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| What are constellations and are similar constellations visible in both hemispheres? |
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| Constellations are imaginary patterns in the night sky. You can't see a constellation that is in the northern hemisphere if you are in the southern hemisphere because of the curvature of the earth. |
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| What is electromagnetic radiation and what makes one form of energy different from another? |
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Definition
| Electromagnetic radiation is energy that travels through space in the form of waves. The wavelength and the frequency are different. |
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| What is the difference between visible energy and non-visible energy? |
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Definition
| Visible energy you can see and non-visible energy you can't. |
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| What is the electromagnetic spectrum? |
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Definition
| The entire range of electromagnetic waves. |
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| Why are there different types of telescopes? |
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Definition
| Satelitte- great photo, expensive to build and repair. Land based- easy to repair, not very expensive but not as good picture because you have to look through the hemisphere. |
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| What info do observatories and satellites provide astronomers? |
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Definition
| They provide picture and they locate electromagnetic radiation in space. |
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| What information do spectographs provide astronomers? |
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Definition
| It locates a chemical that is burning and it makes lines which astronomers can translate to find out which chemical is burning. |
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