Our Solar System
... (80 percent or more) of the planet's mass is made up of a hot dense fluid of "icy" materials – water (H2O), methane (CH4). and ammonia (NH3) – above a small rocky core. Temperature – average temperature of -195oC Atmosphere – mostly made up of hydrogen (H2) and helium (He), with a small amount of me ...
... (80 percent or more) of the planet's mass is made up of a hot dense fluid of "icy" materials – water (H2O), methane (CH4). and ammonia (NH3) – above a small rocky core. Temperature – average temperature of -195oC Atmosphere – mostly made up of hydrogen (H2) and helium (He), with a small amount of me ...
Required Project #1 Questions from “Guide to Using Starry Night Pro
... Questions from “Guide to Using Starry Night Pro” Name _____________________________ 1. How do the stars appear to move as the time changes in sidereal day units? a. from East to West b. from West to East c. from North to South d. from South to North e. they remain fixed 2. Now change the date to 2/4 ...
... Questions from “Guide to Using Starry Night Pro” Name _____________________________ 1. How do the stars appear to move as the time changes in sidereal day units? a. from East to West b. from West to East c. from North to South d. from South to North e. they remain fixed 2. Now change the date to 2/4 ...
File - Mr. Gray`s Class
... – This radiation can disrupt radio signals and communication with satellites and space crafts. – This radiation can cause geomagnetic storms. – Heats & expands upper atmosphere of earth, which can effect space shuttle reentry and the space station orbiting the earth. – Earth’s magnetic field can be ...
... – This radiation can disrupt radio signals and communication with satellites and space crafts. – This radiation can cause geomagnetic storms. – Heats & expands upper atmosphere of earth, which can effect space shuttle reentry and the space station orbiting the earth. – Earth’s magnetic field can be ...
Sample Midterm - IUPUI Physics
... a) magnetic fields block light from being emitted b) magnetic fields temporarily keep upwelling material from falling back down c) there is a hole in the sun d) a comet has crashed into the sun and made it very very cold so that no light can be emitted 8. In the convective zone of the sun energy is ...
... a) magnetic fields block light from being emitted b) magnetic fields temporarily keep upwelling material from falling back down c) there is a hole in the sun d) a comet has crashed into the sun and made it very very cold so that no light can be emitted 8. In the convective zone of the sun energy is ...
Stellar Lifetime - Madison Public Schools
... Back to the Type II • As the high mass star runs out of fuel, the large (3X+ the mass of the Sun) core collapses under the force of gravity • Core shrinks heats up becomes degenerate • Core gets so hot that photons get enough energy to destroy an iron nucleus • The core is now a soup of protons, ...
... Back to the Type II • As the high mass star runs out of fuel, the large (3X+ the mass of the Sun) core collapses under the force of gravity • Core shrinks heats up becomes degenerate • Core gets so hot that photons get enough energy to destroy an iron nucleus • The core is now a soup of protons, ...
Ay123 Fall 2011 STELLAR STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION Problem Set 2
... (3) Stein 2051, M = 0.50 M⊙ or 0.72 M⊙ , R = 0.0115 R⊙ , and try to infer their compositions. e. The results you have derived above should show that as M → 0, R → ∞. Clearly, at some point this result must break down (think about where Jupiter would fall on this plot !). This is because when the den ...
... (3) Stein 2051, M = 0.50 M⊙ or 0.72 M⊙ , R = 0.0115 R⊙ , and try to infer their compositions. e. The results you have derived above should show that as M → 0, R → ∞. Clearly, at some point this result must break down (think about where Jupiter would fall on this plot !). This is because when the den ...
Solar System Scale Activity
... b. What are the planets of our Solar System? 3. Write the name of the object in the crease, if there is one? 4. Write the name of the planets in order and in their relative distances from each other down the strip of paper. 5. Go on-line to see the relative distances from one planet to the next. 6. ...
... b. What are the planets of our Solar System? 3. Write the name of the object in the crease, if there is one? 4. Write the name of the planets in order and in their relative distances from each other down the strip of paper. 5. Go on-line to see the relative distances from one planet to the next. 6. ...
Earth
... beautiful light shows known as the Northern and Southern lights. As the Sun burns hydrogen at its core, it releases vast amounts of atomic particles, or pieces of atoms, into outer space. These atomic particles along with the Sun's radiation create a sort of wind, known as the solar wind. This wind ...
... beautiful light shows known as the Northern and Southern lights. As the Sun burns hydrogen at its core, it releases vast amounts of atomic particles, or pieces of atoms, into outer space. These atomic particles along with the Sun's radiation create a sort of wind, known as the solar wind. This wind ...
Introduction to Sun Motion
... which a steady light is needed; for that quarter of the sky grows neither light nor dark with the course of the sun, but remains steady and unshifting all day long. ...
... which a steady light is needed; for that quarter of the sky grows neither light nor dark with the course of the sun, but remains steady and unshifting all day long. ...
The universe - Villanova University
... Stuff like iron, nickel, uranium comes from the destruction (explosion) of stars. ...
... Stuff like iron, nickel, uranium comes from the destruction (explosion) of stars. ...
The sun, the earth, and the moon
... consisting of billions of fragments of ice and dust major source of comets Comet: celestial object made of ice and dust Tail is created by sun heating and breaking apart ...
... consisting of billions of fragments of ice and dust major source of comets Comet: celestial object made of ice and dust Tail is created by sun heating and breaking apart ...
When radiation ruled
... sun, the material is nearly primordial. He is 25% of the mass, H is 75%. 12 H atoms for every He atom ...
... sun, the material is nearly primordial. He is 25% of the mass, H is 75%. 12 H atoms for every He atom ...
Powerpoint for today
... How Hot are Stars at the Surface? Stars' spectra are roughly those of blackbodies. Color depends on surface temperature. A quantitative measure of “color”, and thus temperature, can be made by observing star through various color filters. See text for how this is done. ...
... How Hot are Stars at the Surface? Stars' spectra are roughly those of blackbodies. Color depends on surface temperature. A quantitative measure of “color”, and thus temperature, can be made by observing star through various color filters. See text for how this is done. ...
Solar System Formation 10-24-12
... solar system was greater. In addition, due to conservation of angular momentum, the young Sun was also spinning faster than it is today. This caused the solar wind to be stronger. ...
... solar system was greater. In addition, due to conservation of angular momentum, the young Sun was also spinning faster than it is today. This caused the solar wind to be stronger. ...
November 2005 - Otterbein University
... overcome the electron pressure (Pauli Exclusion Principle) at the end of the helium-burning stage • The core contracts until its temperature is high enough to fuse carbon into oxygen • Elements consumed in core • new elements form while previous elements continue to burn in outer layers ...
... overcome the electron pressure (Pauli Exclusion Principle) at the end of the helium-burning stage • The core contracts until its temperature is high enough to fuse carbon into oxygen • Elements consumed in core • new elements form while previous elements continue to burn in outer layers ...
Project list - Institute for Nuclear Theory
... understanding of neutrinos and the role they play in physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. Most of our recent efforts have been focused on the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO), a massive, heavy water Cerenkov detector operating 2 km underground in Sudbury, Ontario. SNO's primary mission is the stu ...
... understanding of neutrinos and the role they play in physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. Most of our recent efforts have been focused on the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO), a massive, heavy water Cerenkov detector operating 2 km underground in Sudbury, Ontario. SNO's primary mission is the stu ...
Astrobiology 101
... supergiant stars. As the core of the supergiant becomes saturated with iron, its pressure and temperature increase. Eventually, the blackbody radiation from the core produces gamma rays powerful enough to break apart the iron atoms in the core. This further increases the pressure to a point where el ...
... supergiant stars. As the core of the supergiant becomes saturated with iron, its pressure and temperature increase. Eventually, the blackbody radiation from the core produces gamma rays powerful enough to break apart the iron atoms in the core. This further increases the pressure to a point where el ...
Ch.21 Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe Section 3: Lives of Stars
... Ch.21 Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe Section 3: Lives of Stars The Lives of Stars o A Star is Born Nebula: is a large cloud of gas and dust spread out in an immense volume Protostar: earliest stage of a star’s life A star is born when the contracting gas and dust from a nebula become so d ...
... Ch.21 Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe Section 3: Lives of Stars The Lives of Stars o A Star is Born Nebula: is a large cloud of gas and dust spread out in an immense volume Protostar: earliest stage of a star’s life A star is born when the contracting gas and dust from a nebula become so d ...