Solar System
... Our solar system is made up of the nine planets and other objects orbiting the sun. The solar system is estimated to be about five million years old and there are many theories on how the solar system was formed. Our Solar System Planets Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the sun at 57.9 milli ...
... Our solar system is made up of the nine planets and other objects orbiting the sun. The solar system is estimated to be about five million years old and there are many theories on how the solar system was formed. Our Solar System Planets Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the sun at 57.9 milli ...
Solar System
... Our solar system is made up of the nine planets and other objects orbiting the sun. The solar system is estimated to be about five million years old and there are many theories on how the solar system was formed. Our Solar System Planets Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the sun at 57.9 milli ...
... Our solar system is made up of the nine planets and other objects orbiting the sun. The solar system is estimated to be about five million years old and there are many theories on how the solar system was formed. Our Solar System Planets Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the sun at 57.9 milli ...
CH 26 PPT
... • Law #1: The planets move in elliptical orbits (not circular).** • The Sun is at one focus of the ellipse. • Because the orbit is elliptical, a planet’s distance from the Sun will change throughout its orbit. ...
... • Law #1: The planets move in elliptical orbits (not circular).** • The Sun is at one focus of the ellipse. • Because the orbit is elliptical, a planet’s distance from the Sun will change throughout its orbit. ...
Bringing Our Solar System to Life Grade 5 Overview Since the Solar
... 3. Write the definition of “revolution” on the board as the motion of planets traveling around the sun in a roughly circular path (1 planetary year) and the definition of “rotation” as the spinning motion of a planet on its on axis (1 planetary day). 4. Use the Popplet to show students the order of ...
... 3. Write the definition of “revolution” on the board as the motion of planets traveling around the sun in a roughly circular path (1 planetary year) and the definition of “rotation” as the spinning motion of a planet on its on axis (1 planetary day). 4. Use the Popplet to show students the order of ...
AST1001.ch3
... layout of the solar system (planetary distances in AU). But . . . • The model was no more accurate than Ptolemaic model in predicting planetary positions, because it still used perfect circles. ...
... layout of the solar system (planetary distances in AU). But . . . • The model was no more accurate than Ptolemaic model in predicting planetary positions, because it still used perfect circles. ...
11.3.1 Grade 6 Standard 4 Unit Test Astronomy Multiple Choice 1
... It is very bright and hot. We are not sure exactly where it is. There may be no planets near it. It is very far away. ...
... It is very bright and hot. We are not sure exactly where it is. There may be no planets near it. It is very far away. ...
lecture5
... Orbits of planets are ellipses, with the Sun at one focus Planets sweep out equal areas in equal amounts of time Period-distance relation: (orbital period)2 = (average distance)3 ...
... Orbits of planets are ellipses, with the Sun at one focus Planets sweep out equal areas in equal amounts of time Period-distance relation: (orbital period)2 = (average distance)3 ...
What are stars?
... What are stars? - We know now that the stars in a constellation are not necessarily very close together, but appear to be due to our line of sight - Examples – Orion, Ursa Major (Big Dipper) ...
... What are stars? - We know now that the stars in a constellation are not necessarily very close together, but appear to be due to our line of sight - Examples – Orion, Ursa Major (Big Dipper) ...
SunStructure17
... Our Sun Our sun is a medium sized, medium temperature (yellow) star in the middle of its life cycle. It only looks big because it’s so much closer to us than any other star ...
... Our Sun Our sun is a medium sized, medium temperature (yellow) star in the middle of its life cycle. It only looks big because it’s so much closer to us than any other star ...
The Sun: A Medium-sized Star
... I will be able to describe the make up of the sun. I will be able to explain the sun’s role in the survival of things on earth. ...
... I will be able to describe the make up of the sun. I will be able to explain the sun’s role in the survival of things on earth. ...
1 month - Otterbein
... • stars appear to rotate once around the Earth in a day • measure the duration of one rotation, this is the duration of a sidereal day • Need camera capable of making long exposure photos and tripod to mount the camera absolutely stable. • Time required: About an hour for a couple of nights which do ...
... • stars appear to rotate once around the Earth in a day • measure the duration of one rotation, this is the duration of a sidereal day • Need camera capable of making long exposure photos and tripod to mount the camera absolutely stable. • Time required: About an hour for a couple of nights which do ...
Chapter 28 Stars and Their Characteristics
... bright a star “appears” to be from Earth. The Apparent Magnitude of a star is affected by Absolute- Magnitude (Volume x Luminosity) and Distance from Observer. Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the Universe, does not appear to be as bright as our Sun, because of its distance from us compared ...
... bright a star “appears” to be from Earth. The Apparent Magnitude of a star is affected by Absolute- Magnitude (Volume x Luminosity) and Distance from Observer. Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the Universe, does not appear to be as bright as our Sun, because of its distance from us compared ...
The Newtonian Revolution: The discovery of natural law
... • The sun-to-planet line sweeps out equal areas in equal times • Often called the “Equal Area Law” • Pick any time interval you want. The sunplanet radius sweeps through the same area during that time interval, regardless of where it is in the orbit. • Said another way – the rate at which the sun-to ...
... • The sun-to-planet line sweeps out equal areas in equal times • Often called the “Equal Area Law” • Pick any time interval you want. The sunplanet radius sweeps through the same area during that time interval, regardless of where it is in the orbit. • Said another way – the rate at which the sun-to ...
Solar System PPT
... though it appears as though the Sun is moving! The Sun is the force which keeps our solar system together! • Rotation – spinning of Earth on its axis (23 degrees), which occurs once every 24 hours. • Earth moves around the Sun in a regular, curved path called an orbit • It takes about one year for E ...
... though it appears as though the Sun is moving! The Sun is the force which keeps our solar system together! • Rotation – spinning of Earth on its axis (23 degrees), which occurs once every 24 hours. • Earth moves around the Sun in a regular, curved path called an orbit • It takes about one year for E ...
Earth 351, Forming a Habitable Planet
... The Drake equation brings out the importance of understanding how long an intelligent civilization exists. One question is related to the life of a star. The sun's lifetime has been estimated from the fact that it gives off 3.9 x 1026 Watts (Joules/second), and comparing this luminosity to the energ ...
... The Drake equation brings out the importance of understanding how long an intelligent civilization exists. One question is related to the life of a star. The sun's lifetime has been estimated from the fact that it gives off 3.9 x 1026 Watts (Joules/second), and comparing this luminosity to the energ ...
The Sun PPT
... great as the Earth's diameter. • About 1.3 million Earths could fit inside the sun. • The mass of the sun is 2 x 1030 kilograms, about 332,000 times the mass of the Earth. • Volume of the Sun is about 1.5 million times that of Earth’s • Mean density of Sun = 1408 (kg/m3) • Mean density of Earth = 55 ...
... great as the Earth's diameter. • About 1.3 million Earths could fit inside the sun. • The mass of the sun is 2 x 1030 kilograms, about 332,000 times the mass of the Earth. • Volume of the Sun is about 1.5 million times that of Earth’s • Mean density of Sun = 1408 (kg/m3) • Mean density of Earth = 55 ...
Star
... Where do we come from? • The first (and simplest) atoms were created during the Big Bang. • More complex atoms were created in stars. • When the star dies, they are expelled into space…. to form new stars and planets! Most of the atoms in our bodies were created in the core of a star! ...
... Where do we come from? • The first (and simplest) atoms were created during the Big Bang. • More complex atoms were created in stars. • When the star dies, they are expelled into space…. to form new stars and planets! Most of the atoms in our bodies were created in the core of a star! ...
Shape of Earth?
... Therefore you can see the silhouette (shape) of the Earth as its outline falls on the moon. When the Earth enters the shadow, you see one side and when it leaves, you see the other side. The shape is always circular. ...
... Therefore you can see the silhouette (shape) of the Earth as its outline falls on the moon. When the Earth enters the shadow, you see one side and when it leaves, you see the other side. The shape is always circular. ...
RMH_Stellar_Evolution_Ast2001_09_29_09
... He -> C,O , C,O ->heavier elements up to Fe, as a red supergiant or successive transits across HR diagram ...
... He -> C,O , C,O ->heavier elements up to Fe, as a red supergiant or successive transits across HR diagram ...
The Astronomical Unit and Parallax Laboratory Worksheet
... The first page on the graphs handout shows observations of the spectrum of another star, similar to the Sun but far more distant, over the course of a year, as seen from the Earth. The wave ...
... The first page on the graphs handout shows observations of the spectrum of another star, similar to the Sun but far more distant, over the course of a year, as seen from the Earth. The wave ...
E8B4_CRT_CR_MSTIPS_FinalS
... 2. Which of the following BEST describes Earth’s location in the universe? A. Earth, Solar System, Sun B. Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System, Earth C. Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Sun D. Milky Way Galaxy, Earth, Solar System 3. What are stars, planets, and moons part of? A. Black Holes B. Comets C. N ...
... 2. Which of the following BEST describes Earth’s location in the universe? A. Earth, Solar System, Sun B. Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System, Earth C. Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Sun D. Milky Way Galaxy, Earth, Solar System 3. What are stars, planets, and moons part of? A. Black Holes B. Comets C. N ...
s*t*a*r chart - Ontario Science Centre
... * Mercury and Venus within 5° of the waning crescent Moon in the south-eastern morning sky ...
... * Mercury and Venus within 5° of the waning crescent Moon in the south-eastern morning sky ...
Physical Science Lecture Notes
... around and did not follow the paths of the normal stars. They called them Wander Stars “planets”. 2. “Wandering Stars” were: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn 3. Greek Astronomer Ptolemy (pronounced “tall-oh-me) believed: Geocentric - Earth centered Solar system 4. Copernicus: Polish Astronom ...
... around and did not follow the paths of the normal stars. They called them Wander Stars “planets”. 2. “Wandering Stars” were: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn 3. Greek Astronomer Ptolemy (pronounced “tall-oh-me) believed: Geocentric - Earth centered Solar system 4. Copernicus: Polish Astronom ...