Starry Monday at Otterbein
... – From the weight of objects (i.e., the force of gravity) near the surface of the Earth, and known radius of Earth RE = 6.4103 km, we find ME = 61024 kg – Your weight on another planet is F = m GM/r2 • E.g., on the Moon your weight would be 1/6 of what it is on Earth ...
... – From the weight of objects (i.e., the force of gravity) near the surface of the Earth, and known radius of Earth RE = 6.4103 km, we find ME = 61024 kg – Your weight on another planet is F = m GM/r2 • E.g., on the Moon your weight would be 1/6 of what it is on Earth ...
Basic Information about the Solar System Handout
... long-period comets that enter the inner Solar System when their orbits are disturbed. In Cosmic Perspective Interstellar space is the term given to the space between stars within the galaxy. The Sun's nearest known stellar neighbor is a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri, at a distance of about ...
... long-period comets that enter the inner Solar System when their orbits are disturbed. In Cosmic Perspective Interstellar space is the term given to the space between stars within the galaxy. The Sun's nearest known stellar neighbor is a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri, at a distance of about ...
Comets and asteroids
... Mostly found in the broad space between Mars and Jupiter Too small to be seen without a telescope First of them discovered at the beginning of 19 th century First discovered asteroid - Ceres - at 2.8 AU from Sun - 1801 - Giovanni Piazzi By 1890 - about 300 asteroids discovered Now - more ...
... Mostly found in the broad space between Mars and Jupiter Too small to be seen without a telescope First of them discovered at the beginning of 19 th century First discovered asteroid - Ceres - at 2.8 AU from Sun - 1801 - Giovanni Piazzi By 1890 - about 300 asteroids discovered Now - more ...
seasons
... Investigate the relationship between the amount of heat absorbed and the angle to the light source. ...
... Investigate the relationship between the amount of heat absorbed and the angle to the light source. ...
our solar system - brinson1to1presentation
... Did you know the great big dark spot on Neptune is the size of Earth? ...
... Did you know the great big dark spot on Neptune is the size of Earth? ...
STANDARD SET 4. Earth Sciences
... The Sun is about one million times the volume of Earth. Its mass can be calculated from the shapes of the planetary orbits, which result from the gravitational attraction between the Sun and its planets. The fusion of hydrogen to helium produces most of the Sun’s energy. 5. b. Students know the sol ...
... The Sun is about one million times the volume of Earth. Its mass can be calculated from the shapes of the planetary orbits, which result from the gravitational attraction between the Sun and its planets. The fusion of hydrogen to helium produces most of the Sun’s energy. 5. b. Students know the sol ...
Jupiter-up close - NRC Publications Archive
... look. From here on Earth we can see a lot, but actually, Jupiter hides his secrets very well. Telescopes reveal a tan-coloured disc crossed by cloud belts. There is a huge storm that has been there for centuries, called the Great Red Spot. From above the turbulence of the Earth’s atmosphere, the Hub ...
... look. From here on Earth we can see a lot, but actually, Jupiter hides his secrets very well. Telescopes reveal a tan-coloured disc crossed by cloud belts. There is a huge storm that has been there for centuries, called the Great Red Spot. From above the turbulence of the Earth’s atmosphere, the Hub ...
DEFINE A PLANET YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Make your own definition
... RESONANCE: ex, Every three times Neptune orbits the Sun, Pluto orbits twice (3:2). If it didn't, Neptune would pull it out of its orbit. When using a swingset, if you push at the wrong time you can actually slow a person down; gravitational pull at the wrong time can actually push things away. Other ...
... RESONANCE: ex, Every three times Neptune orbits the Sun, Pluto orbits twice (3:2). If it didn't, Neptune would pull it out of its orbit. When using a swingset, if you push at the wrong time you can actually slow a person down; gravitational pull at the wrong time can actually push things away. Other ...
Lecture
... every full moon and new moon? • The main reason is that the moon’s orbit is tilted from the earth’s orbit. • A total eclipse from a given point on the surface of the Earth is not a common ...
... every full moon and new moon? • The main reason is that the moon’s orbit is tilted from the earth’s orbit. • A total eclipse from a given point on the surface of the Earth is not a common ...
Middle School Curriculum Standards: Earth Science
... 2.2d Continents fitting together like puzzle parts and fossil correlations provided initial evidence that continents were once together. 2.2e The Theory of Plate Tectonics explains how the ÒsolidÓ lithosphere consists of a series of plates that ÒfloatÓ on the partially molten section of the mantle. ...
... 2.2d Continents fitting together like puzzle parts and fossil correlations provided initial evidence that continents were once together. 2.2e The Theory of Plate Tectonics explains how the ÒsolidÓ lithosphere consists of a series of plates that ÒfloatÓ on the partially molten section of the mantle. ...
My Moon: Moon Phases - University of Louisville
... ● Objects in contact exert forces on each other. (3-PS2-1) ● The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center. (5-PS2-1) ● The faster a given object is moving, the more energy it possesses. (4-PS3-1) ● Energy can be moved from pla ...
... ● Objects in contact exert forces on each other. (3-PS2-1) ● The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center. (5-PS2-1) ● The faster a given object is moving, the more energy it possesses. (4-PS3-1) ● Energy can be moved from pla ...
Chapter 8 Moons, Rings, and Plutoids
... • Outer solar system has 6 large moons, 12 medium ones, and many smaller ones. • Titan has a thick atmosphere and may have flowing rivers of methane. ...
... • Outer solar system has 6 large moons, 12 medium ones, and many smaller ones. • Titan has a thick atmosphere and may have flowing rivers of methane. ...
Planet Earth – Could There be Life?
... The relative position of Earth appears capable of supporting life… so let’s look at the planet ...
... The relative position of Earth appears capable of supporting life… so let’s look at the planet ...
Planet Earth – Could There be Life?
... The relative position of Earth appears capable of supporting life… so let’s look at the planet ...
... The relative position of Earth appears capable of supporting life… so let’s look at the planet ...
In the Spring of 2007 two of us began planning a new course in
... b. It will explode, destroying Earth c. It will lost its outer layers, leaving its core behind d. It will not die due to its mass 18. If you were in a spacecraft near the Sun and began traveling to Pluto you might pass a. planets. b. stars. c. moons. d. two of these objects. e. all of these objects. ...
... b. It will explode, destroying Earth c. It will lost its outer layers, leaving its core behind d. It will not die due to its mass 18. If you were in a spacecraft near the Sun and began traveling to Pluto you might pass a. planets. b. stars. c. moons. d. two of these objects. e. all of these objects. ...
Objects in the Sky
... • Meteors are made of dust and rock. • You see the “burning” of the meteor as it enters the atmosphere, which looks like a falling star. ...
... • Meteors are made of dust and rock. • You see the “burning” of the meteor as it enters the atmosphere, which looks like a falling star. ...
Dynamical properties of the Solar System Dynamics of planetary
... • Even using the newtonian approximation, the treatment of N-body systems, such as the Solar System, is extremely complex • However, over a short period of time, the motion of a planet around its host star can be treated as a 2-body problem, neglecting perturbations due to other bodies in the syst ...
... • Even using the newtonian approximation, the treatment of N-body systems, such as the Solar System, is extremely complex • However, over a short period of time, the motion of a planet around its host star can be treated as a 2-body problem, neglecting perturbations due to other bodies in the syst ...
The Sun`s Energy is Vital for Life on Earth
... helps create the food we eat, and the fuel we burn comes either from the plants, or in the form of oil, coal, and natural gas many years ago. Without the Sun and its energy, Earth would probably not be fit for life. Life and the Earth as we know it needs water, and Earth is the only planet known to ...
... helps create the food we eat, and the fuel we burn comes either from the plants, or in the form of oil, coal, and natural gas many years ago. Without the Sun and its energy, Earth would probably not be fit for life. Life and the Earth as we know it needs water, and Earth is the only planet known to ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... The Sun – A typical Star • The only star in the solar system • Diameter: 100 that of Earth • Mass: 300,000 that of Earth • Density: 0.3 that of Earth (comparable to the Jovians) • Rotation period = 24.9 days (equator), 29.8 days (poles) • Temperature of visible surface = 5800 K (about 10,000º ...
... The Sun – A typical Star • The only star in the solar system • Diameter: 100 that of Earth • Mass: 300,000 that of Earth • Density: 0.3 that of Earth (comparable to the Jovians) • Rotation period = 24.9 days (equator), 29.8 days (poles) • Temperature of visible surface = 5800 K (about 10,000º ...
Formation and evolution of the Solar System
The formation of the Solar System began 4.6 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud. Most of the collapsing mass collected in the center, forming the Sun, while the rest flattened into a protoplanetary disk out of which the planets, moons, asteroids, and other small Solar System bodies formed.This widely accepted model, known as the nebular hypothesis, was first developed in the 18th century by Emanuel Swedenborg, Immanuel Kant, and Pierre-Simon Laplace. Its subsequent development has interwoven a variety of scientific disciplines including astronomy, physics, geology, and planetary science. Since the dawn of the space age in the 1950s and the discovery of extrasolar planets in the 1990s, the model has been both challenged and refined to account for new observations.The Solar System has evolved considerably since its initial formation. Many moons have formed from circling discs of gas and dust around their parent planets, while other moons are thought to have formed independently and later been captured by their planets. Still others, such as the Moon, may be the result of giant collisions. Collisions between bodies have occurred continually up to the present day and have been central to the evolution of the Solar System. The positions of the planets often shifted due to gravitational interactions. This planetary migration is now thought to have been responsible for much of the Solar System's early evolution.In roughly 5 billion years, the Sun will cool and expand outward many times its current diameter (becoming a red giant), before casting off its outer layers as a planetary nebula and leaving behind a stellar remnant known as a white dwarf. In the far distant future, the gravity of passing stars will gradually reduce the Sun's retinue of planets. Some planets will be destroyed, others ejected into interstellar space. Ultimately, over the course of tens of billions of years, it is likely that the Sun will be left with none of the original bodies in orbit around it.