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http://www.physics.unl.edu/~fulcrum/ Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln NE 68588-0111 fulcrum2@unl.edu 402-472-8685 Astronomy and Light Jeopardy By Christine DeVries. Astronomers & Theories. These are the Latin words for sun and moon.
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http://www.physics.unl.edu/~fulcrum/Department of Physics & AstronomyUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln NE 68588-0111fulcrum2@unl.edu402-472-8685Astronomy and Light JeopardyBy Christine DeVries
This theory, elucidated by Ptolemy, places the Earth at the center of the universe
This famed scientist determined the two factors that keep the planets in orbit
This astronomer showed that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse.
Most astronomers from this region believed that the universe is perfect and unchangeable
He was the first scientist to use a telescope to look at objects in the sky
This metal-nosed man observed the position of planets, providing data later studied by Kepler
These substances are used to color paints or other materials
This term describes any two colors that are combined to make white light
This term describes the lighter, larger part of an eclipse’s shadow
This tide occurs when the moon is at a 90 degree angle from the earth
A tide with the greatest difference between low and high tide
These are huge looping explosions of gas through the chromosphere
A person who can see objects far away but close objects are blurry
This uses lenses or mirrors to collect and focus light from distant objects
This uses lenses to focus light and record an image of an object
A short, thick nerve that sends signals generated within the retina to the brain
This term refers to how light waves in a laser beam all matchcrest with crest,trough with trough