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ASTRONOMY
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our Solar System, Telescopes, Planets, Moons, Satellites,
Stars, Galaxies, Universe
Sub-index for this section on astronomy -
as well as planet Earth, what else? and how do we find out?
1.
History of Solar System
models
2.
Our
contemporary model of our Solar System and beyond
3.
Methods of astronomical observation - types of telescope
4.
Details, definitions and explanations
of
objects in our Solar System
5.
Physics of circular motion,
forces involved in solar/planetary systems
6.
Artificial
satellites - their orbits and uses
7.
Some facts about our moon and
explaining the phases of
the moon
8.
Earth's tilted spin axis,
explaining changes in the Earth's seasons
See also
Cosmology - the Big Bang Theory of the Universe
and the
Life Cycle of Stars for more detailed
notes
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WAVES - electromagnetic radiation, sound, optics-lenses, light and astronomy revision notes index
General
introduction to the types and properties of waves, ripple tank expts,
wave calculations
Illuminated and self-luminous objects, reflection visible light,
ray box experiments, ray diagrams, mirror uses
Refraction and diffraction, the visible light
spectrum, prism investigations, ray diagrams explained
Electromagnetic spectrum,
sources, types, properties, uses (including medical) and dangers
Absorption and emission of radiation by
materials - temperature & surface factors, global warming
Global warming, climate change,
reducing, carbon footprint from fossil fuel gcse
chemistry
Optics - types of lenses (convex, concave, uses),
experiments and ray
diagrams, correction of eye defects
The visible spectrum of colour, light filters and
explaining the colour of objects
Sound waves, properties, speed measure, uses of sound,
ultrasound, infrasound, earthquakes
The Structure of the Earth, crust, mantle, core and earthquake waves (seismic wave
analysis)
Astronomy - solar system, stars, galaxies and
use of telescopes and satellites
The life cycle of stars - mainly worked out from emitted
electromagnetic radiation
Cosmology - the
Big Bang Theory of the Universe, the red-shift & microwave background radiation
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