ppt - Astronomy & Physics
... The structure of the Sun can be roughly divided into the core, radiation and convection zones Stellar structure is maintained by a balance between pressure and gravity – hydrostatic equilibrium The p-p chain is main nuclear reaction that powers stellar fusion ...
... The structure of the Sun can be roughly divided into the core, radiation and convection zones Stellar structure is maintained by a balance between pressure and gravity – hydrostatic equilibrium The p-p chain is main nuclear reaction that powers stellar fusion ...
Intro to Space
... • You will need to take your information from the website and design our solar system on paper • Be creative! Make sure you use the facts in some way from the website and incorporate it into your design • INCLUDE all the parts of the solar system • You will have TWO SCIENCE PERIODS to do this!! ...
... • You will need to take your information from the website and design our solar system on paper • Be creative! Make sure you use the facts in some way from the website and incorporate it into your design • INCLUDE all the parts of the solar system • You will have TWO SCIENCE PERIODS to do this!! ...
Light and dark in this magnetic scan of the Sun indicate
... Seen Even in Quiet Areas Observations of Coronal Mass Ejections ...
... Seen Even in Quiet Areas Observations of Coronal Mass Ejections ...
Ch. 28.3 Formation of the Solar System
... • As the developing earth accumulated mass and increased gravity, it attracted a first atmosphere of hydrogen and helium from the surrounding nebula. • This was lost due to weak gravity and the solar wind. • A second atmosphere of mostly CO2 and water vapor came from the earth’s interior due to volc ...
... • As the developing earth accumulated mass and increased gravity, it attracted a first atmosphere of hydrogen and helium from the surrounding nebula. • This was lost due to weak gravity and the solar wind. • A second atmosphere of mostly CO2 and water vapor came from the earth’s interior due to volc ...
Print
... of 65 miles per hour (104 km per hour)—the speed of a car on the freeway. That might seem incredibly far away. However, the next closest star to us is about 270,000 times farther away than this! For the sun to appear so bright and feel so warm to us from such a distance, it must be very big and very ...
... of 65 miles per hour (104 km per hour)—the speed of a car on the freeway. That might seem incredibly far away. However, the next closest star to us is about 270,000 times farther away than this! For the sun to appear so bright and feel so warm to us from such a distance, it must be very big and very ...
Folie 1
... have been verified. Theoretical work suggest that the amplitudes of these modes at the surface should be 0.01 – 5 mm/s. It is easy to see why these have not been detected. The search for these, however, continues. ...
... have been verified. Theoretical work suggest that the amplitudes of these modes at the surface should be 0.01 – 5 mm/s. It is easy to see why these have not been detected. The search for these, however, continues. ...
Astronomy - SchoolNotes
... not affect its rate of fall. Discovered four moons of Jupiter Observed and recorded the phases of Venus ...
... not affect its rate of fall. Discovered four moons of Jupiter Observed and recorded the phases of Venus ...
Stars: Other Suns
... • Apply Kepler’s 3rd law to get sum of masses from orbital period, separation (need distance!) ...
... • Apply Kepler’s 3rd law to get sum of masses from orbital period, separation (need distance!) ...
Announcements
... • The Sun heats the Earth. What is the source of the Sun’s energy? • The color of the Sun is yellowish -> the Sun is hot. What makes the surface hot? • The Sun does not seem to change much. It is very stable. What keeps it stable? ...
... • The Sun heats the Earth. What is the source of the Sun’s energy? • The color of the Sun is yellowish -> the Sun is hot. What makes the surface hot? • The Sun does not seem to change much. It is very stable. What keeps it stable? ...
The Sun
... • The core is surrounded by a radiative zone extending to about 0.71 solar radius. In this zone, energy travels outward through radiative diffusion. • The radiative zone is surrounded by a rather opaque convective zone of gas at relatively low temperature and pressure. In this zone, energy travels o ...
... • The core is surrounded by a radiative zone extending to about 0.71 solar radius. In this zone, energy travels outward through radiative diffusion. • The radiative zone is surrounded by a rather opaque convective zone of gas at relatively low temperature and pressure. In this zone, energy travels o ...
Star Formation 1/18/2015
... _______ light ionizes Hydrogen Produces large cloud of hot glowing gas - _____________ ...
... _______ light ionizes Hydrogen Produces large cloud of hot glowing gas - _____________ ...
Seasonal Motion
... Earth axis is tilted w.r.t. ecliptic by 23 ½ degrees Equivalent: ecliptic is tilted by 23 ½ degrees w.r.t. equator! Sun appears to be sometime above (e.g. summer solstice), sometimes below, and sometimes on the celestial equator ...
... Earth axis is tilted w.r.t. ecliptic by 23 ½ degrees Equivalent: ecliptic is tilted by 23 ½ degrees w.r.t. equator! Sun appears to be sometime above (e.g. summer solstice), sometimes below, and sometimes on the celestial equator ...
The Solar System - Oxford University Press
... a million kilometres in diameter and it’s about 4.5 billion years old. The temperature on the Sun is more than 5,000 °C. Light from the Sun takes about eight minutes to get to Earth. ...
... a million kilometres in diameter and it’s about 4.5 billion years old. The temperature on the Sun is more than 5,000 °C. Light from the Sun takes about eight minutes to get to Earth. ...
The Sun
... •High pressure and temperature 27 million ˚F •Energy is produced by nuclear fusion is released when the hydrogen nuclei fuse together. •Each second 600 million tons of hydrogen slams together in the core to form He. Tons of matter is converted into energy E=MC2 ...
... •High pressure and temperature 27 million ˚F •Energy is produced by nuclear fusion is released when the hydrogen nuclei fuse together. •Each second 600 million tons of hydrogen slams together in the core to form He. Tons of matter is converted into energy E=MC2 ...
Photosphere - Solar Physics and Space Weather
... travels outward through radiative diffusion 3. Convective Zone: an opaque zone at relatively low temperature and pressure – energy travels outward primarily through convection ...
... travels outward through radiative diffusion 3. Convective Zone: an opaque zone at relatively low temperature and pressure – energy travels outward primarily through convection ...
File - Earth Science with Mr. Lanik
... the top of the radiative zone! In the outermost of the two shells, where the temperature drops below 2,000,000 K (3.5 million degrees F) the plasma in the Sun's interior is too cool and opaque to allow radiation to pass. Instead, huge convection currents form and large bubbles of hot plasma move up ...
... the top of the radiative zone! In the outermost of the two shells, where the temperature drops below 2,000,000 K (3.5 million degrees F) the plasma in the Sun's interior is too cool and opaque to allow radiation to pass. Instead, huge convection currents form and large bubbles of hot plasma move up ...
