5th Grade “I Can Statements”
... I can show and explain that the sun hits the Northern Hemisphere at a shallower angle when the North Pole is tilted away from the sun, and that causes winter (in the Northern Hemisphere). I can show and explain that one revolution of the earth around the sun takes one year. ...
... I can show and explain that the sun hits the Northern Hemisphere at a shallower angle when the North Pole is tilted away from the sun, and that causes winter (in the Northern Hemisphere). I can show and explain that one revolution of the earth around the sun takes one year. ...
Define the following terms in the space provided
... Gregorian year 365.2425 days Earth mass 5.9736× 1024 kilograms Sun mass 1.9891× 1030 kg = 332,980 × Earth mean Earth radius 6371 kilometers Sun radius 6.96265 × 105 km = 109 × Earth Sun luminosity 3.827× 1026 watts ...
... Gregorian year 365.2425 days Earth mass 5.9736× 1024 kilograms Sun mass 1.9891× 1030 kg = 332,980 × Earth mean Earth radius 6371 kilometers Sun radius 6.96265 × 105 km = 109 × Earth Sun luminosity 3.827× 1026 watts ...
Answers
... radiation and they don’t specify any reference frame. This is what convinced Einstein – not the M-M experiment. There is simpler experimental evidence today. Neutral pions can be produced moving at speeds over 0.99975 c. They decay by emitting two photons. These photons travel at c. 3) What are the ...
... radiation and they don’t specify any reference frame. This is what convinced Einstein – not the M-M experiment. There is simpler experimental evidence today. Neutral pions can be produced moving at speeds over 0.99975 c. They decay by emitting two photons. These photons travel at c. 3) What are the ...
Solutions
... about 2.6 million light-years away from the Andromeda galaxy. If we model the disk of each galaxy as a dinner plate (call it 1 foot in diameter for simplicity), then the two dinner plates should be about 26 feet apart. This is easy to visualize; you can set down a couple of plates at either end of a ...
... about 2.6 million light-years away from the Andromeda galaxy. If we model the disk of each galaxy as a dinner plate (call it 1 foot in diameter for simplicity), then the two dinner plates should be about 26 feet apart. This is easy to visualize; you can set down a couple of plates at either end of a ...
Unit 5 -
... Earth’s Rotation – There are two relatively simple ways to demonstrate that Earth is rotating. 1. A Foucault pendulum, which has a long wire, a heavy weight, and will swing in a constant direction, appears from our point of view to shift its orientation. 2. Flowing air and water on Earth are diverte ...
... Earth’s Rotation – There are two relatively simple ways to demonstrate that Earth is rotating. 1. A Foucault pendulum, which has a long wire, a heavy weight, and will swing in a constant direction, appears from our point of view to shift its orientation. 2. Flowing air and water on Earth are diverte ...
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... Mars and Jupiter. Vesta is found in the asteroid belt. Kuiper belt - a disk-shaped region extending from the orbit of Neptune (at 30 AU) to approximately 55 AU from the Sun consisting mostly of icy objects. Pluto is a Kuiper belt object. Scattered disk - thinly populated disk-shaped region of icy bo ...
... Mars and Jupiter. Vesta is found in the asteroid belt. Kuiper belt - a disk-shaped region extending from the orbit of Neptune (at 30 AU) to approximately 55 AU from the Sun consisting mostly of icy objects. Pluto is a Kuiper belt object. Scattered disk - thinly populated disk-shaped region of icy bo ...
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... single starting point, approximately 13.7 billion years ago. • Although there are other theories about the beginning of the universe, much scientific evidence supports the Big Bang theory. • The Big Band is also supported by the presence of cosmic background radiation, which is the energy left over ...
... single starting point, approximately 13.7 billion years ago. • Although there are other theories about the beginning of the universe, much scientific evidence supports the Big Bang theory. • The Big Band is also supported by the presence of cosmic background radiation, which is the energy left over ...
Curriculum Development Unit Overview DRAFT Planning For Each
... Additional: cluster, gamma radiation, x-rays, radiowaves, elliptical galaxy, spiral galaxy, corona, photosphere, ...
... Additional: cluster, gamma radiation, x-rays, radiowaves, elliptical galaxy, spiral galaxy, corona, photosphere, ...
Unit 4 Space
... can see these particles being deflected when we see the Northern Lights. Large outbursts of solar winds can wreak havoc with satellites as well as Earthbound energy supplies such as power plants. (c) McGraw Hill Ryerson 2007 ...
... can see these particles being deflected when we see the Northern Lights. Large outbursts of solar winds can wreak havoc with satellites as well as Earthbound energy supplies such as power plants. (c) McGraw Hill Ryerson 2007 ...
Red Shift, Blue Shift
... The wavelength of light that an observer sees coming from an object depends on the motion of the object relative to the observer. If either the object or the observer moves, the wavelength will change. The relationship between motion and observed wavelength is called the Doppler effect. ...
... The wavelength of light that an observer sees coming from an object depends on the motion of the object relative to the observer. If either the object or the observer moves, the wavelength will change. The relationship between motion and observed wavelength is called the Doppler effect. ...
Chapter 19
... ● The thick clouds on Venus cause a runaway greenhouse effect. These thick gases are made up of mostly carbon dioxide which makes Venus very reflective. Venus has a thick atmosphere which prevents releasing radiation creating the "runaway" greenhouse effect. This keeps its temperature at 700 K. ● Ra ...
... ● The thick clouds on Venus cause a runaway greenhouse effect. These thick gases are made up of mostly carbon dioxide which makes Venus very reflective. Venus has a thick atmosphere which prevents releasing radiation creating the "runaway" greenhouse effect. This keeps its temperature at 700 K. ● Ra ...
Earth Science Exam Review 1
... A. The Sun gives off more heat in the summer and less heat in the winter. B. Earth is farther from the Sun in winter and closer to the Sun in summer. C. With more clouds in the winter, less sunlight can reach the surface of Earth. D. Since Earth is tilted on its axis, heat from the Sun gets distribu ...
... A. The Sun gives off more heat in the summer and less heat in the winter. B. Earth is farther from the Sun in winter and closer to the Sun in summer. C. With more clouds in the winter, less sunlight can reach the surface of Earth. D. Since Earth is tilted on its axis, heat from the Sun gets distribu ...
01 Orders of Magnitude and Units
... The seven base units were defined arbitrarily. The sizes of all other units are derived from base units. E.g. Charge in coulombs This comes from : Charge = Current x time so… coulombs = amps x seconds or… C=Axs so… C could be written in base units as As (amp seconds) ...
... The seven base units were defined arbitrarily. The sizes of all other units are derived from base units. E.g. Charge in coulombs This comes from : Charge = Current x time so… coulombs = amps x seconds or… C=Axs so… C could be written in base units as As (amp seconds) ...
C472 Continuous Assessment: Essay #2
... must generalise from a single case and assume that the rules of Earth also hold true elsewhere in the Universe. One thing generally accepted to be necessary for life is heat, because if the temperature is too low then the kinds of chemical reactions necessary for energy generation become impossible. ...
... must generalise from a single case and assume that the rules of Earth also hold true elsewhere in the Universe. One thing generally accepted to be necessary for life is heat, because if the temperature is too low then the kinds of chemical reactions necessary for energy generation become impossible. ...
The Minor Bodies of the Solar System
... nearly spherical, but many others have irregular, angular shapes suggesting that they are secondary collision fragments. The angular shape is indicated by the large variation in brightness observed as the asteroid rotates and reflects sunlight from different regions on its surface. See Figure 3 or M ...
... nearly spherical, but many others have irregular, angular shapes suggesting that they are secondary collision fragments. The angular shape is indicated by the large variation in brightness observed as the asteroid rotates and reflects sunlight from different regions on its surface. See Figure 3 or M ...
Mercury Mercury is a dead planet and the
... microscopic planets. Spinning on its axis at 1,000 miles an hour, it takes 365.25 days to make one compete trip around the un. Located at just the right distance form our star, it is the ...
... microscopic planets. Spinning on its axis at 1,000 miles an hour, it takes 365.25 days to make one compete trip around the un. Located at just the right distance form our star, it is the ...
ASTR 553/554 (1) : Questions
... questions that follow, work with either I(R) or µ(R), which ever your prefer. b. What's the surface brightness, I(0), at the center of the Milky Way disk, and what's the disk's total luminosity in LV, . c. Using MV, = 4.82, calculate the Milky Way's absolute magnitude, MV. If viewed from Virgo (dist ...
... questions that follow, work with either I(R) or µ(R), which ever your prefer. b. What's the surface brightness, I(0), at the center of the Milky Way disk, and what's the disk's total luminosity in LV, . c. Using MV, = 4.82, calculate the Milky Way's absolute magnitude, MV. If viewed from Virgo (dist ...
origins of the Universe
... in the early 1900’s astronomers started to find evidence that pointed to a Big Bang. • In 1922, astronomer Edwin Hubble observed that the universe was expanding. The most distant galaxies he could see through his telescope were moving away at about 40 000 km per second. • This observation led to wha ...
... in the early 1900’s astronomers started to find evidence that pointed to a Big Bang. • In 1922, astronomer Edwin Hubble observed that the universe was expanding. The most distant galaxies he could see through his telescope were moving away at about 40 000 km per second. • This observation led to wha ...
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... Mercury's orbit around the Sun, as predicted by Newton's laws. As the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury orbits a region in the solar system where spacetime is disturbed by the Sun's mass. Mercury's elliptical path around the Sun shifts slightly with each orbit such that its closest point to the Sun ...
... Mercury's orbit around the Sun, as predicted by Newton's laws. As the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury orbits a region in the solar system where spacetime is disturbed by the Sun's mass. Mercury's elliptical path around the Sun shifts slightly with each orbit such that its closest point to the Sun ...