Chapter 9 Gravitation continued
... In general, the orbit of a satellite (around a planet) or planet (around a star) is an ellipse. Kepler was the first to describe this motion for planets around the sun that are a consequence of Newton’s Universal Gravitational Force. Kepler’s Laws for planetary orbits (in homework) 1. Orbits are el ...
... In general, the orbit of a satellite (around a planet) or planet (around a star) is an ellipse. Kepler was the first to describe this motion for planets around the sun that are a consequence of Newton’s Universal Gravitational Force. Kepler’s Laws for planetary orbits (in homework) 1. Orbits are el ...
Chapter 3
... earth's polar axis. Precession is a slow, circular movement of the polar axis along the surface of an imaginary double cone. One revolution takes about 26000 years (Platonic year). Thus, the vernal point moves along the equator at a rate of approx. 50'' per year. In addition, the polar axis makes a ...
... earth's polar axis. Precession is a slow, circular movement of the polar axis along the surface of an imaginary double cone. One revolution takes about 26000 years (Platonic year). Thus, the vernal point moves along the equator at a rate of approx. 50'' per year. In addition, the polar axis makes a ...
The Celestial Sphere
... If we measure a day from noon to noon - from when the sun crosses the meridian (directly overhead) to when the sun crosses the meridian again - we will find the average solar day is about 24 hours. If we measure the day according to a particular star - from when that star crosses the meridian to whe ...
... If we measure a day from noon to noon - from when the sun crosses the meridian (directly overhead) to when the sun crosses the meridian again - we will find the average solar day is about 24 hours. If we measure the day according to a particular star - from when that star crosses the meridian to whe ...
ph103 principles of physics iii spring 2009
... 11) A fast train is traveling north, which we will take as the positive direction. A bird in front of the train is flying north, but not as fast as the train. A squirrel is scampering south along the tracks, headed toward the train (Look out, little squirrel!) The velocity of the squirrel relative t ...
... 11) A fast train is traveling north, which we will take as the positive direction. A bird in front of the train is flying north, but not as fast as the train. A squirrel is scampering south along the tracks, headed toward the train (Look out, little squirrel!) The velocity of the squirrel relative t ...
Document
... This chart is a plot of number of stars as a function of luminosity. Note that most stars are less luminous than our sun But a few are much more luminous….imagine a star Putting out 100 times the energy of our sun…but they are out there! ...
... This chart is a plot of number of stars as a function of luminosity. Note that most stars are less luminous than our sun But a few are much more luminous….imagine a star Putting out 100 times the energy of our sun…but they are out there! ...
Discovery of the Kuiper Belt
... brightness and the distance. We also calculated the number of similar objects to be found if we could continue our survey over the whole sky in the plane of the solar system. By the end of the night, we knew that we had found a solar system object far beyond Neptune and more distant than any seen be ...
... brightness and the distance. We also calculated the number of similar objects to be found if we could continue our survey over the whole sky in the plane of the solar system. By the end of the night, we knew that we had found a solar system object far beyond Neptune and more distant than any seen be ...
Document
... Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows. Because Venus is an inferior planet from Earth, it never appears to venture far from the Sun: its elongation reaches a maximum ...
... Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows. Because Venus is an inferior planet from Earth, it never appears to venture far from the Sun: its elongation reaches a maximum ...
A brightening Sun will boil the seas and bake the continents a billion
... In the red giant’s distended outer layers, gravity will be so weak that the solar wind will blow a million times stronger than it does today. During the course of its redgiant phase, the Sun will lose approximately 10 percent of its total mass. This gradual mass loss will reduce the Sun’s overall gr ...
... In the red giant’s distended outer layers, gravity will be so weak that the solar wind will blow a million times stronger than it does today. During the course of its redgiant phase, the Sun will lose approximately 10 percent of its total mass. This gradual mass loss will reduce the Sun’s overall gr ...
Our Star, the Sun
... • The earth receives about 40 billion neutrinos per second per cm2 from the sun. – About 100 times that amount are passing through us from the big bang. • This works out to about 330 neutrinos in every cm3 of the universe! • By comparison there are about 0.0000005 protons per cm3 in the universe. ...
... • The earth receives about 40 billion neutrinos per second per cm2 from the sun. – About 100 times that amount are passing through us from the big bang. • This works out to about 330 neutrinos in every cm3 of the universe! • By comparison there are about 0.0000005 protons per cm3 in the universe. ...
Document
... Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows. Because Venus is an inferior planet from Earth, it never appears to venture far from the Sun: its elongation reaches a maximum ...
... Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows. Because Venus is an inferior planet from Earth, it never appears to venture far from the Sun: its elongation reaches a maximum ...
Powerpoint Presentation (large file)
... • The earth receives about 40 billion neutrinos per second per cm2 from the sun. – About 100 times that amount are passing through us from the big bang. • This works out to about 330 neutrinos in every cm3 of the universe! • By comparison there are about 0.0000005 protons per cm3 in the universe. ...
... • The earth receives about 40 billion neutrinos per second per cm2 from the sun. – About 100 times that amount are passing through us from the big bang. • This works out to about 330 neutrinos in every cm3 of the universe! • By comparison there are about 0.0000005 protons per cm3 in the universe. ...
Lecture Note
... side of its orbit to the other (the largest separation of two viewpoints possibly from the Earth) ...
... side of its orbit to the other (the largest separation of two viewpoints possibly from the Earth) ...
Document
... • The energy of the electron depends on orbit • When an electron jumps from one orbital to another, it emits (emission line) or absorbs (absorption line) a photon of a certain energy • The frequency of emitted or absorbed photon is related to its energy ...
... • The energy of the electron depends on orbit • When an electron jumps from one orbital to another, it emits (emission line) or absorbs (absorption line) a photon of a certain energy • The frequency of emitted or absorbed photon is related to its energy ...
mass extinction kalei and shae
... Comet nuclei are known to range from about 100 meters to more than 40 kilometres across. They are composed of rock, dust, water ice, and frozen gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane and ammonia In the outer solar system, comets remain frozen and are extremely difficult or impossible ...
... Comet nuclei are known to range from about 100 meters to more than 40 kilometres across. They are composed of rock, dust, water ice, and frozen gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane and ammonia In the outer solar system, comets remain frozen and are extremely difficult or impossible ...
Billionaire wants to send spacecraft to nearest star
... The comparative and superlative of ‘far’ is ‘farther’ and ‘farthest’ respectively when we are talking about distance. ...
... The comparative and superlative of ‘far’ is ‘farther’ and ‘farthest’ respectively when we are talking about distance. ...
More evidence for ninth planet roaming solar system`s
... extreme KBOs that went unnoticed until now: they found that the orbital period ratios of these objects are close to ratios of small whole numbers. An example of this would be one KBO traveling around the Sun once while another takes twice as long, or three times as long, or four times as long etc., ...
... extreme KBOs that went unnoticed until now: they found that the orbital period ratios of these objects are close to ratios of small whole numbers. An example of this would be one KBO traveling around the Sun once while another takes twice as long, or three times as long, or four times as long etc., ...
name date - Thomas C. Cario Middle School
... 64.) Day and night are caused by? 65.) Tides are caused mainly by? 66.) When compared to the gases around the sun, sunspots are…? _____________ 67.) Which unit of measurement is used for distances from star to star or to another galaxy? 68.) The Milky Way galaxy has which type of shape? 69.) The for ...
... 64.) Day and night are caused by? 65.) Tides are caused mainly by? 66.) When compared to the gases around the sun, sunspots are…? _____________ 67.) Which unit of measurement is used for distances from star to star or to another galaxy? 68.) The Milky Way galaxy has which type of shape? 69.) The for ...
The Solar Nebula Theory
... – Inherited from the motion of materials in the solar nebula. – The planets and moons mostly rotate and revolve in the same directions because they evolved from the same gas cloud. – The planet’s orbits lie in the same plane because the solar nebula collapsed into a rotating disk from which the plan ...
... – Inherited from the motion of materials in the solar nebula. – The planets and moons mostly rotate and revolve in the same directions because they evolved from the same gas cloud. – The planet’s orbits lie in the same plane because the solar nebula collapsed into a rotating disk from which the plan ...
The Sun
... 4 1H → 4He + energy 4 protons have 0.048*10-27 kg (= 0.7 %) more mass than 4He. Energy gain = Dm*c2 = 0.43*10-11 J per reaction. Sun needs 1038 reactions, transforming 5 million tons of mass into energy every second, to resist its own gravity. ...
... 4 1H → 4He + energy 4 protons have 0.048*10-27 kg (= 0.7 %) more mass than 4He. Energy gain = Dm*c2 = 0.43*10-11 J per reaction. Sun needs 1038 reactions, transforming 5 million tons of mass into energy every second, to resist its own gravity. ...