ASTR100 Fall 2009: Exam #2 Review Sheet EXAM IS THURSDAY
... 2] What are some clues that help us figure out how the Solar System formed? (Page 157 may prove useful) _______________________________________________________ 3] List these in order from closest to furthest from the Sun: Kuiper belt, asteroid belt, jovian planets, Oort Cloud, terrestrial planets. _ ...
... 2] What are some clues that help us figure out how the Solar System formed? (Page 157 may prove useful) _______________________________________________________ 3] List these in order from closest to furthest from the Sun: Kuiper belt, asteroid belt, jovian planets, Oort Cloud, terrestrial planets. _ ...
Slides
... have been turned to helium. Once this happens, the sun will go from being a main sequence star to a red giant. The diameter of a red giant is typically 260 times larger than that of a main sequence star. The sun will decrease in temperature and over time the layers of the red giant will shed and lea ...
... have been turned to helium. Once this happens, the sun will go from being a main sequence star to a red giant. The diameter of a red giant is typically 260 times larger than that of a main sequence star. The sun will decrease in temperature and over time the layers of the red giant will shed and lea ...
Formation of the Solar System The Solar System
... part of the star formation process. – star formation itself is not understood (in a mathematical “predictive” sense) – if this scenario is correct, planets should be common throughout the Universe • Number of known “exoplanets” now exceeds 100! ...
... part of the star formation process. – star formation itself is not understood (in a mathematical “predictive” sense) – if this scenario is correct, planets should be common throughout the Universe • Number of known “exoplanets” now exceeds 100! ...
Midterm Review Sheet
... Peculiarities in the solar system (Uranus rotates on its side, Venus rotates opposite to it’s orbital motion, Earth has a surprisingly large moon) Nebular theory Reasons for heating, spinning, flattening of ...
... Peculiarities in the solar system (Uranus rotates on its side, Venus rotates opposite to it’s orbital motion, Earth has a surprisingly large moon) Nebular theory Reasons for heating, spinning, flattening of ...
Dwarf Planets Quiz Answer key
... e) a and b, but not c 2) Scientists thought Pluto was a larger celestial body until the quality of telescopes improved and they discovered its moon Charon. a) true b) false 3) Which of the following ...
... e) a and b, but not c 2) Scientists thought Pluto was a larger celestial body until the quality of telescopes improved and they discovered its moon Charon. a) true b) false 3) Which of the following ...
Ch. 20 Classifying Objects in the Solar System
... Belt located between Mars and Jupiter. Very long, narrow elliptical orbits around the Sun. Most from the Kuiper Belt and Oort cloud Outside of planet atmosphere Fallen into/through planet atmosphere Has hit planets surface ...
... Belt located between Mars and Jupiter. Very long, narrow elliptical orbits around the Sun. Most from the Kuiper Belt and Oort cloud Outside of planet atmosphere Fallen into/through planet atmosphere Has hit planets surface ...
How is energy stored in atoms? Energy Level Transitions A Simple
... Chemicals in the Planets • Sun’s composition: about 3/4 Hydrogen, 1/4 Helium, with roughly 2% other stuff • Earth is very different! • Jupiter & Saturn are more similar… ...
... Chemicals in the Planets • Sun’s composition: about 3/4 Hydrogen, 1/4 Helium, with roughly 2% other stuff • Earth is very different! • Jupiter & Saturn are more similar… ...
Extra-Solar Planets
... (1)A "planet” is a celestial body that: (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. (1)A "dwarf planet" is a celest ...
... (1)A "planet” is a celestial body that: (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. (1)A "dwarf planet" is a celest ...
Merit - NZQA
... Red giants are bright starts (10-100 x brighter than our sun) that have used up all of their hydrogen fuel. To fuse He → C their core had to collapse and their outer layers expanded outwards. This means red giants have a large surface area but a low temperature range of ...
... Red giants are bright starts (10-100 x brighter than our sun) that have used up all of their hydrogen fuel. To fuse He → C their core had to collapse and their outer layers expanded outwards. This means red giants have a large surface area but a low temperature range of ...
Planet - Tasker Milward Physics Website
... together to make Helium. Lots of energy is released in the process as heat and light. ...
... together to make Helium. Lots of energy is released in the process as heat and light. ...
How Big Is Big
... 12. Scientists are discovering more __________ in our Solar System. They are all small _______ rocky worlds similar to Pluto. They are found in a region that includes Pluto called the Kuiper ________. The Kuiper Belt reaches from 30 – 50 ________ from the Sun and includes comets and all the newly di ...
... 12. Scientists are discovering more __________ in our Solar System. They are all small _______ rocky worlds similar to Pluto. They are found in a region that includes Pluto called the Kuiper ________. The Kuiper Belt reaches from 30 – 50 ________ from the Sun and includes comets and all the newly di ...
Document
... Exoplanets are extreme cases of binaries, where one member is much less massive than the other. So we can use some of the same techniques as binaries for detection, and mass measurement. We’ll discuss some of these methods. ...
... Exoplanets are extreme cases of binaries, where one member is much less massive than the other. So we can use some of the same techniques as binaries for detection, and mass measurement. We’ll discuss some of these methods. ...
File history of astronomy
... Kepler’s 3 Laws of Planetary Motion • Solar distances of the planets can be calculated when their periods of revolution are known • Distances are expressed in astronomical units (AU) ...
... Kepler’s 3 Laws of Planetary Motion • Solar distances of the planets can be calculated when their periods of revolution are known • Distances are expressed in astronomical units (AU) ...
Consulting the Planetary Expert: You
... Retrograde Motion The word planets comes from the Greek word for wanderer. Stars move very slowly in the sky relative to other stars but Planets change their position quite quickly relative to stars. Outer planets (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) also display retrograde motion. Planets move ...
... Retrograde Motion The word planets comes from the Greek word for wanderer. Stars move very slowly in the sky relative to other stars but Planets change their position quite quickly relative to stars. Outer planets (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) also display retrograde motion. Planets move ...
astrophysics 2009
... -between Mars and Jupiter there is a gap that is filled with many smaller bodies called asteroids or minor planets. -Comets are of a mixture of ice, dust and gas, just a few km across. Most comets orbit the sun in parabolic orbits. Sun ...
... -between Mars and Jupiter there is a gap that is filled with many smaller bodies called asteroids or minor planets. -Comets are of a mixture of ice, dust and gas, just a few km across. Most comets orbit the sun in parabolic orbits. Sun ...
tata-surya
... How did the Solar System form? Any theory of the solar system formation must account for the obvious features we see, such as 1) the fact that solar system is a fairly flat place, with all the planets within a few degrees of the ecliptic and revolving in roughly circular oribts that are all goin ...
... How did the Solar System form? Any theory of the solar system formation must account for the obvious features we see, such as 1) the fact that solar system is a fairly flat place, with all the planets within a few degrees of the ecliptic and revolving in roughly circular oribts that are all goin ...
some interesting facts about planets
... moons which travel round, or orbit, a star. Every star is actually a sun , which may have its own solar system. ...
... moons which travel round, or orbit, a star. Every star is actually a sun , which may have its own solar system. ...
Correspondence Course Form - The Indian Planetary Society
... Make crossed Cheque / Draft / Postal Order payable to The Indian Planetary Society. Please do not send Money Order or give the amount in cash. All the course material will be sent to you. You should complete all the assignments and send them to us. ...
... Make crossed Cheque / Draft / Postal Order payable to The Indian Planetary Society. Please do not send Money Order or give the amount in cash. All the course material will be sent to you. You should complete all the assignments and send them to us. ...
tata - surya
... How did the Solar System form? Any theory of the solar system formation must account for the obvious features we see, such as 1) the fact that solar system is a fairly flat place, with all the planets within a few degrees of the ecliptic and revolving in roughly circular oribts that are all goin ...
... How did the Solar System form? Any theory of the solar system formation must account for the obvious features we see, such as 1) the fact that solar system is a fairly flat place, with all the planets within a few degrees of the ecliptic and revolving in roughly circular oribts that are all goin ...
PHYS 200 - Understanding the Universe
... • Report on: what makes up the solar system, what is the physical difference between planets and stars, whether stars live forever, and what makes up our Milky Way Galaxy. • Comprehend that cosmic bodies are always in motion relative to each other. That for example the relative motion of the Earth, ...
... • Report on: what makes up the solar system, what is the physical difference between planets and stars, whether stars live forever, and what makes up our Milky Way Galaxy. • Comprehend that cosmic bodies are always in motion relative to each other. That for example the relative motion of the Earth, ...
Overview of the Solar System AST 105
... • Earth: on the 2.5 yard line; radius = 0.1 mm • Jupiter is on the 13 yard line • Saturn is on the 24 yard line • Pluto is 100 yards away • The Oort Cloud is 10-50 miles away • The nearest star, α Centauri, is 412 miles away ...
... • Earth: on the 2.5 yard line; radius = 0.1 mm • Jupiter is on the 13 yard line • Saturn is on the 24 yard line • Pluto is 100 yards away • The Oort Cloud is 10-50 miles away • The nearest star, α Centauri, is 412 miles away ...
Astronomy Exam review
... influence on the lives of humans. 38. What occurs during a spring tide? 39. The seasons on Earth are a direct consequence of the _______ 40. Planets are most easily distinguised from stars in the night time sky with your eye, because they 41.The _____ planets are characterized by deep atmospheres, m ...
... influence on the lives of humans. 38. What occurs during a spring tide? 39. The seasons on Earth are a direct consequence of the _______ 40. Planets are most easily distinguised from stars in the night time sky with your eye, because they 41.The _____ planets are characterized by deep atmospheres, m ...
Solar System knowledge
... The origin of the Sun and of the Solar System is connected to the condensation of a primordial cloud of gas and dust as those often seen in our galaxy. It is probable that an external event triggered the collapse of the cloud, since its parts were in equilibrium. Scientists have put forward the hypo ...
... The origin of the Sun and of the Solar System is connected to the condensation of a primordial cloud of gas and dust as those often seen in our galaxy. It is probable that an external event triggered the collapse of the cloud, since its parts were in equilibrium. Scientists have put forward the hypo ...
Document
... they will still make the background source appear (temporarily) brighter. We call this case gravitational microlensing. We can plot a light curve showing how the brightness of the background source changes with time. If the lensing star has a planet which also ...
... they will still make the background source appear (temporarily) brighter. We call this case gravitational microlensing. We can plot a light curve showing how the brightness of the background source changes with time. If the lensing star has a planet which also ...
Planetary system
A planetary system is a set of gravitationally bound non-stellar objects in orbit around a star or star system. Generally speaking, systems with one or more planets constitute a planetary system, although such systems may also consist of bodies such as dwarf planets, asteroids, natural satellites, meteoroids, comets, planetesimals and circumstellar disks. The Sun together with its planetary system, which includes Earth, is known as the Solar System. The term exoplanetary system is sometimes used in reference to other planetary systems.A total of 1968 exoplanets (in 1248 planetary systems, including 490 multiple planetary systems) have been identified as of 1 October 2015.Of particular interest to astrobiology is the habitable zone of planetary systems where planets could have surface liquid water.