Activity 1 - National Science Teachers Association
... by Earth and Mars as you move out from the Sun. Moving still farther away are the giant planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Only when Earth is placed in the context of the solar system and considered as just another planet do its unique features come to light. NASA’s Earth Science Program ...
... by Earth and Mars as you move out from the Sun. Moving still farther away are the giant planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Only when Earth is placed in the context of the solar system and considered as just another planet do its unique features come to light. NASA’s Earth Science Program ...
PDF format
... a) the changing position of stars relative to each other due to their different speeds in the Milky Way. b) the changing position of nearby stars compared to background stars as Earth's axis precesses. c) the changing position of nearby stars compared to background stars as Earth orbits the Sun. ...
... a) the changing position of stars relative to each other due to their different speeds in the Milky Way. b) the changing position of nearby stars compared to background stars as Earth's axis precesses. c) the changing position of nearby stars compared to background stars as Earth orbits the Sun. ...
Beyond Pluto
... boundaries of interstellar space and blasts its own dark ice balls toward the sun. Trillions more bodies may lurk there. A few may be as big as Mercury or Mars. Imprinted in those far-flung worlds, scientists say, is the history of the solar system before planets came to be. Every Kuiper belt object ...
... boundaries of interstellar space and blasts its own dark ice balls toward the sun. Trillions more bodies may lurk there. A few may be as big as Mercury or Mars. Imprinted in those far-flung worlds, scientists say, is the history of the solar system before planets came to be. Every Kuiper belt object ...
paper
... for two dozen transiting planets. These data will not only allow us to improve our knowledge of these planets (size, struc ture), but also to search for transit timing variations that could reveal the presence of other planets in the system. Since TRAPPIST is dedicated to this research project, it ...
... for two dozen transiting planets. These data will not only allow us to improve our knowledge of these planets (size, struc ture), but also to search for transit timing variations that could reveal the presence of other planets in the system. Since TRAPPIST is dedicated to this research project, it ...
PPT
... light-years away), the supernova had actually exploded 150,000 years ago • When we look at galaxies that are more and more distant from us, we are seeing them at younger and younger stages of their evolution Page 48 ...
... light-years away), the supernova had actually exploded 150,000 years ago • When we look at galaxies that are more and more distant from us, we are seeing them at younger and younger stages of their evolution Page 48 ...
TRAPPIST: TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope
... for two dozen transiting planets. These data will not only allow us to improve our knowledge of these planets (size, struc ture), but also to search for transit timing variations that could reveal the presence of other planets in the system. Since TRAPPIST is dedicated to this research project, it ...
... for two dozen transiting planets. These data will not only allow us to improve our knowledge of these planets (size, struc ture), but also to search for transit timing variations that could reveal the presence of other planets in the system. Since TRAPPIST is dedicated to this research project, it ...
High resolution spectroscopy: what`s next?
... atmospheric features of the spectrum are marked. On the second panel from the top, the location of the Hα solar line (0.6563 µm) is indicated, although the solar signal is completely removed in the transmission spectrum. The signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) of the data as measured at the pseudo-continuum ...
... atmospheric features of the spectrum are marked. On the second panel from the top, the location of the Hα solar line (0.6563 µm) is indicated, although the solar signal is completely removed in the transmission spectrum. The signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) of the data as measured at the pseudo-continuum ...
Introduction
... the lens (which is the system star-planet) makes it difficult to measure the characteristics of the star, and thus to determine the planetary mass. In the case of O235/M53, the proper motion of the star (lens) should allow resolving lens and star in about 10 years, if adaptative optics are used (Bon ...
... the lens (which is the system star-planet) makes it difficult to measure the characteristics of the star, and thus to determine the planetary mass. In the case of O235/M53, the proper motion of the star (lens) should allow resolving lens and star in about 10 years, if adaptative optics are used (Bon ...
Exam Name___________________________________
... 75) A projectile is fired vertically from the surface of the Earth at 8 km/s. The projectile will A) rise and fall back to the Earth's surface. B) escape from the Earth. C) follow an uncertain path. D) go into circular orbit about the Earth. ...
... 75) A projectile is fired vertically from the surface of the Earth at 8 km/s. The projectile will A) rise and fall back to the Earth's surface. B) escape from the Earth. C) follow an uncertain path. D) go into circular orbit about the Earth. ...
Document
... b. 2,500,000 light years 21. If the Milky Way were in Los Angeles, one hundred miles across, where would the Andromeda Galaxy be? c. New York 22. The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies will eventually collide. a. True (2 choices) ...
... b. 2,500,000 light years 21. If the Milky Way were in Los Angeles, one hundred miles across, where would the Andromeda Galaxy be? c. New York 22. The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies will eventually collide. a. True (2 choices) ...
Preview Sample 2
... Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley ...
... Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley ...
The sun is a star.
... -Those who study the celestial bodies and their movements are called astronomers. -Aryabhatta was a famous astronomer of ancient India. -Sun provides the pulling force that binds the solar system. -The sun is about 150 million km away from the earth. -There are eight planets in our solar system. In ...
... -Those who study the celestial bodies and their movements are called astronomers. -Aryabhatta was a famous astronomer of ancient India. -Sun provides the pulling force that binds the solar system. -The sun is about 150 million km away from the earth. -There are eight planets in our solar system. In ...
File
... * Scientists are using a variety of methods to search for life beyond Earth. Discuss the problems involved in using these methods. ...
... * Scientists are using a variety of methods to search for life beyond Earth. Discuss the problems involved in using these methods. ...
early greek astrophysics: the foundations of modern science and
... ones of sowing and of harvesting, accompanied by customs, such as pollinators events on plowing and sowing the fields, some of which are kept even today in Greece and other countries, like the festivity of St. Demetrius, on October 26, a festivity which probably replaced the festivity of Demeter, th ...
... ones of sowing and of harvesting, accompanied by customs, such as pollinators events on plowing and sowing the fields, some of which are kept even today in Greece and other countries, like the festivity of St. Demetrius, on October 26, a festivity which probably replaced the festivity of Demeter, th ...
FOTO Imaging
... camera, you can create a much sharper image than is visible to the eye through the eyepiece. Steve will demonstrate how a few minutes of computer processing time can produce a very usable image from the original. Steve has been an amateur astronomer for more than 40 years. His interest in astronomy ...
... camera, you can create a much sharper image than is visible to the eye through the eyepiece. Steve will demonstrate how a few minutes of computer processing time can produce a very usable image from the original. Steve has been an amateur astronomer for more than 40 years. His interest in astronomy ...
Mauna Kea Curriculum - Center on Disability Studies
... Red giant: Large star with relatively low temperature but high luminosity; a stage in stellar evolution after a star has left the main sequence. Reflecting telescope: Type of telescope in which the objective is a concave mirror. Refracting telescope, refractor: Type of telescope in which the objecti ...
... Red giant: Large star with relatively low temperature but high luminosity; a stage in stellar evolution after a star has left the main sequence. Reflecting telescope: Type of telescope in which the objective is a concave mirror. Refracting telescope, refractor: Type of telescope in which the objecti ...
teaching galileo? get to know riccioli! what a forgotten italian
... http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/201101075). ...
... http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/201101075). ...
What we know about Jupiter
... wind that blew away most of the remaining interstellar cloud, but Jupiter was able to hold on to that history. Locked up in Jupiter, therefore, is the recipe for how a solar system is made – the ingredients from which the planets and other smaller bodies came to be, and the processes and conditions ...
... wind that blew away most of the remaining interstellar cloud, but Jupiter was able to hold on to that history. Locked up in Jupiter, therefore, is the recipe for how a solar system is made – the ingredients from which the planets and other smaller bodies came to be, and the processes and conditions ...
Chapter 1: An introduction to Life on Earth
... – Before 1980, all known infectious diseases contained DNA or RNA – In 1982, Stanley Prusiner showed that the infectious sheep disease scrapie is caused by a protein (a “protein infectious particle,” or prion) – Prions have since been shown to cause “mad cow disease” and diseases in humans – The wil ...
... – Before 1980, all known infectious diseases contained DNA or RNA – In 1982, Stanley Prusiner showed that the infectious sheep disease scrapie is caused by a protein (a “protein infectious particle,” or prion) – Prions have since been shown to cause “mad cow disease” and diseases in humans – The wil ...
Document
... e. Explain how volcanoes change the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and other Earth systems. f. Explain why fences are offset after an earthquake, using the elastic rebound theory E5.3 Earth History and Geological Time – Chapter 10 a. Explain how the solar system formed b. Describe the process of radioacti ...
... e. Explain how volcanoes change the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and other Earth systems. f. Explain why fences are offset after an earthquake, using the elastic rebound theory E5.3 Earth History and Geological Time – Chapter 10 a. Explain how the solar system formed b. Describe the process of radioacti ...
EARTH SCIENCE 2016 FINAL - Mount Vernon City School District
... 1.2a The universe is vast and Where are we ...
... 1.2a The universe is vast and Where are we ...
Diognostic Review of ECD
... E.g. No. The mouse will be asphyxiated and die during the experiment. A mouse is a mammal with a sophisticated nervous system and will undergo suffering. The findings are not essential as similar previous experimental results exist. 3clear choice made 33relevant and reasonable justification made (13 ...
... E.g. No. The mouse will be asphyxiated and die during the experiment. A mouse is a mammal with a sophisticated nervous system and will undergo suffering. The findings are not essential as similar previous experimental results exist. 3clear choice made 33relevant and reasonable justification made (13 ...
earth science
... taking this examination. If you have or use any communications device, no matter how briefly, your examination will be invalidated and no score will be calculated for you. Use your knowledge of Earth science to answer all questions in this examination. Before you begin this examination, you must be ...
... taking this examination. If you have or use any communications device, no matter how briefly, your examination will be invalidated and no score will be calculated for you. Use your knowledge of Earth science to answer all questions in this examination. Before you begin this examination, you must be ...
6.6 Relative Positions and Motion of the Earth, Moon and Sun
... The sun is a star, a hot ball of glowing gases at the heart of our solar system. Its influence extends far beyond the orbits of distant Neptune and Pluto. Without the sun's intense energy and heat, there would be no life on Earth. And though it is special to us, there are billions of stars like our ...
... The sun is a star, a hot ball of glowing gases at the heart of our solar system. Its influence extends far beyond the orbits of distant Neptune and Pluto. Without the sun's intense energy and heat, there would be no life on Earth. And though it is special to us, there are billions of stars like our ...
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.