Lecture 3
... Hydrogen lines in the visible part of the spectrum (known as the Balmer Series) are created when a photon is absorbed by bouncing an electron from the 1st excited level to a higher excited level. • Photons with just the right energy to move an electron from the 1st excited state to the 2nd excited s ...
... Hydrogen lines in the visible part of the spectrum (known as the Balmer Series) are created when a photon is absorbed by bouncing an electron from the 1st excited level to a higher excited level. • Photons with just the right energy to move an electron from the 1st excited state to the 2nd excited s ...
Astronomy - GEOCITIES.ws
... – Weight is actually a force (F=ma; mass being accelerated) – Gravity will differ based on the mass of the planet, so weight can change. You can be “weightless”, but not ...
... – Weight is actually a force (F=ma; mass being accelerated) – Gravity will differ based on the mass of the planet, so weight can change. You can be “weightless”, but not ...
The Planets Handout (Download Only)
... 1. The inner planets are closer to the sun 2. Mercury is the hottest of the planets 3. Venus is the closest in size to the Earth 4. Earth is the only planet in our solar system known to harbor life. 5. Most scientists agree that there was once large amounts of water on the planet Mars. 6. The meteor ...
... 1. The inner planets are closer to the sun 2. Mercury is the hottest of the planets 3. Venus is the closest in size to the Earth 4. Earth is the only planet in our solar system known to harbor life. 5. Most scientists agree that there was once large amounts of water on the planet Mars. 6. The meteor ...
because they reflect light from the sun.
... slightly each night so over 365 days it can be found in different positions. ...
... slightly each night so over 365 days it can be found in different positions. ...
Space, time & Cosmos Lecture 4: Our Galaxy
... Pluto, this supersonic wind must slow down to meet the gases in the interstellar medium. It must first pass through a shock, the termination shock, to become subsonic. It then slows down and gets turned in the direction of the ambient flow of the interstellar medium to form a comet-like tail behind ...
... Pluto, this supersonic wind must slow down to meet the gases in the interstellar medium. It must first pass through a shock, the termination shock, to become subsonic. It then slows down and gets turned in the direction of the ambient flow of the interstellar medium to form a comet-like tail behind ...
Unit 3 Solar System Webquest
... STEP 1: Use your Solar System Graphic Organizer to record information as you research the websites below. Your team should decide how to divide the work so you can meet your deadline. For example, one person may want to focus on researching what’s covered on pages 1 & 2 of the graphic organizer, whi ...
... STEP 1: Use your Solar System Graphic Organizer to record information as you research the websites below. Your team should decide how to divide the work so you can meet your deadline. For example, one person may want to focus on researching what’s covered on pages 1 & 2 of the graphic organizer, whi ...
Astronomy Assignment #1
... The diameter of Alpha Centauri A is 1.71 x 109 meters. The Sun’s diameter is 1.39 x 109 meters as determined from the table in the text’s appendix. Thus, Alpha Centauri A is slightly larger than the Sun with a diameter of 1.23 solar diameters. Alpha Centauri B is (60/85) = 0.706 times smaller than A ...
... The diameter of Alpha Centauri A is 1.71 x 109 meters. The Sun’s diameter is 1.39 x 109 meters as determined from the table in the text’s appendix. Thus, Alpha Centauri A is slightly larger than the Sun with a diameter of 1.23 solar diameters. Alpha Centauri B is (60/85) = 0.706 times smaller than A ...
1. Which of the following correctly lists our “cosmic address” from
... 8. If the distance to galaxy A from us is the farther than the the distance to galaxy B from us, which of the following is right? (a) If the two galaxies are within our Local Group, they can move in any directions, but the speed of A must be greater than the speed of B. (b) If the two galaxies are ...
... 8. If the distance to galaxy A from us is the farther than the the distance to galaxy B from us, which of the following is right? (a) If the two galaxies are within our Local Group, they can move in any directions, but the speed of A must be greater than the speed of B. (b) If the two galaxies are ...
Lecture17
... Energy is generated through fusion in the core of the star which extends 1/4 of the way to the surface The core contains 1/3 of the mass of the star Temperatures reach 15 million K and the density is 150 times the density of water The energy is transported toward the surface by radiation until it re ...
... Energy is generated through fusion in the core of the star which extends 1/4 of the way to the surface The core contains 1/3 of the mass of the star Temperatures reach 15 million K and the density is 150 times the density of water The energy is transported toward the surface by radiation until it re ...
Climate and Weather
... of the mountains vs. dry and more extreme seasons over on this side? – Orographic Rainfall • Water that evaporates into the atmosphere on the west side (windward side) hits the Cascade Mountains and forms clouds through condensation as it cools at higher altitudes. Clouds can’t get over the mountain ...
... of the mountains vs. dry and more extreme seasons over on this side? – Orographic Rainfall • Water that evaporates into the atmosphere on the west side (windward side) hits the Cascade Mountains and forms clouds through condensation as it cools at higher altitudes. Clouds can’t get over the mountain ...
Neutrino - RemoveTheVeil
... treated like a Mushroom (Fed BS and kept in the Dark) this may help. My articles Gravity and Geocentricity may help as well. The first part is obviously designed to be humorous, but it has a lot of modern day Physics Theory in it. ...
... treated like a Mushroom (Fed BS and kept in the Dark) this may help. My articles Gravity and Geocentricity may help as well. The first part is obviously designed to be humorous, but it has a lot of modern day Physics Theory in it. ...
THE ITASEL PROJECT: (ITALIAN SEARCH FOR …
... The change of the geliocentic gravitation constant GM is determined for certain – the accuracy increases as the square of the time interval of observations as: = (-6.3±4.24)•10-14 per year (2σ) being with the century changes of semi-major axes of planets determined simultaneously. The positive valu ...
... The change of the geliocentic gravitation constant GM is determined for certain – the accuracy increases as the square of the time interval of observations as: = (-6.3±4.24)•10-14 per year (2σ) being with the century changes of semi-major axes of planets determined simultaneously. The positive valu ...
File - Zemali Salem
... are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, They all have roughly circular orbits in the same direction, and most have at least one moon. They vary widely in size, temperature, composition, and distance from the sun. The solar system contains billions of comets, but most of th ...
... are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, They all have roughly circular orbits in the same direction, and most have at least one moon. They vary widely in size, temperature, composition, and distance from the sun. The solar system contains billions of comets, but most of th ...
12.1 Introduction
... 2.5M star. The homogeneous initial model consists of a mixture of H, He and metals with H mass fraction X = 0.69. The plot shows X as a function of stellar mass fraction m/M for nine models at different ages in Gyr after the onset of H burning, as indicated. The last model is in the shell hydrogen ...
... 2.5M star. The homogeneous initial model consists of a mixture of H, He and metals with H mass fraction X = 0.69. The plot shows X as a function of stellar mass fraction m/M for nine models at different ages in Gyr after the onset of H burning, as indicated. The last model is in the shell hydrogen ...
Comets, Asteroids, Meteors and the things beyond Neptune!
... • Largest ever found – Hoba meteorite. Over 50 tons. ...
... • Largest ever found – Hoba meteorite. Over 50 tons. ...
Chapter 2 - Test Bank 1
... 10. The angle of the sun. 11. The latitude of the solar declination (the point where the sun is directly overhead at noon, or sub-solar point) reaches its northern maximum on the June solstice at 23 1/2° north latitude (the Tropic of Cancer), and moves to the Equator (0° latitude) on the September e ...
... 10. The angle of the sun. 11. The latitude of the solar declination (the point where the sun is directly overhead at noon, or sub-solar point) reaches its northern maximum on the June solstice at 23 1/2° north latitude (the Tropic of Cancer), and moves to the Equator (0° latitude) on the September e ...
