| Astronomy Syllabus We will be covering several different units in astronomy this year. Below, you will find a listing of these units. If you click on the unit title, you will be directed to it's corresponding syllabus. It is recommended that you print out the syllabus at the beginning of each unit. The syllabus serves as a guide informing you of the information you should know for the test. If it is printed in the syllabus, it is a fair test question. Let me repeat...it is your responsibility to know the material covered in the syllabus. |
| First Quarter Part One: The Journey Begins |
| Unit One: Location, Location, Location Terrestrial Coordinate System, The Celestial Sphere, The Horizon System Unit Two: The Sky and Circumpolar Constellations Circumpolar Constellations, Precession, Rotation, Revolution, Asterism, Magnitude Scale, Star Charts Unit Three: Constellations Circumpolar, Winter, Summer, Spring, Fall, and Summer Unit Four: Basic History of Astronomy Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese Unit Five: Renaissance Astronomers Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, Newton |
| Second Quarter Part Two: Exploring the Solar System |
| Unit Six: Light and Telescopes Electromagnetic Radiation, The Doppler Effect, The Photoelectric Effect, Types of Telescopes, Observatories Unit Seven: The Earth Interior Structure, Plate Tectonics, Age, Greenhouse Effect Unit Eight: The Moon Eclipses, Tides, Surface Features, Origin Theories Unit Niner: The Other Terrestrial Planets Mercury, Venus, Mars Unit Ten: The Jovian Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Unit Eleven: The Others Pluto, Planet X |
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