Unit I – The Size, Shape and Motion of the Earth
... Does the Earth Move Through Space - say, Orbiting the Sun? There were reasons to think not (all wrong!) n ...
... Does the Earth Move Through Space - say, Orbiting the Sun? There were reasons to think not (all wrong!) n ...
The History of Astronomy
... His model seemed to adequately explain the motion of the planets, but it was complicated. ...
... His model seemed to adequately explain the motion of the planets, but it was complicated. ...
Essay Physics: Science in the Renaissance
... Nicolaus Copernicus is known for his Heliocentric ideas. He believed that the earth rotates around the sun, instead of everything rotating around the earth. The sun was in the centre of the universe. He liked Galileo’s ideas, which he improved. ...
... Nicolaus Copernicus is known for his Heliocentric ideas. He believed that the earth rotates around the sun, instead of everything rotating around the earth. The sun was in the centre of the universe. He liked Galileo’s ideas, which he improved. ...
Name: ________________________ Date: Chapter 13: Earth
... Use the terms below to complete the sentences. The page numbers tell you where to look in the chapter if you need help. revolve p. 474 eclipse p. 486 orbit p. 474 equator p. 474 solar system p. 492 constellation p. 493 moon p. 482 universe p. 498 crater p. 482 galaxy p. 498 1. The path that Earth ta ...
... Use the terms below to complete the sentences. The page numbers tell you where to look in the chapter if you need help. revolve p. 474 eclipse p. 486 orbit p. 474 equator p. 474 solar system p. 492 constellation p. 493 moon p. 482 universe p. 498 crater p. 482 galaxy p. 498 1. The path that Earth ta ...
History_p1
... 1.The seasons became important; during different times of the year, different stellar patterns appear in the sky. In the spring, Virgo and her accompanying constellations signal the time to prepare the earth, to plant crops, and to be wary of floods. In the fall, Orion rises to indicate time to harv ...
... 1.The seasons became important; during different times of the year, different stellar patterns appear in the sky. In the spring, Virgo and her accompanying constellations signal the time to prepare the earth, to plant crops, and to be wary of floods. In the fall, Orion rises to indicate time to harv ...
File
... Large natural objects which revolve around a planet many planets have more than one moon Earth’s moon has no atmosphere and has hills/valleys/craters after the invention of the telescope Galileo saw 4 moons of Jupiter Moons can come in a variety of size and with a variety of surfaces ...
... Large natural objects which revolve around a planet many planets have more than one moon Earth’s moon has no atmosphere and has hills/valleys/craters after the invention of the telescope Galileo saw 4 moons of Jupiter Moons can come in a variety of size and with a variety of surfaces ...
Why We Have Seasons
... o The law of “action and reaction” Retrograde motion – Planets seem to have stop and then back up for the reverse movement to the west relative to the background stars Tycho Brahe ~most accurate observational astronomer (pre-telescope) - observed a new star in Cassiobeia and comets with no parallax ...
... o The law of “action and reaction” Retrograde motion – Planets seem to have stop and then back up for the reverse movement to the west relative to the background stars Tycho Brahe ~most accurate observational astronomer (pre-telescope) - observed a new star in Cassiobeia and comets with no parallax ...
Center for Origins Studies: CalSpace
... shadow has inferred diameter 3.7 times larger than 7.2o Alexandria diameter DM of the Moon. Thus, DM = 2RE/3.7. But 7.2o DM/rM = 0.5o = 0.009 rad rM = 2RE/[(3.7)(0.009)] Syene = 60 RE . (Crucial for Newton) If Sun is much farther than Moon, Sun is much bigger than Earth. Maybe Earth circles Sun. ...
... shadow has inferred diameter 3.7 times larger than 7.2o Alexandria diameter DM of the Moon. Thus, DM = 2RE/3.7. But 7.2o DM/rM = 0.5o = 0.009 rad rM = 2RE/[(3.7)(0.009)] Syene = 60 RE . (Crucial for Newton) If Sun is much farther than Moon, Sun is much bigger than Earth. Maybe Earth circles Sun. ...
Document
... 2. Titian is the biggest of all 53 of Saturn's moons 3. Only Jupiter's moon Ganymede is larger than Titan ...
... 2. Titian is the biggest of all 53 of Saturn's moons 3. Only Jupiter's moon Ganymede is larger than Titan ...
Gravitation and the Motion of the Planets
... • In this model, Venus was never on the opposite side of the Sun from the Earth, and so it could never have shown the gibbous phases that Galileo observed ...
... • In this model, Venus was never on the opposite side of the Sun from the Earth, and so it could never have shown the gibbous phases that Galileo observed ...
Astronomy Final Exam Review
... • Supernova- how massive and supermassive stars begin the end of their lives (after red giant or supergiant phase) • Quasar- rare, starlike object that gives off radio waves as material is sucked toward a black hole • Light year- the distance light travels in a year • AU-(astronomical unit)- 1AU= di ...
... • Supernova- how massive and supermassive stars begin the end of their lives (after red giant or supergiant phase) • Quasar- rare, starlike object that gives off radio waves as material is sucked toward a black hole • Light year- the distance light travels in a year • AU-(astronomical unit)- 1AU= di ...
hw1
... What makes a theory “scientific?” Scientific theory starts off with a hypothesis. A hypothesis is a conjecture used to describe and predict some observable phenomenon. Extensive tests are carried out to measure the validity of any hypothesis. When the evidence in favor of the hypothesis is overwhelm ...
... What makes a theory “scientific?” Scientific theory starts off with a hypothesis. A hypothesis is a conjecture used to describe and predict some observable phenomenon. Extensive tests are carried out to measure the validity of any hypothesis. When the evidence in favor of the hypothesis is overwhelm ...
Astronomy Final Exam Review
... • Supernova- how massive and supermassive stars begin the end of their lives (after red giant or supergiant phase) • Quasar- rare, starlike object that gives off radio waves as material is sucked toward a black hole • Light year- the distance light travels in a year • AU-(astronomical unit)- 1AU= di ...
... • Supernova- how massive and supermassive stars begin the end of their lives (after red giant or supergiant phase) • Quasar- rare, starlike object that gives off radio waves as material is sucked toward a black hole • Light year- the distance light travels in a year • AU-(astronomical unit)- 1AU= di ...
Astronomy Review Sheet
... - Inertia- a moving object will keep moving in a straight line until another force acts on it - Gravity- the pull between two objects (the bigger object wins) - Orbit- the path a planet takes around the Sun - Revolution- one trip of a planet around the Sun - Rotation- the spinning of a planet on its ...
... - Inertia- a moving object will keep moving in a straight line until another force acts on it - Gravity- the pull between two objects (the bigger object wins) - Orbit- the path a planet takes around the Sun - Revolution- one trip of a planet around the Sun - Rotation- the spinning of a planet on its ...
chapter 13 review
... outer planets have much larger orbits, and are much farther apart than the inner planets. 12. The distance between the Earth and Mars at that point is 78.4 million km. At a speed of 10,000 km / h, the trip would take 7,800 h, or 327 days. 13a) 6, 4, 1, 3, 2, 5. 13b) The moons that move the fastest a ...
... outer planets have much larger orbits, and are much farther apart than the inner planets. 12. The distance between the Earth and Mars at that point is 78.4 million km. At a speed of 10,000 km / h, the trip would take 7,800 h, or 327 days. 13a) 6, 4, 1, 3, 2, 5. 13b) The moons that move the fastest a ...
The Waltz of the Planets and Gravity
... • To explain why Venus is never seen very far from the Sun, the Ptolemaic model had to assume that the deferents of Venus and of the Sun move together in lockstep, with the epicycle of Venus centered on a straight line between the Earth and the Sun • In this model, Venus was never on the opposite si ...
... • To explain why Venus is never seen very far from the Sun, the Ptolemaic model had to assume that the deferents of Venus and of the Sun move together in lockstep, with the epicycle of Venus centered on a straight line between the Earth and the Sun • In this model, Venus was never on the opposite si ...
Chapter 16
... With the death of Frederick II and the rise of Christian IV, Tycho lost his good standing in Denmark. In 1599, Tycho left Denmark and came under the grateful wing of Emperor Rudolf II of Prague. It was in Prague that Tycho developed a new model for the solar system. He did not completely believe th ...
... With the death of Frederick II and the rise of Christian IV, Tycho lost his good standing in Denmark. In 1599, Tycho left Denmark and came under the grateful wing of Emperor Rudolf II of Prague. It was in Prague that Tycho developed a new model for the solar system. He did not completely believe th ...
Solar System Notes
... Orbit- The path a planet takes around the sun. Day and Night is caused by Earth’s rotation around its axis Rotation- The earth spinning on its axis –it takes 24 hours for the earth to rotate once. Study Jam Video-Seasons Earth Notes: Earth is the only planet to have a water source that is usable Ear ...
... Orbit- The path a planet takes around the sun. Day and Night is caused by Earth’s rotation around its axis Rotation- The earth spinning on its axis –it takes 24 hours for the earth to rotate once. Study Jam Video-Seasons Earth Notes: Earth is the only planet to have a water source that is usable Ear ...
Earth Science – Quiz 2
... b. the appearance of forward motion of a planet in the sky c. the appearance of a motionless planet d. the appearance of backward motion of a planet in the sky 3. Stellar parallax shows an observer a. that stars are stationary. b. the apparent displacement of background stars as the earth orbits the ...
... b. the appearance of forward motion of a planet in the sky c. the appearance of a motionless planet d. the appearance of backward motion of a planet in the sky 3. Stellar parallax shows an observer a. that stars are stationary. b. the apparent displacement of background stars as the earth orbits the ...
EARTH SCIENCE MISCONCEPTIONS
... The Earth is sitting on something. The Earth is larger than the Sun. The Sun disappears at night. The Earth is round like a pancake. We live on the middle flat portion of a sphere. There is a definite up and down in space. Seasons are caused by Earth’s distance from the Sun. The phases of the Moon a ...
... The Earth is sitting on something. The Earth is larger than the Sun. The Sun disappears at night. The Earth is round like a pancake. We live on the middle flat portion of a sphere. There is a definite up and down in space. Seasons are caused by Earth’s distance from the Sun. The phases of the Moon a ...
Observing the Universe 1
... 2. How could you tell that one of the objects that you observed in the sky was a planet and not a bright star (something other than its brightness)? ...
... 2. How could you tell that one of the objects that you observed in the sky was a planet and not a bright star (something other than its brightness)? ...
science - TCDSB.org
... The Earth rotates once every 24 hours. Each time the Earth rotates we have one day and one night. When we are on the sun side of the earth, we have daylight. When we rotate away from the sun, we have night. ...
... The Earth rotates once every 24 hours. Each time the Earth rotates we have one day and one night. When we are on the sun side of the earth, we have daylight. When we rotate away from the sun, we have night. ...
The Scientific Revolution
... His discoveries caused an uproar because they contradicted ancient views of the universe ...
... His discoveries caused an uproar because they contradicted ancient views of the universe ...
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
The Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo) was a 1632 Italian-language book by Galileo Galilei comparing the Copernican system with the traditional Ptolemaic system. It was translated into Latin as Systema cosmicum (English: Cosmic System) in 1635 by Matthias Bernegger. The book was dedicated to Galileo's patron, Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, who received the first printed copy on February 22, 1632.In the Copernican system the Earth and other planets orbit the Sun, while in the Ptolemaic system everything in the Universe circles around the Earth. The Dialogue was published in Florence under a formal license from the Inquisition. In 1633, Galileo was found to be ""vehemently suspect of heresy"" based on the book, which was then placed on the Index of Forbidden Books, from which it was not removed until 1835 (after the theories it discussed had been permitted in print in 1822). In an action that was not announced at the time, the publication of anything else he had written or ever might write was also banned.