The Sky
... • Stars near celestial pole never drop below horizon. These are circumpolar stars. Now let’s expand the view of the Earth in this diagram…. ...
... • Stars near celestial pole never drop below horizon. These are circumpolar stars. Now let’s expand the view of the Earth in this diagram…. ...
Graphing the Big Dipper Although they look close together from
... Follow up questions 4. According to your diagram of the Big Dipper, which star appears next to Alkaid when viewed from Earth? ___________________ 5. Is the star you named in 4. the closest star in the Big Dipper to Alkaid? _______ Explain. __________________________________________________________ ...
... Follow up questions 4. According to your diagram of the Big Dipper, which star appears next to Alkaid when viewed from Earth? ___________________ 5. Is the star you named in 4. the closest star in the Big Dipper to Alkaid? _______ Explain. __________________________________________________________ ...
scale_moon
... - phases of the moon caused by reflection of light from sun, not by earth’s shadow, as commonly thought - ideas of a new moon, full moon, when these happen - how celestial movement corresponds to our sense of time (months, years) - difference between eclipse and phases - Extensions for older kids – ...
... - phases of the moon caused by reflection of light from sun, not by earth’s shadow, as commonly thought - ideas of a new moon, full moon, when these happen - how celestial movement corresponds to our sense of time (months, years) - difference between eclipse and phases - Extensions for older kids – ...
8th Grade 2nd Semester Test Chapters 13, 16, 18
... b. It can carry humans into space c. The total weight of the rocket is reduced as the rocket rises d. It can be reused after returning to Earth 50. The scientist who first used telescope to make discoveries that supported the heliocentric model was a. Galileo b. Ptolemy c. Copernicus d. Brahe 51. Th ...
... b. It can carry humans into space c. The total weight of the rocket is reduced as the rocket rises d. It can be reused after returning to Earth 50. The scientist who first used telescope to make discoveries that supported the heliocentric model was a. Galileo b. Ptolemy c. Copernicus d. Brahe 51. Th ...
FOURTH GRADE Science Curriculum Framework Skills
... □ The Earth’s layers consist of a crust, mantle, and core. □ The Earth consists of land and water. □ The land contains rocks, soil, and sand. □ There are many properties around which rocks can be grouped. □ The Earth has mountains, hills, valleys, oceans, rivers, and lakes. Ocean water is salty. Lak ...
... □ The Earth’s layers consist of a crust, mantle, and core. □ The Earth consists of land and water. □ The land contains rocks, soil, and sand. □ There are many properties around which rocks can be grouped. □ The Earth has mountains, hills, valleys, oceans, rivers, and lakes. Ocean water is salty. Lak ...
Name
... 5) How far will light travel in 10 minutes? A) 3.6 x 109 meters B) 3.6 x 1010 meters C) 3.6 x 1011 meters D) 3.6 x 1012 meters E) 1.8 x 1011 meters 6) A planet is 4 Astronomical Units from the Sun. What is the planet’s orbital period around the Sun? A) the square of 4, which equals 16 years B) the s ...
... 5) How far will light travel in 10 minutes? A) 3.6 x 109 meters B) 3.6 x 1010 meters C) 3.6 x 1011 meters D) 3.6 x 1012 meters E) 1.8 x 1011 meters 6) A planet is 4 Astronomical Units from the Sun. What is the planet’s orbital period around the Sun? A) the square of 4, which equals 16 years B) the s ...
Scientific method, night sky, parallax, angular size
... method. Scientists always question the basis for an scientific assertion. This is often considered ‘impolite’ behavior in social settings, but is not impolite in scientific discussion. ...
... method. Scientists always question the basis for an scientific assertion. This is often considered ‘impolite’ behavior in social settings, but is not impolite in scientific discussion. ...
Universe Notes - Solon City Schools
... a. Red shift, and cosmic background radiation b. Cosmic background radiation: steady, but very dim signals in the form of microwaves that are emitted all over the sky i. Scientists believe that these microwaves are the remains of the radiation produced during the Big Bang ...
... a. Red shift, and cosmic background radiation b. Cosmic background radiation: steady, but very dim signals in the form of microwaves that are emitted all over the sky i. Scientists believe that these microwaves are the remains of the radiation produced during the Big Bang ...
Introduction - Nipissing University Word
... dimensions of mass(length/time)2, and can thus be derived from the other three. ...
... dimensions of mass(length/time)2, and can thus be derived from the other three. ...
spring_2002_final - University of Maryland Astronomy
... 12. The Voyager I space probe has reached the speed necessary to escape from the Sun's gravity. It currently is 10 billion miles from Earth. Its engine suddenly malfunctions and is no longer operational. What would happen next to Voyager I? A. It will stop immediately. B. It will slow down and quic ...
... 12. The Voyager I space probe has reached the speed necessary to escape from the Sun's gravity. It currently is 10 billion miles from Earth. Its engine suddenly malfunctions and is no longer operational. What would happen next to Voyager I? A. It will stop immediately. B. It will slow down and quic ...
Name - MIT
... 3) In the sky, you follow an object as it passes through the constellations Leo, Hydra, and Canis Major. What can you say about this object? A) This object is one of the nine planets. B) This object will collide with the sun. C) This object is not one of the nine planets. D) This object is a star. E ...
... 3) In the sky, you follow an object as it passes through the constellations Leo, Hydra, and Canis Major. What can you say about this object? A) This object is one of the nine planets. B) This object will collide with the sun. C) This object is not one of the nine planets. D) This object is a star. E ...
Astronomy 350 Fall 2011 Homework #1
... Now consider a objects which have part of their orbit inside 1 AU and part outside of 1 AU. Can any such object have a period > 1 year? If so, give an example of such an orbit. If not, explain why not. Same thing for a period < 1 yr. The most massive solar system object beyond Neptune is not Pluto, ...
... Now consider a objects which have part of their orbit inside 1 AU and part outside of 1 AU. Can any such object have a period > 1 year? If so, give an example of such an orbit. If not, explain why not. Same thing for a period < 1 yr. The most massive solar system object beyond Neptune is not Pluto, ...
SciNot Scale Metric 102
... To get the rate at which the pressure increases with depth: (1) Draw in a line that fits the data points the best (2) Get the coordinates of two arbitrary points on the line ...
... To get the rate at which the pressure increases with depth: (1) Draw in a line that fits the data points the best (2) Get the coordinates of two arbitrary points on the line ...
Atmospheric Composition
... Since space is effectively a vacuum, the amount of energy passing outward through any sphere centered on the sun will be equal to the solar luminosity, Lo. If the radiation is isotropic: Flux = Lo = Sd 4 π d2 Sd, the Solar Constant (at distance d) = Lo/(4 π d2) – see figure to follow At the mean dis ...
... Since space is effectively a vacuum, the amount of energy passing outward through any sphere centered on the sun will be equal to the solar luminosity, Lo. If the radiation is isotropic: Flux = Lo = Sd 4 π d2 Sd, the Solar Constant (at distance d) = Lo/(4 π d2) – see figure to follow At the mean dis ...
Planet Profile for Uranus
... -It has as many as 39 or more moons, however only sixteen of them have been named and agreed upon. -It has a faint ring. -Jupiter’s power of gravity is so strong it grabs on to objects that come too close. -Atmospheric composition is 90% Hydrogen and 10% Helium. - The Red Spot is a hurricane. It is ...
... -It has as many as 39 or more moons, however only sixteen of them have been named and agreed upon. -It has a faint ring. -Jupiter’s power of gravity is so strong it grabs on to objects that come too close. -Atmospheric composition is 90% Hydrogen and 10% Helium. - The Red Spot is a hurricane. It is ...
The Earth: Unique in All the Universe (Updated)
... on the Earth, far greater day and night temperature variations would exist. Many parts of the surface would be hot enough to boil water during the day, and the same parts would be cold enough to freeze water at night. Because water is an excellent temperature stabilizer, the large oceans on Earth ar ...
... on the Earth, far greater day and night temperature variations would exist. Many parts of the surface would be hot enough to boil water during the day, and the same parts would be cold enough to freeze water at night. Because water is an excellent temperature stabilizer, the large oceans on Earth ar ...
Weeks 11-13
... Students will understand that technology extends the ability of people to understand the universe. Most tools of today are different than those of the past, but may also be modifications of much older tools. SC-5-EU-S-6 Students will use a variety of models and graphic representations to obtain and ...
... Students will understand that technology extends the ability of people to understand the universe. Most tools of today are different than those of the past, but may also be modifications of much older tools. SC-5-EU-S-6 Students will use a variety of models and graphic representations to obtain and ...
Proof of Earth`s Shape and Size
... 240,000 stadia (about 39,250 km) is quite close to modern measurements. ...
... 240,000 stadia (about 39,250 km) is quite close to modern measurements. ...
The Inner Planets
... revolve around the sun and 8 months to rotate once on its axis, a day on Venus is longer than its year. Venus also rotates east to west, the only planet to do so. This retrograde rotation (backward) was probably caused by Venus being struck by a large object early in its history. ...
... revolve around the sun and 8 months to rotate once on its axis, a day on Venus is longer than its year. Venus also rotates east to west, the only planet to do so. This retrograde rotation (backward) was probably caused by Venus being struck by a large object early in its history. ...
ISP 205: Visions of the Universe Fall 2001 Professor: ER Capriotti
... D. the creation as starting with a huge explosion. E. the stars as distant suns. 2. Most Greek astronomers believed that the Earth is immobile because they did not observe A. retrograde motion of the planets. B. parallaxes for the stars. C. eclipses of the Sun. D. stellar motion. E. All of the other ...
... D. the creation as starting with a huge explosion. E. the stars as distant suns. 2. Most Greek astronomers believed that the Earth is immobile because they did not observe A. retrograde motion of the planets. B. parallaxes for the stars. C. eclipses of the Sun. D. stellar motion. E. All of the other ...
exercise 1
... Except for the Sun and the Moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky. The planet is called the morning star when it appears in the east at sunrise, and the evening star when it is in the west at sunset. In ancient times the evening star was called Hesperus and the morning star Phosphorus or Lu ...
... Except for the Sun and the Moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky. The planet is called the morning star when it appears in the east at sunrise, and the evening star when it is in the west at sunset. In ancient times the evening star was called Hesperus and the morning star Phosphorus or Lu ...
Document
... • In the 3rd Century B.C., a Greek, Aristarchus of Samos, figured out a way to measure the relative sizes and distances of the Moon and Sun. • He noticed that when the Moon was eclipsed by the Earth (월식) we can see the Earth's shadow creep across the face of the Moon. Earth's shadow is circular, and ...
... • In the 3rd Century B.C., a Greek, Aristarchus of Samos, figured out a way to measure the relative sizes and distances of the Moon and Sun. • He noticed that when the Moon was eclipsed by the Earth (월식) we can see the Earth's shadow creep across the face of the Moon. Earth's shadow is circular, and ...
No Spring Picnic on Neptune
... the planet over time, making three sets of observations in six years. The images reveal that the bands ...
... the planet over time, making three sets of observations in six years. The images reveal that the bands ...
The Sun
... center of our universe • A star is very big and produces its own heat and light while a planet shines from reflected light • The Sun is the solar system and it accounts for 99.8% of its mass • One million earths would fit inside it ...
... center of our universe • A star is very big and produces its own heat and light while a planet shines from reflected light • The Sun is the solar system and it accounts for 99.8% of its mass • One million earths would fit inside it ...
ecliptic. - Valhalla High School
... So, 360° = 24 h R.A., 15° = 1 h R.A., and 1° = 4 min R.A. Right ascension increases from west to east (note that we are looking at the exterior of the celestial sphere in the above picture). ...
... So, 360° = 24 h R.A., 15° = 1 h R.A., and 1° = 4 min R.A. Right ascension increases from west to east (note that we are looking at the exterior of the celestial sphere in the above picture). ...
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.