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... National Science Education Standards As a result of completing this unit, students will address the following Grade 5-8 Earth and Space Science learning standards: STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH SYSTEM ...
... National Science Education Standards As a result of completing this unit, students will address the following Grade 5-8 Earth and Space Science learning standards: STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH SYSTEM ...
Astro101 lecture from Aug 27
... This picture of an annular eclipse of the Sun was taken by a video camera. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's angular size is slightly less than the Sun's angular size. Therefore, when the Moon is directly in front of the Sun, the edges of the Sun are still visible. This solar ring is s ...
... This picture of an annular eclipse of the Sun was taken by a video camera. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's angular size is slightly less than the Sun's angular size. Therefore, when the Moon is directly in front of the Sun, the edges of the Sun are still visible. This solar ring is s ...
Scale Model of the Solar System
... The closest star to the Sun, among the 200 billion Milky Way stars, is Proxima Centauri. It is a red star that is very small, and is only visible in the southern hemisphere sky. This little star, whose picture you will see later, is 4.3 light years away from the Sun. 4.3 light YEARS! ...
... The closest star to the Sun, among the 200 billion Milky Way stars, is Proxima Centauri. It is a red star that is very small, and is only visible in the southern hemisphere sky. This little star, whose picture you will see later, is 4.3 light years away from the Sun. 4.3 light YEARS! ...
rotate
... in the east in the morning and set in the west at night? THE EARTH ROTATES TO THE EAST so the sun appears to move from east to west across the sky. Try it with a flashlight and globe! ...
... in the east in the morning and set in the west at night? THE EARTH ROTATES TO THE EAST so the sun appears to move from east to west across the sky. Try it with a flashlight and globe! ...
Astro 10 Practice Test 1
... b. Different colors of light coming to focus at different distances, causing colored `halos’ around objects as seen through the eyepiece. c. It was extremely difficult to make a curved reflective surface, so he was trying to find a way to use lenses instead of mirrors. d. The focal length of a teles ...
... b. Different colors of light coming to focus at different distances, causing colored `halos’ around objects as seen through the eyepiece. c. It was extremely difficult to make a curved reflective surface, so he was trying to find a way to use lenses instead of mirrors. d. The focal length of a teles ...
How much Sugar in Gum
... resulted from the shifting of stars apparent positions in the night sky during the course of earth’s orbit around the sun. A star that shifts it’s position by 1 arcsecond (which is 1/60th of an arcminute or 1/3600th of a degree.) is said to be 1 parsec from earth with the difference in earth’s posit ...
... resulted from the shifting of stars apparent positions in the night sky during the course of earth’s orbit around the sun. A star that shifts it’s position by 1 arcsecond (which is 1/60th of an arcminute or 1/3600th of a degree.) is said to be 1 parsec from earth with the difference in earth’s posit ...
Space – Science 6 Outcomes - Learning Resources and
... select and use tools in building models of the solar system that show approximate relative size of the planets and sun, and the approximate relative orbits of the planets around the sun (205-2) ...
... select and use tools in building models of the solar system that show approximate relative size of the planets and sun, and the approximate relative orbits of the planets around the sun (205-2) ...
write the scientific term
... Q11: Answer the following: 1. Oxygen gas is very important for respiration of all living organisms – for divers who carry oxygen cylinders on their backs to breathe under the water surface – in making oxyacetylene flame used for cutting and welding metals. 2. Used in the industry of ammonia and nitr ...
... Q11: Answer the following: 1. Oxygen gas is very important for respiration of all living organisms – for divers who carry oxygen cylinders on their backs to breathe under the water surface – in making oxyacetylene flame used for cutting and welding metals. 2. Used in the industry of ammonia and nitr ...
PowerPoint on Brief History of Astronomy
... • Can you think of any Irish evidence to show that ancient civilizations made observations of the movements of stars and planets? these observations were sometimes used by the ancients for Astrology. ...
... • Can you think of any Irish evidence to show that ancient civilizations made observations of the movements of stars and planets? these observations were sometimes used by the ancients for Astrology. ...
Eyes to the Sky
... Within the path of totality, the moon completely covers the sun, revealing the beauty of the sun's corona. ...
... Within the path of totality, the moon completely covers the sun, revealing the beauty of the sun's corona. ...
Solar System PowerPoint
... needed to support life, NO known life • Rotation- 0.72 Earth days, is retrograde rotation like Venus, and rotates on side • Revolution- 84 Earth years • Moons- 18 (book), 27 (Web), 21named moons (NASA) • Rings- 11 dark rings ...
... needed to support life, NO known life • Rotation- 0.72 Earth days, is retrograde rotation like Venus, and rotates on side • Revolution- 84 Earth years • Moons- 18 (book), 27 (Web), 21named moons (NASA) • Rings- 11 dark rings ...
Lecture Two (Powerpoint format)
... sun is the center of the universe. 4….the distance from the earth to the sun is imperceptible in comparison with the height of the firmament. 5.Whatever motion appears in the firmament arises not from any motion of the firmament, but from the earth's motion. 6.What appear to us as motions of the sun ...
... sun is the center of the universe. 4….the distance from the earth to the sun is imperceptible in comparison with the height of the firmament. 5.Whatever motion appears in the firmament arises not from any motion of the firmament, but from the earth's motion. 6.What appear to us as motions of the sun ...
cards for each vacation stop - Morehead Planetarium and Science
... 8. On your visit, look for moons. Jupiter has more than 60 of them. 9. NASA’s spacecraft Juno arrived at Jupiter in July 2016 to study the origin and evolution of Jupiter and to help us understand more about the formation of the solar system. The spacecraft was named well: in Roman mythology, Jupite ...
... 8. On your visit, look for moons. Jupiter has more than 60 of them. 9. NASA’s spacecraft Juno arrived at Jupiter in July 2016 to study the origin and evolution of Jupiter and to help us understand more about the formation of the solar system. The spacecraft was named well: in Roman mythology, Jupite ...
PowerPoint
... were the size of the sun, then ..." or "If the sun was the size of my brother's head, then ..." Note that the diameter of the sun is about 100 times that of Earth. ...
... were the size of the sun, then ..." or "If the sun was the size of my brother's head, then ..." Note that the diameter of the sun is about 100 times that of Earth. ...
Moon and Rings - Mid
... Europa - slightly smaller than our Moon Ganymede - largest moon in Solar System, slightly larger than Mercury The closer to Jupiter, the higher the moon density (similar to behavior of terrestrial planets) => like mini “planetary” system! Intense heat of young Jupiter played role of sun. ...
... Europa - slightly smaller than our Moon Ganymede - largest moon in Solar System, slightly larger than Mercury The closer to Jupiter, the higher the moon density (similar to behavior of terrestrial planets) => like mini “planetary” system! Intense heat of young Jupiter played role of sun. ...
March 2017 - Shasta Astronomy Club
... of how galaxies form predict different numbers and distributions of dwarf satellite galaxies. To differentiate them, astronomers scan the skies looking for more Milky Way companions. These surveys are paying off: Nine dwarf candidate (meaning as yet unconfirmed) satellites were found in 2015. Late l ...
... of how galaxies form predict different numbers and distributions of dwarf satellite galaxies. To differentiate them, astronomers scan the skies looking for more Milky Way companions. These surveys are paying off: Nine dwarf candidate (meaning as yet unconfirmed) satellites were found in 2015. Late l ...
Astro 18 - Planets and Planetary Systems
... p = Period (years) p2/a3 (years2/AU3) closest and furthest approach to Sun Eris Ceres Pluto MakeMake Haumea What conclusion can you draw from this exercise? Is p2/a3 really constant? If p2/a3 is not exactly constant, over what percent difference from unity does it range? ...
... p = Period (years) p2/a3 (years2/AU3) closest and furthest approach to Sun Eris Ceres Pluto MakeMake Haumea What conclusion can you draw from this exercise? Is p2/a3 really constant? If p2/a3 is not exactly constant, over what percent difference from unity does it range? ...
the solar system - Hegoalde ikastola
... 1.Fact: Venus is in many ways earth's sister planet. Because they are almost the same size. 2.Fact: In astronomy mythology, Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty. In Greek, her name was aphrodite. 3.Fact: Venus does not have an ozone layer. ...
... 1.Fact: Venus is in many ways earth's sister planet. Because they are almost the same size. 2.Fact: In astronomy mythology, Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty. In Greek, her name was aphrodite. 3.Fact: Venus does not have an ozone layer. ...
Physics Problems
... Circular Motion and Gravitation Problems and Questions Uniform Circular Motion 1. A merry-go-round takes 9.4 seconds to make one complete rotation. What is the frequency of the merry-go-round? 2. The crankshaft in an idling automobile engine turns at 1500 revolutions per minute. What is the frequenc ...
... Circular Motion and Gravitation Problems and Questions Uniform Circular Motion 1. A merry-go-round takes 9.4 seconds to make one complete rotation. What is the frequency of the merry-go-round? 2. The crankshaft in an idling automobile engine turns at 1500 revolutions per minute. What is the frequenc ...
Astro 18-- Planets and Planetary Systems – Fall 2014 Homework 2
... p = Period (years) p2/a3 (years2/AU3) closest and furthest approach to Sun Eris Ceres Pluto MakeMake Haumea What conclusion can you draw from this exercise? Is p2/a3 really constant? If p2/a3 is not exactly constant, over what percent difference from unity does it range? 4) Measuring Masses. Use New ...
... p = Period (years) p2/a3 (years2/AU3) closest and furthest approach to Sun Eris Ceres Pluto MakeMake Haumea What conclusion can you draw from this exercise? Is p2/a3 really constant? If p2/a3 is not exactly constant, over what percent difference from unity does it range? 4) Measuring Masses. Use New ...
Birth of Science
... • P = period of orbit, in years • a = semi-major axis of orbit, in AU. (Average Earth-sun distance is 1 AU.) ...
... • P = period of orbit, in years • a = semi-major axis of orbit, in AU. (Average Earth-sun distance is 1 AU.) ...
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.