Edexcel GCSE Astronomy 1AS0 · A
Unaided tasks
- Code
- A
- Topic of
- Edexcel GCSE Astronomy 1AS0
- Course
- GCSE Astronomy 1AS0
- Board
- Edexcel
Grade boundaries·Edexcel command words
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Points under A
- A1 Demonstrate the changing appearance of lunar features
- A2 Finding the radiant point of a meteor shower
- A3 Assess the accuracy of stellar magnitude estimates
- A4 Estimate a celestial property using drawings of a suitable event
- A5 Estimating levels of light pollution
- A6 Estimate the solar rotation period using drawings of sunspots
- A7 Estimating the period of a variable star
- A8 Comparing stellar density estimates
- A9 Finding longitude using a shadow stick
- A10 Assess the accuracy of a sundial
Topics in 1AS0
- 1 Planet Earth
- 2 The lunar disc
- 3 The Earth-Moon-Sun system
- 4 Time and the Earth-Moon-Sun cycles
- 5 Solar System observation
- 6 Celestial observation
- 7 Early models of the Solar System
- 8 Planetary motion and gravity
- 9 Exploring the Moon
- 10 Solar astronomy
- 11 Exploring the Solar System
- 12 Formation of planetary systems
- 13 Exploring starlight
- 14 Stellar evolution
- 15 Our place in the Galaxy
- 16 Cosmology
- OBS Observational skills
- A Unaided tasks
- B Aided tasks