Earth, Moon, and Sun - Effingham County Schools
... 27. How did the Earth form? While solar gas and dust (nebula) were swirling around and slowly condensing to form the Sun, a small part of the nebula escaped the Sun’s gravity and became trapped in an orbit around the Sun. 28. Why do we have a leap year every four years? The Earth actually takes 365 ...
... 27. How did the Earth form? While solar gas and dust (nebula) were swirling around and slowly condensing to form the Sun, a small part of the nebula escaped the Sun’s gravity and became trapped in an orbit around the Sun. 28. Why do we have a leap year every four years? The Earth actually takes 365 ...
Earth Science Chapter Two: What Makes Up the Solar System
... 1. Which group of stars include Earth? 2. How many planets are there in our solar system? 3. Ashley makes a model of the solar system. Which planet should she space between Earth and Mercury in her model? 4. Name the order of the planets in our solar system. 5. What planets make up the four inner pl ...
... 1. Which group of stars include Earth? 2. How many planets are there in our solar system? 3. Ashley makes a model of the solar system. Which planet should she space between Earth and Mercury in her model? 4. Name the order of the planets in our solar system. 5. What planets make up the four inner pl ...
Atmospheric Composition
... The Sun The sun is a relatively small star whose projected lifetime on the main sequence is ~ 11 billion years. Theory and observations of stars similar to the sun suggest that the luminosity has increased 25-30% over the last 4.5 billion years. Despite the increasing energy delivered to Earth, many ...
... The Sun The sun is a relatively small star whose projected lifetime on the main sequence is ~ 11 billion years. Theory and observations of stars similar to the sun suggest that the luminosity has increased 25-30% over the last 4.5 billion years. Despite the increasing energy delivered to Earth, many ...
Review2
... h. Einstein’s equation: E = mc2 i. Fusion vs. fission: p-p chain fuses H to He at the core of the Sun. j. Gamma rays and neutrinos: where are they produced and how do they make it out. k. Solar composition – what elements is the Sun made up of. 4. Stellar radiation and classifying stars a. Total ene ...
... h. Einstein’s equation: E = mc2 i. Fusion vs. fission: p-p chain fuses H to He at the core of the Sun. j. Gamma rays and neutrinos: where are they produced and how do they make it out. k. Solar composition – what elements is the Sun made up of. 4. Stellar radiation and classifying stars a. Total ene ...
The Earth
... The Sun is about 150 000 000 km away from Earth Bright stars in the night sky are about 1000 000 (1 million) times as far away as the Sun. The near galaxies are about 100 000 times as far away as the bright stars. ...
... The Sun is about 150 000 000 km away from Earth Bright stars in the night sky are about 1000 000 (1 million) times as far away as the Sun. The near galaxies are about 100 000 times as far away as the bright stars. ...
An Introduction To Parallax
... than the diameter of the Earth’s orbit. This means that the shift in angle we observe in Alpha Centauri is less than 1 second of arc, or less than the thickness of a hair seen across a large rooma . It was not until the mid–19th century that astronomers were able to measure such small parallaxes. In ...
... than the diameter of the Earth’s orbit. This means that the shift in angle we observe in Alpha Centauri is less than 1 second of arc, or less than the thickness of a hair seen across a large rooma . It was not until the mid–19th century that astronomers were able to measure such small parallaxes. In ...
Chapter 24.2 The Sun and the Seasons
... the Earth’s axis) and Revolution (Movement of one body in space around another) Earth’s rotation causes day/night, as Earth rotates from west-east, the sun appears to move from east-west As Earth continues to spin toward the east, the sun sets in the west and night falls ...
... the Earth’s axis) and Revolution (Movement of one body in space around another) Earth’s rotation causes day/night, as Earth rotates from west-east, the sun appears to move from east-west As Earth continues to spin toward the east, the sun sets in the west and night falls ...
Origin and Age of the Universe
... 36. When is the Earth closest to the Sun? This is called Perihelion. 37. When is the Earth farthest from the Sun? This is called Aphelion. 38. Define inertia: 39. ______________________ is the attractive force that exists between any two objects in the Universe. The gravitational force is proportion ...
... 36. When is the Earth closest to the Sun? This is called Perihelion. 37. When is the Earth farthest from the Sun? This is called Aphelion. 38. Define inertia: 39. ______________________ is the attractive force that exists between any two objects in the Universe. The gravitational force is proportion ...
How our Solar System (and Moon) came to be
... • IRAS launched into orbit 1983 – Direct evidence that solid matter exists around stars – Can cloud particles be early stages in the development of the planets? ...
... • IRAS launched into orbit 1983 – Direct evidence that solid matter exists around stars – Can cloud particles be early stages in the development of the planets? ...
Explaining Apparent Retrograde Motion
... solar system (planetary distances in AU) But . . . • The model was no more accurate and not any simpler than the Ptolemaic model in predicting planetary positions, because it still Copernicus (1473-1543) ...
... solar system (planetary distances in AU) But . . . • The model was no more accurate and not any simpler than the Ptolemaic model in predicting planetary positions, because it still Copernicus (1473-1543) ...
January 23
... Kepler s Laws 1. All planets move in elliptical orbits having the sun at one focus 2. A line joining any planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times ...
... Kepler s Laws 1. All planets move in elliptical orbits having the sun at one focus 2. A line joining any planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times ...
Solar System: 3rd Grade
... Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition. 3.MD.5 Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement. a. A square with side length 1 unit, called “a unit square,” is said to have “one square unit” of ...
... Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition. 3.MD.5 Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement. a. A square with side length 1 unit, called “a unit square,” is said to have “one square unit” of ...
Multiple Choice - Secondary Science Wiki
... All discoveries related to the solar system have been made. Only discoveries made in the last century are important. Some changes may occur if new evidence is provided. ...
... All discoveries related to the solar system have been made. Only discoveries made in the last century are important. Some changes may occur if new evidence is provided. ...
GEK - National University of Singapore
... 3) [Hubble’s Law and Cepheids] a) What is Hubble’s Law and how it changes our view on universe? Discuss. Hubble’s Law: Mathematically expresses the idea that more distant galaxies move away form us faster; its formula is ν=Ho x d, where ν is the galaxy’s speed away from us, d is its distance, and H ...
... 3) [Hubble’s Law and Cepheids] a) What is Hubble’s Law and how it changes our view on universe? Discuss. Hubble’s Law: Mathematically expresses the idea that more distant galaxies move away form us faster; its formula is ν=Ho x d, where ν is the galaxy’s speed away from us, d is its distance, and H ...
Astro 205 Ch. 2
... • Early observers had a geocentric model of the universe (Earth at center). • Ptolemy created a model in which planets moved on small wheels aNached to a larger wheel. • The small circle is cal ...
... • Early observers had a geocentric model of the universe (Earth at center). • Ptolemy created a model in which planets moved on small wheels aNached to a larger wheel. • The small circle is cal ...
Science_Jeopardy_Q3 - Galena Park ISD Moodle
... A scientist must have this before she or he can claim to know what might have happened a long time ago before there were humans to ...
... A scientist must have this before she or he can claim to know what might have happened a long time ago before there were humans to ...
Chapter 7 Notes
... Measuring Distance to Venus • Measure apparent position of Venus on Sun from two locations on Earth • Use trigonometry to determine Venus’ distance from the distance between the two locations on Earth ...
... Measuring Distance to Venus • Measure apparent position of Venus on Sun from two locations on Earth • Use trigonometry to determine Venus’ distance from the distance between the two locations on Earth ...
Stars, Sun, and Moon Test Study Guide
... 3. What season is the Northern hemisphere experiencing when it is tilted towards the sun? ...
... 3. What season is the Northern hemisphere experiencing when it is tilted towards the sun? ...
Shape of the Earth
... Some particles clung together, forming stars, and cluster of stars called galaxies. Our sun was one such star. How our Solar System Formed: About 4700 million years ago (4.7 billion), grains of material from a rotating cloud of gas and dust consolidated into solid lumps of material. Through violent ...
... Some particles clung together, forming stars, and cluster of stars called galaxies. Our sun was one such star. How our Solar System Formed: About 4700 million years ago (4.7 billion), grains of material from a rotating cloud of gas and dust consolidated into solid lumps of material. Through violent ...
History of Astronomy
... modern ideas about the universe. They investigated and discovered the natural laws that govern the universe. Scientists who expanded astronomy were Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and Isaac Newton. ...
... modern ideas about the universe. They investigated and discovered the natural laws that govern the universe. Scientists who expanded astronomy were Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and Isaac Newton. ...
Part I: Moons, Asteroids, and Comets
... 1. What is a moon? _________________________________________________________________________ 2. How many moons are in our solar system? _________________________________________________________________________ 3. Do all planets have moons? _________________________________________________________ ...
... 1. What is a moon? _________________________________________________________________________ 2. How many moons are in our solar system? _________________________________________________________________________ 3. Do all planets have moons? _________________________________________________________ ...