distmeasures
... In your daily life, you estimate distances all the time: to know when you need to leave your home to reach school on time, to gauge whether your car will fit in that space, to fit all the presents in a box to send for your best friend’s birthday 1. What are some units of distance that you use in eve ...
... In your daily life, you estimate distances all the time: to know when you need to leave your home to reach school on time, to gauge whether your car will fit in that space, to fit all the presents in a box to send for your best friend’s birthday 1. What are some units of distance that you use in eve ...
DISTANCE MEASURES EXERCISE The goal of this exercise is to
... In your daily life, you estimate distances all the time: to know when you need to leave your home to reach school on time, to gauge whether your car will fit in that space, to fit all the presents in a box to send for your best friend’s birthday 1. What are some units of distance that you use in eve ...
... In your daily life, you estimate distances all the time: to know when you need to leave your home to reach school on time, to gauge whether your car will fit in that space, to fit all the presents in a box to send for your best friend’s birthday 1. What are some units of distance that you use in eve ...
Study Guide
... Black hole - spinning causes the core to collapse allowing nothing to escape Neutron star - the left over core of a supernova that begins to rotate very fast Explain the Doppler shift in terms of color and direction. If an object is moving away from us, the color spectra will shift toward red Red ...
... Black hole - spinning causes the core to collapse allowing nothing to escape Neutron star - the left over core of a supernova that begins to rotate very fast Explain the Doppler shift in terms of color and direction. If an object is moving away from us, the color spectra will shift toward red Red ...
Origin and Nature of Planetary Systems
... Larry Lebofsky and the NIRCam E/PO Team Introduction: While there is only one Solar System (the system of the star Sol), as of early April 2015, there are 1207 known extrasolar planetary systems with 1911 known planets (called extrasolar planets or exoplanets). Of these planetary systems 480 have tw ...
... Larry Lebofsky and the NIRCam E/PO Team Introduction: While there is only one Solar System (the system of the star Sol), as of early April 2015, there are 1207 known extrasolar planetary systems with 1911 known planets (called extrasolar planets or exoplanets). Of these planetary systems 480 have tw ...
The Corona
... second. All of this energy is generated in the Core by Nuclear Fusion. The Sun is a second-generation star, meaning that some of its material came from former stars. The first stars were composed only of the hydrogen and helium produced in the early universe. Although hydrogen (94%) and helium (6%) ...
... second. All of this energy is generated in the Core by Nuclear Fusion. The Sun is a second-generation star, meaning that some of its material came from former stars. The first stars were composed only of the hydrogen and helium produced in the early universe. Although hydrogen (94%) and helium (6%) ...
Layers of the Sun
... moves through several layers or zones. Remember the Sun’s layers are made of hot gases and they not solid like the Earth’s layers. The energy moves out from the core through the RADIATIVE ZONE. Scientists calculate the temperature to be cooler than the core—it is only a 4.5 million degrees Fahrenhei ...
... moves through several layers or zones. Remember the Sun’s layers are made of hot gases and they not solid like the Earth’s layers. The energy moves out from the core through the RADIATIVE ZONE. Scientists calculate the temperature to be cooler than the core—it is only a 4.5 million degrees Fahrenhei ...
Document
... From gas to dust to planets: Formation of our Solar System: The chemical elements formed in the interiors of stars. Dying stars ejected material into interstellar space, and presolar grains and amorphous material condensed in stellar atmospheres of stars such as Red Giants, AGB stars, and supernova ...
... From gas to dust to planets: Formation of our Solar System: The chemical elements formed in the interiors of stars. Dying stars ejected material into interstellar space, and presolar grains and amorphous material condensed in stellar atmospheres of stars such as Red Giants, AGB stars, and supernova ...
Extrasolar Planets = 403
... • Disk shape of solar system- orbit inclination; prograde motion; nearly same tilt of rotation axes • Jovian and terrestrial planet types- low/high density • Planetary ring & satellite systems for gas giants • Space Debris – icy comets, rocky asteroids, meteors • Common ages of Earth, moon, Mars, me ...
... • Disk shape of solar system- orbit inclination; prograde motion; nearly same tilt of rotation axes • Jovian and terrestrial planet types- low/high density • Planetary ring & satellite systems for gas giants • Space Debris – icy comets, rocky asteroids, meteors • Common ages of Earth, moon, Mars, me ...
1 - Northwest ISD Moodle
... It was Aristarchus (312-230 BC) who first proposed the heliocentric model, that placed the Sun in the middle of everything. This was centuries BEFORE the accepted Ptolemaic model, which was geocentric. ...
... It was Aristarchus (312-230 BC) who first proposed the heliocentric model, that placed the Sun in the middle of everything. This was centuries BEFORE the accepted Ptolemaic model, which was geocentric. ...
The Sun: Not An Average Yellow Star
... Most stars in the Universe are small, cool, low-mass dwarfs. The Sun is larger, hotter, and more massive than these. There are stars that are much larger, very hot, and many times more massive than the Sun. But these stars are quite rare compared to the Sun or the lowmass stars. The Sun is also not ...
... Most stars in the Universe are small, cool, low-mass dwarfs. The Sun is larger, hotter, and more massive than these. There are stars that are much larger, very hot, and many times more massive than the Sun. But these stars are quite rare compared to the Sun or the lowmass stars. The Sun is also not ...
THE DOCTRINE OF ORIGINAL SPIN
... I presented a paper entitled “Discontinuous Ether Model” at a meeting of the NPA in Berkeley in May, 2000. I have copies here for those of you who might want one. Also it can be accessed on my web-site: www2.cruzio.com/~ftc or a slightly edited version was published by: www.journaloftheoretics.com ...
... I presented a paper entitled “Discontinuous Ether Model” at a meeting of the NPA in Berkeley in May, 2000. I have copies here for those of you who might want one. Also it can be accessed on my web-site: www2.cruzio.com/~ftc or a slightly edited version was published by: www.journaloftheoretics.com ...
Name: Period : _____ Bulldog Review #9 1. The Milky Wa
... B. Gravity is a force that causes objects to move toward the center of the Earth. Gravity is caused by tectonic plate movement. C. Gravity is the force that is formed in the crust of the planet and it holds objects to the surface of the Earth. D. Gravity is the natural force that causes objects to m ...
... B. Gravity is a force that causes objects to move toward the center of the Earth. Gravity is caused by tectonic plate movement. C. Gravity is the force that is formed in the crust of the planet and it holds objects to the surface of the Earth. D. Gravity is the natural force that causes objects to m ...
850616SemStudyGuide_AstSns
... then it is possible that the Earth rotated, too and would make everything else look like it was going around the Earth. He also saw the moons of Jupiter through his telescope. He noted that the 4 moons he could see (Europa, Callisto, Ganymede and Io) continued to "stay" with Jupiter even though Jupi ...
... then it is possible that the Earth rotated, too and would make everything else look like it was going around the Earth. He also saw the moons of Jupiter through his telescope. He noted that the 4 moons he could see (Europa, Callisto, Ganymede and Io) continued to "stay" with Jupiter even though Jupi ...
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
... Which of these is the correct order of the planets from the Sun? A Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. ...
... Which of these is the correct order of the planets from the Sun? A Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. ...
The Sun: A Medium-sized Star
... The Sun is the driving force behind Earth’s climate and weather and also provides the energy needed for life to exist on Earth • Plants use sunlight to grow and to produce food. • Animals eat plants that are grown in sunlight. • Coal formed from the remains of prehistoric plants; form of stored en ...
... The Sun is the driving force behind Earth’s climate and weather and also provides the energy needed for life to exist on Earth • Plants use sunlight to grow and to produce food. • Animals eat plants that are grown in sunlight. • Coal formed from the remains of prehistoric plants; form of stored en ...
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 ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM UNITS OF MEASURMENT IN ASTRONOMY
... BEYOND THE KUIPER BELT, SCIENTIST BELIEVE THERE IS A SPHERICAL CLOUD OF DEBRIS KNOWN AS THE OORT CLOUD. THIS EXTENDS FROM ABOUT 50,000 TO 100,000 AU OR 1 LY TO ABOURT 1.7 LY FROM THE SUN. THIS REGION COULD CONTAIN UP TO 1 TRILLION ICY OBJECTS AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE ORIGIN OF MOST COMETS. ...
... BEYOND THE KUIPER BELT, SCIENTIST BELIEVE THERE IS A SPHERICAL CLOUD OF DEBRIS KNOWN AS THE OORT CLOUD. THIS EXTENDS FROM ABOUT 50,000 TO 100,000 AU OR 1 LY TO ABOURT 1.7 LY FROM THE SUN. THIS REGION COULD CONTAIN UP TO 1 TRILLION ICY OBJECTS AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE ORIGIN OF MOST COMETS. ...
Homework #3
... the number of neutrinos made per second, use the definition of flux φ in terms of luminosity to see how many arrive per cm2 at Earth.] Shorter Questions 1) In which phases of the interstellar medium would the following states of hydrogen likely be found a) H2 , b) H II, c) H I? In which phase does s ...
... the number of neutrinos made per second, use the definition of flux φ in terms of luminosity to see how many arrive per cm2 at Earth.] Shorter Questions 1) In which phases of the interstellar medium would the following states of hydrogen likely be found a) H2 , b) H II, c) H I? In which phase does s ...
The Milky Way
... Extrasolar Planets Modern theory of planet formation is evolutionary Many stars should have planets! planets ...
... Extrasolar Planets Modern theory of planet formation is evolutionary Many stars should have planets! planets ...
Some Physics of the Kepler Laws and Orbits Kepler`s First Law
... Some Physics of the Kepler Laws and Orbits Kepler’s First Law Kepler’s first law states that, the planets orbit around the Sun as an ellipse with the Sun at one focus. In order to better understand this, we need to keep in mind of conservation laws. The two that are important here are the conservati ...
... Some Physics of the Kepler Laws and Orbits Kepler’s First Law Kepler’s first law states that, the planets orbit around the Sun as an ellipse with the Sun at one focus. In order to better understand this, we need to keep in mind of conservation laws. The two that are important here are the conservati ...
Teacher`s Guide The Solar Empire: A Star is Born
... Context: Harmful cosmic rays stream through space, but they’re deflected by the sun’s magnetic field. equilibrium Definition: A state of balance between opposing forces or actions. In the sun, this refers to the balancing of inward-pulling gravitational forces with outward-pushing pressure. Context: ...
... Context: Harmful cosmic rays stream through space, but they’re deflected by the sun’s magnetic field. equilibrium Definition: A state of balance between opposing forces or actions. In the sun, this refers to the balancing of inward-pulling gravitational forces with outward-pushing pressure. Context: ...
The Origin of Our Solar System
... • As the cloud spun, it created many rings. – The rings would become the newborn planets orbiting a new sun at the center of what was the cloud of gas (which remember, is matter). ...
... • As the cloud spun, it created many rings. – The rings would become the newborn planets orbiting a new sun at the center of what was the cloud of gas (which remember, is matter). ...
Solar Storms Sun Struck The space-weather forecast for the next few
... dynamic wonderland, where planet-size prominences rise into black space like glowing jellyfish, only to loop and slither back hours or days later, as if enthralled by some unseen force. As indeed they are. Neither solid, liquid, nor gas, the sun is made up of plasma, the “fourth state of matter,” wh ...
... dynamic wonderland, where planet-size prominences rise into black space like glowing jellyfish, only to loop and slither back hours or days later, as if enthralled by some unseen force. As indeed they are. Neither solid, liquid, nor gas, the sun is made up of plasma, the “fourth state of matter,” wh ...
Solar System
The Solar System comprises the Sun and the planetary system that orbits it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets, with the remainder being significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies such as comets and asteroids. Of those that orbit the Sun indirectly, two are larger than the smallest planet.The Solar System formed 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a giant interstellar molecular cloud. The vast majority of the system's mass is in the Sun, with most of the remaining mass contained in Jupiter. The four smaller inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, are terrestrial planets, being primarily composed of rock and metal. The four outer planets are giant planets, being substantially more massive than the terrestrials. The two largest, Jupiter and Saturn, are gas giants, being composed mainly of hydrogen and helium; the two outermost planets, Uranus and Neptune, are ice giants, being composed largely of substances with relatively high melting points compared with hydrogen and helium, called ices, such as water, ammonia and methane. All planets have almost circular orbits that lie within a nearly flat disc called the ecliptic.The Solar System also contains smaller objects. The asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter, mostly contains objects composed, like the terrestrial planets, of rock and metal. Beyond Neptune's orbit lie the Kuiper belt and scattered disc, populations of trans-Neptunian objects composed mostly of ices, and beyond them a newly discovered population of sednoids. Within these populations are several dozen to possibly tens of thousands of objects large enough to have been rounded by their own gravity. Such objects are categorized as dwarf planets. Identified dwarf planets include the asteroid Ceres and the trans-Neptunian objects Pluto and Eris. In addition to these two regions, various other small-body populations, including comets, centaurs and interplanetary dust, freely travel between regions. Six of the planets, at least three of the dwarf planets, and many of the smaller bodies are orbited by natural satellites, usually termed ""moons"" after the Moon. Each of the outer planets is encircled by planetary rings of dust and other small objects.The solar wind, a stream of charged particles flowing outwards from the Sun, creates a bubble-like region in the interstellar medium known as the heliosphere. The heliopause is the point at which pressure from the solar wind is equal to the opposing pressure of interstellar wind; it extends out to the edge of the scattered disc. The Oort cloud, which is believed to be the source for long-period comets, may also exist at a distance roughly a thousand times further than the heliosphere. The Solar System is located in the Orion Arm, 26,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way.