Astro110 Fall 2006, Final Review:

While this is not an exhaustive list, these are some terms that you should be able to define:

Constellation

Scientific method

Zenith

Rotation

Revolution/orbit

Ecliptic

Perihelion/aphelion

Zodiac

Phases

Penumbral eclipse

Annular eclipse

Geocentric ellipse

Epicycle

Retrograde motion

Tides

Tidal forces

Tidal coupling

Gravity

Mass

Electromagnetic radiation

Wavelength

Photon

Lens

Mirror

Chromatic aberration

Light-gathering power

Resolving power

Atmospheric seeing

Sunspots

Convection

Magnetic field

Corona

Solar wind

Aurorae

Evolutionary theory

Catastrophic theory

Solar nebular hypothesis

Gravitational collapse

Planetesimal

protoplanet

Micrometeorite

Multiringed basin

Ejecta

Mare (maria)

Sinuous rille

Breccia

Regolith

Imbrium crater

Jumbled terrain

Lineated terrain

Caloris basin

Lobate scarp

Intercrater plain

Smooth plain

Core

Mantle

Crust

Seismic wave

Pressure wave (P)

Shear wave (S)

Plate tectonics

Greenhouse effect

Ozone

Era of heavy bombardment

Belt-zone circulation

Roche limit

occultation