Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... The Mass of the Galaxy • Can be determined using Kepler’s 3rd Law – Solar System: the orbital velocities of planets determined by mass of Sun – Galaxy: orbital velocities of stars are determined by total mass of the galaxy contained within that star’s orbit ...
... The Mass of the Galaxy • Can be determined using Kepler’s 3rd Law – Solar System: the orbital velocities of planets determined by mass of Sun – Galaxy: orbital velocities of stars are determined by total mass of the galaxy contained within that star’s orbit ...
Where do you find yourself now??
... The map shows several stars visible with the naked eye which are located deep within the Orion arm. The most notable group of stars here are main stars in the constellation of Orion -from which the spiral arm gets its name. All of these stars are bright giant and supergiant -stars, thousands of time ...
... The map shows several stars visible with the naked eye which are located deep within the Orion arm. The most notable group of stars here are main stars in the constellation of Orion -from which the spiral arm gets its name. All of these stars are bright giant and supergiant -stars, thousands of time ...
Science, 4th 9 weeks
... The cosmos is vast and explored well enough to know its basic structure and operational principles. Everything in the Universe exerts a gravitational force on everything else; there is interplay between magnetic fields and electrical currents. ...
... The cosmos is vast and explored well enough to know its basic structure and operational principles. Everything in the Universe exerts a gravitational force on everything else; there is interplay between magnetic fields and electrical currents. ...
Lecture 1 - Department of Physics and Astronomy
... Solar Mass = mass of the sun = 2 x 1033 grams Jupiter Mass = 0.001 solar masses = 2 x 1030 grams Earth Mass = 0.003 Jupiter masses = 6 x 1027 Astronomical Unit = distance from the Earth to the Sun Light Year = distance light travels in 1 yr = 9.4 x 1017 cm Parsec = 3.26 light years = 3.08 x 101 ...
... Solar Mass = mass of the sun = 2 x 1033 grams Jupiter Mass = 0.001 solar masses = 2 x 1030 grams Earth Mass = 0.003 Jupiter masses = 6 x 1027 Astronomical Unit = distance from the Earth to the Sun Light Year = distance light travels in 1 yr = 9.4 x 1017 cm Parsec = 3.26 light years = 3.08 x 101 ...
Space Study Guide
... Explain the nebular hypothesis (the current scientific model for the formation of our solar system). The nebular hypothesis is the current scientific model for the formation of our solar system. ...
... Explain the nebular hypothesis (the current scientific model for the formation of our solar system). The nebular hypothesis is the current scientific model for the formation of our solar system. ...
Lecture - UMass Amherst
... 1. The Sun would hold 1.3 million Earths. i.e. the radius of the Sun is about 100 times that of the Earth. 2. There are ~100 billion "Suns" in a galaxy like our ...
... 1. The Sun would hold 1.3 million Earths. i.e. the radius of the Sun is about 100 times that of the Earth. 2. There are ~100 billion "Suns" in a galaxy like our ...
Our Universe
... – There no center of the universe because there is no edge of the universe – In a finite universe, space is curved so that if you could travel billions of light years in a straight line you would finish back where you started. – It is also possible that our universe is infinite. In both examples, gr ...
... – There no center of the universe because there is no edge of the universe – In a finite universe, space is curved so that if you could travel billions of light years in a straight line you would finish back where you started. – It is also possible that our universe is infinite. In both examples, gr ...
Eye on the Sky - Sci-Port
... Protoplanetary Disk: A flattened, rotating disk of dust and gas that surrounds a young star. It may eventually develop into orbiting celestial bodies such as planets and asteroids. Cepheid Variable Star: a variable star in which changes in brightness are due to alternate contractions and expansions ...
... Protoplanetary Disk: A flattened, rotating disk of dust and gas that surrounds a young star. It may eventually develop into orbiting celestial bodies such as planets and asteroids. Cepheid Variable Star: a variable star in which changes in brightness are due to alternate contractions and expansions ...
www.if.ufrgs.br
... Drake et al. point out that this NS may in fact be a quark star (astro-ph/0204159) because of its small radius, which they argue is in the range between ...
... Drake et al. point out that this NS may in fact be a quark star (astro-ph/0204159) because of its small radius, which they argue is in the range between ...
Document
... • A cluster of many groups and clusters of galaxies • Largest cluster is the Virgo cluster containing over a thousand galaxies. • Clusters and groups of galaxies are gravitationally bound together, however the clusters and groups spread away from each other as the Universe expands. ...
... • A cluster of many groups and clusters of galaxies • Largest cluster is the Virgo cluster containing over a thousand galaxies. • Clusters and groups of galaxies are gravitationally bound together, however the clusters and groups spread away from each other as the Universe expands. ...
History Test Review Answers - School District of La Crosse
... 11.The__EGYPTIAN____________culture based their planting of the crops on the rising of the star Sirius, because the Nile would flood about this time. 12. ___HELIOCENTRIC__________model suggest the earth is the center of the solar system 13. The problem with ptolemy's model is he used imaginary ___C ...
... 11.The__EGYPTIAN____________culture based their planting of the crops on the rising of the star Sirius, because the Nile would flood about this time. 12. ___HELIOCENTRIC__________model suggest the earth is the center of the solar system 13. The problem with ptolemy's model is he used imaginary ___C ...
TheExpansionoftheUniverse
... As technology has improved we have able to more accurately calculate the expansion of the universe. As technology advances people will be able even more accurately find the distance of objects which will define more clearly Hubble’s constant. However this is also a problem as Hubble constant, will c ...
... As technology has improved we have able to more accurately calculate the expansion of the universe. As technology advances people will be able even more accurately find the distance of objects which will define more clearly Hubble’s constant. However this is also a problem as Hubble constant, will c ...
Study Guide - Universe Exam key 2014-15 v2
... 1. Describe the model that was used in the activity titled “Our Expanding Universe.” We used a balloon and put dots on it to represent galaxies. a) How was this model useful? Showed us how galaxies move away from each other as it expands. b) Name 2 limitations of this model. It has boundaries and wi ...
... 1. Describe the model that was used in the activity titled “Our Expanding Universe.” We used a balloon and put dots on it to represent galaxies. a) How was this model useful? Showed us how galaxies move away from each other as it expands. b) Name 2 limitations of this model. It has boundaries and wi ...
Chapter1.pdf
... view that the Earth was the most important place in the Universe and human beings the Universe’s most important creatures. (Also, at the time, most people believe the Earth was flat, not spherical, and that if you sailed on the ocean too far in one direction you would fall off the edge). • For the n ...
... view that the Earth was the most important place in the Universe and human beings the Universe’s most important creatures. (Also, at the time, most people believe the Earth was flat, not spherical, and that if you sailed on the ocean too far in one direction you would fall off the edge). • For the n ...
Content Clarification for Modeling the Universe: Earth and Space
... the edge of a disk-shaped galaxy of stars, part of which can be seen as a glowing band of light that spans the sky on a very clear night. The universe contains many billions of galaxies, and each galaxy contains many billions of stars. To the naked eye, even the closest of these galaxies is no more ...
... the edge of a disk-shaped galaxy of stars, part of which can be seen as a glowing band of light that spans the sky on a very clear night. The universe contains many billions of galaxies, and each galaxy contains many billions of stars. To the naked eye, even the closest of these galaxies is no more ...
Galaxies - schoolphysics
... ago, there was an enormous explosion. An enormous amount of energy was released and from this explosion time and space were created. It was the biggest explosion ever and so it is called the BIG BANG. It was the beginning of the Universe. Very rapidly some of the energy from this explosion turned in ...
... ago, there was an enormous explosion. An enormous amount of energy was released and from this explosion time and space were created. It was the biggest explosion ever and so it is called the BIG BANG. It was the beginning of the Universe. Very rapidly some of the energy from this explosion turned in ...
here - Next Wave
... Change the composition of the air we breathe by just a few per cent, and we perish. Withhold any number of complex molecules or key trace elements from our diet, and we sicken and die. So why are we here? How is it possible that life on Earth has not only survived for billions of years, but has even ...
... Change the composition of the air we breathe by just a few per cent, and we perish. Withhold any number of complex molecules or key trace elements from our diet, and we sicken and die. So why are we here? How is it possible that life on Earth has not only survived for billions of years, but has even ...
U7 Review WS KEY
... c. galactic clusters b. cosmic background radiation d. abundance of light elements (H, He and Li) The first elements that were formed in the universe were? a. hydrogen and lithium c. hydrogen and helium b. lithium and helium d. lithium and beryllium 10. I can describe tools and models used by scie ...
... c. galactic clusters b. cosmic background radiation d. abundance of light elements (H, He and Li) The first elements that were formed in the universe were? a. hydrogen and lithium c. hydrogen and helium b. lithium and helium d. lithium and beryllium 10. I can describe tools and models used by scie ...
Cosmology, galaxies, stars and the sun
... A flat universe results if the expansion slows to a halt in an infinite amount of time but never ...
... A flat universe results if the expansion slows to a halt in an infinite amount of time but never ...
Quiz Maker - Geneva 304
... How many Earths could you fit in the Sun? How many stars are there in our galaxy, the Milky Way? About how many galaxies can Astronomers see? 6. It has been realized that in the last 50 years that the Universe is __________. We have also discovered that the Universe contains truly amazing objects li ...
... How many Earths could you fit in the Sun? How many stars are there in our galaxy, the Milky Way? About how many galaxies can Astronomers see? 6. It has been realized that in the last 50 years that the Universe is __________. We have also discovered that the Universe contains truly amazing objects li ...
HighRedshiftGalaxies
... H flux arises from recombination photons linked to those emitted below the Lyman limit from main 6 years. sequence stars with lifetimes 10 ...
... H flux arises from recombination photons linked to those emitted below the Lyman limit from main 6 years. sequence stars with lifetimes 10 ...
Astronomy 10B List of Concepts– by Chapter
... • Definitions (Cosmological principle, isotropic) • Giant elliptical galaxies and clusters • Distributions of galaxies, groups and clusters in space • Galactic evolution & collisions • How has star formation changed compared with 8 Byrs ago? ...
... • Definitions (Cosmological principle, isotropic) • Giant elliptical galaxies and clusters • Distributions of galaxies, groups and clusters in space • Galactic evolution & collisions • How has star formation changed compared with 8 Byrs ago? ...
Other Galaxies, their Distances, and the Expansion of the Universe
... Some galaxies even show evidence for very violent ejection of material into the intergalactic space ...
... Some galaxies even show evidence for very violent ejection of material into the intergalactic space ...
General Astrophysical Concepts: Astronomical length scales
... nucleus of a quasar is about five million times the mass of our Sun The light-emitting region of a typical quasar is comparable in size to our Solar System Quasars and AGNs can be 100 to 1000 times more luminous than our Milky Way galaxy Most galaxies have massive black holes at their centers ...
... nucleus of a quasar is about five million times the mass of our Sun The light-emitting region of a typical quasar is comparable in size to our Solar System Quasars and AGNs can be 100 to 1000 times more luminous than our Milky Way galaxy Most galaxies have massive black holes at their centers ...