PowerPoint file - High Point University
... orbit Collisions with these asteroids are likely the result of the large impact craters on Earth and likely impacted life on Earth in the past ...
... orbit Collisions with these asteroids are likely the result of the large impact craters on Earth and likely impacted life on Earth in the past ...
PowerPoint Presentation - AST121 Introduction to Astronomy
... orbit Collisions with these asteroids are likely the result of the large impact craters on Earth and likely impacted life on Earth in the past ...
... orbit Collisions with these asteroids are likely the result of the large impact craters on Earth and likely impacted life on Earth in the past ...
Kepler`s Laws of Planetary Motion
... 4. Turn on “radial lines.” These represent the string in the left hand picture above. 5. Hit “reset” in the top margin. Select Earth, then “OK.” Is this orbit more or less elliptical than Mercury’s? 6. Start animation. Observe. Turn on Grid lines. Is it possible to see the Earth speeding up and slow ...
... 4. Turn on “radial lines.” These represent the string in the left hand picture above. 5. Hit “reset” in the top margin. Select Earth, then “OK.” Is this orbit more or less elliptical than Mercury’s? 6. Start animation. Observe. Turn on Grid lines. Is it possible to see the Earth speeding up and slow ...
Semester Final Review PPT
... • The Moon rotates about its axis as it orbits the Earth. NOTE: The wobble of the moon on its axis as it rotates enables us to see a little more than half (about 59%) of the moon. ...
... • The Moon rotates about its axis as it orbits the Earth. NOTE: The wobble of the moon on its axis as it rotates enables us to see a little more than half (about 59%) of the moon. ...
astronomy final exam - Physics and Astronomy
... What is the most fundamental of all stellar properties? A star spends most of its lifetime undergoing what process? A pulsar is believed to be what kind of object? Where were the heavy elements in our bodies formed? The turn-off point on the H-R diagram of a star cluster will tell us what property a ...
... What is the most fundamental of all stellar properties? A star spends most of its lifetime undergoing what process? A pulsar is believed to be what kind of object? Where were the heavy elements in our bodies formed? The turn-off point on the H-R diagram of a star cluster will tell us what property a ...
The Moon and tides
... what elements stars are made & if they are moving away or towards other objects. ...
... what elements stars are made & if they are moving away or towards other objects. ...
How Much Do You Weigh
... How much do you weigh? Your weight depends upon where you are. If you were in orbit around the earth, far away from Earth’s gravitational pull, you would be weightless and would float. Mass is the amount of matter that makes up an object. The gravitational pull depends upon mass. Even a pencil has m ...
... How much do you weigh? Your weight depends upon where you are. If you were in orbit around the earth, far away from Earth’s gravitational pull, you would be weightless and would float. Mass is the amount of matter that makes up an object. The gravitational pull depends upon mass. Even a pencil has m ...
Mercury Mercury is a dead planet and the
... pieces of unfinished words left over from the early solar system. Collisions frequently occur between the rocky leftovers. Occasionally, Jupiter’s gravity nudges an asteroid out of its orbit and sends ...
... pieces of unfinished words left over from the early solar system. Collisions frequently occur between the rocky leftovers. Occasionally, Jupiter’s gravity nudges an asteroid out of its orbit and sends ...
Name: _ Period: _______ Date: _______ Astronomy Vocabulary To
... 24. Eccentricity – ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; defines the shape of a planet’s orbit (more elliptical or circular). ...
... 24. Eccentricity – ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; defines the shape of a planet’s orbit (more elliptical or circular). ...
Section 14.7: The Sun
... A star like the ones we see “twinkling” at night, but its closeness to Earth makes it look much bigger and brighter, and we can even feel heat coming from it So bright that you can’t see other stars until the sun has set Provides energy needed by all plants and animals Its gravitational pull ...
... A star like the ones we see “twinkling” at night, but its closeness to Earth makes it look much bigger and brighter, and we can even feel heat coming from it So bright that you can’t see other stars until the sun has set Provides energy needed by all plants and animals Its gravitational pull ...
Origin of the Solar System
... The nebular theory also explains how the planets could have formed. Weak surface forces held dust grains together, forming loose balls of dust. As these balls of dust collided, they grew larger and larger. ...
... The nebular theory also explains how the planets could have formed. Weak surface forces held dust grains together, forming loose balls of dust. As these balls of dust collided, they grew larger and larger. ...
Uranus is considered to be the brightest planet in our solar
... Cool Fact: It is actually the farthest planet in our solar system for a 20 year period out of every 248 years. ...
... Cool Fact: It is actually the farthest planet in our solar system for a 20 year period out of every 248 years. ...
ScienceHelpNotes-UnitE1 - JA Williams High School
... Comets are also found travelling in the solar system. They are made up of dust and ice. The sun’s heat causes the ice to vaporize and leave a trail of visible gases. Halley’s comet orbits the sun; therefore, it has a predictable schedule and becomes visible every 76 years. ...
... Comets are also found travelling in the solar system. They are made up of dust and ice. The sun’s heat causes the ice to vaporize and leave a trail of visible gases. Halley’s comet orbits the sun; therefore, it has a predictable schedule and becomes visible every 76 years. ...
Space - No Brain Too Small
... Mercury - Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun. Venus - Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is the hottest planet. Earth - Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the planet we live on. Mars - Mars is a red planet and the fourth planet from the Sun. Jupiter - Jupiter is the fifth plan ...
... Mercury - Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun. Venus - Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is the hottest planet. Earth - Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the planet we live on. Mars - Mars is a red planet and the fourth planet from the Sun. Jupiter - Jupiter is the fifth plan ...
Electromagnetic Radiation
... Because the sun is made of gas, no sharp boundaries exist between its various layers. Keeping this in mind, we can divide the sun into four parts: the solar interior; the visible surface, or photosphere; and two atmospheric layers, the chromosphere and corona. Photosphere • The photosphere is th ...
... Because the sun is made of gas, no sharp boundaries exist between its various layers. Keeping this in mind, we can divide the sun into four parts: the solar interior; the visible surface, or photosphere; and two atmospheric layers, the chromosphere and corona. Photosphere • The photosphere is th ...
Test#2
... 7. How often does a location on our Moon experience a "High" tide a) once per day, b) twice per day, c) once per month, d) twice per month 8. The Roche limit is a) distance from the Sun where life cannot exist b) distance from a planet where moons cannot exist c) the boundary layer between the solar ...
... 7. How often does a location on our Moon experience a "High" tide a) once per day, b) twice per day, c) once per month, d) twice per month 8. The Roche limit is a) distance from the Sun where life cannot exist b) distance from a planet where moons cannot exist c) the boundary layer between the solar ...
Slide 1
... Jupiter jostled Saturn into an unstable orbit; Saturn’s close encounters threw Uranus and Neptune into their larger orbits. Jupiter then crept to 1.5 a.u., plowing through the asteroids and throwing them to the outer solar system. In the process, Jupiter gravitationally shepherded a mini-disk near t ...
... Jupiter jostled Saturn into an unstable orbit; Saturn’s close encounters threw Uranus and Neptune into their larger orbits. Jupiter then crept to 1.5 a.u., plowing through the asteroids and throwing them to the outer solar system. In the process, Jupiter gravitationally shepherded a mini-disk near t ...
PHYS 200 - Understanding the Universe
... • Learn basic physical properties of light and its interaction with matter and that this is a powerful tool to explore stars and galaxies. • Learn about the components of our living Erath, especially how the Earth’s atmosphere is made to protect our life. Understanding the Earth will be a reference ...
... • Learn basic physical properties of light and its interaction with matter and that this is a powerful tool to explore stars and galaxies. • Learn about the components of our living Erath, especially how the Earth’s atmosphere is made to protect our life. Understanding the Earth will be a reference ...
Science + Math = Discoveries
... The sun is a star at the center of the solar system, around which planets and other bodies orbit in dynamic but predictable paths. The sun is an average size star, one of billions of stars in the universe, and is 300,000 times closer to Earth than the next nearest star, Proxima Centauri. It is much ...
... The sun is a star at the center of the solar system, around which planets and other bodies orbit in dynamic but predictable paths. The sun is an average size star, one of billions of stars in the universe, and is 300,000 times closer to Earth than the next nearest star, Proxima Centauri. It is much ...
Our Solar system has got 8 planets and Mercury is one of them
... large iron core, which generates a magnetic field about 1% as strong as that of the Earth. Surface temperatures range from about −183 °C to 427 °C. The English name for the planet comes from the Romans, who named it after the Roman god Mercury. Mercury is even smaller—albeit more massive—than the la ...
... large iron core, which generates a magnetic field about 1% as strong as that of the Earth. Surface temperatures range from about −183 °C to 427 °C. The English name for the planet comes from the Romans, who named it after the Roman god Mercury. Mercury is even smaller—albeit more massive—than the la ...
Astro 10: Introductory Astronomy
... rest. These become the true planets. Further orbital collisions likely consolidate these into a fewer number of planets now in long-term stable orbits. • But, the key mystery is getting from dust bunnies to ~mile across. How this happens is still not understood. It would seem that collisions would k ...
... rest. These become the true planets. Further orbital collisions likely consolidate these into a fewer number of planets now in long-term stable orbits. • But, the key mystery is getting from dust bunnies to ~mile across. How this happens is still not understood. It would seem that collisions would k ...
Phases of the Moon - Cold Lake Middle School
... is tilted on its axis, different constellations are visible during different times of year and from different parts of the earth. - Constellations which are visible year-round from the Northern Hemisphere are called circumpolar constellations because they appear to circle the North Pole throughout t ...
... is tilted on its axis, different constellations are visible during different times of year and from different parts of the earth. - Constellations which are visible year-round from the Northern Hemisphere are called circumpolar constellations because they appear to circle the North Pole throughout t ...
PLANET WARM UP
... Answer on a separate sheet of paperSolar System Model Questions: 1. Compare the solar system drawing you did as a warmup at the beginning of the chapter to the actual scale sized models we completed last class. What was the same? What was different? 2. Why do you think the outer planets are so much ...
... Answer on a separate sheet of paperSolar System Model Questions: 1. Compare the solar system drawing you did as a warmup at the beginning of the chapter to the actual scale sized models we completed last class. What was the same? What was different? 2. Why do you think the outer planets are so much ...
A Tour through the Solar System - iPad-Space
... does to revolve around the sun. This makes its day longer than its year. ...
... does to revolve around the sun. This makes its day longer than its year. ...
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.