Astronomy 1020 Exam 1 Review Questions
... 1. What is meant by the scientific method? Describe the differences between science and pseudoscience. Give some examples of pseudoscience. What is the language of science? 2. What are the 3 unit systems of measure? What are the 3 basic units of measurement in the SI system? 3. Describe Kepler’s 3 l ...
... 1. What is meant by the scientific method? Describe the differences between science and pseudoscience. Give some examples of pseudoscience. What is the language of science? 2. What are the 3 unit systems of measure? What are the 3 basic units of measurement in the SI system? 3. Describe Kepler’s 3 l ...
sidereal day
... Ptolemy •He tried to create a model that would account for retrograde motion. •He placed the planets in orbits (deferments) using epicycles. ...
... Ptolemy •He tried to create a model that would account for retrograde motion. •He placed the planets in orbits (deferments) using epicycles. ...
Patterns in the Solar System Patterns in the Solar System
... distance from Earth is 238,900 miles. What is the mass of the Earth? b) The New Horizon spacecraft will take 9 years to travel to Pluto (D=7.5x109 km). What is its average speed? c) Uranus’s orbit lasts 84 years. If you live at its South pole, for roughly how long would you see continuous day ligh ...
... distance from Earth is 238,900 miles. What is the mass of the Earth? b) The New Horizon spacecraft will take 9 years to travel to Pluto (D=7.5x109 km). What is its average speed? c) Uranus’s orbit lasts 84 years. If you live at its South pole, for roughly how long would you see continuous day ligh ...
Our Solar System
... (80 percent or more) of the planet's mass is made up of a hot dense fluid of "icy" materials – water (H2O), methane (CH4). and ammonia (NH3) – above a small rocky core. Temperature – average temperature of -195oC Atmosphere – mostly made up of hydrogen (H2) and helium (He), with a small amount of me ...
... (80 percent or more) of the planet's mass is made up of a hot dense fluid of "icy" materials – water (H2O), methane (CH4). and ammonia (NH3) – above a small rocky core. Temperature – average temperature of -195oC Atmosphere – mostly made up of hydrogen (H2) and helium (He), with a small amount of me ...
Current Study Guide - Department of Physics and Astronomy
... What is the cosmic background radiation and why is it important? What is Dark Matter and Dark Energy and what is their role in modern cosmology? How would you define Life? What is a curious biochemical feature of life on earth? What does the term “encephalization” refer to? What is the characterist ...
... What is the cosmic background radiation and why is it important? What is Dark Matter and Dark Energy and what is their role in modern cosmology? How would you define Life? What is a curious biochemical feature of life on earth? What does the term “encephalization” refer to? What is the characterist ...
Solar System Book solarsystem3
... solar system has 171 known moons. A moon is an object that orbits a larger object. It is also called a natural satellite. The moon that people know best is, of course, our own Moon. It is one of the largest moons in the solar system. It is dry, airless, and covered with mountains and craters. Scient ...
... solar system has 171 known moons. A moon is an object that orbits a larger object. It is also called a natural satellite. The moon that people know best is, of course, our own Moon. It is one of the largest moons in the solar system. It is dry, airless, and covered with mountains and craters. Scient ...
Summary of Objectives for Test 1
... Explain why the Moon exhibits phases. Draw the Sun-Earth-Moon system showing the Moon’s orbit (not to scale), draw Moon in several different positions in its orbit and shade in Earth and Moon indicating which side is lit and which is dark. Use that drawing to explain what phase you will see for each ...
... Explain why the Moon exhibits phases. Draw the Sun-Earth-Moon system showing the Moon’s orbit (not to scale), draw Moon in several different positions in its orbit and shade in Earth and Moon indicating which side is lit and which is dark. Use that drawing to explain what phase you will see for each ...
Uninhabitableearth
... Billion Years at http://www.newsy.com/videos/study-earth-will-be-uninhabitable-in-175-billion-years/ Re-watch the video in pairs and answer the questions on the worksheet at the end o this lesson plan. Form into small groups of four of five and discuss the following questions: What are the necessa ...
... Billion Years at http://www.newsy.com/videos/study-earth-will-be-uninhabitable-in-175-billion-years/ Re-watch the video in pairs and answer the questions on the worksheet at the end o this lesson plan. Form into small groups of four of five and discuss the following questions: What are the necessa ...
Lesson 3 The Solar System
... they noticed a few exceptions. Five of the tiny bright lights appeared in different parts of the sky every night. They did not stay the same distance from the other stars. At other times they were not present at all. The ancient Greek observers named these objects planets, a word that means “wandere ...
... they noticed a few exceptions. Five of the tiny bright lights appeared in different parts of the sky every night. They did not stay the same distance from the other stars. At other times they were not present at all. The ancient Greek observers named these objects planets, a word that means “wandere ...
solar system notes
... down for each of the planets. How do these values compare to the orbital period of each planet (Table 2)? Better still type [xx,yy]=ginput on the MATLAB command line and using the mouse, click on each of the peaks. Once you’ve clicked on all 9, press enter and the values will be saved in the xx arra ...
... down for each of the planets. How do these values compare to the orbital period of each planet (Table 2)? Better still type [xx,yy]=ginput on the MATLAB command line and using the mouse, click on each of the peaks. Once you’ve clicked on all 9, press enter and the values will be saved in the xx arra ...
Jovian Planet notes
... Cassini- Huygens • Launched in 1997 • Arrived at Saturn in 2004 • Launched the Huygens probe which landed on Titan • Continues to orbit Saturn and its moons ...
... Cassini- Huygens • Launched in 1997 • Arrived at Saturn in 2004 • Launched the Huygens probe which landed on Titan • Continues to orbit Saturn and its moons ...
Full Size Astronomy Cards
... out the same amount of heat, light and energy everyday. We never have to worry about whether its going to be so hot all the water will evaporate or whether it will be so cold the world would freeze into an ice cube! This, however, is not how other stars perform. Sometimes they burn very bright and h ...
... out the same amount of heat, light and energy everyday. We never have to worry about whether its going to be so hot all the water will evaporate or whether it will be so cold the world would freeze into an ice cube! This, however, is not how other stars perform. Sometimes they burn very bright and h ...
Which object is a meteor?
... (must be an asteroid) • Not Object 4 because it is not in space (meteorite?) • CORRECT ANSWER: Object 3 (a meteor is a streak of light produced by friction with air when an object (rock) from space enters a planet’s atmosphere) ...
... (must be an asteroid) • Not Object 4 because it is not in space (meteorite?) • CORRECT ANSWER: Object 3 (a meteor is a streak of light produced by friction with air when an object (rock) from space enters a planet’s atmosphere) ...
Inquiry Plan, Year 5/6 - Owairoa Primary School
... Introduce a model of the Sun and Earth that enables students to explain day and night. They should learn that the Sun is a star at the centre of our solar system and that it has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (Pluto as a ‘dwarf planet’). They should ...
... Introduce a model of the Sun and Earth that enables students to explain day and night. They should learn that the Sun is a star at the centre of our solar system and that it has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (Pluto as a ‘dwarf planet’). They should ...
Chapter 3 Section 2 (pgs 68-73) the sun`s outer atmosphere – this is
... Earth we call this a day. A revolution is when a planet or moon orbits around either the sun (planet) or another planet (moon); here on Earth we call this a year when the Earth orbits around the sun and a month when the moon goes around the Earth once. Orbit is simply the path of the object. What ar ...
... Earth we call this a day. A revolution is when a planet or moon orbits around either the sun (planet) or another planet (moon); here on Earth we call this a year when the Earth orbits around the sun and a month when the moon goes around the Earth once. Orbit is simply the path of the object. What ar ...
Advanced Interactive PPT
... planets closest to the sun (Mercury, Mars, Venus & Earth). The planets all revolve around the sun in the same direction. Gravitational attraction pulls the planets toward the sun and keeps them moving through space. ...
... planets closest to the sun (Mercury, Mars, Venus & Earth). The planets all revolve around the sun in the same direction. Gravitational attraction pulls the planets toward the sun and keeps them moving through space. ...
If Earth had no tilt, what else would happen?
... Ptolemy •He tried to create a model that would account for retrograde motion. •He placed the planets in orbits (deferments) using epicycles. ...
... Ptolemy •He tried to create a model that would account for retrograde motion. •He placed the planets in orbits (deferments) using epicycles. ...
PH109 Exploring the Universe, Test #2 Fall 04
... 6. Which of the following is a consequence of the fact that the rotation and revolution periods of the moon are the same? a) the moon keeps the same face turned toward the Earth b) the moon can never be seen from one hemisphere of the Earth c) all lunar phases can be seen from the Earth d) there are ...
... 6. Which of the following is a consequence of the fact that the rotation and revolution periods of the moon are the same? a) the moon keeps the same face turned toward the Earth b) the moon can never be seen from one hemisphere of the Earth c) all lunar phases can be seen from the Earth d) there are ...
Planet Walk Activity
... Question: How does the distance to an object affect its apparent movement? Hypotheses: The closer the object is, _________________________________ Procedures: (Simple Parallax) 1) Measure the distance from the “Sun” to the #4 position of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Plot and label their positions on t ...
... Question: How does the distance to an object affect its apparent movement? Hypotheses: The closer the object is, _________________________________ Procedures: (Simple Parallax) 1) Measure the distance from the “Sun” to the #4 position of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Plot and label their positions on t ...
15 September: Basic properties of the Sun
... from which sunlight comes is referred to as the photosphere ...
... from which sunlight comes is referred to as the photosphere ...
Example of MS viz script Earth`s tilt
... All of the planets have tilted axes, curved surfaces, and revolutionary paths around the Sun, which gives each the opportunity to experience seasons. Uranus is tilted almost on its side, meaning one hemisphere always has summer during half of its orbit, while the other half of it is in winter for 42 ...
... All of the planets have tilted axes, curved surfaces, and revolutionary paths around the Sun, which gives each the opportunity to experience seasons. Uranus is tilted almost on its side, meaning one hemisphere always has summer during half of its orbit, while the other half of it is in winter for 42 ...
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... 10) According to Copernicus, the retrograde motion for Mars must occur A) at quadrature, when Mars lies exactly 90 degrees east or west of the Sun. B) at greatest elongation, when Mars can get up to 47 degrees from the Sun. C) at opposition, when the Earth overtakes Mars and passes between Mars and ...
... 10) According to Copernicus, the retrograde motion for Mars must occur A) at quadrature, when Mars lies exactly 90 degrees east or west of the Sun. B) at greatest elongation, when Mars can get up to 47 degrees from the Sun. C) at opposition, when the Earth overtakes Mars and passes between Mars and ...
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.