How the Solar System formed
... energy. The dense materials collides with each other, causing the gas to heat up. Once the temperature and density gets high enough for nuclear fusion to start, a star is born. Spinning Smoothing of the random motions Conservation of angular momentum causes the in-falling material to spin faster a ...
... energy. The dense materials collides with each other, causing the gas to heat up. Once the temperature and density gets high enough for nuclear fusion to start, a star is born. Spinning Smoothing of the random motions Conservation of angular momentum causes the in-falling material to spin faster a ...
Unit 03 Slides - Chapter 11
... Why Uranus & Neptune are Blue They have a higher fraction of methane gas. • Methane absorbs red sunlight. • Only blue light is reflected back into space by the clouds. ...
... Why Uranus & Neptune are Blue They have a higher fraction of methane gas. • Methane absorbs red sunlight. • Only blue light is reflected back into space by the clouds. ...
General Astronomy - Stockton University
... its sun. It takes Kepler-186f about 130 days to orbit its red dwarf star. The Kepler-186 star is about half the mass of the sun, and the newly discovered planet is far enough away from its star that powerful flares may not greatly affect the planet. ...
... its sun. It takes Kepler-186f about 130 days to orbit its red dwarf star. The Kepler-186 star is about half the mass of the sun, and the newly discovered planet is far enough away from its star that powerful flares may not greatly affect the planet. ...
Habitable worlds with JWST: transit spectroscopy of the TRAPPIST
... comparison with the true value. The retrieved radius compensates for temperature deviations from the true value, as it is smaller for the higher temperature retrievals and larger for the lower temperature ones. As well as just increasing the size of the planet, increasing the radius also increases t ...
... comparison with the true value. The retrieved radius compensates for temperature deviations from the true value, as it is smaller for the higher temperature retrievals and larger for the lower temperature ones. As well as just increasing the size of the planet, increasing the radius also increases t ...
My Solar System Lab
... physics students to explore a variety of other gravitational interactions between objects. This lab utilizes the simulation “My Solar System” developed by the Physics Education Technology (PhET) group at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The URL is: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/my-solarsystem/ ...
... physics students to explore a variety of other gravitational interactions between objects. This lab utilizes the simulation “My Solar System” developed by the Physics Education Technology (PhET) group at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The URL is: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/my-solarsystem/ ...
university of alaska southeast teacher work sample submitted to
... students percentages by taking the total number of correct per subgroup and dividing by possible total to determine the percentages. Mastery level would be 85 percent or higher. An example would be take the objective: understand the solar system and components. If “Student A” forgot to label the ast ...
... students percentages by taking the total number of correct per subgroup and dividing by possible total to determine the percentages. Mastery level would be 85 percent or higher. An example would be take the objective: understand the solar system and components. If “Student A” forgot to label the ast ...
Review Astronomy - Cowley`s Earth Systems
... and Newton’s work with gravity. Today, scientists are still gathering evidence that supports this hypothesis. What is the importance of Laplace’s work in the modern theory of solar system formation? a. Other scientists contradicted Laplace to provide support for their hypotheses. b. Laplace was help ...
... and Newton’s work with gravity. Today, scientists are still gathering evidence that supports this hypothesis. What is the importance of Laplace’s work in the modern theory of solar system formation? a. Other scientists contradicted Laplace to provide support for their hypotheses. b. Laplace was help ...
Chapter 29
... Why can’t you see some constellations like Orion all year long? As the Earth orbits the Sun, you can’t see the constellations on the other side of the Sun because the Sun is too bright to see stars during the day. ...
... Why can’t you see some constellations like Orion all year long? As the Earth orbits the Sun, you can’t see the constellations on the other side of the Sun because the Sun is too bright to see stars during the day. ...
CHAPTER 2 NOTES (STARS AND GALAXIES)
... is moving toward or away from Earth Every galaxy in the universe is moving away from the Earth, therefore the universe is expanding Big-Bang- states that the universe began to expand with the explosion of concentrated matter and energy and has been expanding ever since Background radiation supports ...
... is moving toward or away from Earth Every galaxy in the universe is moving away from the Earth, therefore the universe is expanding Big-Bang- states that the universe began to expand with the explosion of concentrated matter and energy and has been expanding ever since Background radiation supports ...
Chapter 2 History
... (Tompkins, 1978) to have served as a naked-eye observatory. The sophistication of pre-dynastic Egyptian mathematics and astronomy, before its mysterious decline, was only matched again in the Western world during the 17th century CE1 . Although it led to the development of incredibly accurate calend ...
... (Tompkins, 1978) to have served as a naked-eye observatory. The sophistication of pre-dynastic Egyptian mathematics and astronomy, before its mysterious decline, was only matched again in the Western world during the 17th century CE1 . Although it led to the development of incredibly accurate calend ...
Let`s Review! Fourth Grade Science Review Powerpoint
... puddle of water on the road. At 2 p.m. the Sun is still shining and the puddle has disappeared. What happened to the water? A) It rained. B) It condensed. C) It evaporated. D) It froze. ...
... puddle of water on the road. At 2 p.m. the Sun is still shining and the puddle has disappeared. What happened to the water? A) It rained. B) It condensed. C) It evaporated. D) It froze. ...
what`s up this month – april 2017
... THESE PAGES ARE INTENDED TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR WAY AROUND THE SKY The chart on the last page is included for printing off and use outside ...
... THESE PAGES ARE INTENDED TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR WAY AROUND THE SKY The chart on the last page is included for printing off and use outside ...
Planets and Transits
... Why isn’t there a Venus transit every year or so? Venus’ orbit is tilted relative to Earth’s… ...
... Why isn’t there a Venus transit every year or so? Venus’ orbit is tilted relative to Earth’s… ...
Chapter 12 (Sun)
... C. use Kepler's third law and Newton's law of gravity. D. use the observed temperature and spectral analysis. 25. The energy produced in the fusion reactions within the core of our Sun comes from: A. the absorption of neutrinos in the photosphere. B. atomic energy associated with the electron orbita ...
... C. use Kepler's third law and Newton's law of gravity. D. use the observed temperature and spectral analysis. 25. The energy produced in the fusion reactions within the core of our Sun comes from: A. the absorption of neutrinos in the photosphere. B. atomic energy associated with the electron orbita ...
Lecture 7
... as the highlands on the Moon: about 4 billions years old. Some smooth areas which were caused by later volcanism (lava flows, like the mare on the Moon). ...
... as the highlands on the Moon: about 4 billions years old. Some smooth areas which were caused by later volcanism (lava flows, like the mare on the Moon). ...
Great Galaxies 5 - School Performance Tours
... Take on one of the following projects. Use the internet to. Pick a planet and list 5 facts about it. Its size, distance from the sun, how many days it take to travel around the sun, can we see it without a telescope, have we landed an object on it, have we photographed it? Pick 5 of these or come up ...
... Take on one of the following projects. Use the internet to. Pick a planet and list 5 facts about it. Its size, distance from the sun, how many days it take to travel around the sun, can we see it without a telescope, have we landed an object on it, have we photographed it? Pick 5 of these or come up ...
The atmospheres of different planets
... The study of the different atmospheres in the solar system is very interesting and can be a good indicator of the history of differents planets. What we have seen is, that there are at least 5 major factors that contribute to the quality and quantity of planet’s atmospheres. • Mass: It determines th ...
... The study of the different atmospheres in the solar system is very interesting and can be a good indicator of the history of differents planets. What we have seen is, that there are at least 5 major factors that contribute to the quality and quantity of planet’s atmospheres. • Mass: It determines th ...
The Sun
... • Lower solar activity -> Lower solar luminosity. This is because magnetic field energy is being turned into thermal energy (the lowest entropy form of energy). • The luminosity effect is only about 0.1% between solar cycle max and min. The climate record shows a bit stronger effect at the great Mau ...
... • Lower solar activity -> Lower solar luminosity. This is because magnetic field energy is being turned into thermal energy (the lowest entropy form of energy). • The luminosity effect is only about 0.1% between solar cycle max and min. The climate record shows a bit stronger effect at the great Mau ...
Relative positions of the Sun, Moon and Earth - E
... As the Earth travels around the Sun, it has a companion that travels with it – the Moon. Moons or satellites, are objects made of rock that orbit around planets in the same way that the planet orbits the Sun. MOONS Can you remember how many moons each planet has? Mercury ...
... As the Earth travels around the Sun, it has a companion that travels with it – the Moon. Moons or satellites, are objects made of rock that orbit around planets in the same way that the planet orbits the Sun. MOONS Can you remember how many moons each planet has? Mercury ...
first grade - Math/Science Nucleus
... 1. Have the students look at the planetarium. Revolve the system. Make sure that they observe that the Earth is spinning and turning at the same time. You may want to tell the students that the Sun is also moving in space, but this model does not show it. In reality, Venus and the Moon also move, bu ...
... 1. Have the students look at the planetarium. Revolve the system. Make sure that they observe that the Earth is spinning and turning at the same time. You may want to tell the students that the Sun is also moving in space, but this model does not show it. In reality, Venus and the Moon also move, bu ...
Pluto
... • Instead of being named after people from classical mythology, Uranus' moons take their names from the writings of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. ...
... • Instead of being named after people from classical mythology, Uranus' moons take their names from the writings of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. ...
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.