The Universe

Some questions on the ooniverse.

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  • Created by: George
  • Created on: 08-05-10 13:02
What is a nebula?
A cloud of gas and dust
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Heliocentric means that the Earth is at the center of the solar system. True orFalse?
False
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What is parallax shift?
The apparent change in the postion of something when viewed from a different viewpoint
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The brighter a Cepheid Variable is the shorter it's period. True or False?
False
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The universe is expanding. True or false?
True
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The CMB (Cosmic Background Radiation) is the leftover radiation from the Big Bang and it now is in what form?
Microwaves
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What type of motion did teh ancient Greeks observe in the planets?
Retrograde
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Heliocentric means that the Earth is at the center of the solar system. True orFalse?

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What is parallax shift?

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The brighter a Cepheid Variable is the shorter it's period. True or False?

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The universe is expanding. True or false?

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Will

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mega nicey nicey

Matt Northwood

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good

Katie Pringle

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good way to revise

Dasmesh

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Copernicus was not a woman :P

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