Dr James Pierce’s
Astronomy 101
Exam 2 Review Sheet
TERMS TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND:
Atom, Electron Cloud, Nucleus, Proton, Neutron, Electron, Mass, Charge
Atomic Number, Atomic Weight, Element, Isotope, Ion, Molecule
Electronic Structure, Bohr Model, Ground State, Excited State
Collision, Absorption, Emission, Ionization, Recombination
Kirchhoff’s Laws, Continuous Spectrum, Bright Line Spectrum, Dark Line Spectrum
Blackbody Radiation, Stellar Temperatures, Stellar Colors
Balmer Series, Line Strength, Spectral Classification, OBAFGKM, Stellar Compositions
Distance, Parallax, Parsec, Light Year
Apparent Magnitude, Inverse Square Law, Absolute Magnitude, Luminosity
Binary Stars, Kepler’s Third Law, Stellar Masses
Astrometry, Visual Binary, Astrometric Binary
Spectroscopy, Spectroscopic Binary, Doppler Shift, Redshift, Blueshift, Radial Velocity
Photometry, Eclipsing Binary, Light Curve, Stellar Diameters
HR Diagram, Main Sequence, Red Giants, SuperGiants, White Dwarfs
Luminosity Classes (I, II, III, IV, V), Spectroscopic Parallax
Interstellar Medium, Emission Nebula, Reflection Nebula, Dark Nebula
Interstellar Absorption, Interstellar Reddening, Interstellar Extinction
Star Formation, Interstellar Shockwaves, Spiral Density Waves
Protostar, Gravitational Contraction, Pre-Main Sequence Evolution
Fission/Fusion, PP Chain, CNO Cycle, Stellar Thermostat
Stellar Models, Hydrostatic Equilibrium, Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Opacity
Zero Age Main Sequence, Main Sequence Lifetime
Post-Main Sequence Evolution, Core Contraction, Hydrogen Shell Burning, Envelope Expansion
Degeneracy, Triple Alpha Process, Helium Flash
Planetary Nebula, Ring Nebula, Central Star, White Dwarf, Chandrasekhar Limit, Black Dwarf
Carbon Detonation, Supernova, Supernova Remnant, Type I /II Supernova, Nova
Neutron Star, Pulsar, Conservation of Angular Momentum, Crab Nebula
Black Hole, Escape Velocity, Schwarzschild Radius, Event Horizon, Accretion Disk