AST 105 HW #14 Solution
... Habitable worlds are worlds that contain the basic necessities for life, including liquid water. Apart from the Earth, the only places that seem potentially habitable are Mars and some of the large moons of the Jovian planets. We are fairly certain that water once flowed on Mars, making it a good ...
... Habitable worlds are worlds that contain the basic necessities for life, including liquid water. Apart from the Earth, the only places that seem potentially habitable are Mars and some of the large moons of the Jovian planets. We are fairly certain that water once flowed on Mars, making it a good ...
Homework Solutions: Chapter 7, The Sun
... Q: What evidence do we have that corona has a very high temperature? A: The spectral emission lines of the corona are strongly broadened in wavelength, indicating extremely high temperature. Furthermore in the corona’s spectrum we find emission lines of highly ionized gases which also give us more e ...
... Q: What evidence do we have that corona has a very high temperature? A: The spectral emission lines of the corona are strongly broadened in wavelength, indicating extremely high temperature. Furthermore in the corona’s spectrum we find emission lines of highly ionized gases which also give us more e ...
Article #1: Pluto Not a Planet?
... round due to the force of its own gravity. In addition, a planet has to dominate the neighborhood around its orbit. Pluto has been demoted because it does not dominate its neighborhood. Charon, its large "moon," is only about half the size of Pluto, while all the true planets are far larger than the ...
... round due to the force of its own gravity. In addition, a planet has to dominate the neighborhood around its orbit. Pluto has been demoted because it does not dominate its neighborhood. Charon, its large "moon," is only about half the size of Pluto, while all the true planets are far larger than the ...
Midterm 1 Short Answer (+1-3pts) Record the answers to these
... 1) He saw objects orbiting around Jupiter. These later were known as the four largest moons of Jupiter. But this observation showed that the geo-centric theory was incorrect because according to this theory, the Earth is at the center of the Universe and every other object in space should orbit it. ...
... 1) He saw objects orbiting around Jupiter. These later were known as the four largest moons of Jupiter. But this observation showed that the geo-centric theory was incorrect because according to this theory, the Earth is at the center of the Universe and every other object in space should orbit it. ...
Survey of Solar Systems
... • Orbits are almost circular lying in nearly the same plane • They emit no visible light of their own but shine by reflected sunlight • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune ...
... • Orbits are almost circular lying in nearly the same plane • They emit no visible light of their own but shine by reflected sunlight • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune ...
Formation of Solar System and Abundances of Elements
... • Oldest known inclusions in these meteorites are 4.56 Ga • The similar age connects most chondrites to a common source body • Terrestrial sediments lie on the Pb-Pb isochron – Thus Earth is connected to this source as well! ...
... • Oldest known inclusions in these meteorites are 4.56 Ga • The similar age connects most chondrites to a common source body • Terrestrial sediments lie on the Pb-Pb isochron – Thus Earth is connected to this source as well! ...
DeltaScience - Delta Education
... Mars—are closest to the Sun. They are characterized by solid, rocky surfaces and have few or no moons. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the outer planets. These planets are far colder than the inner planets due to their greater distance from the Sun. They are extremely large, are composed mo ...
... Mars—are closest to the Sun. They are characterized by solid, rocky surfaces and have few or no moons. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the outer planets. These planets are far colder than the inner planets due to their greater distance from the Sun. They are extremely large, are composed mo ...
Solutions to problems
... B. The star should last long enough for life to take hold and evolve. C. For surface life, at least, the star should shine with steady light and should have a habitable zone in which such life could potentially arise. D. The star or star system should allow worlds to have stable, nearly circular orb ...
... B. The star should last long enough for life to take hold and evolve. C. For surface life, at least, the star should shine with steady light and should have a habitable zone in which such life could potentially arise. D. The star or star system should allow worlds to have stable, nearly circular orb ...
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... material that never formed into planets. ~ The Main Asteroid Belt is located between Mars and Jupiter. ~ More than 40,000 asteroids have been ...
... material that never formed into planets. ~ The Main Asteroid Belt is located between Mars and Jupiter. ~ More than 40,000 asteroids have been ...
The Diversity of Exoplanets – Statistical results I: mass
... impossible to accumulate. The amazing thing about the data was that the planet they found had Jupiter mass, but orbited its star in only 4,2 days, completely overthrowing all previous assumptions about the creation of gas giants. The understanding that planets move inwards while gobbling up the accr ...
... impossible to accumulate. The amazing thing about the data was that the planet they found had Jupiter mass, but orbited its star in only 4,2 days, completely overthrowing all previous assumptions about the creation of gas giants. The understanding that planets move inwards while gobbling up the accr ...
StarDate Teacher Guide (Page 14)
... Break the class into teams that will research one planetary body (if you have a large number of teams, you can include some of the moons of the solar system, or comets and asteroids). The students use the information they collect to create travel posters, brochures, or television or radio commercial ...
... Break the class into teams that will research one planetary body (if you have a large number of teams, you can include some of the moons of the solar system, or comets and asteroids). The students use the information they collect to create travel posters, brochures, or television or radio commercial ...
D) It depends on the star
... A) It’s a measurement of how quickly planets move around the Sun B) It relates to how much the orbit of the planet deviates from circular C) It relates to how much the planet moves above or below the plane that all of the planets are in D) It directly relates to how far away the planet is from Earth ...
... A) It’s a measurement of how quickly planets move around the Sun B) It relates to how much the orbit of the planet deviates from circular C) It relates to how much the planet moves above or below the plane that all of the planets are in D) It directly relates to how far away the planet is from Earth ...
the moons of jovian planets.
... Question 8 The asteroid belt is evidence of a) a planet that once orbited the Sun but later was destroyed. b) ancient material from the formation of the solar system. c) a collision between Jupiter and one of its larger moons. d) comets that were trapped by Jupiter’s gravitational field. Explanatio ...
... Question 8 The asteroid belt is evidence of a) a planet that once orbited the Sun but later was destroyed. b) ancient material from the formation of the solar system. c) a collision between Jupiter and one of its larger moons. d) comets that were trapped by Jupiter’s gravitational field. Explanatio ...
pptx
... Our solar system has 1 planet in the habitable zone right now (np=1), but 2 others are just outside of it, and may have been within the habitable zone in the past (np=3). Most stars probably do not have np>3, otherwise the planets would be too close and they would disrupt each other’s orbits. ...
... Our solar system has 1 planet in the habitable zone right now (np=1), but 2 others are just outside of it, and may have been within the habitable zone in the past (np=3). Most stars probably do not have np>3, otherwise the planets would be too close and they would disrupt each other’s orbits. ...
Geology 110: Earth and Space Science
... seismic waves that travel through Earth. As these waves move through Earth’s interior they may pass through, bounce off (reflect), and/or bend (refract) at boundaries between different rock types. The time it takes a seismic wave to travel from a source in one location to a recording station at anot ...
... seismic waves that travel through Earth. As these waves move through Earth’s interior they may pass through, bounce off (reflect), and/or bend (refract) at boundaries between different rock types. The time it takes a seismic wave to travel from a source in one location to a recording station at anot ...
Powers of ten notation
... The Earth moves faster when it is closer to the Sun (in January) and slower when it is further away (in July). This means that the length of the day is not a constant 24 hours during the year. Instead of varying the length of the day throughout the year we use the mean or average position of the Sun ...
... The Earth moves faster when it is closer to the Sun (in January) and slower when it is further away (in July). This means that the length of the day is not a constant 24 hours during the year. Instead of varying the length of the day throughout the year we use the mean or average position of the Sun ...
astronomy - Mr. Barnard
... __1__2. The symbols above represent the Milky Way galaxy, the solar system, the Sun, and the universe. Which arrangement of symbols is most accurate? ...
... __1__2. The symbols above represent the Milky Way galaxy, the solar system, the Sun, and the universe. Which arrangement of symbols is most accurate? ...
Rapid planet formation
... For years, most astrophysicists believed planets formed by accretion. That is, solid particles in a protoplanetary disk of gas and dust fuse together (accrete) to form solid planet cores. Once the planetary cores are large enough, their gravity draws gases onto the planet. But the accretion model do ...
... For years, most astrophysicists believed planets formed by accretion. That is, solid particles in a protoplanetary disk of gas and dust fuse together (accrete) to form solid planet cores. Once the planetary cores are large enough, their gravity draws gases onto the planet. But the accretion model do ...
December 2013
... Comet C/2012 S2 (ISON) Imaged by NASA’s SOHO on 28th November as it passed close to the Sun On 28th November Comet ISON’s had its close encounter with the Sun. At about 17:30 GMT (half past five in the evening) on Thursday 28th the comet was at perihelion (its closest) just 1 million kilometers abov ...
... Comet C/2012 S2 (ISON) Imaged by NASA’s SOHO on 28th November as it passed close to the Sun On 28th November Comet ISON’s had its close encounter with the Sun. At about 17:30 GMT (half past five in the evening) on Thursday 28th the comet was at perihelion (its closest) just 1 million kilometers abov ...
USU 4-H Space Tote - Utah 4-H
... Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun at a distance of about 2.9 billion km (1.8 billion miles) or 19.19 times further from the sun than Earth is. If the sun were as tall as a typical front door Uranus would be about as big as a baseball. One day on Uranus takes about 17 hours. Uranus makes a co ...
... Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun at a distance of about 2.9 billion km (1.8 billion miles) or 19.19 times further from the sun than Earth is. If the sun were as tall as a typical front door Uranus would be about as big as a baseball. One day on Uranus takes about 17 hours. Uranus makes a co ...
Astronomy DR Packet
... 15. Galileo was the first astronomer view the night sky through a telescope. What did he discover about each of the following? A. The Milky Way B. The Moon C. Venus D. Jupiter 16. In addition to telescopes, modern astronomers also use a tool called a ______________________ to analyze the dif ...
... 15. Galileo was the first astronomer view the night sky through a telescope. What did he discover about each of the following? A. The Milky Way B. The Moon C. Venus D. Jupiter 16. In addition to telescopes, modern astronomers also use a tool called a ______________________ to analyze the dif ...
The Planets
... Description: The Planets introduces audiences to the planets in our Solar System. While sitting in the planetarium, visitors are whisked to the surface of each planet and can look in all directions to view what we know or imagine each to look like. As visitors enjoy the view, the narrator informs th ...
... Description: The Planets introduces audiences to the planets in our Solar System. While sitting in the planetarium, visitors are whisked to the surface of each planet and can look in all directions to view what we know or imagine each to look like. As visitors enjoy the view, the narrator informs th ...
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.