Planetary Motion

Question 1

Sir Isaac Newton revolutionized science by defining a set of laws to describe the motion of objects. In a 2 to 3 paragraph essay, describe each of Newton’s laws of motion and explain why each is important in understanding planetary motion.

Question 2

Think about how astronomers have come to the conclusion that the Big Bang theory is how the Universe began and developed. In a 2 to 3 paragraph essay, explain what Olbers’ Paradox is and describe one example of observation evidence that supports the Big Bang Theory over an infinite, ageless Universe.

Question 3

5 page essay about a topic in astronomy. You can write about dark matter or the most powerful type of supernova. MLA. no specific directions, just history, information about it, and significance of it. Also need to attach websites that information was gained from.

Question 4

5 page MLA format essay on Hypernovas. Need history, information, strongest Hypernova, Significance and backround on the strongest hypernova. Needs to be well written double spaced 12 point font with works cited.

Question 5

Astronomers can spend an entire career’s worth of time studying specific types of stars. If you could choose one spectral or luminosity class of star or one area of the H-R Diagram on which to focus, what would you choose, and why? How do you consider your chosen area interesting? How do you consider it to be important?