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Decks in this class (19)

Topic 1
What shape is the earth
1  cards
Topic 2
0  cards
Topic 3
0  cards
Topic 4
What is a synodic day,
How long is a synodic day,
Why is the synodic day not true
38  cards
Topic 5
Why can t you look directly at th...,
Name a way to safely observe the sun,
What is the ecliptic
24  cards
Topic 6
What is the appearance of a star ...,
What are the two types of double ...,
What is a binary star
56  cards
Topic 7
What did ancient civilisations us...,
How were solar lunar cycles used ...,
What did people think of the luna...
19  cards
Topic 8
What did tycho brahe propose,
What was the geo heliocentric model,
What did the geo heliocentric mod...
19  cards
Topic 9
What are the internal divisions o...,
Name 2 things the moon doesn t ha...,
What did apollo equipment defect ...
16  cards
Topic 10
Name 2 methods of safely observin...,
Name the internal divisions of th...,
Name the components of the solar ...
38  cards
Topic 11
Name the 8 planetary bodies in order,
What are the inner 4 terrestrial ...,
Do terrestrial planets have rings
48  cards
Topic 12
0  cards
Topic 13
What is the general magnitude of ...,
What is apparent magnitude of a s...,
What is absolute magnitude m
5  cards
Topic 14
0  cards
Topic 15
0  cards
Topic 16
0  cards
Topic 17
0  cards
Paper 1 Exam Questions
Which of the following cannot sho...,
What is the name of the region th...,
In which season is the constellat...
10  cards
Paper 2 Exam Questions
What is a sunspot,
What is a fuzzy patch of light wi...,
What is a small group of several ...
30  cards

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