ASTR100 (section 1) Fall 2017 page 9 Midterm Exam 1 - Study Guide The final exam will cover material from the entire semester; it is comprehensive. This study guide lists only the topics since the previous midterm (except, all equations and constants

ASTR100 (section 1) Fall 2017 page 5 Midterm Exam 3 - Study Guide  Solar wind: steam of charged particles (protons/electrons) flowing outward, gas escapes from coronal holes  Solar flares: violent, rapid eruption of material from the sun, occurs wh

Chromosphere - “sphere of color”- 2 nd of 3 layers. Where reddish color is released. Not easily seen-bright Corona -only seen on a complete solar eclipse. Rays that extend kilometers of the sun’s surface. Differenal Rotaon - sun rotates with differen

-built telescope, observed planets=imperfect. Saw moons orbiting Jupiter that did not go around Earth. Changing spots on sun (it too was rotating). Kepler -ellipse. Kepler’s third law, says that a planet’s orbital period squared is proportional to th