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Astronomy (1AS0)
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Free Astronomy (1AS0) study notes for Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) students. Each chapter below covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take into the thinka app.
Paper 1: Naked-eye Astronomy
Planet Earth
The lunar disc
The Earth-Moon-Sun system
Time and the Earth-Moon-Sun cycles
Solar System observation
Celestial observation
Early models of the Solar System
Planetary motion and gravity
Paper 2: Telescopic Astronomy
Exploring the Moon
Solar astronomy
Exploring the Solar System
Formation of planetary systems
Exploring starlight
Stellar evolution
Our place in the Galaxy
Cosmology
Observational skills
Designing observations
Making unaided and aided observations
Analysing observational data
Evaluating observations and errors
Formulae, data sheet and units
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