Card Game - Learning Resources
... defined surface. The gas planets are sometimes called the Jovian, or giant, planets. The gas planets in our solar system include Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus. Inner Planet—The first four planets orbiting the Sun before the asteroid belt. The inner planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and M ...
... defined surface. The gas planets are sometimes called the Jovian, or giant, planets. The gas planets in our solar system include Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus. Inner Planet—The first four planets orbiting the Sun before the asteroid belt. The inner planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and M ...
What are the Jovian Planets? Characteristics of Jovian Planets
... • Continued generation of heat by gradual differentiation: e.g. condensation of He in Saturn • Radioactive decay relatively unimportant because heavy elements are smaller fraction of total mass Effect of internal heat: raises the temperature of interior & atmosphere to higher values than expected fr ...
... • Continued generation of heat by gradual differentiation: e.g. condensation of He in Saturn • Radioactive decay relatively unimportant because heavy elements are smaller fraction of total mass Effect of internal heat: raises the temperature of interior & atmosphere to higher values than expected fr ...
the Solar System PowerPoint
... • inferior planet – shows phases when viewed from Earth – Galileo's observed phases – Copernicus used data to develop heliocentric theory. ...
... • inferior planet – shows phases when viewed from Earth – Galileo's observed phases – Copernicus used data to develop heliocentric theory. ...
Planetary Science
... Observations of the Solar system finds: ◦ Inner planets close in space ◦ All planets orbiting the Sun in the same direction, and more or less in the same plane ◦ Sun rotates in the same direction as the planets orbit ...
... Observations of the Solar system finds: ◦ Inner planets close in space ◦ All planets orbiting the Sun in the same direction, and more or less in the same plane ◦ Sun rotates in the same direction as the planets orbit ...
©JSR 2010 Seeing gravity 1/2 Gravitation – if the Earth could see
... towards the galactic centre as having no effect at all on the Earth. Yet because of the huge mass of stars, even a pretty distant star does exert a force on the Earth that is quite a sensible number of Newtons. In fact more or less every star in the Milky Way galaxy exerts a force on the Earth at le ...
... towards the galactic centre as having no effect at all on the Earth. Yet because of the huge mass of stars, even a pretty distant star does exert a force on the Earth that is quite a sensible number of Newtons. In fact more or less every star in the Milky Way galaxy exerts a force on the Earth at le ...
Pre SS1 Models of the Solar System - Bolinas
... If one goes further and imagines that the Earth not only spins on its axis but orbits the sun as well, then one’s estimations of the dimensions of the cosmos must be enlarged even more. The reason for this is that if the Earth orbits the sun, then it must alternately approach and withdraw from one ...
... If one goes further and imagines that the Earth not only spins on its axis but orbits the sun as well, then one’s estimations of the dimensions of the cosmos must be enlarged even more. The reason for this is that if the Earth orbits the sun, then it must alternately approach and withdraw from one ...
Earth`s Moon
... The inner planets (between the Sun and the asteroid belt) include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The outer planets (beyond the asteroid belt) include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. An astronomical unit or AU is the distance that the Earth is from the Sun and is equal to about 9 ...
... The inner planets (between the Sun and the asteroid belt) include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The outer planets (beyond the asteroid belt) include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. An astronomical unit or AU is the distance that the Earth is from the Sun and is equal to about 9 ...
4-night-sky - High Point University
... we only observe things from the Earth (or near the Earth in the case of space-based telescopes). • Our only reference frame for observation is that of the Earth (except for the few space probes, telescopes, etc.) • The positions of stars (because they are so distant) are essentially fixed. We are th ...
... we only observe things from the Earth (or near the Earth in the case of space-based telescopes). • Our only reference frame for observation is that of the Earth (except for the few space probes, telescopes, etc.) • The positions of stars (because they are so distant) are essentially fixed. We are th ...
Astron 104 Laboratory #2 Planetary Motion and the Night Sky
... At the Completion of this lab, you should be able to: 1. describe how we can distinguish solar system planets from stars using observations 2. explain the evidence that planet orbits are coplanar 3. apply observational evidence to determine the orbital direction of planets 4. relate observed retrogr ...
... At the Completion of this lab, you should be able to: 1. describe how we can distinguish solar system planets from stars using observations 2. explain the evidence that planet orbits are coplanar 3. apply observational evidence to determine the orbital direction of planets 4. relate observed retrogr ...
How did our solar system get here?
... The outer planets • The outer planets consist of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are also considered “gas giants,” or “Jovian planets.” Pluto’s surface is made mostly of ice, so it is not considered terrestrial or a gas giant. ...
... The outer planets • The outer planets consist of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are also considered “gas giants,” or “Jovian planets.” Pluto’s surface is made mostly of ice, so it is not considered terrestrial or a gas giant. ...
Astronomy Unit Test – Chapter 21
... 25. Predict what will happen when the sun runs out of fuel. 26. What is used to classify stars? 27. At which phase of the moon could a solar eclipse occur? 28. A star is twice as massive as the sun. How will its lifespan compare with the sun? 29. Some astronomers discover a galaxy that contains only ...
... 25. Predict what will happen when the sun runs out of fuel. 26. What is used to classify stars? 27. At which phase of the moon could a solar eclipse occur? 28. A star is twice as massive as the sun. How will its lifespan compare with the sun? 29. Some astronomers discover a galaxy that contains only ...
Homework October 24-28
... throughout the universe. 6.Looking through his telescope, Galileo observed that Jupiter had a set of moons, much like Earth does. The moons revolved around the planet. This disproved the idea that all objects in space revolved around Earth. This means that A)scientific knowledge is almost always inc ...
... throughout the universe. 6.Looking through his telescope, Galileo observed that Jupiter had a set of moons, much like Earth does. The moons revolved around the planet. This disproved the idea that all objects in space revolved around Earth. This means that A)scientific knowledge is almost always inc ...
class 4, S11 (ch. 2c and 3)Jan20
... the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal intervals of time. (the closer to the Sun, the faster it moves) ...
... the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal intervals of time. (the closer to the Sun, the faster it moves) ...
wdtoc1
... Ganymede’s solid ice crust is thought to be about 75 km (about 45 mi) thick. Some scientists believe that the moon’s mantle, the layer that underlies the crust, may contain liquid water or ice slush. The moon’s surface is a combination of old, heavily cratered dark areas and younger light areas. Unl ...
... Ganymede’s solid ice crust is thought to be about 75 km (about 45 mi) thick. Some scientists believe that the moon’s mantle, the layer that underlies the crust, may contain liquid water or ice slush. The moon’s surface is a combination of old, heavily cratered dark areas and younger light areas. Unl ...
PowerPoint Presentation - No Slide Title
... we only observe things from the Earth (or near the Earth in the case of space-based telescopes). • Our only reference frame for observation is that of the Earth (except for the few space probes, telescopes, etc.) • The positions of stars (because they are so distant) are essentially fixed. We are th ...
... we only observe things from the Earth (or near the Earth in the case of space-based telescopes). • Our only reference frame for observation is that of the Earth (except for the few space probes, telescopes, etc.) • The positions of stars (because they are so distant) are essentially fixed. We are th ...
Are We Alone in the Universe?
... http://www.nasa.gov/ames/kepler/nasas-kepler-discovers-first-earth-size-planet-in-the-habitable-zone-of-another-star/#.U3ZUCl6gKWU ...
... http://www.nasa.gov/ames/kepler/nasas-kepler-discovers-first-earth-size-planet-in-the-habitable-zone-of-another-star/#.U3ZUCl6gKWU ...
Presentation
... • What was the Ptolemaic model? • Ptolemy’s synthesis of earlier Greek ideas about the geocentric universe, which was a sophisticated model that allowed prediction of planetary positions. • What are Kepler’s three laws of planetary motion? • (1) The orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the Sun at ...
... • What was the Ptolemaic model? • Ptolemy’s synthesis of earlier Greek ideas about the geocentric universe, which was a sophisticated model that allowed prediction of planetary positions. • What are Kepler’s three laws of planetary motion? • (1) The orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the Sun at ...
PEP Talk - UCSD Department of Physics
... of other bodies and thence by chain-rule on parameters affecting other bodies • Such partials are evaluated by reading the other single-body integrations • Iterate as needed ...
... of other bodies and thence by chain-rule on parameters affecting other bodies • Such partials are evaluated by reading the other single-body integrations • Iterate as needed ...
Dark anomalies called on the surface of the Sun allowed early
... 16. One of NASA's latest missions to explore the asteroid belt is the ______________ Mission, which was dispatched to explore Vesta and Ceres. This mission is named after the first light of day, and scientists hope the mission will help reveal secrets about the conditions that may have been present ...
... 16. One of NASA's latest missions to explore the asteroid belt is the ______________ Mission, which was dispatched to explore Vesta and Ceres. This mission is named after the first light of day, and scientists hope the mission will help reveal secrets about the conditions that may have been present ...
Document
... Plato (c. 350 B.C.) suggested the need for a framework (e.g. stars revolve around the Earth which is fixed) “Geocentric Universe”: fixed relationship between stars Ptolemy (c. 100 A.D.) refined the system introduced (most notably) by Hipparchus to explain the observed motions of the stars and planet ...
... Plato (c. 350 B.C.) suggested the need for a framework (e.g. stars revolve around the Earth which is fixed) “Geocentric Universe”: fixed relationship between stars Ptolemy (c. 100 A.D.) refined the system introduced (most notably) by Hipparchus to explain the observed motions of the stars and planet ...
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.