37) What is the largest planet in the solar system?
... A) Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune B) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus C) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune D) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune E) Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Saturn, ...
... A) Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune B) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus C) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune D) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune E) Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Saturn, ...
THE DYNAMIC TRIO - Siemens Science Day
... of the tape. Tell the students they are going to create the model of the Solar System just as you did. As you describe the task to the students tell them they are going to work in groups to complete their task. For older grades, students can work in groups of four or more to create their model of th ...
... of the tape. Tell the students they are going to create the model of the Solar System just as you did. As you describe the task to the students tell them they are going to work in groups to complete their task. For older grades, students can work in groups of four or more to create their model of th ...
Venus is the second planet from the sun. It is 67 million miles away
... does not make its own light. It reflects light from the sun. It is the brightest object in the night sky except for the moon. It is so bright because its thick clouds reflect the sun's light like a mirror. It was named by the Romans for their goddess of love and beauty. ...
... does not make its own light. It reflects light from the sun. It is the brightest object in the night sky except for the moon. It is so bright because its thick clouds reflect the sun's light like a mirror. It was named by the Romans for their goddess of love and beauty. ...
Barycenter of Solar System Earth-Moon barycenter? Moon orbits
... • We can use vectors to verify the “only curving inward” nature – And vectors very happily don’t worry about limitations like XY plots to try to illustrate curvature! – And, since we have already calculated the XY positions, we can easily calculate vectors • … and use certain properties of vectors ( ...
... • We can use vectors to verify the “only curving inward” nature – And vectors very happily don’t worry about limitations like XY plots to try to illustrate curvature! – And, since we have already calculated the XY positions, we can easily calculate vectors • … and use certain properties of vectors ( ...
Lab #10 (Apr 10-13)
... Prior to this, Astronomers couldn’t reliably use parallax to measure the distances to planets because the positions of the planets could not be measured precisely enough from two different locations simultaneously. Even if one person tried to do both measurements with the same instruments, it took t ...
... Prior to this, Astronomers couldn’t reliably use parallax to measure the distances to planets because the positions of the planets could not be measured precisely enough from two different locations simultaneously. Even if one person tried to do both measurements with the same instruments, it took t ...
Week 3
... solstices Around the equinoxes, the declination (distance from the celestial equator) will change by 0.5° per day Near the solstices, it will stay fixed for almost a week ...
... solstices Around the equinoxes, the declination (distance from the celestial equator) will change by 0.5° per day Near the solstices, it will stay fixed for almost a week ...
DTU 8e Lecture PPT Chap 1 Discovering the Night Sky v2
... Do astronomers regard constellations as the familiar patterns of stars in the sky? Astronomers sometimes use the common definition of a constellation as a pattern of stars. Formally, however, a constellation is an entire area of the celestial sphere and all the stars and other objects in it. Viewed ...
... Do astronomers regard constellations as the familiar patterns of stars in the sky? Astronomers sometimes use the common definition of a constellation as a pattern of stars. Formally, however, a constellation is an entire area of the celestial sphere and all the stars and other objects in it. Viewed ...
Unit Review D – General Relativity
... d. An occupant of a rotating room places a ball on the floor and releases it from her hand. By rotating... there is an inward acceleration (centripetal acceleration) which creates the equivalent of a gravitational field in an “outward” direction. The released ball will “fall” outward… this will be m ...
... d. An occupant of a rotating room places a ball on the floor and releases it from her hand. By rotating... there is an inward acceleration (centripetal acceleration) which creates the equivalent of a gravitational field in an “outward” direction. The released ball will “fall” outward… this will be m ...
Studying Planets in the Solar System
... 3. As a class, choose the top ten questions to be answered in the planet profile. List these questions on the board. 4. Divide the class into nine groups. Write the name of each planet on a slip of paper and place the slips into a hat. Have each group pick a slip of paper with their assigned planet. ...
... 3. As a class, choose the top ten questions to be answered in the planet profile. List these questions on the board. 4. Divide the class into nine groups. Write the name of each planet on a slip of paper and place the slips into a hat. Have each group pick a slip of paper with their assigned planet. ...
Universe and Solar System
... Why don't you float off in space when you are on the Earth? Why do planets never leave the solar system or fall into the Sun? Can we see our own galaxy in the night sky? Explain. KNOWLEDGE: Scientific theories change when scientists discover new information. Prior to the 1500's it was believed that ...
... Why don't you float off in space when you are on the Earth? Why do planets never leave the solar system or fall into the Sun? Can we see our own galaxy in the night sky? Explain. KNOWLEDGE: Scientific theories change when scientists discover new information. Prior to the 1500's it was believed that ...
The Local Sky The Local Sky
... energy hitting one square metre per second – Flux can then be used to calculate apparent visual magnitude – Some stars are so bright they have negative magnitudes – Faint stars detected by telescopes have magnitudes larger than 6 – Apparent visual magnitude is based only on visible light. – App ...
... energy hitting one square metre per second – Flux can then be used to calculate apparent visual magnitude – Some stars are so bright they have negative magnitudes – Faint stars detected by telescopes have magnitudes larger than 6 – Apparent visual magnitude is based only on visible light. – App ...
A WALK THROUGH THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... travel about one thirtieth of a metre. That means each metre takes 30x3=90 days to cover. Now on the scale Mars is 6 metres further from the Sun than Earth, so there are 6 times 90 days of travel which comes to 540 days, or approximately 1.5 years. Of course lighter craft can achieve higher speeds a ...
... travel about one thirtieth of a metre. That means each metre takes 30x3=90 days to cover. Now on the scale Mars is 6 metres further from the Sun than Earth, so there are 6 times 90 days of travel which comes to 540 days, or approximately 1.5 years. Of course lighter craft can achieve higher speeds a ...
IN THE CENTRE OF THE SUN IT ABOUT 15 MILLION DEGREES
... The moons are all around the solar system some planets have more than overs but it still makes them special. Jupiter is the biggest planet which means it has the most moons, Jupiter has 62 moons that is a lot of moons. Mars only has 3 moons and Earth has 1. So now you should know a bit about the moo ...
... The moons are all around the solar system some planets have more than overs but it still makes them special. Jupiter is the biggest planet which means it has the most moons, Jupiter has 62 moons that is a lot of moons. Mars only has 3 moons and Earth has 1. So now you should know a bit about the moo ...
Topic 4: Earth-Moon
... Takes 29.53 days This is because when moon gets back to its original position in 27.3 days, the earth has moved 1°/day or about 27°. The moon moving at l3°/day takes about 2 days to catch up with Earth and align with it and the sun in a new moon phase. ...
... Takes 29.53 days This is because when moon gets back to its original position in 27.3 days, the earth has moved 1°/day or about 27°. The moon moving at l3°/day takes about 2 days to catch up with Earth and align with it and the sun in a new moon phase. ...
Teacher notes and student sheets
... There are a lot of stars in the galaxy – about 100 billion, which we can write as 100 000 000 000 or as 1011. That is the value of S in the equation. Since the 1990s, very many ‘exoplanets’ have been found. It is estimated that much more than 10% of Sun-like stars have planets in orbit around them. ...
... There are a lot of stars in the galaxy – about 100 billion, which we can write as 100 000 000 000 or as 1011. That is the value of S in the equation. Since the 1990s, very many ‘exoplanets’ have been found. It is estimated that much more than 10% of Sun-like stars have planets in orbit around them. ...
Astronomy - Wappingers Central School District
... are constantly being made. This often makes the internet a more powerful resource than a well developed textbook. The course is designed to be flexible enough that the students will be able to review and discuss some of these ground breaking topics as they are happening. At the other end of the spec ...
... are constantly being made. This often makes the internet a more powerful resource than a well developed textbook. The course is designed to be flexible enough that the students will be able to review and discuss some of these ground breaking topics as they are happening. At the other end of the spec ...
Investigating the Celestial Sphere
... For the purpose of positioning and navigation, the earth is divided, horizontally and vertically into lines of latitude and longitude respectfully. Latitude is given in degrees, either decimal or DMS north or south of the equator. So here in Bury St Edmunds we are around 52° N or 52 degrees above th ...
... For the purpose of positioning and navigation, the earth is divided, horizontally and vertically into lines of latitude and longitude respectfully. Latitude is given in degrees, either decimal or DMS north or south of the equator. So here in Bury St Edmunds we are around 52° N or 52 degrees above th ...
Lesson16 Circular Motion Review
... 4. Kepler’s Law – Understand that two bodies orbiting the same central body (i.e two planets around the same star). Will have a predictable relationship or ratio between their orbital periods and their orbital radii. 5. Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation – Understand the gravitational forces are ...
... 4. Kepler’s Law – Understand that two bodies orbiting the same central body (i.e two planets around the same star). Will have a predictable relationship or ratio between their orbital periods and their orbital radii. 5. Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation – Understand the gravitational forces are ...
Chapter 1: Origin of the earth
... 3) The Moon is depleted in volatiles, much more severely than the Earth and perhaps enhanced in refractory elements. It has a low density and so must be depleted in iron. If it has a core at all, it must be very small and iron must also be depleted in silicates. 4) Oxygen isotopic signatures are sim ...
... 3) The Moon is depleted in volatiles, much more severely than the Earth and perhaps enhanced in refractory elements. It has a low density and so must be depleted in iron. If it has a core at all, it must be very small and iron must also be depleted in silicates. 4) Oxygen isotopic signatures are sim ...
How did our solar system get here?
... • Average distance from Sun is 6 billion km • Orbits the Sun in 248 years, and makes one full rotation in 6 hours 7minutes. Also has not made it fully around the Sun since it was discovered in 1930. • Between 1979 and 1999, Pluto was closer to the Sun than Neptune; this gave us a good opportunity fo ...
... • Average distance from Sun is 6 billion km • Orbits the Sun in 248 years, and makes one full rotation in 6 hours 7minutes. Also has not made it fully around the Sun since it was discovered in 1930. • Between 1979 and 1999, Pluto was closer to the Sun than Neptune; this gave us a good opportunity fo ...
Lecture12
... Pluto demoted and dwarf planets. Kuiper Belt, Oort cloud, objects of the K.B. What’s a greenhouse gas? Asteroids and the asteroid belt. Comets. Formation of both. Sizes of asteroids. Extra-solar planets: how we detect them? ...
... Pluto demoted and dwarf planets. Kuiper Belt, Oort cloud, objects of the K.B. What’s a greenhouse gas? Asteroids and the asteroid belt. Comets. Formation of both. Sizes of asteroids. Extra-solar planets: how we detect them? ...
In this chapter we briefly review the origin of the Earth, from the Big
... 3) The Moon is depleted in volatiles, much more severely than the Earth and perhaps enhanced in refractory elements. It has a low density and so must be depleted in iron. If it has a core at all, it must be very small and iron must also be depleted in silicates. 4) Oxygen isotopic signatures are sim ...
... 3) The Moon is depleted in volatiles, much more severely than the Earth and perhaps enhanced in refractory elements. It has a low density and so must be depleted in iron. If it has a core at all, it must be very small and iron must also be depleted in silicates. 4) Oxygen isotopic signatures are sim ...
Underline your strong TEKS and circle your weak TEKS
... that sent all existing matter flying outward from a single point. Which of the following observations is used as evidence to support this theory? A. Light we see from distant galaxies was emitted long ago. B. Gravity holds a galaxy in the same general area. C. All galaxies appear to be moving away f ...
... that sent all existing matter flying outward from a single point. Which of the following observations is used as evidence to support this theory? A. Light we see from distant galaxies was emitted long ago. B. Gravity holds a galaxy in the same general area. C. All galaxies appear to be moving away f ...
Geocentric model
In astronomy, the geocentric model (also known as geocentrism, or the Ptolemaic system) is a description of the cosmos where Earth is at the orbital center of all celestial bodies. This model served as the predominant cosmological system in many ancient civilizations such as ancient Greece including the noteworthy systems of Aristotle (see Aristotelian physics) and Ptolemy. As such, they believed that the Sun, Moon, stars, and naked eye planets circled Earth.Two commonly made observations supported the idea that Earth was the center of the Universe. The stars, the sun, and planets appear to revolve around Earth each day, making Earth the center of that system. The stars were thought to be on a celestial sphere, with the earth at its center, that rotated each day, using a line through the north and south pole as an axis. The stars closest to the equator appeared to rise and fall the greatest distance, but each star circled back to its rising point each day. The second observation supporting the geocentric model was that the Earth does not seem to move from the perspective of an Earth-bound observer, and that it is solid, stable, and unmoving.Ancient Roman and medieval philosophers usually combined the geocentric model with a spherical Earth. It is not the same as the older flat Earth model implied in some mythology, as was the case with the biblical and postbiblical Latin cosmology. The ancient Jewish Babylonian uranography pictured a flat Earth with a dome-shaped rigid canopy named firmament placed over it. (רקיע- rāqîa').However, the ancient Greeks believed that the motions of the planets were circular and not elliptical, a view that was not challenged in Western culture until the 17th century through the synthesis of theories by Copernicus and Kepler.The astronomical predictions of Ptolemy's geocentric model were used to prepare astrological and astronomical charts for over 1500 years. The geocentric model held sway into the early modern age, but from the late 16th century onward was gradually superseded by the heliocentric model of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler. There was much resistance to the transition between these two theories. Christian theologians were reluctant to reject a theory that agreed with Bible passages (e.g. ""Sun, stand you still upon Gibeon"", Joshua 10:12 – King James 2000 Bible). Others felt a new, unknown theory could not subvert an accepted consensus for geocentrism.