ISP205L Visions of the Universe Laboratory
... SG-2: Motions of the Stars SG-3: Celestial Sphere SG-4: Motions of the Sun. SG-5: Ecliptic, Parts 1-3. No homework. Study for Quiz. SG-8: Precession and Proper Motion. ...
... SG-2: Motions of the Stars SG-3: Celestial Sphere SG-4: Motions of the Sun. SG-5: Ecliptic, Parts 1-3. No homework. Study for Quiz. SG-8: Precession and Proper Motion. ...
Earth at Aphelion 2015
... The average distance of the earth from the sun is about 92,918,000 miles. However, the earth’s orbital path around our central star is not a perfect circle but rather slightly elliptical in shape. Because of this the earth is slightly closer to the sun in January, at perihelion, and a bit farther aw ...
... The average distance of the earth from the sun is about 92,918,000 miles. However, the earth’s orbital path around our central star is not a perfect circle but rather slightly elliptical in shape. Because of this the earth is slightly closer to the sun in January, at perihelion, and a bit farther aw ...
Chapters 6 and 8: Some Additional Forces
... Sample Problem #7 (Ex. 8.7, page 241) • The figure below shows a spring attached to a 2.0 kg block. The other end of the spring is pulled by a motorized toy train that moves forward at 5.0 cm/s. The spring constant is 50 N/m, and the coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface ...
... Sample Problem #7 (Ex. 8.7, page 241) • The figure below shows a spring attached to a 2.0 kg block. The other end of the spring is pulled by a motorized toy train that moves forward at 5.0 cm/s. The spring constant is 50 N/m, and the coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface ...
Codes of Life
... The main Sequence Star • Once the fusion reactions start a main sequence star, like our Sun, is formed. • In these reactions atoms of hydrogen are fused together to form helium with vast amounts of heat and light given out. ...
... The main Sequence Star • Once the fusion reactions start a main sequence star, like our Sun, is formed. • In these reactions atoms of hydrogen are fused together to form helium with vast amounts of heat and light given out. ...
Day-9
... 37: <= 12hrs 14: 24 hrs 5: 10 hrs 4: 6 hrs 3: 14-16 hrs 2: “A night” 2: Answer had nothing to do with question 1: 5hr, 9.5hr, 8hr, 72 hrs,6 min, “Couple of days”, No Answer ...
... 37: <= 12hrs 14: 24 hrs 5: 10 hrs 4: 6 hrs 3: 14-16 hrs 2: “A night” 2: Answer had nothing to do with question 1: 5hr, 9.5hr, 8hr, 72 hrs,6 min, “Couple of days”, No Answer ...
Terrestrial Planets Test Answers
... 1. Atmosphere is composed of 96.5 % carbon dioxide. a) Mercury b) Venus c) Earth d) Mars 2. Orbits the Sun in 88 days. a) Mercury b) Venus c) Earth d) Mars 3. Appears to go through phases when viewed from Earth. a) Mercury b) Venus c) Moon d) all of these e) a and c only 4. Home to the tallest mount ...
... 1. Atmosphere is composed of 96.5 % carbon dioxide. a) Mercury b) Venus c) Earth d) Mars 2. Orbits the Sun in 88 days. a) Mercury b) Venus c) Earth d) Mars 3. Appears to go through phases when viewed from Earth. a) Mercury b) Venus c) Moon d) all of these e) a and c only 4. Home to the tallest mount ...
Solar System
... 2. Great red spot (GRS) is a giant, 300 year old storm. The Great Red Spot is an anti-cyclonic (highpressure) storm on Jupiter that can be likened to the worst hurricanes on Earth. An ancient storm, it is so large that three Earths could fit inside it. http://www.nasa.gov ...
... 2. Great red spot (GRS) is a giant, 300 year old storm. The Great Red Spot is an anti-cyclonic (highpressure) storm on Jupiter that can be likened to the worst hurricanes on Earth. An ancient storm, it is so large that three Earths could fit inside it. http://www.nasa.gov ...
The Development Of Astronomy
... measurements was not great enough to detect. (It is now known that the stars are indeed very far away and telescopes must be used to detect the small parallactic shifts.) 3. Rotating Earth – Copernicus found it esthetically pleasing to have a rotating Earth (diurnal motion) rather than the distant s ...
... measurements was not great enough to detect. (It is now known that the stars are indeed very far away and telescopes must be used to detect the small parallactic shifts.) 3. Rotating Earth – Copernicus found it esthetically pleasing to have a rotating Earth (diurnal motion) rather than the distant s ...
6 - In the Beginning: Science and Genesis 1-11
... “The complete birth of a star has never been observed. The principles of physics demand some special conditions for star formation and also for a long time period. A cloud of hydrogen gas must be compressed to a sufficiently small size so that gravity dominates.” ...
... “The complete birth of a star has never been observed. The principles of physics demand some special conditions for star formation and also for a long time period. A cloud of hydrogen gas must be compressed to a sufficiently small size so that gravity dominates.” ...
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... shrinks (this is known as the Kelvin-‐-‐-‐Helmholtz timescale). Estimate the luminosity of a 1 Solar mass protostellar cloud, which collapses from an initial radius of 103 AU down to a Solar radius, ...
... shrinks (this is known as the Kelvin-‐-‐-‐Helmholtz timescale). Estimate the luminosity of a 1 Solar mass protostellar cloud, which collapses from an initial radius of 103 AU down to a Solar radius, ...
VOCAB astronomy File
... 49. SUNSPOT MINIMUM- time during the 11 yr cycle when there are few sunspots 50. SUNSPOT MAXIMUM- time during the 11 yr cycle when there are many sunspots 51. ACTUAL BRIGHTNESS-brightness of a star if you are right next to it 52. APPARENT BRIGHTNESS-brightness of a star as it appears from earth STAR ...
... 49. SUNSPOT MINIMUM- time during the 11 yr cycle when there are few sunspots 50. SUNSPOT MAXIMUM- time during the 11 yr cycle when there are many sunspots 51. ACTUAL BRIGHTNESS-brightness of a star if you are right next to it 52. APPARENT BRIGHTNESS-brightness of a star as it appears from earth STAR ...
REVIEW: STAR`S TEST
... How much brighter is the sun than Jupiter ? ___________________________ Can a 15 cm telescope see an object with an apparent magnitude of 18.5 ? ______________________________ ...
... How much brighter is the sun than Jupiter ? ___________________________ Can a 15 cm telescope see an object with an apparent magnitude of 18.5 ? ______________________________ ...
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... the stars and planets. The circumference of the earth (38,500 km) may seem like a long way to us but is an insignificant distance in space. The nearest celestial object to earth, the moon, is approximately 400, 000 km away (more than 10 times the earth’s circumference). The sun, which is by far the ...
... the stars and planets. The circumference of the earth (38,500 km) may seem like a long way to us but is an insignificant distance in space. The nearest celestial object to earth, the moon, is approximately 400, 000 km away (more than 10 times the earth’s circumference). The sun, which is by far the ...
the submissions here
... Geophysics in Action at Yellowstone by Dmitriy Zhigunov Geysers indicate a magma chamber under the surface of the ground. The magma chamber heats up the surrounding rocks. Rainwater and melted snow work their way through fractures in the rock, and rises back to the surface when it reaches the hot r ...
... Geophysics in Action at Yellowstone by Dmitriy Zhigunov Geysers indicate a magma chamber under the surface of the ground. The magma chamber heats up the surrounding rocks. Rainwater and melted snow work their way through fractures in the rock, and rises back to the surface when it reaches the hot r ...
Lecture Summary (11/22)
... on whether we are "typical" or a "chance occurrence." Life on Earth is carbon-based. Chemically carbon can form 4 bonds with other atoms and therefore can form complex molecules, chains and rings. Life processes are complex. Carbon chemistry with water serving as the medium of exchange has the advan ...
... on whether we are "typical" or a "chance occurrence." Life on Earth is carbon-based. Chemically carbon can form 4 bonds with other atoms and therefore can form complex molecules, chains and rings. Life processes are complex. Carbon chemistry with water serving as the medium of exchange has the advan ...
Jupiter
... Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system. Jupiter is 240 lbs in size. The volume of Jupiter is 1.43128×1015 km³ . ...
... Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system. Jupiter is 240 lbs in size. The volume of Jupiter is 1.43128×1015 km³ . ...
Astro 27 Solar System Formation and ExoPlanets Slide Show
... 1. Mg 26 is uniformly distributed throughout the solar system and throughout studied meteorites. 2. CAI’s (calcium rich inclusions) within meteorites have a very narrow (~1600K) temperature range within which they solidify, and this corresponds to a very narrow time range when they could incorporate ...
... 1. Mg 26 is uniformly distributed throughout the solar system and throughout studied meteorites. 2. CAI’s (calcium rich inclusions) within meteorites have a very narrow (~1600K) temperature range within which they solidify, and this corresponds to a very narrow time range when they could incorporate ...
3 Exam #1
... 8. What are orbits and how do energy and gravity define them? 9. State Kepler’s laws and the implication to each. 10. Explain how you would determine mass of the sun. 11. What is escape speed? What is light, how do atoms produce light, and what does light reveal about astronomical bodies? 12. Descri ...
... 8. What are orbits and how do energy and gravity define them? 9. State Kepler’s laws and the implication to each. 10. Explain how you would determine mass of the sun. 11. What is escape speed? What is light, how do atoms produce light, and what does light reveal about astronomical bodies? 12. Descri ...
Lesson 7
... sun, or feed around the sun. None of those choices make sense. The Earth does circle around the sun. In Number three, did you remember to write in a complete statement? I hope so! “Why is Earth called the Life Planet?” (Response: Scientists believe Earth is the only planet where plants, animals, and ...
... sun, or feed around the sun. None of those choices make sense. The Earth does circle around the sun. In Number three, did you remember to write in a complete statement? I hope so! “Why is Earth called the Life Planet?” (Response: Scientists believe Earth is the only planet where plants, animals, and ...
ISP 205: Visions of the Universe
... Earth orbits the Sun (revolves) once every year… • at an average distance of 1 AU ≈ 150 million km. • with Earth’s axis tilted by 23.5º (pointing to Polaris). • and rotates in the same direction it orbits, counterclockwise as viewed from above the North Pole. ...
... Earth orbits the Sun (revolves) once every year… • at an average distance of 1 AU ≈ 150 million km. • with Earth’s axis tilted by 23.5º (pointing to Polaris). • and rotates in the same direction it orbits, counterclockwise as viewed from above the North Pole. ...
Cosmic Collisions Educators Guide
... Gravity — the force of attraction between any two bodies with mass — is by far the most important force in setting the objects in the universe in motion. The more mass an object has, the greater the gravitational pull it exerts. And the closer the two objects are, the stronger the pull of gravity th ...
... Gravity — the force of attraction between any two bodies with mass — is by far the most important force in setting the objects in the universe in motion. The more mass an object has, the greater the gravitational pull it exerts. And the closer the two objects are, the stronger the pull of gravity th ...
Unit 9: Earth Cycles
... Moon Comes about three weeks after new moon; rises around midnight, appears at its highest in the sky around dawn, and sets at noon. ...
... Moon Comes about three weeks after new moon; rises around midnight, appears at its highest in the sky around dawn, and sets at noon. ...
ASTR 1B - Texas Tech University Departments
... distinguish between scientific decision-making methods and ethical and social decisions that involve the application of scientific information. (5) Scientific systems. A system is a collection of cycles, structures, and processes that interact. All systems have basic properties that can be described ...
... distinguish between scientific decision-making methods and ethical and social decisions that involve the application of scientific information. (5) Scientific systems. A system is a collection of cycles, structures, and processes that interact. All systems have basic properties that can be described ...
Slide 1
... Bang is still considered by most astronomers to be the best theory we have. As with any scientific hypothesis, however, more observation and experimentation are needed to determine its credibility. ...
... Bang is still considered by most astronomers to be the best theory we have. As with any scientific hypothesis, however, more observation and experimentation are needed to determine its credibility. ...
Distance to Stars
... • The brightness a star would appear if it was set at a standard distance from Earth. – Astronomers calculate the stars apparent magnitude and it’s distance from Earth. – Then calculate the brightness if it were a standard distance from Earth. ...
... • The brightness a star would appear if it was set at a standard distance from Earth. – Astronomers calculate the stars apparent magnitude and it’s distance from Earth. – Then calculate the brightness if it were a standard distance from Earth. ...
Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrial life is life that does not originate from Earth. It is also called alien life, or, if it is a sentient and/or relatively complex individual, an ""extraterrestrial"" or ""alien"" (or, to avoid confusion with the legal sense of ""alien"", a ""space alien""). These as-yet-hypothetical life forms range from simple bacteria-like organisms to beings with civilizations far more advanced than humanity. Although many scientists expect extraterrestrial life to exist, so far no unambiguous evidence for its existence exists.The science of extraterrestrial life is known as exobiology. The science of astrobiology also considers life on Earth as well, and in the broader astronomical context. Meteorites that have fallen to Earth have sometimes been examined for signs of microscopic extraterrestrial life. Since the mid-20th century, there has been an ongoing search for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, from radios used to detect possible extraterrestrial signals, to telescopes used to search for potentially habitable extrasolar planets. It has also played a major role in works of science fiction. Over the years, science fiction works, especially Hollywood's involvement, has increased the public's interest in the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Some encourage aggressive methods to try to get in contact with life in outer space, whereas others argue that it might be dangerous to actively call attention to Earth.