Earth Science Reading Questions 2
... 1. What do the different types of telescopes detect? 2. What does a spectroscope do? 3. What does the spectrum of a star tell you about the star? 4. What does wavelength have to do with color? 5. What causes a blue shift? 6. What causes a red shift? 7. What is the Doppler effect? 8. Answer the two q ...
... 1. What do the different types of telescopes detect? 2. What does a spectroscope do? 3. What does the spectrum of a star tell you about the star? 4. What does wavelength have to do with color? 5. What causes a blue shift? 6. What causes a red shift? 7. What is the Doppler effect? 8. Answer the two q ...
Galaxies and the Universe
... • The sum of all space, matter, and energy that exists, has existed, or will exist • There is only one • You are part of it too! • We see it as it was in the past • Contains many other galaxies • Most of it is empty space ...
... • The sum of all space, matter, and energy that exists, has existed, or will exist • There is only one • You are part of it too! • We see it as it was in the past • Contains many other galaxies • Most of it is empty space ...
PES 106 – General Astronomy II – Final Study Guide
... The Universe What is primary meaning of Hubble’s Constant? What is the cosmic horizon? How does light behave in an expanding universe? How does the underlying shape of the universe affect a “straight” line? About how old do we think the universe is? How can very old stars and galaxies cause an age d ...
... The Universe What is primary meaning of Hubble’s Constant? What is the cosmic horizon? How does light behave in an expanding universe? How does the underlying shape of the universe affect a “straight” line? About how old do we think the universe is? How can very old stars and galaxies cause an age d ...
The Universe
... What is space? In space, no one can hear you scream. This is because there is no air in space – it is a vacuum. Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum. ‘Outer space‘ begins about 100 km above the Earth, where the shell of air around our planet disappears. With no air to scatter sunlight and pro ...
... What is space? In space, no one can hear you scream. This is because there is no air in space – it is a vacuum. Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum. ‘Outer space‘ begins about 100 km above the Earth, where the shell of air around our planet disappears. With no air to scatter sunlight and pro ...
Origin and Formation of the Universe – PowerPoint notes
... matter is added to the universe as it _____________________. 1. Popular during the _____________ and _____________. 2. The universe had _______________________________ and has _________________. C. Inflationary Theory – predicts that there was a ________________________________ when the universe was ...
... matter is added to the universe as it _____________________. 1. Popular during the _____________ and _____________. 2. The universe had _______________________________ and has _________________. C. Inflationary Theory – predicts that there was a ________________________________ when the universe was ...
Origin and Formation of the Universe – PowerPoint notes I
... matter is added to the universe as it _____________________. 1. Popular during the _____________ and _____________. 2. The universe had _______________________________ and has _________________. C. Inflationary Theory – predicts that there was a ________________________________ when the universe was ...
... matter is added to the universe as it _____________________. 1. Popular during the _____________ and _____________. 2. The universe had _______________________________ and has _________________. C. Inflationary Theory – predicts that there was a ________________________________ when the universe was ...
Our Place in the Cosmos
... “Matter tells space how to curve, space tells matter how to move” (John Wheeler) Light rays are bent when they pass near a large mass, a prediction confirmed by Arthur Eddington in 1919 ...
... “Matter tells space how to curve, space tells matter how to move” (John Wheeler) Light rays are bent when they pass near a large mass, a prediction confirmed by Arthur Eddington in 1919 ...
Chapter 7 Review Answers
... the speed of light to get across the galaxy. 14.All galaxies with a high rate of production of stars have lots of dust and gas, which are the birth place of stars. 15.The night sky would be different in one of two ways (make sure you can ...
... the speed of light to get across the galaxy. 14.All galaxies with a high rate of production of stars have lots of dust and gas, which are the birth place of stars. 15.The night sky would be different in one of two ways (make sure you can ...
Ch. 28 Test Topics
... -Know what the central black hole theory is. -Define escape velocity and know what the escape velocity is for a black hole. -Know that the distances between stars are 10,000 times greater than the distances between planets. -Know that the distances between galaxies are a million times greater than t ...
... -Know what the central black hole theory is. -Define escape velocity and know what the escape velocity is for a black hole. -Know that the distances between stars are 10,000 times greater than the distances between planets. -Know that the distances between galaxies are a million times greater than t ...
knowledge quiz - Discovery Education
... in the middle where it has many stars. Where is the Milky Way brightest? A. in its middle B. on its edges C. It has the same brightness throughout. D. It’s not bright at all. 10. Galaxies are made up of billions of stars, all giving off light, but many galaxies can only be seen with powerful telesco ...
... in the middle where it has many stars. Where is the Milky Way brightest? A. in its middle B. on its edges C. It has the same brightness throughout. D. It’s not bright at all. 10. Galaxies are made up of billions of stars, all giving off light, but many galaxies can only be seen with powerful telesco ...
Einstein
... General Theory of Relativity • Gravity not a force! Natural motion in a curved spacetime. • Objects follow straight (4-dimensional!) lines in spacetime • “Matter tells space how to curve, and space tells matter how to move.” ...
... General Theory of Relativity • Gravity not a force! Natural motion in a curved spacetime. • Objects follow straight (4-dimensional!) lines in spacetime • “Matter tells space how to curve, and space tells matter how to move.” ...
Pre-test on THE UNIVERSE, GALAXIES, AND STARS
... hotter with time. b) The universe started out very dense and has become less dense with time. c) The universe is the same age as the Earth. ...
... hotter with time. b) The universe started out very dense and has become less dense with time. c) The universe is the same age as the Earth. ...
Milky Way Galaxy
... •We live on planet Earth which is part of our local Solar System. •Our Solar System includes the Sun and everything that orbits the Sun. •Our Sun, is just one Star in the Milky Way Galaxy. •The Milky Way Galaxy is just one Galaxy in the Universe. ...
... •We live on planet Earth which is part of our local Solar System. •Our Solar System includes the Sun and everything that orbits the Sun. •Our Sun, is just one Star in the Milky Way Galaxy. •The Milky Way Galaxy is just one Galaxy in the Universe. ...
Why space is dark at night
... distributed fractally, then there could be large patches of empty space, and the sky could appear dark except in small areas. ...
... distributed fractally, then there could be large patches of empty space, and the sky could appear dark except in small areas. ...
Big Bang Balloon
... An activity you can use in the classroom In the 1920s astronomer Edwin Hubble used the red shift of the spectra of stars to determine that the universe was expanding. By carefully observing the light from galaxies at different distances from Earth, he determined that the farther something was from E ...
... An activity you can use in the classroom In the 1920s astronomer Edwin Hubble used the red shift of the spectra of stars to determine that the universe was expanding. By carefully observing the light from galaxies at different distances from Earth, he determined that the farther something was from E ...
The Big Bang!
... Visible wavelengths emitted by objects moving away from us are shifted towards the red part of the visible spectrum The faster they move away from us, the more they are redshifted. Thus, redshift is a reasonable way to measure the speed of an object (this, by the way, is the principal by which radar ...
... Visible wavelengths emitted by objects moving away from us are shifted towards the red part of the visible spectrum The faster they move away from us, the more they are redshifted. Thus, redshift is a reasonable way to measure the speed of an object (this, by the way, is the principal by which radar ...
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... 12. Which of the following statements about Inflation is FALSE? (a) The Universe expands faster than the speed of light during Inflation. (b) The rapid expansion during Inflation naturally explains why spacetime appears to be “flat” in terms of its geometric properties. (c) Inflation solves the CMB ...
... 12. Which of the following statements about Inflation is FALSE? (a) The Universe expands faster than the speed of light during Inflation. (b) The rapid expansion during Inflation naturally explains why spacetime appears to be “flat” in terms of its geometric properties. (c) Inflation solves the CMB ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... • H0 = (68 ± 1) km/sec/Mpc is Hubble’s constant • Compare to distance = velocity time • Appears the universe “exploded” from a single point in the past – the Big Bang • Age of the universe is 1/H0 or about 14 billion years ...
... • H0 = (68 ± 1) km/sec/Mpc is Hubble’s constant • Compare to distance = velocity time • Appears the universe “exploded” from a single point in the past – the Big Bang • Age of the universe is 1/H0 or about 14 billion years ...
Origin and Formation of the Universe – PowerPoint notes
... 2. This redness is the result of light being ______________________ as objects in the universe move _____________ from each other (the result of the big bang). ...
... 2. This redness is the result of light being ______________________ as objects in the universe move _____________ from each other (the result of the big bang). ...
Describe essential ideas about the composition and structure of the
... Identify the accomplishments and contributions provided by selected past and present scientists in the field of astronomy. Identify and articulate space program efforts to investigate possibilities of living in space and on other planets. Explain essential ideas about the composition and structu ...
... Identify the accomplishments and contributions provided by selected past and present scientists in the field of astronomy. Identify and articulate space program efforts to investigate possibilities of living in space and on other planets. Explain essential ideas about the composition and structu ...
Beyond the Big Bang The Universe
... 12. ___________________ created physics. 13. Albert Einstein was born in what country? ____________________ 14. The larger the mass of an object, does it distort space-time (more or less?) circle 15. Relativity says the Universe can’t be static, it must be ___________________. 16. Religion and scien ...
... 12. ___________________ created physics. 13. Albert Einstein was born in what country? ____________________ 14. The larger the mass of an object, does it distort space-time (more or less?) circle 15. Relativity says the Universe can’t be static, it must be ___________________. 16. Religion and scien ...
Document
... 6. Speed of light and stellar distances • The speed of light is a universal constant (c) of 300,000 km/s2 • We observe stars millions/billions of light-years away • A light-year is the distance that light travels in 1 year – the light we see today from a star 500 light years away is 500 years old • ...
... 6. Speed of light and stellar distances • The speed of light is a universal constant (c) of 300,000 km/s2 • We observe stars millions/billions of light-years away • A light-year is the distance that light travels in 1 year – the light we see today from a star 500 light years away is 500 years old • ...
Astronomy and Our Origins
... • Scientists believe the entire universe began as a single, one dimensional speck that exploded into existence. • This idea is called the Big Bang Theory! • Do we know for sure…of course not…we could be right or wrong. We will never know. • But we do have a lot of evidence to support our hypothesis. ...
... • Scientists believe the entire universe began as a single, one dimensional speck that exploded into existence. • This idea is called the Big Bang Theory! • Do we know for sure…of course not…we could be right or wrong. We will never know. • But we do have a lot of evidence to support our hypothesis. ...