Link to Notes - Coweta County Schools
... moon’s gravity on different sides of the Earth Moon matters more because it’s closer, so the difference in pull is more Sun does help though, since it’s mass is so large Larger tides occur when sun and moon line up (spring tides), smaller ones occur when they are in opposition (neap tides) ...
... moon’s gravity on different sides of the Earth Moon matters more because it’s closer, so the difference in pull is more Sun does help though, since it’s mass is so large Larger tides occur when sun and moon line up (spring tides), smaller ones occur when they are in opposition (neap tides) ...
mike-ken_transit
... Other Stars are Very Far Away If the Sun and Earth were only an inch apart, the nearest star would still be over four miles away…about as far from here to the beach! Sun ...
... Other Stars are Very Far Away If the Sun and Earth were only an inch apart, the nearest star would still be over four miles away…about as far from here to the beach! Sun ...
Stellar Magnitude, Distance, and Motion
... o Denoted by the Greek symbol "mu" o Is a velocity in units of seconds of arc per year o Proper motion is not large. The star with the largest proper motion is called Barnard's Star. It moves 10.3 seconds of arc per year. o Since the moon subtends about 1/2 of a degree (which is 1/2 x 60 x 60 ...
... o Denoted by the Greek symbol "mu" o Is a velocity in units of seconds of arc per year o Proper motion is not large. The star with the largest proper motion is called Barnard's Star. It moves 10.3 seconds of arc per year. o Since the moon subtends about 1/2 of a degree (which is 1/2 x 60 x 60 ...
Reading exercise
... no air or water. Plants and animals can’t live there either. Astronauts first landed on the Moon in 1969. After that, there were six more trips to the Moon. They brought back Moon rocks, which scientists are still studying. There are holes, or craters, all over the Moon’s surface. Scientists believe ...
... no air or water. Plants and animals can’t live there either. Astronauts first landed on the Moon in 1969. After that, there were six more trips to the Moon. They brought back Moon rocks, which scientists are still studying. There are holes, or craters, all over the Moon’s surface. Scientists believe ...
Final Review Sheet - Astronomy Part 2
... 12.List the three layers of the sun’s atmosphere. When can each be seen? ...
... 12.List the three layers of the sun’s atmosphere. When can each be seen? ...
The most important questions to study for the exam
... throughout the world at an age of 65 million years that suggest a cause-and-effect relationship. These are • a large crater in the desert in Arizona, USA, and a layer of clay across the North American continent containing abnormal amounts of a rare metal, iridium, that is relatively abundant in some ...
... throughout the world at an age of 65 million years that suggest a cause-and-effect relationship. These are • a large crater in the desert in Arizona, USA, and a layer of clay across the North American continent containing abnormal amounts of a rare metal, iridium, that is relatively abundant in some ...
Simple astronomy within the solar system
... (a) If the northern observer notes a zenith angle of = 7.2°, show that the radius of the earth is calculated to be 6.4 ∙ 108 cm. The two amateurs find that the second step necessary is to measure the velocity of the moon in its orbit about the center of the earth. They accomplish this indirectly b ...
... (a) If the northern observer notes a zenith angle of = 7.2°, show that the radius of the earth is calculated to be 6.4 ∙ 108 cm. The two amateurs find that the second step necessary is to measure the velocity of the moon in its orbit about the center of the earth. They accomplish this indirectly b ...
A Short Look at Earth History
... • Planets made of same material as Sun, minus elements that remain mostly in gases • Inner Rocky Planets (M, V, E, M): iron and magnesium silicates • Outer gas giants (J,S,U,N) and moons: H, He, water, ice ...
... • Planets made of same material as Sun, minus elements that remain mostly in gases • Inner Rocky Planets (M, V, E, M): iron and magnesium silicates • Outer gas giants (J,S,U,N) and moons: H, He, water, ice ...
Ch. 3 The Solar System - Hillsdale Community Schools
... • Mars has a very thin atmosphere • Earth has oxygen, water, and life! • Venus has a thick atmosphere and very hot and toxic! ...
... • Mars has a very thin atmosphere • Earth has oxygen, water, and life! • Venus has a thick atmosphere and very hot and toxic! ...
Cooneyclass914HC_JC
... Universal Law of Gravitation Between every two objects there is an attractive force, the magnitude of which is directly proportional to the mass of each object and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the centers of the objects. ...
... Universal Law of Gravitation Between every two objects there is an attractive force, the magnitude of which is directly proportional to the mass of each object and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the centers of the objects. ...
PowerPoint - UCSD Department of Physics
... OK, why not use ergs or Joules and centimeters or meters ? You can if you want but . . . ...
... OK, why not use ergs or Joules and centimeters or meters ? You can if you want but . . . ...
Document
... which the Equivalence Principle guarantees are always there, the effects of gravitation are absent! The Einstein Field equations have as their solutions global coordinate systems which cover big patches of spacetime ...
... which the Equivalence Principle guarantees are always there, the effects of gravitation are absent! The Einstein Field equations have as their solutions global coordinate systems which cover big patches of spacetime ...
Outer Space
... suits. The Moon has no air or water. Plants and animals can’t live there either. Astronauts first landed on the Moon in 1969. After that, there were six more trips to the Moon. They brought back Moon rocks, which scientists are still studying. There are holes, or craters, all over the Moon’s surface ...
... suits. The Moon has no air or water. Plants and animals can’t live there either. Astronauts first landed on the Moon in 1969. After that, there were six more trips to the Moon. They brought back Moon rocks, which scientists are still studying. There are holes, or craters, all over the Moon’s surface ...
Chapter 13 Lesson 3 Notes
... ___________________ is best known for its rings, made of ice, dust, boulders, and frozen ___________________. Uranus also has many rings and moons. This planet rotates on a tilted axis that is tilted more than other planets. The fastest winds in our solar system occur on ___________________. As far ...
... ___________________ is best known for its rings, made of ice, dust, boulders, and frozen ___________________. Uranus also has many rings and moons. This planet rotates on a tilted axis that is tilted more than other planets. The fastest winds in our solar system occur on ___________________. As far ...
4QA Jeopardy
... One piece of evidence used to back up the Big Bang was the Doppler Effect. What does the Doppler Affect show us? a.) Stars and Galaxies are moving away ...
... One piece of evidence used to back up the Big Bang was the Doppler Effect. What does the Doppler Affect show us? a.) Stars and Galaxies are moving away ...
Exam 1 from 2002 for your review
... Life did not evolve on Earth, rather it came from somewhere else Primordial soup plus energy can produce organic compounds Life must have originated in deep ocean vents Primordial atmosphere had the constituents as the current atmosphere Life can be produced in a test tube. ...
... Life did not evolve on Earth, rather it came from somewhere else Primordial soup plus energy can produce organic compounds Life must have originated in deep ocean vents Primordial atmosphere had the constituents as the current atmosphere Life can be produced in a test tube. ...
Unit 2 : Astronomy A. Earth`s motion 1. rotation – turning or spinning
... C. 3 Laws of Planetary Motion 1. The path of each planet around the sun is an ellipse. 2. Each planet revolves so that an imaginary line connecting it to the sun sweeps over equal areas in equal time interval (a planet must travel more rapidly when it is near the sun and more slowly when it is fart ...
... C. 3 Laws of Planetary Motion 1. The path of each planet around the sun is an ellipse. 2. Each planet revolves so that an imaginary line connecting it to the sun sweeps over equal areas in equal time interval (a planet must travel more rapidly when it is near the sun and more slowly when it is fart ...
Powerpoint - BU Imaging Science
... was as bright as Jupiter, soon became as bright as Venus, and even became bright enough to see during the day for two weeks. As it dimmed, it went from white to yellow to orange to red. It was visible in the night sky for over one year • Tycho saw a supernova, an exploding star, and used its paralla ...
... was as bright as Jupiter, soon became as bright as Venus, and even became bright enough to see during the day for two weeks. As it dimmed, it went from white to yellow to orange to red. It was visible in the night sky for over one year • Tycho saw a supernova, an exploding star, and used its paralla ...
The Solar System: Unit 3 Review/Study Guide
... body that orbits the sun and is round because of its own gravity, but it does not have the mass to have cleared other bodies out of its orbit around the sun. There are five known dwarf planets. One named Ceres is located between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt. The other four (Pluto, Haumea, M ...
... body that orbits the sun and is round because of its own gravity, but it does not have the mass to have cleared other bodies out of its orbit around the sun. There are five known dwarf planets. One named Ceres is located between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt. The other four (Pluto, Haumea, M ...
Sun
... Whereas Alpha Centauri is 4.3 light years distant, the Sun is only 8 light minutes away from us. Consequently, astronomers know far more about the properties of the Sun than about any of the other distant points of light in the universe. A good fraction of all our astronomical knowledge is based on ...
... Whereas Alpha Centauri is 4.3 light years distant, the Sun is only 8 light minutes away from us. Consequently, astronomers know far more about the properties of the Sun than about any of the other distant points of light in the universe. A good fraction of all our astronomical knowledge is based on ...
Activity 1: What Planet Earth looks like from Space
... From space planet Earth looks like a blue and white disc against a starry background. The colour comes from the world’s oceans which reflect the blue colour back into space. The white colour comes from the clouds. The clouds are just huge amounts of water vapour existing as very tiny droplets in the ...
... From space planet Earth looks like a blue and white disc against a starry background. The colour comes from the world’s oceans which reflect the blue colour back into space. The white colour comes from the clouds. The clouds are just huge amounts of water vapour existing as very tiny droplets in the ...
Astronomy Study Guide
... • These objects appear to move backwards in the sky during some times of the year: planets. This happens because the Earth passes them. It is called retrograde motion. • Eclipses o Solar eclipse: when the Moon’s shadow falls on the Earth & we cannot see the Sun. Happens during the new moon phase. o ...
... • These objects appear to move backwards in the sky during some times of the year: planets. This happens because the Earth passes them. It is called retrograde motion. • Eclipses o Solar eclipse: when the Moon’s shadow falls on the Earth & we cannot see the Sun. Happens during the new moon phase. o ...
Seasons
... • Earth’s pole and equator are tilted 23.5 degrees away from the plane of its orbit around the sun. • This tilt is the key factor in determining seasons via the concentration and duration of sunlight. • Other factors can influence seasons but are smaller effects acting over long periods of time (i.e ...
... • Earth’s pole and equator are tilted 23.5 degrees away from the plane of its orbit around the sun. • This tilt is the key factor in determining seasons via the concentration and duration of sunlight. • Other factors can influence seasons but are smaller effects acting over long periods of time (i.e ...