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Astronomy - Questions

Answer these questions while you listen to the discussion


1. What is one reason why ancient people used astronomy?
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2. Observational astronomy uses __________________ to observe stars and galaxies,
whereas theoretical astronomy uses __________________ to predict what should
happen.
3. What is one reason why early astronomers used maps of the stars?
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4. The Geocentric model places __________________ at the center of the Universe.
5. How is Copernicus Heliocentric model different from the Geocentric model?
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6. At the time the Christian religion strongly disagreed with Galileo.

7. In the 1930s non-Earth __________________ was discovered by Karl Jansky, which


led to the foundation of radio astronomy.
8. Why were the first observed radio waves thought to have originated from aliens?
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9. Mauna Kea in Hawaii is a good site for visible and infra-red telescopes because of its
__________________.
10. How are astronomers trying to make up for the current limitations on the
development of astronomy?
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