College of Teacher Education Second Semester 2020-2021: C.planetary Astronomy and Galactic Astronomy Answer

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COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION
Second Semester 2020-2021
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY

Lesson 1 – The Meaning and the Nature of Astronomy
EVALUATION:
1. Give the difference of the following:
a. astronomy and astrology

answer:
Astronomy is the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere.

That includes objects we can see with our naked eyes, like the Sun , the Moon , the planets,
and the stars . It also includes objects we can only see with telescopes or other instruments,
like faraway galaxies and tiny particles. Astrology, on the other hand, is the belief that the
positioning of the stars and planets affect the way events occur on earth. If you're
interested in the solar system and the planets, other celestial objects like asteroids and
comets, other galaxies and the rest of the universe, what makes up space, and the
possibility of alien life or space travel, astronomy is the field you're considering.
b. astronomy and cosmology

answer:
While other aspects astronomy deal with individual objects and phenomena or

collections of objects, cosmology spans the entire universe from birth to death, with a
wealth of mysteries at every stage. Astronomy is the study of celestial objects and
phenomena, while cosmology is centered around the origins and future of the universe.
While astronomy does deal with the universe as a whole, it focuses on the smaller pieces,
such as stars, galaxies, planets, and other objects.
c.planetary astronomy and galactic astronomy
Answer:
Planetary astronomy is the study of planetary bodies and phenomena by astronomical

remote sensing technique - has represented a major element of astronomy since the
invention of the telescope. Most of the discoveries by Galileo and his successors during the
17th and 18 centuries were in the field of planetary astronomy. It is a sub discipline of
astronomy dealing with observations of the members of our own solar system carded out
from ground-based air bone, and orbiting observatories. Galactic astronomy, on the other
hand, focuses on astrophysical processes in our own Milky Way. It covers topics from
planetary atmospheres, through the early evolution of stars and planets, to exoplanets and
the late stages of stellar evolution. We study, for example, the physics and chemistry of
interstellar and circumstellar matter, and the processes governing the birth and death of
stars.
d.astrochemistry and astrophysics
Answer:
Astrochemistry is the study of the chemical elements found in outer space, generally
on larger scales than the Solar System, particularly in molecular gas clouds, and the study
of their formation, interaction and destruction. As such, it represents an overlap of the
disciplines of astronomy and chemistry. Astrophysics, on the other hand, is a branch of
space science that applies the laws of physics and chemistry to explain the birth, life and
death of stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae and other objects in the universe. It has two
sibling sciences, astronomy and cosmology, and the lines between them blur.
2. Cite a specific example of a situation, event or phenomena happened in our country or in the
world that involved the study of astronomy.
Answer:
a.The northern lights, or aurora borealis, offer an entrancing, dramatic, magical display
that fascinates all who see it — but just what causes this dazzling natural phenomenon?
At the center of our solar system lies the sun, the yellow star that sustains life on our planet.
The sun's many magnetic fields distort and twist as our parent star rotates on its axis.
When these fields become knotted together, they burst and create so-called sunspots.
Usually, these sunspots occur in pairs; the largest can be several times the size of Earth's
diameter. The term ‘aurora borealis’, more commonly known as the northern lights, refers
to aurora which are visible from the northern hemisphere. They typically occur at a
latitude of 60-70 degrees, but they have been reported as far south as Florida during
periods of extreme solar activity.
b. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
On that day in 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (left, on the way to the launch pad)
became the first human in space, making a 108-minute orbital flight in his Vostok 1
spacecraft.
c.In the 1940s and 1950s, the Soviet Union and US space programmers sent numerous
species of animals into space, including monkeys, mice and dogs. However, these were
suborbital flights, which meant the spacecraft passed into outer space before falling back to
Earth without making an orbit. The first animal to make an orbital spaceflight around the
Earth was the dog Laika, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 on 3 November 1957
Laika was a young, part-samoyed terrier found as a stray in Moscow. She was chosen as
the Soviet scientists believed a homeless animal would be better equipped t oendure the
cold, hunger and harsh conditions of space travel.

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UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY

a. astronomy and astrology

Astronomy is the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere.

b. astronomy and cosmology

While other aspects astronomy deal with individual objects and phenomena or

c.planetary astronomy and galactic astronomy

Planetary astronomy is the study of planetary bodies and phenomena by astronomical

d.astrochemistry and astrophysics

b. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

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