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| What are some of the patterns in the sky? | phases of moon, sunrise/sunset of sun, |
| What were calendars used for? | Showed special events and when to plant crops |
| What did anything outside of the pattern mean? | It had special meanings |
| What is a solar eclipse? | When the moon blocks the sun |
| What is a lunar eclipse? | When the earth blocks the sun |
| Where is the Stonehenge?q | England |
| How old is the Stonehenge? | 5,000 years |
| What might have the Stonehenge been used for? | To keep track of the sunrise |
| What is chichen itza? | It has 365 steps and a pyramid |
| On the spring and fall equinoxes, what appears on the chichen itza? | a pattern shaped like a snake |
| What is an astrolabe? | measurement between the horizon and a star or a planet |
| What is a sextant? | similiar to an astrolobe but uses mirrors and an eye peice |
| Who was Galieo Galilei? | The first person to use the telescope for astronomy |
| What did Galieo discover? | that Jupiter has 4 moons, the moon has mountains, the sun spins, and Venus has phases |
| What did Isaac Newton discover? | reflecting telescope that used mirrors instead of lenses |
| What is a high tech telescope? | can detect all forms of radiant energy, not just visible light |
| What are some examples of high tech telescopes? | x-rays, ultra-violet, gama-rays |
| What is a radio telescope? | large satellite dishes that look at radio signals from space |
| What are space telescopes? | they don't have to look through atmospheres |
| What do telescopes collect and concentrate on? | light |
| What is an equinox? | when the day and night are equal |
