Instructions for
... of students. Cut out the individual pictures (the students may do this), but keep them together as a “set”. Give each group of students a set of “Near and Far” pictures. Instruct the students to place the pictures in order from nearest to the surface of Earth to farthest from the surface of Earth. A ...
... of students. Cut out the individual pictures (the students may do this), but keep them together as a “set”. Give each group of students a set of “Near and Far” pictures. Instruct the students to place the pictures in order from nearest to the surface of Earth to farthest from the surface of Earth. A ...
Astronomy Unit Test Review Sheet
... 2. What is an optical telescope? What is the difference between a reflecting and a refracting telescope? What other types of telescopes do scientists use to gather information? Optical telescopes are used to see visible light from far away. Refracting uses a glass lens and a reflecting telescope use ...
... 2. What is an optical telescope? What is the difference between a reflecting and a refracting telescope? What other types of telescopes do scientists use to gather information? Optical telescopes are used to see visible light from far away. Refracting uses a glass lens and a reflecting telescope use ...
What Makes a Planet Habitable?
... a rather regular and predictable way. Comparative studies show that the Sun was, when it started its main-sequence life, brighter by 100-1000 times in X-rays and perhaps a few dozen times in the ultraviolet, compared to the present time (Ribas et al., 2005: 680). This should have had profound effect ...
... a rather regular and predictable way. Comparative studies show that the Sun was, when it started its main-sequence life, brighter by 100-1000 times in X-rays and perhaps a few dozen times in the ultraviolet, compared to the present time (Ribas et al., 2005: 680). This should have had profound effect ...
Cloze Reading - The Planets - Science
... . The earth is different from the other planets in our solar because there is life and a large amount of water on our planet. It takes one for the earth to revolve once around the sun, and it takes one for the earth to rotate once on its own axis. Earth’s contains the gases, nitrogen, and carbon dio ...
... . The earth is different from the other planets in our solar because there is life and a large amount of water on our planet. It takes one for the earth to revolve once around the sun, and it takes one for the earth to rotate once on its own axis. Earth’s contains the gases, nitrogen, and carbon dio ...
S E N S ` 2 0 0 6
... The understanding of the origins of our planetary system (as well as the other planets in the Universe) has always remained a question to astronomers, because of the large numbers of candidate planets and systems, founded in near past. Till the end of last year they find at least 192 planets around ...
... The understanding of the origins of our planetary system (as well as the other planets in the Universe) has always remained a question to astronomers, because of the large numbers of candidate planets and systems, founded in near past. Till the end of last year they find at least 192 planets around ...
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... planets in their places. 13. The time it takes for the earth to go round the sun. 15. A group of stars. 17. This is caused by a shadow and causes either the sun or the moon not to be seen. 19. The planet nearest the sun. 20. The 8th planet from the sun. It spins in a different direction from the oth ...
... planets in their places. 13. The time it takes for the earth to go round the sun. 15. A group of stars. 17. This is caused by a shadow and causes either the sun or the moon not to be seen. 19. The planet nearest the sun. 20. The 8th planet from the sun. It spins in a different direction from the oth ...
Nebular Theory worksheet 2017
... Using the infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently discovered two “new” or “young” stars which were orbited by large clouds of tiny particles, mostly gas and dust. It is proposed that the dust clouds, pulled together by gravity will ev ...
... Using the infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently discovered two “new” or “young” stars which were orbited by large clouds of tiny particles, mostly gas and dust. It is proposed that the dust clouds, pulled together by gravity will ev ...
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... a group of stars forming a shape: a group of stars visible from Earth that forms a distinctive pattern and has a name, often derived from Greek mythology, linked to its shape. ...
... a group of stars forming a shape: a group of stars visible from Earth that forms a distinctive pattern and has a name, often derived from Greek mythology, linked to its shape. ...
Grade 9 Unit 4: Space
... Milky Way is an example created by a high mass star collapsing mostly hydrogen and dust area of extremely powerful electromagnetic radiation mix of newly forming stars and old stars contains the oldest stars in the universe remains of the formation of the solar system pieces of rock floating through ...
... Milky Way is an example created by a high mass star collapsing mostly hydrogen and dust area of extremely powerful electromagnetic radiation mix of newly forming stars and old stars contains the oldest stars in the universe remains of the formation of the solar system pieces of rock floating through ...
The surface temperature of a planet
... Note that these are average surface temperatures: latitude, geography, seasons, local albedo, local cloud cover etc. cause variations in the earth’s surface temperature of ±30 –40 K (compare Northern Canada with Arabia). Another minor factor is heat released from inside a planet. The larger terrestr ...
... Note that these are average surface temperatures: latitude, geography, seasons, local albedo, local cloud cover etc. cause variations in the earth’s surface temperature of ±30 –40 K (compare Northern Canada with Arabia). Another minor factor is heat released from inside a planet. The larger terrestr ...
December 2007 Clear Skies Newsletter PDF
... phase in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP). This program is expected to last until around 2020 and the next phase will include a lander and associated rover. Looking farther into the future, plans are being drawn up for a sample return mission to bring lunar rocks to Earth for analysis. " ...
... phase in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP). This program is expected to last until around 2020 and the next phase will include a lander and associated rover. Looking farther into the future, plans are being drawn up for a sample return mission to bring lunar rocks to Earth for analysis. " ...
CRT Science Review #9 Earth Science: Solar System and
... • Understand the characteristics of rocky (terrestrial) and gaseous planets. E.8.B.4 Students know Earth is part of a solar system located within the Milky Way Galaxy. E/S • Identify the Earth as part of a solar system that is also part of a larger system that contains many thousands of star systems ...
... • Understand the characteristics of rocky (terrestrial) and gaseous planets. E.8.B.4 Students know Earth is part of a solar system located within the Milky Way Galaxy. E/S • Identify the Earth as part of a solar system that is also part of a larger system that contains many thousands of star systems ...
Space is Big…
... “Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.” ...
... “Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.” ...
Space Exploration Next
... returned to Earth. Only the capsule containing Gagarin was sent into orbit. Upon re-entry into the Earth’s Atmosphere, Gagarin ejected from the craft and parachuted safely to the ground. Next > ...
... returned to Earth. Only the capsule containing Gagarin was sent into orbit. Upon re-entry into the Earth’s Atmosphere, Gagarin ejected from the craft and parachuted safely to the ground. Next > ...
Wind Patterns - Mrs. Shaw's Science Site
... •These objects orbit the sun and have enough gravity to pull themselves into spheres, but they have other objects in the area of their orbit. •Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet. – Science is always changing COMETS •Loose collections of ice , dust, and small rocky particles whose orbits can be very ...
... •These objects orbit the sun and have enough gravity to pull themselves into spheres, but they have other objects in the area of their orbit. •Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet. – Science is always changing COMETS •Loose collections of ice , dust, and small rocky particles whose orbits can be very ...
Lecture7
... •The formation of terrestrial planets around a star is thought to have occurred by what process? • A) Breakup of a large disk of matter which formed around the star • B) Condensation of gas from the original star nebula • C) Capture by the star of objects traversing the depths of space • D) Accretio ...
... •The formation of terrestrial planets around a star is thought to have occurred by what process? • A) Breakup of a large disk of matter which formed around the star • B) Condensation of gas from the original star nebula • C) Capture by the star of objects traversing the depths of space • D) Accretio ...
Some Basic Facts to Know
... • Stars form in dense gas clouds = molecular clouds • Shielded from UV radiation by dust Î atoms are combined into molecules. • H2 …and also H2O, NH3, CO plus much more complex molecules. ...
... • Stars form in dense gas clouds = molecular clouds • Shielded from UV radiation by dust Î atoms are combined into molecules. • H2 …and also H2O, NH3, CO plus much more complex molecules. ...
Grade 9 Applied Science
... The following terms are definitions from the SPACE unit. You are asked to match the definition with the term AND write a sentence that uses the term in context to demonstrate your understanding of the term. All terms are found in the textbook Science: Perspectives 9 on pages 296-455. ...
... The following terms are definitions from the SPACE unit. You are asked to match the definition with the term AND write a sentence that uses the term in context to demonstrate your understanding of the term. All terms are found in the textbook Science: Perspectives 9 on pages 296-455. ...
habitable - Pathways Towards Habitable Planets II
... Conclusions • Some habitable planets (with liquid water) are more “habitable” than others (duration of habitability, availability of light and chemicals, etc.) • The “Habitable zone” could be defined as the zone outside which it is surface liquid water is impossible: little hope to find a detectabl ...
... Conclusions • Some habitable planets (with liquid water) are more “habitable” than others (duration of habitability, availability of light and chemicals, etc.) • The “Habitable zone” could be defined as the zone outside which it is surface liquid water is impossible: little hope to find a detectabl ...
ASTRONOMY CURRICULUM Unit 1: Introduction to Astronomy
... ● Orbits of the individual planets can be tracked and measured, and retrograde motion can be explained based on the regular patterns of the orbits. ● Kepler’s three laws define the shapes of the planetary orbits and make definite, testable predictions about the movement of the planets. ● Newto ...
... ● Orbits of the individual planets can be tracked and measured, and retrograde motion can be explained based on the regular patterns of the orbits. ● Kepler’s three laws define the shapes of the planetary orbits and make definite, testable predictions about the movement of the planets. ● Newto ...
ASTRONOMY CURRICULUM Unit 1: Introduction to Astronomy
... ● Orbits of the individual planets can be tracked and measured, and retrograde motion can be explained based on the regular patterns of the orbits. ● Kepler’s three laws define the shapes of the planetary orbits and make definite, testable predictions about the movement of the planets. ● Newton’s la ...
... ● Orbits of the individual planets can be tracked and measured, and retrograde motion can be explained based on the regular patterns of the orbits. ● Kepler’s three laws define the shapes of the planetary orbits and make definite, testable predictions about the movement of the planets. ● Newton’s la ...
Answer - Brock physics
... 16. A type Ia supernova occurs because of (a) the core collapse of a high-mass star. (b) the core collapse of a medium-mass star. (c) * matter from a nearby star falling onto the surface of a white dwarf, becoming compressed and heated, and eventually resulting in an explosion. (d) matter from a nea ...
... 16. A type Ia supernova occurs because of (a) the core collapse of a high-mass star. (b) the core collapse of a medium-mass star. (c) * matter from a nearby star falling onto the surface of a white dwarf, becoming compressed and heated, and eventually resulting in an explosion. (d) matter from a nea ...
Lecture 8 Ptolemy
... Since it is always at the center, it can’t be moving as a whole. or by rotating once/day The earth’s surface would be moving about 1000 miles/hour. The result would be that all objects not actually standing on the earth would appear to have the same motion, opposite to that of the earth; neither clo ...
... Since it is always at the center, it can’t be moving as a whole. or by rotating once/day The earth’s surface would be moving about 1000 miles/hour. The result would be that all objects not actually standing on the earth would appear to have the same motion, opposite to that of the earth; neither clo ...
intro.phys.psu.edu
... Aristarchus thought that the large star could not rotate with the small star, and if the Earth and the other stars rotated around the sun, celestial motion could be easily understood. ...
... Aristarchus thought that the large star could not rotate with the small star, and if the Earth and the other stars rotated around the sun, celestial motion could be easily understood. ...
Astrobiology
Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe: extraterrestrial life and life on Earth. This interdisciplinary field encompasses the search for habitable environments in our Solar System and habitable planets outside our Solar System, the search for evidence of prebiotic chemistry, laboratory and field research into the origins and early evolution of life on Earth, and studies of the potential for life to adapt to challenges on Earth and in outer space. Astrobiology addresses the question of whether life exists beyond Earth, and how humans can detect it if it does. (The term exobiology is similar but more specific—it covers the search for life beyond Earth, and the effects of extraterrestrial environments on living things.)Astrobiology makes use of physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, molecular biology, ecology, planetary science, geography, and geology to investigate the possibility of life on other worlds and help recognize biospheres that might be different from the biosphere on Earth. The origin and early evolution of life is an inseparable part of the discipline of astrobiology. Astrobiology concerns itself with interpretation of existing scientific data; given more detailed and reliable data from other parts of the universe, the roots of astrobiology itself—physics, chemistry and biology—may have their theoretical bases challenged. Although speculation is entertained to give context, astrobiology concerns itself primarily with hypotheses that fit firmly into existing scientific theories.The chemistry of life may have begun shortly after the Big Bang, 13.8 billion years ago, during a habitable epoch when the Universe was only 10–17 million years old. According to the panspermia hypothesis, microscopic life—distributed by meteoroids, asteroids and other small Solar System bodies—may exist throughout the universe. According to research published in August 2015, very large galaxies may be more favorable to the creation and development of habitable planets than smaller galaxies, like the Milky Way galaxy. Nonetheless, Earth is the only place in the universe known to harbor life. Estimates of habitable zones around other stars, along with the discovery of hundreds of extrasolar planets and new insights into the extreme habitats here on Earth, suggest that there may be many more habitable places in the universe than considered possible until very recently.Current studies on the planet Mars by the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers are now searching for evidence of ancient life as well as plains related to ancient rivers or lakes that may have been habitable. The search for evidence of habitability, taphonomy (related to fossils), and organic molecules on the planet Mars is now a primary NASA objective on Mars.