Astronomy 121: The Formation and Evolution of the Solar System

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Exam Instructions

Lectures:

    Section #1:
    (Sep 27 - Oct 16)
  1. Introduction
  2. History
  3. Celestial Sphere
  4. Orbits
  5. Gravity
  6. Light
  7. Matter
  8. Solar System Review
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Oct 18th: Exam #1

    Section #2:
    (Oct 18 - Nov 6th)
  1. Earth
  2. Moon/Mercury
  3. Venus
  4. Mars
  5. Galilean Satellites
  6. Terrestrial Atmospheres
  7. Terrestrial Planet Geology
  8. Terrestrial Planet Interiors
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Nov 8th: Exam #2

    Section #3:
    (Nov 8 - Dec 1st)
  1. Moons
  2. Asteroids & Comets
  3. Jupiter/Saturn
  4. Uranus/Neptune
  5. Outer SS
  6. Sun
  7. Origin of the Solar System
  8. Exoplanets
  9. Primordial Life
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Dec 4th: Exam #3

Quiz Deadlines:

Quizzes #1,2Oct 1st Quizzes #13,14,15,16Nov 7th
Quizzes #3,4Oct 8th Quizzes #17,18,19,20Nov 19th
Quizzes #5,6,7,8Oct 17th Quizzes #21,22Nov 26th
Quizzes #9,10,11,12Oct 29th Quizzes #23,24,25Dec 3rd
All quizzes must be done by 11:59pm PDT (midnight) on the dates listed on the top of each quiz
Scores and answers will be available after each deadline by clicking the button below

The graphic in the background of these pages is from a chart in Johannes Kepler's 1606 celestial atlas entitled De Stella Nova.

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