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ISC 116 The Earth In The Universe

NCE1 levelSciences17 topics

ISC 116 covers 17 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. 0 The Solar System
  2. 1 review the content of ISC 127 the `Earth and the Moon’
  3. 2 outline the scale and details of the solar system and how this was discovered
  4. 3 identify the presence and properties of space vacuum.
  5. 0 The Universe
  6. 1 Explain the differences between stars, planets and satellites.
  7. 2 Be aware of the existence of galaxies and other stellar phenomena
  8. 3 Give brief outline of the `big bang’ theory of the formation of the universe, as an
  9. 4 Describe the use of astronomical telescopes and radio telescopes for the detection
  10. 0 Flight
  11. 1 outline simple details of the different methods of heavier than air flight; kites,
  12. 2 Appreciate the economic importance of air flight.
  13. 0 Activities in Space
  14. 1 explain the principles of rocketry and other aspects of space technology.
  15. 2 Outline the history, successes and some dangers of space travel
  16. 3 Describe the present activities occurring in space: communication satellites, space
  17. 4 Describe the causes and possibilities of low weight and weightlessness

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0 The Solar System

The Solar System is the system made up of the Sun and all bodies held by its gravitational pull, including planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. For examination purposes, you must master its structure, the classification of its members, and the basic motions of these bodies because these ideas explain day-to-day astronomical phenomena and are frequently tested in introductory Earth and…

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