Origin of Our Solar System
... 9. What version of solar system origins is accepted today? 10. What are the five major high temperature condensates that compose the terrestrial planets? 11. Describe briefly why planets in our solar system formed where they did. ...
... 9. What version of solar system origins is accepted today? 10. What are the five major high temperature condensates that compose the terrestrial planets? 11. Describe briefly why planets in our solar system formed where they did. ...
Astronomy 110 Announcements: 1. Doppler Effect 2. Transiting
... 2) Need to have stable orbits (might rule out binary/multiple star systems - 50%) 3) Size of “habitable zone”: region in which a planet of the right size could have liquid water on its surface. Even so… billions of stars in the Milky Way seem at least to offer the possibility of habitable worlds. ...
... 2) Need to have stable orbits (might rule out binary/multiple star systems - 50%) 3) Size of “habitable zone”: region in which a planet of the right size could have liquid water on its surface. Even so… billions of stars in the Milky Way seem at least to offer the possibility of habitable worlds. ...
Astronomy_Main_Lesson_Book_Contents_2007
... 5. Scale of the Solar System and Planetary Information a. Drawing of each planet (in order!) with details and scale information 6. The Celestial Sphere Use both diagrams with labels and short written paragraphs to explain and define the following: a. Horizon b. Zenith c. The North Celestial Pole d. ...
... 5. Scale of the Solar System and Planetary Information a. Drawing of each planet (in order!) with details and scale information 6. The Celestial Sphere Use both diagrams with labels and short written paragraphs to explain and define the following: a. Horizon b. Zenith c. The North Celestial Pole d. ...
Group: (list all members)
... if they know the answer. iv. The teacher will read sixteen facts (two per planet) and make sure that each group is participating. c. Summary i. Once all sixteen facts or questions have been called out, the students will check their pulse again and determine whether their heart rate increased or decr ...
... if they know the answer. iv. The teacher will read sixteen facts (two per planet) and make sure that each group is participating. c. Summary i. Once all sixteen facts or questions have been called out, the students will check their pulse again and determine whether their heart rate increased or decr ...
Meteors and Meteorites
... from melting, but the inside may still be frozen. Most meteorites come from the asteroid belt, but a few are rocky fragments that have been blasted into space from the Moon and Mars. What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite? ...
... from melting, but the inside may still be frozen. Most meteorites come from the asteroid belt, but a few are rocky fragments that have been blasted into space from the Moon and Mars. What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite? ...
Mercury venus and jupiter in March 2014
... This week all Planets including Mercury Venus and Jupiter in March 2014 Many a times we see Bright Venus in day light as well. But hardly we have seen Jupiter in day Light. But since last week we been observing Jupiter in a day light just before Sun Sets. Best time to locate those planets in day Lig ...
... This week all Planets including Mercury Venus and Jupiter in March 2014 Many a times we see Bright Venus in day light as well. But hardly we have seen Jupiter in day Light. But since last week we been observing Jupiter in a day light just before Sun Sets. Best time to locate those planets in day Lig ...
Take Home #2 Complete the following on your own paper. Do not
... C. How are heavy elements created in stars? B. How does a massive star explode? D. How many elements are heavier than iron? 18) The nebular hypothesis states that the solar system was created by a rotating cloud of matter flattened to a disk by gravity. Pierre Simon de Laplace built this hypothesis ...
... C. How are heavy elements created in stars? B. How does a massive star explode? D. How many elements are heavier than iron? 18) The nebular hypothesis states that the solar system was created by a rotating cloud of matter flattened to a disk by gravity. Pierre Simon de Laplace built this hypothesis ...
Scaling the Solar System
... questions to ask about a complex system or problem. In this case, looking at a model of the solar system like this allows us to get a better sense of its size. This may enable us to come up with valuable questions about the solar system or the planets in it. Although models are often used during the ...
... questions to ask about a complex system or problem. In this case, looking at a model of the solar system like this allows us to get a better sense of its size. This may enable us to come up with valuable questions about the solar system or the planets in it. Although models are often used during the ...
Union College Spring 2016 Astronomy 50 Lab: Charting the Paths
... The word “planets” comes from the greek word for “wanderers.” The planets are the objects in the sky (other than the Sun and Moon) that are seen to move relative to the stars. Charting the motions of the planets is one of the most fundamental observations of the solar system. In this lab, you will t ...
... The word “planets” comes from the greek word for “wanderers.” The planets are the objects in the sky (other than the Sun and Moon) that are seen to move relative to the stars. Charting the motions of the planets is one of the most fundamental observations of the solar system. In this lab, you will t ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM UNITS OF MEASURMENT IN ASTRONOMY
... = 150,000,000 km = AVERAGE DISTANCE FROM EARTH TO THE SUN LIGHT YEAR = 5.9 X 1012 MILES = 9.5 X 1012 km = THE DISTANCE LIGHT TRAVELS IN ONE YEAR Speed of light = 186,000 mi/sec = 3 x 108 meters/sec ...
... = 150,000,000 km = AVERAGE DISTANCE FROM EARTH TO THE SUN LIGHT YEAR = 5.9 X 1012 MILES = 9.5 X 1012 km = THE DISTANCE LIGHT TRAVELS IN ONE YEAR Speed of light = 186,000 mi/sec = 3 x 108 meters/sec ...
HW2_Answers
... 1. Newton’s first law states: An object at rest (or in motion) will stay at rest (or in motion) unless acted on by a net external force. Explain what “net external force means”. Why not just an external force? An object can have external forces acting on it that are balanced. For instance, the frict ...
... 1. Newton’s first law states: An object at rest (or in motion) will stay at rest (or in motion) unless acted on by a net external force. Explain what “net external force means”. Why not just an external force? An object can have external forces acting on it that are balanced. For instance, the frict ...
I. Layers of the Sun
... The Core: The center of the sun where fusion takes place. Radiation zone: energy flows from core. Convection zone: energy circles back toward core and is then pushed back out by energy coming from radiation zone. ...
... The Core: The center of the sun where fusion takes place. Radiation zone: energy flows from core. Convection zone: energy circles back toward core and is then pushed back out by energy coming from radiation zone. ...
The Copernican Revolution
... refuted the tower argument by noting that the object dropped from the tower would also be in horizontal motion, which would continue after it was dropped studied terrestrial mechanics o developed mathematical formula for distance traveled by freely falling bodies over periods of time; showed tha ...
... refuted the tower argument by noting that the object dropped from the tower would also be in horizontal motion, which would continue after it was dropped studied terrestrial mechanics o developed mathematical formula for distance traveled by freely falling bodies over periods of time; showed tha ...
Chapter 19 The Solar System Overview
... Mathematical tools began to be used to make more accurate models of observed astronomical objects. Ancient questions helped develop Science Scientific method ...
... Mathematical tools began to be used to make more accurate models of observed astronomical objects. Ancient questions helped develop Science Scientific method ...
the sun
... Mathematical tools began to be used to make more accurate models of observed astronomical objects. Ancient questions helped develop Science Scientific method ...
... Mathematical tools began to be used to make more accurate models of observed astronomical objects. Ancient questions helped develop Science Scientific method ...
Discover the planets of our solar system In 90 minutes through the
... is contained within eight relatively solitary planets whose orbits are almost circular and lie within a nearly flat disc called the ecliptic plane. The four smaller inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, also called the terrestrial planets, are primarily composed of rock and metal. The four ...
... is contained within eight relatively solitary planets whose orbits are almost circular and lie within a nearly flat disc called the ecliptic plane. The four smaller inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, also called the terrestrial planets, are primarily composed of rock and metal. The four ...
Science Lesson Plan: Our Solar System: I Wonder? (I 1-‐D-‐R)
... A planet is a large space object which revolves around a star. Eight planets have been discovered in our solar system. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the planets closest to the Sun. They are called the inner planets – and are mostly made up of rock. The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...
... A planet is a large space object which revolves around a star. Eight planets have been discovered in our solar system. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the planets closest to the Sun. They are called the inner planets – and are mostly made up of rock. The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...
Orbits…the celestial paths of planets
... The semimajor axis of an orbit, and the orbital period are not independent. They are related by a simple equation. A3=P2 ...
... The semimajor axis of an orbit, and the orbital period are not independent. They are related by a simple equation. A3=P2 ...
Orbits…the celestial paths of planets
... Kepler’s 3rd Law: the harmonic law. The semimajor axis of an orbit, and the orbital period are not independent. They are related by a simple equation. A3=P2 ...
... Kepler’s 3rd Law: the harmonic law. The semimajor axis of an orbit, and the orbital period are not independent. They are related by a simple equation. A3=P2 ...
Lunation” Astronomy picture of the day August 29th, 2004
... Copernicus & the Heliocentric model (Sun-centered) Solar System Copernicus was able to explain the retrograde motion of the planets just as well as Ptolemy. ...
... Copernicus & the Heliocentric model (Sun-centered) Solar System Copernicus was able to explain the retrograde motion of the planets just as well as Ptolemy. ...
Seasons on other planets – Activity
... Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun. Its orbit does not cause the seasons because it is nearly circular. It has a tilt of only three degrees (in the opposite direction to the other planets) so temperatures across the planet do not vary much throughout a Venus year. The climate on this plan ...
... Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun. Its orbit does not cause the seasons because it is nearly circular. It has a tilt of only three degrees (in the opposite direction to the other planets) so temperatures across the planet do not vary much throughout a Venus year. The climate on this plan ...
Linking Asteroids and Meteorites through Reflectance
... paragraph on what the constellation is named after • Write your name and ID number on front page • Write the first three letters of your last name in big letters on front page • Hand it in during next class • You will then get 1 Homework credit!! ...
... paragraph on what the constellation is named after • Write your name and ID number on front page • Write the first three letters of your last name in big letters on front page • Hand it in during next class • You will then get 1 Homework credit!! ...
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.