Lecture 1a: Class overview and Early Observations 8/27
... Length of Day and Month are changing • Friction between the Earth and the Moon (seen daily in tides) • Day becomes .002 seconds longer each century • Moon receding from the Earth by 4 cm each year 500,000,000 years ago there were 22 hours in a day 400 days in a year Billions of years in the futu ...
... Length of Day and Month are changing • Friction between the Earth and the Moon (seen daily in tides) • Day becomes .002 seconds longer each century • Moon receding from the Earth by 4 cm each year 500,000,000 years ago there were 22 hours in a day 400 days in a year Billions of years in the futu ...
May - Hawaiian Astronomical Society
... Many pieces of that comet, ShoemakerLevy 9, struck Jupiter over a period of days in 1994. Although the impactors were destroyed by their collisions with Jupiter’s atmosphere long before they could reach whatever solid surface may exist at depth on Jupiter, they left bullseye-like marks in the clouds ...
... Many pieces of that comet, ShoemakerLevy 9, struck Jupiter over a period of days in 1994. Although the impactors were destroyed by their collisions with Jupiter’s atmosphere long before they could reach whatever solid surface may exist at depth on Jupiter, they left bullseye-like marks in the clouds ...
Universal Gravitation In the late 1600`s, Issac Newton noticed an
... Learning Objectives After you complete the homework associated with this lecture, you should be able to: • Explain what is meant by “universal gravitation”. • Accurately describe the gravitational force between two objects, no matter what their separation. • Derive Kepler’s Third Law for orbital mot ...
... Learning Objectives After you complete the homework associated with this lecture, you should be able to: • Explain what is meant by “universal gravitation”. • Accurately describe the gravitational force between two objects, no matter what their separation. • Derive Kepler’s Third Law for orbital mot ...
The Earth in Context: Universe and Solar System
... Geocentric Universe - all stars revolve around the Earth ...
... Geocentric Universe - all stars revolve around the Earth ...
How to calculate Angular Diameters
... If you actually want to convert this into degrees, arcminutes, and arcseconds (there are 60 arcminutes in a degree, and 60 arcseconds in an arcminute), you have two options: First, if you have a calculator that has a button that looks like ° ' " , then do the inverse of that on the value for angular ...
... If you actually want to convert this into degrees, arcminutes, and arcseconds (there are 60 arcminutes in a degree, and 60 arcseconds in an arcminute), you have two options: First, if you have a calculator that has a button that looks like ° ' " , then do the inverse of that on the value for angular ...
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... It tales a long time to get anywhere in space, doesn’t it. At this speed, it would take a rocket more than 175,000 years just to reach the nearest star. Do we have any volunteers for the trip? Curriculum Frameworks (* is fair game): *Grade 8. The universe is so large that its distances are expressed ...
... It tales a long time to get anywhere in space, doesn’t it. At this speed, it would take a rocket more than 175,000 years just to reach the nearest star. Do we have any volunteers for the trip? Curriculum Frameworks (* is fair game): *Grade 8. The universe is so large that its distances are expressed ...
Precession of the Equinoxes and its Importance in Calendar Making
... ent path of the Sun in the celestial sphere remains the same, the moon and the planets show some deviations in their motions. The moon and the planets move to some extent towards north and south of the ecliptic. This deviation for the moon does not exceed much more than 5 degrees, while the planets ...
... ent path of the Sun in the celestial sphere remains the same, the moon and the planets show some deviations in their motions. The moon and the planets move to some extent towards north and south of the ecliptic. This deviation for the moon does not exceed much more than 5 degrees, while the planets ...
Timeline, Topics, and Resources for iMovie Projects
... elegance, felt certain that the sun, moon and planets, being made of ether, would have a natural circular motion, since that is the simplest uniform motion that repeats itself endlessly, as their motion did. However, although the "fixed stars" did in fact move in simple circles about the North star, ...
... elegance, felt certain that the sun, moon and planets, being made of ether, would have a natural circular motion, since that is the simplest uniform motion that repeats itself endlessly, as their motion did. However, although the "fixed stars" did in fact move in simple circles about the North star, ...
History of Astronomy
... Prehistoric Astronomy Planets and the Zodiac The planets (Greek for “wanderers”) do not follow the same cyclic behavior of the stars The planets move relative to the stars in a very narrow band centered about the ecliptic and called the zodiac Motion and location of the planets in the sky is a ...
... Prehistoric Astronomy Planets and the Zodiac The planets (Greek for “wanderers”) do not follow the same cyclic behavior of the stars The planets move relative to the stars in a very narrow band centered about the ecliptic and called the zodiac Motion and location of the planets in the sky is a ...
What is a scientific model?
... that the Sun is the center of our solar system. For years he worked on his theory that the planets in our solar system revolved around the Sun (Ptolemy of ancient Greece had explained that the universe was a closed system revolving around the Earth, and the Catholic church concurred). Hesitant to pu ...
... that the Sun is the center of our solar system. For years he worked on his theory that the planets in our solar system revolved around the Sun (Ptolemy of ancient Greece had explained that the universe was a closed system revolving around the Earth, and the Catholic church concurred). Hesitant to pu ...
the atmosphere
... 3.Temperature is affected by different things. Describe how each of the following affect the climate. Latitude -____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Altitude - _____________________________________ ...
... 3.Temperature is affected by different things. Describe how each of the following affect the climate. Latitude -____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Altitude - _____________________________________ ...
Grade 5 Unit 6
... What It Looks Like in the Classroom In this unit of study, students explore the effects of gravity and determine the effect that relative distance has on the apparent brightness of stars. They also collect and analyze data in order to describe patterns of daily changes in length and direction of sha ...
... What It Looks Like in the Classroom In this unit of study, students explore the effects of gravity and determine the effect that relative distance has on the apparent brightness of stars. They also collect and analyze data in order to describe patterns of daily changes in length and direction of sha ...
grade 7 natural sciences term 4 planet earth and beyond
... The dwarf planet Pluto was thought to be a planet, but in 2009, Pluto’s status was downgraded to a dwarf planet, because it did not meet all the criteria that were required for it to be classified as a planet. Although gravity on the moon is less than that on Earth, the moon still exerts a gravitati ...
... The dwarf planet Pluto was thought to be a planet, but in 2009, Pluto’s status was downgraded to a dwarf planet, because it did not meet all the criteria that were required for it to be classified as a planet. Although gravity on the moon is less than that on Earth, the moon still exerts a gravitati ...
From Newton to Einstein: The Discovery of Laws of Motion and Gravity
... each other the way they do. It is enough, he concluded, that gravity and its laws lead us to describe “all the motions of the celestial bodies and of the seas” and much else. In the science today this would be viewed as quite a satisfactory state of affairs. However, in Newton’s time the situation w ...
... each other the way they do. It is enough, he concluded, that gravity and its laws lead us to describe “all the motions of the celestial bodies and of the seas” and much else. In the science today this would be viewed as quite a satisfactory state of affairs. However, in Newton’s time the situation w ...
February`s Total Lunar Eclipse
... total lunar eclipses (2007 March 3 and 2007 August 28) were only partially seen from North Florida since the Moon rose or set during these eclipses, respectively. However, the upcoming total lunar eclipse is conveniently timed for Florida beginning in early evening on Wednesday, February 20 and conc ...
... total lunar eclipses (2007 March 3 and 2007 August 28) were only partially seen from North Florida since the Moon rose or set during these eclipses, respectively. However, the upcoming total lunar eclipse is conveniently timed for Florida beginning in early evening on Wednesday, February 20 and conc ...
Astronomy - Surfin` Through the Solar System
... 1. The teacher will go over the background notes (Appendix G) and the vocabulary to introduce the lesson. 2. The students will understand how the moon changes through its phases. The teacher will need the materials listed in the lesson. The display will need to be located on a large surface so that ...
... 1. The teacher will go over the background notes (Appendix G) and the vocabulary to introduce the lesson. 2. The students will understand how the moon changes through its phases. The teacher will need the materials listed in the lesson. The display will need to be located on a large surface so that ...
Kepler`s laws - FSU High Energy Physics
... a circle is a special case of an ellipse, where the semimajor and semimajor axes are equal: a = b = r excentricity of ellipse = (distance of focus from center) divided by (semimajor axis) excentricity of a circle = 0 excentricities of most planetary orbits very small (except Pluto) ...
... a circle is a special case of an ellipse, where the semimajor and semimajor axes are equal: a = b = r excentricity of ellipse = (distance of focus from center) divided by (semimajor axis) excentricity of a circle = 0 excentricities of most planetary orbits very small (except Pluto) ...
SOLAR ECLIPSES
... coincidences within the ”Sun–Earth–Moon“ system. Thus, though the orbits of the Moon and Earth are elliptic, Sun and Moon’s apparent dimensions (noticed on the Earth) vary a little with time. The Moon is about 400 times smaller than the Sun in diameter, but it is about 390 times closer. This makes p ...
... coincidences within the ”Sun–Earth–Moon“ system. Thus, though the orbits of the Moon and Earth are elliptic, Sun and Moon’s apparent dimensions (noticed on the Earth) vary a little with time. The Moon is about 400 times smaller than the Sun in diameter, but it is about 390 times closer. This makes p ...
The Warrumbungle Observer The Warrumbungle Observer
... Uranus is located 30 degrees lower in the sky than Neptune in Pisces. This appears as a greenish star with a pair of binoculars. The planet has an interesting name, much the joke for some, but has had an identity crisis over the years. Its discoverer William Herschel named it after King George III o ...
... Uranus is located 30 degrees lower in the sky than Neptune in Pisces. This appears as a greenish star with a pair of binoculars. The planet has an interesting name, much the joke for some, but has had an identity crisis over the years. Its discoverer William Herschel named it after King George III o ...
Lesson Plan #5: Universal Gravitation i Lesson Plan #5
... Early Mastery: Encourage students to “benchmark” the simulation, but testing initial conditions at zero velocities, or at different starting distances. Ask them to verify whether the dynamic behavior they see is consistent with the Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation. Encourage experimentation wit ...
... Early Mastery: Encourage students to “benchmark” the simulation, but testing initial conditions at zero velocities, or at different starting distances. Ask them to verify whether the dynamic behavior they see is consistent with the Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation. Encourage experimentation wit ...
Chapter 4 Study Guide
... 3. Page 98 – What determines the force of gravity? This section will help you the most in the text to deal with the first part of the essay question. 4. Figure 4.19 – Page 102 - Illustrating how the Moon’s tidal force from gravity *stretches* our planet. Note how all points of the planet are pulled ...
... 3. Page 98 – What determines the force of gravity? This section will help you the most in the text to deal with the first part of the essay question. 4. Figure 4.19 – Page 102 - Illustrating how the Moon’s tidal force from gravity *stretches* our planet. Note how all points of the planet are pulled ...
Astronomy 102, Spring 2003 Solutions to Review Problems
... to be careful to convert solar masses to kilograms properly. This is tiny! It’s neary 30 million times smaller than the 3 km radius we heard about for the Sun. This is not surprising, because 3.74 × 10−8 is about 1/30 million. . . i.e. the Moon is one thirty-millionth the mass of the Sun, so the siz ...
... to be careful to convert solar masses to kilograms properly. This is tiny! It’s neary 30 million times smaller than the 3 km radius we heard about for the Sun. This is not surprising, because 3.74 × 10−8 is about 1/30 million. . . i.e. the Moon is one thirty-millionth the mass of the Sun, so the siz ...
The universe and our planet
... They are separated by enormous distances and the space between them is empty. Galaxies are usually found in groups or galaxy clusters. A galaxy is a large group of stars: between 100 000 and 500 million. Towards the centre of the galaxy, the stars are close together, but in the outer areas of the ga ...
... They are separated by enormous distances and the space between them is empty. Galaxies are usually found in groups or galaxy clusters. A galaxy is a large group of stars: between 100 000 and 500 million. Towards the centre of the galaxy, the stars are close together, but in the outer areas of the ga ...
TLW design a model that describes the position and relationship of
... There are currently eight planets and three or four (depending on the source) identified plutoids and dwarf planets in our solar system. Dwarf planets and plutoids are smaller, orbit the Sun, have enough mass and gravity to maintain their spherical shape, but do not have a clear/clean orbit, as do p ...
... There are currently eight planets and three or four (depending on the source) identified plutoids and dwarf planets in our solar system. Dwarf planets and plutoids are smaller, orbit the Sun, have enough mass and gravity to maintain their spherical shape, but do not have a clear/clean orbit, as do p ...