Space – Homework 1
... limited to a PowerPoint presentation with 2 slides or 2 sides of an A4 sheet of paper. All the information presented must be in your own words. You have one week to complete the task. Space is limited, so select the most important information and present it with zing! Your presentation must include ...
... limited to a PowerPoint presentation with 2 slides or 2 sides of an A4 sheet of paper. All the information presented must be in your own words. You have one week to complete the task. Space is limited, so select the most important information and present it with zing! Your presentation must include ...
Station 1 - Fall River Public Schools
... Mercury is the smallest planet. It has no moons. As the closest planet to the sun, Mercury also has the shortest period of revolution. Mercury completes its orbit in 88 Earth days. Mercury is so close to the sun that solar winds have blown most of its atmosphere away. Frozen water may exist in the p ...
... Mercury is the smallest planet. It has no moons. As the closest planet to the sun, Mercury also has the shortest period of revolution. Mercury completes its orbit in 88 Earth days. Mercury is so close to the sun that solar winds have blown most of its atmosphere away. Frozen water may exist in the p ...
The Passage of Time Moon, Moonth, Month Sidereal (Star) Time
... • Various astronomical cycles influence human activity: – day: most fundamentally the synodic day – month: the phases of the Moon – year: seasonal changes related to the Sun ...
... • Various astronomical cycles influence human activity: – day: most fundamentally the synodic day – month: the phases of the Moon – year: seasonal changes related to the Sun ...
MSWord version
... everything I’ve said about moonrise also applies to moonset, but at Chimney Rock it’s the moonrise in which we’re interested! We might mention that the sunrise and sunset directions also “swing” back and forth across segments of the eastern and western horizons. The Earth revolves about the Sun rath ...
... everything I’ve said about moonrise also applies to moonset, but at Chimney Rock it’s the moonrise in which we’re interested! We might mention that the sunrise and sunset directions also “swing” back and forth across segments of the eastern and western horizons. The Earth revolves about the Sun rath ...
1 Lunar Standstills and Chimney Rock Thomas Hockey To
... everything I’ve said about moonrise also applies to moonset, but at Chimney Rock it’s the moonrise in which we’re interested! We might mention that the sunrise and sunset directions also “swing” back and forth across segments of the eastern and western horizons. The Earth revolves about the Sun rath ...
... everything I’ve said about moonrise also applies to moonset, but at Chimney Rock it’s the moonrise in which we’re interested! We might mention that the sunrise and sunset directions also “swing” back and forth across segments of the eastern and western horizons. The Earth revolves about the Sun rath ...
Study Guide Astronomy
... Know the definitions of the following terms. Revolution: ___The movement of an object around another object. ________________ Rotation: Movement of an object as it spins on it’s axis Earth’s rotation= 1 day 24 hours Ecliptic: apparent path of the sun as it appears to move across the sky Equinox: the ...
... Know the definitions of the following terms. Revolution: ___The movement of an object around another object. ________________ Rotation: Movement of an object as it spins on it’s axis Earth’s rotation= 1 day 24 hours Ecliptic: apparent path of the sun as it appears to move across the sky Equinox: the ...
Test#1
... The tropic of cancer is the imaginary line north of the Equator where it appears the Sun is overhead during the summer solstice. In degrees of Latitude, how far from the equator in the Tropic of Cancer? a) 33.33 degrees, b) 23.5 degrees, c) depends on the season, d) 23.5 radians Why are there seven ...
... The tropic of cancer is the imaginary line north of the Equator where it appears the Sun is overhead during the summer solstice. In degrees of Latitude, how far from the equator in the Tropic of Cancer? a) 33.33 degrees, b) 23.5 degrees, c) depends on the season, d) 23.5 radians Why are there seven ...
Earth`s Rotation and Effects
... The side closer to the moon accelerates (tends to move) towards it faster than the farther side, which lags behind. Relative to the center, the earth is stretched in opposite directions The Moon does NOT “lift” the water up on one side of the Earth closest to it! High and low tides ~ 12hrs; alternat ...
... The side closer to the moon accelerates (tends to move) towards it faster than the farther side, which lags behind. Relative to the center, the earth is stretched in opposite directions The Moon does NOT “lift” the water up on one side of the Earth closest to it! High and low tides ~ 12hrs; alternat ...
Kiwi and Tinker Crate_February
... 3rd-PS2.A- Forces and Motion- Each force acts on one particular object and has both strength and a direction. An object at rest typically has multiple forces acting on it, but they add to give zero net force on the object. Forces that do not sum to zero can cause changes in the object’s speed or dir ...
... 3rd-PS2.A- Forces and Motion- Each force acts on one particular object and has both strength and a direction. An object at rest typically has multiple forces acting on it, but they add to give zero net force on the object. Forces that do not sum to zero can cause changes in the object’s speed or dir ...
Science The Earth Powerpoint_GB
... whole of the surface, facing the Earth. The light from the Sun can only shine on the whole surface for one night in each cycle: a full moon. On one night, no light from the Sun can reach the moon at all: a new moon. ...
... whole of the surface, facing the Earth. The light from the Sun can only shine on the whole surface for one night in each cycle: a full moon. On one night, no light from the Sun can reach the moon at all: a new moon. ...
The Earth & Beyond - Primary Resources
... whole of the surface, facing the Earth. The light from the Sun can only shine on the whole surface for one night in each cycle: a full moon. On one night, no light from the Sun can reach the moon at all: a new moon. ...
... whole of the surface, facing the Earth. The light from the Sun can only shine on the whole surface for one night in each cycle: a full moon. On one night, no light from the Sun can reach the moon at all: a new moon. ...
Astronomical history
... (a) Use the diagram to describe Ptolemy’s model of the universe. Ptolemy’s theory of earth place in the universe was called a geocentric model. This means that he thought that the earth was at the centre of the universe. This also explained to the people about how in religion “god” had made the eart ...
... (a) Use the diagram to describe Ptolemy’s model of the universe. Ptolemy’s theory of earth place in the universe was called a geocentric model. This means that he thought that the earth was at the centre of the universe. This also explained to the people about how in religion “god” had made the eart ...
Lesson 37 questions – Gravitational Field - science
... A binary star is a pair of stars that move in circular orbits around their common centre of mass. For stars of equal mass, they move is the same circular orbit, shown by the dotted line in the diagram. In this question, consider the stars to be point masses situated at their centres at opposite ands ...
... A binary star is a pair of stars that move in circular orbits around their common centre of mass. For stars of equal mass, they move is the same circular orbit, shown by the dotted line in the diagram. In this question, consider the stars to be point masses situated at their centres at opposite ands ...
NS2-M3C13_-_The_Moon_Exam
... Apollo 13 landed the first humans on the Moon with Americans Lance Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969. (Input all that apply, then push the ENTER button.) A B C D ...
... Apollo 13 landed the first humans on the Moon with Americans Lance Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969. (Input all that apply, then push the ENTER button.) A B C D ...
Gravitatio
... line path and eventually fall to Earth. Now suppose that the cannonball is fired horizontally again, yet with a greater speed; in this case the cannonball would eventually drop to Earth. Only this time the cannonball would travel farther before falling back to Earth. ...
... line path and eventually fall to Earth. Now suppose that the cannonball is fired horizontally again, yet with a greater speed; in this case the cannonball would eventually drop to Earth. Only this time the cannonball would travel farther before falling back to Earth. ...
Document
... hours. a- If we divide 3600 by 24 hours we find that the Earth rotates 150 per hour. b- Longitude lines are based on this 150 and represents a difference of one hour of Earth time. ...
... hours. a- If we divide 3600 by 24 hours we find that the Earth rotates 150 per hour. b- Longitude lines are based on this 150 and represents a difference of one hour of Earth time. ...
ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP
... Einstein's special theory of relativity - a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems Time slows down (when objects move quickly) and it is different to ea ...
... Einstein's special theory of relativity - a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems Time slows down (when objects move quickly) and it is different to ea ...
Gravity from the moon
... • The planets revolve around the sun. • The moon revolves around the Earth. • Asteroids and comets revolve around the sun. 5. How is a comet different from an asteroid? • A comet is made of rock, dust and ice, while an asteroid is a large chunk or rock. Both orbit the sun. 6. Explain what a shooting ...
... • The planets revolve around the sun. • The moon revolves around the Earth. • Asteroids and comets revolve around the sun. 5. How is a comet different from an asteroid? • A comet is made of rock, dust and ice, while an asteroid is a large chunk or rock. Both orbit the sun. 6. Explain what a shooting ...
Summary of Objectives for Test 1
... Explain why the Moon exhibits phases. Draw the Sun-Earth-Moon system showing the Moon’s orbit (not to scale), draw Moon in several different positions in its orbit and shade in Earth and Moon indicating which side is lit and which is dark. Use that drawing to explain what phase you will see for each ...
... Explain why the Moon exhibits phases. Draw the Sun-Earth-Moon system showing the Moon’s orbit (not to scale), draw Moon in several different positions in its orbit and shade in Earth and Moon indicating which side is lit and which is dark. Use that drawing to explain what phase you will see for each ...
The Hill Sphere
... sub-satellite, the same idea as above applies. The Moon has its own Hill sphere with a radius of 60,000 km (1/6th of the distance between the Earth and Moon) where a sub-satellite could exist. If an object lies outside the Moon's Hill sphere, it will orbit Earth instead of the Moon. The only problem ...
... sub-satellite, the same idea as above applies. The Moon has its own Hill sphere with a radius of 60,000 km (1/6th of the distance between the Earth and Moon) where a sub-satellite could exist. If an object lies outside the Moon's Hill sphere, it will orbit Earth instead of the Moon. The only problem ...
Earth, Moon, and Beyond
... Both are rocky and fairly dense. Both are made up of many of the same elements. Aluminum, oxygen, calcium, silicon, and iron. Both have craters. ...
... Both are rocky and fairly dense. Both are made up of many of the same elements. Aluminum, oxygen, calcium, silicon, and iron. Both have craters. ...
The Heliocentric Model of the Solar System
... surrounding us with little bright ‘dots’, the stars ‘fixed’ on it. The patterns of the ‘fixed stars’ appear stable in time. – we call this vault Celestial Sphere and the stars on it Fixed Stars ...
... surrounding us with little bright ‘dots’, the stars ‘fixed’ on it. The patterns of the ‘fixed stars’ appear stable in time. – we call this vault Celestial Sphere and the stars on it Fixed Stars ...
Gravitation - Galileo and Einstein
... Earth to go in a circle—both Earth and Moon circle their common center of mass (which is inside the Earth!) We’ll discuss this more later. ...
... Earth to go in a circle—both Earth and Moon circle their common center of mass (which is inside the Earth!) We’ll discuss this more later. ...
Sponge: What two factors cause the seasons on Earth?
... Earth. The sun appears as a ring around the moon in its new moon phase. ...
... Earth. The sun appears as a ring around the moon in its new moon phase. ...