, and how it changes throughout the year; and morespecifically it rises and sets, and how these positions evolve throughout theyear as viewed from different locations on Earth.

Back 24

2.7

Front 25

Explain the significance of the Arctic and Antarcticcircles, and the tropic of Cancer and tropic of Capricorns

Back 25

2.7

Front 26

Discuss how the path of the Sun in the sky enabledancient astronomers to predict the passage of the seasons

Back 26

2.7

Front 27

Describe the Suns annalema and explain itssignificance

Back 27

2.7

Front 28

Explain how Aristarchus of Samos used the shadow of the Earth on the Moon during an eclipse to estimate the size of the Moon and its distance from Earth

Back 28

2.8

Front 29

Explain how he also determined the distance and size of the Sun

Back 29

2.8

Front 30

Discuss the arguments set forth by Artistarchus and Artistotle in favor of heliocentric and geocentric views of the World

Back 30

2.8

Front 31

Understand and discuss the method used by Eratosthenes to determine the diameter of the Earth

Back 31

2.9

Front 32

Explain how one can use similar triangles to measure the height or size of distant objects

Back 32

2.10

Front 33

Apply the basic proportionality between the sides of similar triangles to determine the size of distant objects

Back 33

2.10

Front 34

Explain the origin of the word planet

Back 34

2.11

Front 35

Distinguish the planets based on their position in the sky, color, and brightness

Back 35

2.11

Front 36

Explain why Mercury and Venus can only been observed as evening or morning stars

Back 36

2.11

Front 37

Describe the model formulated by the ancient Greek Eudoxus

Back 37

2.11

Front 38

Describe the regular and retrograde motions of planets in the sky

Back 38

2.11

Front 39

Describe in qualitative terms how Ptolemy explained observations of the retrograde motion of the planets

Back 39

2.11

Front 40

Explain the notions of deferent and epicycle

Back 40

2.11

Front 41

Distinguish and explain the difference between the geocentric and heliocentric models

Back 41

2.11