THE SUN: OUR STAR
... 4. Solar wind takes place here. a.) Solar wind- electrical charged particles that escape from the sun’s corona. 5. Both the solar wind and solar flares are responsible for Aurora Borealis. a.) Aurora Borealis- When earth’s atmosphere interacts with the particles from solar flares and solar wind, bea ...
... 4. Solar wind takes place here. a.) Solar wind- electrical charged particles that escape from the sun’s corona. 5. Both the solar wind and solar flares are responsible for Aurora Borealis. a.) Aurora Borealis- When earth’s atmosphere interacts with the particles from solar flares and solar wind, bea ...
The Milky Way
... 15. How does the solar nebula theory account for the drastic differences between terrestrial and Jovian planets? a. The temperature of the accretion disk was high close to the Sun and low far from the Sun. b. Terrestrial planets formed closer to the Sun, and are thus made of high-density rocky mater ...
... 15. How does the solar nebula theory account for the drastic differences between terrestrial and Jovian planets? a. The temperature of the accretion disk was high close to the Sun and low far from the Sun. b. Terrestrial planets formed closer to the Sun, and are thus made of high-density rocky mater ...
Eight Planets
... Venus has been known since prehistoric times. It is the brightest object in the sky except for the Sun and the Moon. Its surface is actually hotter than Mercury's despite being nearly twice as far from the Sun. ...
... Venus has been known since prehistoric times. It is the brightest object in the sky except for the Sun and the Moon. Its surface is actually hotter than Mercury's despite being nearly twice as far from the Sun. ...
Planets and Dwarf Planets - Super Teacher Worksheets
... This is a very exciting time. New objects in space are still being discovered! Scientists say there will likely be more dwarf planets announced in the next few years. What will be the name of the next dwarf planet? What name would you choose? ...
... This is a very exciting time. New objects in space are still being discovered! Scientists say there will likely be more dwarf planets announced in the next few years. What will be the name of the next dwarf planet? What name would you choose? ...
Seasons and the Tilted Earth Name TEK 8.7A Date Period _____
... on it. This is summer in the Northern Hemisphere because direct light causes more heat than indirect. As the Earth moves around to the other side of the Sun the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun. Now the light falls indirectly on it. It is winter. When the Northern Hemisphere has summe ...
... on it. This is summer in the Northern Hemisphere because direct light causes more heat than indirect. As the Earth moves around to the other side of the Sun the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun. Now the light falls indirectly on it. It is winter. When the Northern Hemisphere has summe ...
Opposition of Jupiter - Hong Kong Observatory
... Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System and the fifth planet away from the Sun. Jupiter is characterized by the brightly coloured bands on its surface and the Great Red Spot near the equator. Jupiter revolves around the Sun with a period of about 11.86 years. In ancient China, the year wa ...
... Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System and the fifth planet away from the Sun. Jupiter is characterized by the brightly coloured bands on its surface and the Great Red Spot near the equator. Jupiter revolves around the Sun with a period of about 11.86 years. In ancient China, the year wa ...
White Dwarf
... • After explosions the remaining core collapses due to gravity. – Radiation too weak ...
... • After explosions the remaining core collapses due to gravity. – Radiation too weak ...
121mtr
... 9. Explain the balance condition, according to Newton’s laws, for an orbit to be stable. Answered pretty well Balance between inertial and gravitational forces ...
... 9. Explain the balance condition, according to Newton’s laws, for an orbit to be stable. Answered pretty well Balance between inertial and gravitational forces ...
The Inner Planets!
... of light. Ordinary light from the sun causes Venus’s surface to heat up. In turn, carbon dioxide traps this heat in the atmosphere causing Venus’s surface to become hotter and hotter, until it is about 460˚C—hot enough to melt lead. This trapping of heat by the atmosphere is called the greenhouse ef ...
... of light. Ordinary light from the sun causes Venus’s surface to heat up. In turn, carbon dioxide traps this heat in the atmosphere causing Venus’s surface to become hotter and hotter, until it is about 460˚C—hot enough to melt lead. This trapping of heat by the atmosphere is called the greenhouse ef ...
PHYS 1470 3.0 W16/17 Highlights of Astronomy Assignment #2
... a. determine the power, Psq.m, of the radiation from the Sun flowing through and area of 1 m2 facing the Sun with the area located at a distance of Venus from the Sun of 0.72 AU. b. What power, Pabs, is absorbed by Venus? c. What would Venus’ surface temperature, T, be, assuming that Venus radiated ...
... a. determine the power, Psq.m, of the radiation from the Sun flowing through and area of 1 m2 facing the Sun with the area located at a distance of Venus from the Sun of 0.72 AU. b. What power, Pabs, is absorbed by Venus? c. What would Venus’ surface temperature, T, be, assuming that Venus radiated ...
Lecture 43
... Mars at first appears depleted in volatile elements. It has a much smaller atmosphere than the Earth (surface pressures are 0.006 atm). The Martian atmosphere is dominated by CO2, with N2 as the second most abundant component. However, significant amounts of liquid water existed on the Martian surfa ...
... Mars at first appears depleted in volatile elements. It has a much smaller atmosphere than the Earth (surface pressures are 0.006 atm). The Martian atmosphere is dominated by CO2, with N2 as the second most abundant component. However, significant amounts of liquid water existed on the Martian surfa ...
GEOLOGY 306 Laboratory
... Use the space provided for you below for your scale model of the inner Solar System (see question 9 also). Use large points to represent the four terrestrial planets and place them at the appropriate distance from the Sun. Use the mean distance from the Sun in AUs listed in table 18.1 on the first p ...
... Use the space provided for you below for your scale model of the inner Solar System (see question 9 also). Use large points to represent the four terrestrial planets and place them at the appropriate distance from the Sun. Use the mean distance from the Sun in AUs listed in table 18.1 on the first p ...
EAS 302 Lab 1 Placing the Earth in its Cosmic Context I Getting Set
... http://www.geo.cornell.edu/eas/education/course/descr/EAS302/ EAS302home.html ...
... http://www.geo.cornell.edu/eas/education/course/descr/EAS302/ EAS302home.html ...
Document
... The earth REVOLVES around the sun in 1 year in a nearly circular orbit. (To us it looks like the sun orbits the earth – and the ancients thought this to be the case). The line traced by the sun on the celestial sphere is the ECLIPTIC. Each one-twelfth of the ecliptic (360O /12 = 30O) is one of the s ...
... The earth REVOLVES around the sun in 1 year in a nearly circular orbit. (To us it looks like the sun orbits the earth – and the ancients thought this to be the case). The line traced by the sun on the celestial sphere is the ECLIPTIC. Each one-twelfth of the ecliptic (360O /12 = 30O) is one of the s ...
Celestial Observations
... • Rotation – West-to-East spinning of Earth on its axis (vrot = 1770 km/hr) • Revolution – orbit of Earth around the Sun (vorb = 108,000 km/hr) ...
... • Rotation – West-to-East spinning of Earth on its axis (vrot = 1770 km/hr) • Revolution – orbit of Earth around the Sun (vorb = 108,000 km/hr) ...
lesson 3 – explore – page 391 – the outer planets
... The ring system around the planet is the largest and most complex in the solar system. Saturn has seven bands of rings, each containing thousands of narrower ringlets. The main ring system is over 70,000 km wide, but it is likely less than 30 m thick The ice particles in the rings are probably ...
... The ring system around the planet is the largest and most complex in the solar system. Saturn has seven bands of rings, each containing thousands of narrower ringlets. The main ring system is over 70,000 km wide, but it is likely less than 30 m thick The ice particles in the rings are probably ...
Preview ReadingL2S13 Pluto Not a Planet Spring 2013
... Pluto, the distant, ice-covered world is no longer a true planet, according to a new definition of the word “planet” voted on by scientists today. Pluto's dead," said astronomer Mike Brown, of the California Institute of Technology. "There are finally, officially, eight planets in the solar system." ...
... Pluto, the distant, ice-covered world is no longer a true planet, according to a new definition of the word “planet” voted on by scientists today. Pluto's dead," said astronomer Mike Brown, of the California Institute of Technology. "There are finally, officially, eight planets in the solar system." ...
Sorting the Solar System - California Academy of Sciences
... what makes each different from the others, how many of each there are, and if there is more than one star in the Solar System. Include discussions of why the Sun appears so much brighter than other stars, how the Sun’s mass compares to the other objects in the Solar System, and how the Sun’s gravity ...
... what makes each different from the others, how many of each there are, and if there is more than one star in the Solar System. Include discussions of why the Sun appears so much brighter than other stars, how the Sun’s mass compares to the other objects in the Solar System, and how the Sun’s gravity ...
Rendezvous with Rosetta
... • Size: Completely surrounding Solar System! • Material & Shape: The Oort Cloud is not disk-shaped like the Kuiper Belt; it’s round like a ball,It completely envelops the sun and the rest of our solar system. Billions of icy bodies pass through this enormous celestial ballroom as they weakly orbit o ...
... • Size: Completely surrounding Solar System! • Material & Shape: The Oort Cloud is not disk-shaped like the Kuiper Belt; it’s round like a ball,It completely envelops the sun and the rest of our solar system. Billions of icy bodies pass through this enormous celestial ballroom as they weakly orbit o ...
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
... This chapter introduces the scientific method, the process scientists use to interpret the physical universe. Science is a living body of knowledge whose laws and theories are subject to constant test and change. Although science can never arrive at an "ultimate truth," it has nevertheless successfu ...
... This chapter introduces the scientific method, the process scientists use to interpret the physical universe. Science is a living body of knowledge whose laws and theories are subject to constant test and change. Although science can never arrive at an "ultimate truth," it has nevertheless successfu ...
Minor Members of the Solar System
... 23.4 Minor Members of the Solar System Asteroids: Microplanets An asteroid is a small, rocky body whose diameter can range from a few hundred kilometers to less than a kilometer. Most asteroids lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They have orbital periods of three to six years. ...
... 23.4 Minor Members of the Solar System Asteroids: Microplanets An asteroid is a small, rocky body whose diameter can range from a few hundred kilometers to less than a kilometer. Most asteroids lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They have orbital periods of three to six years. ...
Ellipses, Parallax, and Retrograde Motion
... 8. The greater the eccentricity, the more _________ the ellipse. Circular or oval? 9. Kepler’s 1st Law: All planets orbit in ____________(shape). 10. Kepler’s 2nd Law: The closer a planet is to the sun, the _________ it moves. 11. Kepler’s 3rd Law: The closer a planet is to the sun, the _________ it ...
... 8. The greater the eccentricity, the more _________ the ellipse. Circular or oval? 9. Kepler’s 1st Law: All planets orbit in ____________(shape). 10. Kepler’s 2nd Law: The closer a planet is to the sun, the _________ it moves. 11. Kepler’s 3rd Law: The closer a planet is to the sun, the _________ it ...
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.