1. (5 points) Place the following in order of DENSITY beginning with
... 6. (4 points) Imagine you are living on an off-shore oil rig and a helicopter lands carrying a few military personnel who tell you that a newly discovered asteroid the size of Texas is going to hit the Earth in less than 3 weeks. Should you believe them and why or why not? ...
... 6. (4 points) Imagine you are living on an off-shore oil rig and a helicopter lands carrying a few military personnel who tell you that a newly discovered asteroid the size of Texas is going to hit the Earth in less than 3 weeks. Should you believe them and why or why not? ...
Student 5: Low Achieved
... The final category defined by the IAU is Small Solar System Bodies and these are all other objects, except satellites, orbiting the sun. This includes asteroids, comets and most Trans Neptunian Objects (TNOs) or as they are often called, Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs). Pluto is different to the 8 planet ...
... The final category defined by the IAU is Small Solar System Bodies and these are all other objects, except satellites, orbiting the sun. This includes asteroids, comets and most Trans Neptunian Objects (TNOs) or as they are often called, Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs). Pluto is different to the 8 planet ...
The Origin of Modern Astronomy Nicolai Copernicus
... method’ (formulate an hypothesis, test the hypothesis against reality, verify or discard the hypothesis if data do not confirm it) marks the birth of Modern Science, and Astronomy ...
... method’ (formulate an hypothesis, test the hypothesis against reality, verify or discard the hypothesis if data do not confirm it) marks the birth of Modern Science, and Astronomy ...
Our Planetary System I
... • There are eight major planets (sorry, Pluto!) with nearly circular orbits. • Dwarf planets are smaller than the major planets and some have quite elliptical orbits. • Asteroids (rocky, inner solar system) and comets (icy, outer solar system) abound. • Many planets have moons big and small. © 2014 ...
... • There are eight major planets (sorry, Pluto!) with nearly circular orbits. • Dwarf planets are smaller than the major planets and some have quite elliptical orbits. • Asteroids (rocky, inner solar system) and comets (icy, outer solar system) abound. • Many planets have moons big and small. © 2014 ...
planetary configurations - Fort Thomas Independent Schools
... Earth (example: for Venus, greatest eastern elongation to greatest eastern elongation) ...
... Earth (example: for Venus, greatest eastern elongation to greatest eastern elongation) ...
Einstein on Kepler
... complex phenomena were involved, so the task was far more difficult. So to begin with, these motions had to be investigated empirically, using Tycho Brahe’s observations of the planets. Only then could one think, for the first time, of discovering the universal laws that govern these motions. To ima ...
... complex phenomena were involved, so the task was far more difficult. So to begin with, these motions had to be investigated empirically, using Tycho Brahe’s observations of the planets. Only then could one think, for the first time, of discovering the universal laws that govern these motions. To ima ...
The Terrestrial Planets
... • First project due in one week! • Last chance to check solutions to first test (near south door of SL building) ...
... • First project due in one week! • Last chance to check solutions to first test (near south door of SL building) ...
constellations
... course of a day is caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis, and is called diurnal motion. The circular arcs are centred on a point called the north celestial pole. The star Polaris is situated (coincidentally) very close to the north celestial pole. Some stars rise and set like the Sun. Othe ...
... course of a day is caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis, and is called diurnal motion. The circular arcs are centred on a point called the north celestial pole. The star Polaris is situated (coincidentally) very close to the north celestial pole. Some stars rise and set like the Sun. Othe ...
Jupiter Eccentric Planets
... Note: Implication of the results The planet is in a retrograde orbit when seen from the Earth ...
... Note: Implication of the results The planet is in a retrograde orbit when seen from the Earth ...
Theme 7.2 -- The Complete Solar System
... is even possible that much of the water now on the earth was carried in by icy bodies such as comets. Not only is the earth's atmosphere secondary, but it has also undergone considerable evolution over the billions of years since the planet itself formed. One of the main reasons for this, of course, ...
... is even possible that much of the water now on the earth was carried in by icy bodies such as comets. Not only is the earth's atmosphere secondary, but it has also undergone considerable evolution over the billions of years since the planet itself formed. One of the main reasons for this, of course, ...
Explorations of the Universe
... achieve interstellar travel, 40 doubling times is only 400,000 years. • So why aren’t they all around us? ...
... achieve interstellar travel, 40 doubling times is only 400,000 years. • So why aren’t they all around us? ...
24exoplanets5s
... have been found The planets are detected by measuring the motions they induce in the central star The period and velocity of the motions allows the determination of the mass and orbit of the planet New missions in the next 20 years will allow for the detection of many new planets, including Earth ...
... have been found The planets are detected by measuring the motions they induce in the central star The period and velocity of the motions allows the determination of the mass and orbit of the planet New missions in the next 20 years will allow for the detection of many new planets, including Earth ...
The Earth and the Universe
... Ancient Greeks • Ptolemaic system – Earth is stationary – Planets, Sun & stars orbit about the Earth – How to explain retrograde motion? • planets orbited in small circles (epicycles), • revolving along large circles (deferents). (This animated gif was obtained from Dr. Stephen J. Daunt's Astronomy ...
... Ancient Greeks • Ptolemaic system – Earth is stationary – Planets, Sun & stars orbit about the Earth – How to explain retrograde motion? • planets orbited in small circles (epicycles), • revolving along large circles (deferents). (This animated gif was obtained from Dr. Stephen J. Daunt's Astronomy ...
The Doppler effect
... To track the actual motion of each celestial body we use the stars as the frame of reference instead of Earth. This is because we are looking for motions in the sky that are different from the big motion caused by Earth’s rotation. ...
... To track the actual motion of each celestial body we use the stars as the frame of reference instead of Earth. This is because we are looking for motions in the sky that are different from the big motion caused by Earth’s rotation. ...
Outer Space
... like a sphere, or a ball. It is 25,000 miles around! It would take more than a year to stroll around the whole planet. A spaceship can fly around the widest part of the sphere in only 90 minutes. ...
... like a sphere, or a ball. It is 25,000 miles around! It would take more than a year to stroll around the whole planet. A spaceship can fly around the widest part of the sphere in only 90 minutes. ...
Exam 3
... The interior of the Sun is composed of three distinct regions. These regions are, named from the innermost region to the outermost region a) the radiation zone, the convection zone, the nuclear fusion zone b) the nuclear fusion zone, the radiation zone, the convection zone c) the nuclear fusion zone ...
... The interior of the Sun is composed of three distinct regions. These regions are, named from the innermost region to the outermost region a) the radiation zone, the convection zone, the nuclear fusion zone b) the nuclear fusion zone, the radiation zone, the convection zone c) the nuclear fusion zone ...
Webquest – Answer Key
... Directions Go to: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/ and answer the questions below. ...
... Directions Go to: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/ and answer the questions below. ...
Sun
... of the Earth that is facing the Sun. It is night on the part of the Earth that is facing away from the Sun. ...
... of the Earth that is facing the Sun. It is night on the part of the Earth that is facing away from the Sun. ...
Earth 110 – Exploration of the Solar System Assignment 5
... atmospheres prevent spacecraft from reaching any kind of surface, if they have one, and can generate storms 2-3 times the size of Earth. They have many moons ranging in size from terrestrial planets (one of which has a thick atmosphere!) to small asteroids. Their rings, while appearing delicate or f ...
... atmospheres prevent spacecraft from reaching any kind of surface, if they have one, and can generate storms 2-3 times the size of Earth. They have many moons ranging in size from terrestrial planets (one of which has a thick atmosphere!) to small asteroids. Their rings, while appearing delicate or f ...
Space - Great Barr Academy
... capable of supporting life. This does not mean that it is the only one! ...
... capable of supporting life. This does not mean that it is the only one! ...
Earth 110 – Exploration of the Solar System Assignment 4
... atmospheres prevent spacecraft from reaching any kind of surface, if they have one, and can generate storms 2-3 times the size of Earth. They have many moons ranging in size from terrestrial planets (one of which has a thick atmosphere!) to small asteroids. Their rings, while appearing delicate or f ...
... atmospheres prevent spacecraft from reaching any kind of surface, if they have one, and can generate storms 2-3 times the size of Earth. They have many moons ranging in size from terrestrial planets (one of which has a thick atmosphere!) to small asteroids. Their rings, while appearing delicate or f ...
6th Grade Math Lesson Plans - d
... Standard: 1. Physical Science Observe, explain, and predict natural phenomena governed by Newton's laws of motion, acknowledging the limitations of their application to very small or very fast objects Standard: 3. Earth Systems Science: 3. The solar system is a. Construct a scale model of the solar ...
... Standard: 1. Physical Science Observe, explain, and predict natural phenomena governed by Newton's laws of motion, acknowledging the limitations of their application to very small or very fast objects Standard: 3. Earth Systems Science: 3. The solar system is a. Construct a scale model of the solar ...
CONCEPT 1 Inner versus Outer Planets
... Astronomers think that hydrogen and helium gases comprised much of the solar system when it first formed. Since the inner planets didn’t have enough mass to hold on to these light gases, their hydrogen and helium floated away into space. The Sun and the massive outer planets had enough gravity to ke ...
... Astronomers think that hydrogen and helium gases comprised much of the solar system when it first formed. Since the inner planets didn’t have enough mass to hold on to these light gases, their hydrogen and helium floated away into space. The Sun and the massive outer planets had enough gravity to ke ...
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.