Chapter 4
... From the spectroscopy chapter, you know that there are many different forms of light, all contained on the electromagnetic spectrum. So we can see the Sun because the Sun emits visible-wavelength light, which means the Sun is hot enough at its surface to emit, as visible light, the energy the atoms’ ...
... From the spectroscopy chapter, you know that there are many different forms of light, all contained on the electromagnetic spectrum. So we can see the Sun because the Sun emits visible-wavelength light, which means the Sun is hot enough at its surface to emit, as visible light, the energy the atoms’ ...
Intelligent Life in the Milky Way Galaxy
... ahead of us," Townes said. "It seems possible that some being on a planet orbiting a nearby star could send a bright enough beam that we could see…" ...
... ahead of us," Townes said. "It seems possible that some being on a planet orbiting a nearby star could send a bright enough beam that we could see…" ...
Four theories for the origin of the Moon and - Science Online
... 13 Impact craters show the Moon has been bombarded with many colliding Evidence of large impacts indicates that gigantic projectiles were objects. Because there is no free water on the Moon, these craters do not around in the distant past. If one hit the Earth, enough material could erode away as th ...
... 13 Impact craters show the Moon has been bombarded with many colliding Evidence of large impacts indicates that gigantic projectiles were objects. Because there is no free water on the Moon, these craters do not around in the distant past. If one hit the Earth, enough material could erode away as th ...
Mercury Impact Origin Hypothesis Survives the Volatile Crisis
... Sarid3, Z. M. Leinhardt4, S. Mukhopadhyay1, and M. Humayun5. 1Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Davis ([email protected]), 2Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 3Florida Space Institute, University of Central Florida, 4School of Physics, University of Bris ...
... Sarid3, Z. M. Leinhardt4, S. Mukhopadhyay1, and M. Humayun5. 1Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Davis ([email protected]), 2Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 3Florida Space Institute, University of Central Florida, 4School of Physics, University of Bris ...
Meteroroids! Asteroids! Comets!
... Nucleus: The nucleus is the frozen center of a comet’s head. It is composed of ice, gas, and dust. Coma: The coma is a blob of gas that surrounds the nucleus of a comet; The coma is composed of water vapor, carbon dioxide gas, ammonia, and dust. Gas Tail: A tail of charged gases (ions) always faces ...
... Nucleus: The nucleus is the frozen center of a comet’s head. It is composed of ice, gas, and dust. Coma: The coma is a blob of gas that surrounds the nucleus of a comet; The coma is composed of water vapor, carbon dioxide gas, ammonia, and dust. Gas Tail: A tail of charged gases (ions) always faces ...
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 ...
Meteroroids! Asteroids! Comets!
... Nucleus: The nucleus is the frozen center of a comet’s head. It is composed of ice, gas, and dust. Coma: The coma is a blob of gas that surrounds the nucleus of a comet; The coma is composed of water vapor, carbon dioxide gas, ammonia, and dust. Gas Tail: A tail of charged gases (ions) always faces ...
... Nucleus: The nucleus is the frozen center of a comet’s head. It is composed of ice, gas, and dust. Coma: The coma is a blob of gas that surrounds the nucleus of a comet; The coma is composed of water vapor, carbon dioxide gas, ammonia, and dust. Gas Tail: A tail of charged gases (ions) always faces ...
Saturn
... • What keeps the rings stable and in orbit ? • Saturn has 62 moons, more than any other planet (Titan and Enceladus most interesting !) • All Jovian planets are now known to have rings • Saturn’s rings are most shiny: made of icy rocks, in independent Keplerian orbits, above the equator ...
... • What keeps the rings stable and in orbit ? • Saturn has 62 moons, more than any other planet (Titan and Enceladus most interesting !) • All Jovian planets are now known to have rings • Saturn’s rings are most shiny: made of icy rocks, in independent Keplerian orbits, above the equator ...
1. Chapter 10
... days at a time. We have learned through experiments and observations that the stars are like our Sun, giving off light and heat, but are very far away. Thousands of years ago, what must people have thought when they looked up at the sky? Many people in early civilizations were farmers. They needed t ...
... days at a time. We have learned through experiments and observations that the stars are like our Sun, giving off light and heat, but are very far away. Thousands of years ago, what must people have thought when they looked up at the sky? Many people in early civilizations were farmers. They needed t ...
Name: Date Assigned: 3/25/13 Period: This scavenger hunt will
... 12) a) Explain what an asteroid is. B) Include a picture of the asteroid belt. (8-4.1) 13) a) make a chart explaining the differences between a meteor, a meteoroid, and a meteorite. B) find and label a picture of a meteor (8-4.1) 14) a) Draw or find an UNLABELED diagram of the sun (up close) and lab ...
... 12) a) Explain what an asteroid is. B) Include a picture of the asteroid belt. (8-4.1) 13) a) make a chart explaining the differences between a meteor, a meteoroid, and a meteorite. B) find and label a picture of a meteor (8-4.1) 14) a) Draw or find an UNLABELED diagram of the sun (up close) and lab ...
RAW #17-February 14
... investigating whether a planet could host life.” It is difficult to study atmospheres around other worlds because of technology limitations. Luckily, GJ 1132 b is relatively easy to study because it is only 39 light-years away. A light-year is how scientists measure distance in space. One light-year ...
... investigating whether a planet could host life.” It is difficult to study atmospheres around other worlds because of technology limitations. Luckily, GJ 1132 b is relatively easy to study because it is only 39 light-years away. A light-year is how scientists measure distance in space. One light-year ...
ReviewII
... W F r F r cos 0 Also, the work-energy theorem saysWnet = KE. The work must be positive, since by Kepler's second law, the planet moves faster (has higher KE) when it is nearer the Sun, so KE>0. ...
... W F r F r cos 0 Also, the work-energy theorem saysWnet = KE. The work must be positive, since by Kepler's second law, the planet moves faster (has higher KE) when it is nearer the Sun, so KE>0. ...
Planet X - The 2017 Arrival
... Until the discovery of Planet X astronomers had regarded the writings of the ancient Sumerians about this object as legend. When Planet X was discovered in 1983 they suddenly learned that the Sumerians were not the primitive people they have been made out to be. What these modern scientists discove ...
... Until the discovery of Planet X astronomers had regarded the writings of the ancient Sumerians about this object as legend. When Planet X was discovered in 1983 they suddenly learned that the Sumerians were not the primitive people they have been made out to be. What these modern scientists discove ...
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 ...
Additional Exercises for Chapter 7 In these exercises we will use
... microphone, and micrometeorite erosion gauges. The data collected by these instruments were transmittted back to Earth. Repeat parts (i) and (ii) of Exercise 38 for Explorer 1. 40. An artificial satellite that has been spectacularly successful is the Hubble Space Telescope. It was put into orbit in 1 ...
... microphone, and micrometeorite erosion gauges. The data collected by these instruments were transmittted back to Earth. Repeat parts (i) and (ii) of Exercise 38 for Explorer 1. 40. An artificial satellite that has been spectacularly successful is the Hubble Space Telescope. It was put into orbit in 1 ...
Planet Packets
... 2. Why was the planet Mercury named after the Roman god? The planet was named after the Roman god since it moves quickly across the sky. 3. Mercury’s surface looks similar to what moon? It look similar to Earth’s moon. 4. What is Mercury’s temperature at night? Mercury’s temperature drops to -180 de ...
... 2. Why was the planet Mercury named after the Roman god? The planet was named after the Roman god since it moves quickly across the sky. 3. Mercury’s surface looks similar to what moon? It look similar to Earth’s moon. 4. What is Mercury’s temperature at night? Mercury’s temperature drops to -180 de ...
Lecture 10 - Lick Observatory
... Kepler’s Laws, Recap How long does it take planet A to orbit the sun? Period P: time it takes to complete one orbit A = average radius of the orbit; average distance between the sun and the planet Kepler’s 3rd law: P2 = A3 A: semi-major axis = 2 AU ...
... Kepler’s Laws, Recap How long does it take planet A to orbit the sun? Period P: time it takes to complete one orbit A = average radius of the orbit; average distance between the sun and the planet Kepler’s 3rd law: P2 = A3 A: semi-major axis = 2 AU ...
Orbits
... Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere: John Wilkin [email protected] IMCS Building Room 214C 732-932-6555 ext 251 609-933-7753 (cell/txt) ...
... Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere: John Wilkin [email protected] IMCS Building Room 214C 732-932-6555 ext 251 609-933-7753 (cell/txt) ...
Storyboard - Miss Swan`s Website
... is Venus, it is a small, rocky planet as well. Student 3: Why is it so yellow? Teacher: That thick layer is yellowish clouds. The clouds on Venus are not full of water like the clouds we have, these clouds are full of a form of poison called sulfuric acid. The surface of Venus is very hot. Like Merc ...
... is Venus, it is a small, rocky planet as well. Student 3: Why is it so yellow? Teacher: That thick layer is yellowish clouds. The clouds on Venus are not full of water like the clouds we have, these clouds are full of a form of poison called sulfuric acid. The surface of Venus is very hot. Like Merc ...
NCEA Level 2 Earth and Space Science (91192) 2015
... begin to collide and form bigger masses. The bigger masses collect more particles due to increasing gravitational field strength. There are two things that affect the formation of planets – temperature and the presence or absence of solar winds. The inner planets have formed in a higher temperature ...
... begin to collide and form bigger masses. The bigger masses collect more particles due to increasing gravitational field strength. There are two things that affect the formation of planets – temperature and the presence or absence of solar winds. The inner planets have formed in a higher temperature ...
NCEA Level 2 Earth and Space Science (91192) 2015
... begin to collide and form bigger masses. The bigger masses collect more particles due to increasing gravitational field strength. There are two things that affect the formation of planets – temperature and the presence or absence of solar winds. The inner planets have formed in a higher temperature ...
... begin to collide and form bigger masses. The bigger masses collect more particles due to increasing gravitational field strength. There are two things that affect the formation of planets – temperature and the presence or absence of solar winds. The inner planets have formed in a higher temperature ...
Orrery
An orrery is a mechanical model of the solar system that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model. It may also represent the relative sizes of these bodies; but since accurate scaling is often not practical due to the actual large ratio differences, a subdued approximation may be used instead. Though the Greeks had working planetaria, the first orrery that was a planetarium of the modern era was produced in 1704, and one was presented to Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery — whence came the name. They are typically driven by a clockwork mechanism with a globe representing the Sun at the centre, and with a planet at the end of each of the arms.