The Inner Planets
... Smallest inner planet (not much larger than Earth’s moon) Closest to the sun Mercury’s surface has flat plains and craters Mercury has no atmosphere because it has very little gravity. Gases escape out into space as they heat up. Mercury has extreme temperature difference (-170 °C to 430 °C) . ...
... Smallest inner planet (not much larger than Earth’s moon) Closest to the sun Mercury’s surface has flat plains and craters Mercury has no atmosphere because it has very little gravity. Gases escape out into space as they heat up. Mercury has extreme temperature difference (-170 °C to 430 °C) . ...
Chapter 1 Starts and Galaxies
... Doppler effect- apparent change in the wavelength of light that occurs when an object is moving toward or away from the Earth Big-bang theory- theory that states that the universe began to expand with the explosion of concentrated matter and energy and has been expanding ever since Gravity- force of ...
... Doppler effect- apparent change in the wavelength of light that occurs when an object is moving toward or away from the Earth Big-bang theory- theory that states that the universe began to expand with the explosion of concentrated matter and energy and has been expanding ever since Gravity- force of ...
Unit Review D – General Relativity
... Yes and no. Light will follow the shortest path between two events in spacetime. So if we define a straight line as the shortest path between two points… then yes. The warping of spacetime by massive objects redefines what is straight. From our Euclidean perspective, the light will curve and bend du ...
... Yes and no. Light will follow the shortest path between two events in spacetime. So if we define a straight line as the shortest path between two points… then yes. The warping of spacetime by massive objects redefines what is straight. From our Euclidean perspective, the light will curve and bend du ...
Astronomy Assignment #1
... The scaled down Local Group of Galaxies would be 60 cm in radius. Solving similar proportions for the Local Super Cluster and Visible Universe yields the following. The Local Super cluster would have a radius of 20 meters and the visible universe would have a radius of about 5.5 km. This last answer ...
... The scaled down Local Group of Galaxies would be 60 cm in radius. Solving similar proportions for the Local Super Cluster and Visible Universe yields the following. The Local Super cluster would have a radius of 20 meters and the visible universe would have a radius of about 5.5 km. This last answer ...
Unit 6: Space
... SC.8.E.5.In.10: Recognize that the Moon's revolution around the Earth takes about thirty days. SC.8.E.5.In.9: Recognize that the four seasons are related to Earth’s position as it travels (revolves) around the Sun. SC.8.E.5.Su.7: Recognize that Earth revolves around the Sun creating the four seasons ...
... SC.8.E.5.In.10: Recognize that the Moon's revolution around the Earth takes about thirty days. SC.8.E.5.In.9: Recognize that the four seasons are related to Earth’s position as it travels (revolves) around the Sun. SC.8.E.5.Su.7: Recognize that Earth revolves around the Sun creating the four seasons ...
File - Prairie Science
... Galaxy: a large collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by________. We measure distance in space using Astronomical units (AU) ...
... Galaxy: a large collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by________. We measure distance in space using Astronomical units (AU) ...
Glossary (PDF file)
... form a pattern in the sky. Ancient people found pictures in the sky and made up stories about them. Today, we use the constellations as a map of the night sky. Unlike planets, the stars in constellations do not change position in the sky compared with each other. So constellations help scientists de ...
... form a pattern in the sky. Ancient people found pictures in the sky and made up stories about them. Today, we use the constellations as a map of the night sky. Unlike planets, the stars in constellations do not change position in the sky compared with each other. So constellations help scientists de ...
Name
... E) Saturn 31) Which of these bodies has the smallest diameter? A) Venus B) Mercury C) Saturn D) Mars E) Pluto 32) Why can’t stellar parallax be seen with the naked eye? A) Sun is too bright. B) Moon is too bright C) Stars are too far away. D) Precession of the Earth’s rotation axis changes the Earth ...
... E) Saturn 31) Which of these bodies has the smallest diameter? A) Venus B) Mercury C) Saturn D) Mars E) Pluto 32) Why can’t stellar parallax be seen with the naked eye? A) Sun is too bright. B) Moon is too bright C) Stars are too far away. D) Precession of the Earth’s rotation axis changes the Earth ...
Document
... bubble around the planet - generated by the Earth’s magnetic field. But it can still cause the Aurora and affect power and communications systems on Earth. ...
... bubble around the planet - generated by the Earth’s magnetic field. But it can still cause the Aurora and affect power and communications systems on Earth. ...
Introduction to Space
... ~From a dark site away from city lights, we can see nearly 3000 stars (compared to the only a few hundred from the city) ~Along with the Moon, a few planets are clearly visible in our sky. Because planets are further away than the Moon, they appear like the distant stars as points of light ~Venus is ...
... ~From a dark site away from city lights, we can see nearly 3000 stars (compared to the only a few hundred from the city) ~Along with the Moon, a few planets are clearly visible in our sky. Because planets are further away than the Moon, they appear like the distant stars as points of light ~Venus is ...
The Earth in Motion
... passes from the north to south pole around which the Earth spins. b. Earth is tilted on its axis at 23.5 degrees c. The North Pole points to Polaris…the North Star. ...
... passes from the north to south pole around which the Earth spins. b. Earth is tilted on its axis at 23.5 degrees c. The North Pole points to Polaris…the North Star. ...
Biology: Unit One Calendar
... Describe how astronomers determine the composition and temperature of stars (2d) Explain why stars appear to move in the sky. (1d) Describe one way astronomers measure distance to stars. (1d) Explain the difference between absolute magnitude and apparent magnitude. Section 30.2 Stellar Evolu ...
... Describe how astronomers determine the composition and temperature of stars (2d) Explain why stars appear to move in the sky. (1d) Describe one way astronomers measure distance to stars. (1d) Explain the difference between absolute magnitude and apparent magnitude. Section 30.2 Stellar Evolu ...
june 2011 - Holt Planetarium
... and mantle, leaving behind its core and not much else. This spectacular view of the crater Degas was obtained as a highresolution targeted observation (90 m/pixel). Impact melt coats its floor, and as the melt cooled and shrank, it formed the cracks observed across the crater. For context, Mariner 1 ...
... and mantle, leaving behind its core and not much else. This spectacular view of the crater Degas was obtained as a highresolution targeted observation (90 m/pixel). Impact melt coats its floor, and as the melt cooled and shrank, it formed the cracks observed across the crater. For context, Mariner 1 ...
june 2011 - Holt Planetarium
... and mantle, leaving behind its core and not much else. This spectacular view of the crater Degas was obtained as a highresolution targeted observation (90 m/pixel). Impact melt coats its floor, and as the melt cooled and shrank, it formed the cracks observed across the crater. For context, Mariner 1 ...
... and mantle, leaving behind its core and not much else. This spectacular view of the crater Degas was obtained as a highresolution targeted observation (90 m/pixel). Impact melt coats its floor, and as the melt cooled and shrank, it formed the cracks observed across the crater. For context, Mariner 1 ...
Midterm Review -- Astronomy Unit
... c. Our magnetic field d. Attractions between Protons and Electrons ...
... c. Our magnetic field d. Attractions between Protons and Electrons ...
an object that moves around another object in space
... challenged the Geocentric model of the universe. I introduced the Suncentered model of the universe (Heliocentric). I believed the Sun was the center of the universe. ...
... challenged the Geocentric model of the universe. I introduced the Suncentered model of the universe (Heliocentric). I believed the Sun was the center of the universe. ...
The Sun and the Solar System
... • The Sun, which makes up about 99.9% of the mass of our planetary system, is a typical stable Main Sequence dwarf star of spectral class G2. It pursues an orbit about the center of the Galaxy ...
... • The Sun, which makes up about 99.9% of the mass of our planetary system, is a typical stable Main Sequence dwarf star of spectral class G2. It pursues an orbit about the center of the Galaxy ...
PHYS-638-07f: Problem set #0 Solutions
... with the moon’s albedo of 0.07 (meaning the moon reflects back 7% of the sunlight that hits its surface) to estimate how much dimmer the full moon appears in optical light compared to sunlight on Earth. Since the solar flux declines as (R⊙ /ae )2 , then a perfectly reflecting moon would have its sur ...
... with the moon’s albedo of 0.07 (meaning the moon reflects back 7% of the sunlight that hits its surface) to estimate how much dimmer the full moon appears in optical light compared to sunlight on Earth. Since the solar flux declines as (R⊙ /ae )2 , then a perfectly reflecting moon would have its sur ...
The Solar System
... TEKS 6.11A describe the physical properties, locations, and movements of the Sun, planets, Galilean moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets ...
... TEKS 6.11A describe the physical properties, locations, and movements of the Sun, planets, Galilean moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets ...
The Night Sky
... Betelgeuse-A star 600 times our sun. A dying star likely to go super nova. The Sun- The star at the center of our Solar System. Sustaining life on earth Alpha Centauri-Three stars locked in their gravitational pull. Planet: A celestial being that orbits the sun, It is a sphere shape. It Has it has g ...
... Betelgeuse-A star 600 times our sun. A dying star likely to go super nova. The Sun- The star at the center of our Solar System. Sustaining life on earth Alpha Centauri-Three stars locked in their gravitational pull. Planet: A celestial being that orbits the sun, It is a sphere shape. It Has it has g ...
Reason for the Seasons
... Northern Hemisphere has sum mer, the Southern Hem isphere has wi nter. W hen conti nents like Europe ...
... Northern Hemisphere has sum mer, the Southern Hem isphere has wi nter. W hen conti nents like Europe ...
The Solar System
... • Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)- proposed the heliocentric model • Johannes Kepler (15711630)- propsed that the orbits around the sun were ellipses ...
... • Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)- proposed the heliocentric model • Johannes Kepler (15711630)- propsed that the orbits around the sun were ellipses ...