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User’s Guide to the Galaxy

User’s Guide to the Galaxy. Corresponds to Ch 2 in book Astro by Seeds Prepared by: Julissa Garcia , Aramik Yousefian Hagop Hadjinian , Tatevik Grigoryan Activity director: Lilit Haroyan Faculty Advisor: Richard Rains. START. EXIT.

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User’s Guide to the Galaxy

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  1. User’s Guide to the Galaxy Corresponds to Ch 2 in book Astro by Seeds Prepared by: Julissa Garcia, Aramik Yousefian HagopHadjinian, TatevikGrigoryan Activity director: LilitHaroyan Faculty Advisor: Richard Rains START EXIT Funded by Title V HIS Grant at LAMC and U.S Department of Education

  2. 1. The Foucault pendulum shows what exactly? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit That the earth Rotates Shows that the Earth rotates on its axis Lady Gaga is Earth’s axis That rocks and strings are prone to gravity

  3. 1. The Foucault pendulum shows what exactly? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Correct! That the earth Rotates Shows that the Earth rotates on its axis Lady Gaga is Earth’s axis That rocks and strings are prone to gravity next

  4. 1. The Foucault pendulum shows what exactly? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Incorrect The Foucault pendulum works shows that it rotates on its axis that is titled, because it moves without any external force and in a circular motion. back next

  5. It goes in a circular motion just like us… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back

  6. 2. What does Hipparchus’ absolute brightness measure? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit A stars visual brightness, as seen from a naked eye Hippopotamuses’ weight A star’s brightness 10 parces away None of these answers

  7. 2. What does Hipparchus’ absolute brightness measure? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Correct! A stars visual brightness, as seen from a naked eye Hippopotamuses’ weight A star’s brightness 10 parces away None of these answers next

  8. 2. What does Hipparchus’ absolute brightness measure? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Incorrect It actually measures stars’ brightness from 10 parsecs away. Depending of its brightness you can tell if it is more than 10 parsecs or less. back next

  9. It’s from a large distance 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back

  10. 3. What is defined as being a Constellation? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit A Star Pattern with a name A Giraffe in the sky A Star Pattern assembled through gravity Any Stars

  11. 3. What is defined as being a Constellation? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Correct! A Star Pattern with a name A Giraffe in the sky A Star Pattern assembled through gravity Any Stars next

  12. 3. What is defined as being a Constellation? HINT Incorrect It’s actually a star pattern (not held gravitationally) with a name given by people 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back next

  13. Think of Constellations with funny names like Orion’s Belt, or Big Dipper 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back

  14. 4. Earth and the Celestial Sphere rotate which way? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Earth rotates Eastward and the Celestial Sphere rotates Westward Earth rotates Eastward and so does the Celestial Sphere Earth rotates Westward and the Celestial Sphere rotates Eastward Earth does not rotate at all

  15. 4. Earth and the Celestial Sphere rotate which way? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Correct! Earth rotates Eastward and the Celestial Sphere rotates Westward Earth rotates Eastward and so does the Celestial Sphere Earth rotates Westward and the Celestial Sphere rotates Eastward Earth does not rotate at all next

  16. 4. Earth and the Celestial Sphere rotate which way? HINT Incorrect Earth goes eastward; the Celestial sphere goes westward, basically against each other. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back next

  17. They go opposite ways 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back

  18. 5. What did the Astronomer Galileo observe? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Venus’ Moons Our Moon’s perfectness A neighbor’s business Moons that orbited Jupiter.

  19. 5. What did the Astronomer Galileo observe? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Correct! Venus’ Moons Our Moon’s perfectness next A neighbor’s business Moons that orbited Jupiter.

  20. 5. What did the Astronomer Galileo observe? HINT Incorrect By seeing that the moons of Jupiter orbited something other than Earth, it became apparent that we were not the center of the universe. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back next

  21. This observation proved that we were not the center of the universe… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back

  22. 6. What occurs in a Solar Eclipse? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Sun blocked by Earth, then Moon Humans Block Sunlight Sun blocked by Moon, then Earth None of these answers

  23. 6. What occurs in a Solar Eclipse? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Correct! Sun blocked by Earth, then Moon Humans Block Sunlight next Sun blocked by Moon, then Earth None of these answers

  24. 6. What occurs in a Solar Eclipse? HINT Incorrect The sun is blocked by the moon and here at the Earth we see the Sun eclipsed! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back next

  25. Sun is blocked by… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back

  26. 7. What occurs in a Lunar Eclipse? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Moon blocked by Sun, then Earth Moon blocked by Earth, then Sun Wolves blocking Moon through magic None of the Above

  27. 7. What occurs in a Lunar Eclipse? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Correct! Moon blocked by Sun, then Earth Moon blocked by Earth, then Sun next Wolves blocking Moon through magic None of the Above

  28. 7. What occurs in a Lunar Eclipse? HINT Incorrect The Moon is in the shadow of the Earth, and it appears as a new red moon. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back next

  29. Moon is blocked by shadow of… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back

  30. 8. Which phase of the Moon is this? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit First Dime First Quarter New Fifth Quarter

  31. 8. Which phase of the Moon is this? HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Correct! First Dime First Quarter next New Fifth Quarter

  32. 8. Which phase of the Moon is this? HINT Incorrect The first quarter is one of eight phases of the moon affected by the sun and its rotation to Earth. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back next

  33. It’s the opposite dark half of Last Quarter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back

  34. 9. In the Summer Solstice…. HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Is when it is summer in the U.S. The winter of the South Equator Is when the sun is pointed to the farthest north point Is when the sun is pointed to the farthest south point

  35. 9. In the Summer Solstice…. HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Correct! Is when it is summer in the U.S. The winter of the South Equator next Is when the sun is pointed to the farthest north point Is when the sun is pointed to the farthest south point

  36. 9. In the Summer Solstice…. HINT Incorrect Earth’s axis is titled to an angle that makes summer hot and winter cold. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back next

  37. We are titled so our sun points to… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back

  38. 10. Precession is…. HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit The Celestial Sphere Galactic Center Alignment Rotation of the Earth on its axis None of the Above

  39. 10. Precession is…. HINT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Correct! The Celestial Sphere Galactic Center Alignment next Rotation of the Earth on its axis None of the Above

  40. 10. Precession is…. HINT Incorrect Precession is the earth spinning on its axis aligned to a star, which changes every 26,000 years, rotating amongst 3 stars. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back next

  41. It includes spinning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exit back

  42. TRY AGAIN EXIT

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