ERRATA FOR 10th EDITION OF THE STUDY GUIDE
8/26/06

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Inside cover
 Change the first entry for Unit 28 to Lab 27
3
 Section on Laboratory: 5th line--...6 questions with 4 correct...
15
 Obj. 2. 4th line should read
north and south celestial poles. Read the discussion in DOSC Chapter 4.
29
 For Objectives 6-8:
In 2006 the IAU (International Astronomical Union) defined a the word planet.
1. The orbit must be circular enough not to cross the orbit of another planet.
2. A planet must have enough mass to become nearly spherical..
3. A planet must be able to sweep other small astronomical objects out of its orbital path.
Using this definition, Pluto is not a planet. Also, the other known trans-Neptunian bodies are not planets.
76
 equation on Obj. 20b should read
E = (greek sigma) A T4
89
 Corrections to text references

Obj. 1a: Chapter 14 (Section 3)
Obj 1b: Chapter 13 (Section 1)
Obj. 5-9: are correct as printed
Obj. 10-17: Chapter 15 (Sections 1, 4, and 5)
Obj. 18-20; Chapter 16 (Section 5)
163
 Sub objectives of 10 are (a), (b), (c), and (d)
177
 Obj. 4: See comments for page 29
210
 Obj. 15a-d. See comment added above for page 29.
211-212 Word pratice #'s 42 and 52. Modify to reflect the changes on page 210 (See correction for page 29)
216 Add notes for Obj. 12c

Obj 12c. The asteroid threat consists of the possibility of a major asteroid hitting the Earth, such as what probably happended at the end of the age of the dinosours.
The opportunity that asteroids provide includes science samples of the early solar system and samples from other planets
231
 Corrections to text references

Obj. 1-8: Chapter 15 (Sections 1-10)
Obj 9-11: Chapter 16 (Sections 1-7)
Obj. 12-25: Chapter 16 (Sections 2-6);
...................Chapter 17 (Sections 1-4)
...................Chapter 18 (Sections 1 and 7)
261
 3rd line of text references Chapter 20 (Section 2) not 20
269 Onj. 5a-d: The DOSC figure references should be Fig. DOSC 15-17 and Fig. DOSC 15-8
279
 2nd line of text references

Obj. 3-12: Chapter 18 (Section 7); Chapter 20 (Section 1)
307
 2nd line of text references

Obj. 13.f Chapter 19 Section 4)
313
 Obj. 3b and 3c should read

(b) ellipticals
(c) how (a) and (b) allows us to get Hubbles Law and Hubble's parameter
392
 Eq. (41-6) remove the 2 that appears with the r
394 Step 2, line 6
...Now measure along...
Step 5, line 3
...standards to get an average..
444 Obj. 10 -- last two sub-objectives are (c) and (d)
449 6th line above Concepts
...successfully complete an introductory...

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