Astronomy Media Workbook for the Cosmic Perspective the Essential Cosmic Perspective

by LOPRESTO

• ISBN13: 9780805392067
• ISBN10: 0805392068
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-01
• Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION

Summary

This innovative workbook provides a wide selection of engaging and instructive assignable media activities and projects using the highly acclaimed Astronomy Place Interactive Tutorials and Voyager: SkyGazer, College Edition v3.6 planetarium software. Activities are suitable for the lab or can be assigned as homework. Now updated to include the new Astronomy Place Interactive Tutorials, and expanded for a wider range of Voyager: SkyGazer activities.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Astronomy Place Web Tutorials
Scale of the Universe	p. 3
Lab Activity	p. 7
The Seasons	p. 9
Lab Activity	p. 13
Eclipses	p. 15
Lab Activity	p. 19
Phases of the Moon	p. 21
Lab Activity	p. 25
Motion and Gravity	p. 27
Lab Activity	p. 31
Orbits and Kepler's Laws	p. 33
Lab Activity	p. 37
Energy	p. 39
Lab Activity	p. 43
Light and Spectroscopy	p. 45
Lab Activity	p. 49
The Doppler Effect	p. 51
Lab Activity	p. 55
Telescopes	p. 57
Lab Activity	p. 61
Formation of the Solar System	p. 63
Lab Activity	p. 67
Detecting Extrasolar Planets	p. 69
Lab Activity	p. 73
Shaping Planetary Surfaces	p. 75
Lab Activity	p. 79
Surface Temperature of Terrestrial Planets	p. 81
Lab Activity	p. 85
The Sun	p. 87
Lab Activity	p. 91
The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram	p. 93
Lab Activity	p. 97
Stellar Evolution	p. 99
Lab Activity	p. 103
Measuring Cosmic Distances	p. 105
Lab Activity	p. 109
Black Holes	p. 111
Lab Activity	p. 113
Detecting Dark Matter in Spiral Galaxies	p. 115
Lab Activity	p. 117
Hubble's Law	p. 119
Lab Activity	p. 121
Fate of the Universe	p. 123
Lab Activity	p. 125
Voyager: Skygazer CD-ROM Activities
Introducing SkyGazer	p. 129
Check Your Understanding	p. 137
Motions of the Stars	p. 139
Check Your Understanding	p. 144
Celestial Sphere	p. 147
Check Your Understanding	p. 154
Motions of the Sun	p. 157
Check Your Understanding	p. 164
The Ecliptic	p. 167
Check Your Understanding	p. 174
Seasonal Constellations	p. 177
Check Your Understanding	p. 184
The Seasons	p. 187
Check Your Understanding	p. 192
Precession and Proper Motion	p. 195
Check Your Understanding	p. 204
Phases of the Moon	p. 207
Check Your Understanding	p. 214
Solar Eclipses	p. 217
Check Your Understanding	p. 225
Lunar Eclipses	p. 227
Check Your Understanding	p. 231
The Inferior Planets	p. 233
Check Your Understanding	p. 240
The Superior Planets	p. 243
Check Your Understanding	p. 250
Observing the Planets	p. 253
Check Your Understanding	p. 260
Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors	p. 263
Check Your Understanding	p. 272
Satellites and Spacecraft	p. 275
Check Your Understanding	p. 280
The Solar System Planets, Moons, and Rings	p. 283
Check Your Understanding	p. 291
Stars and The H-R Diagram	p. 293
Check Your Understanding	p. 299
Galaxies-The Milky Way	p. 301
Check Your Understanding	p. 308
The Universe-Hubble's Law	p. 311
Check Your Understanding	p. 319
Basic Concepts	p. 321
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