Homework 2 (Due Sept 18, 2014)
... time of 27.3 days at an average distance of 384,000 km. (Hint: the Moon’s mass is only about 1/80 of Earth’s.)! b. Find Jupiter’s mass from the fact that its moon Io orbits every 42.5 hours at an average distance of 422,000 km.! c. You discover a planet orbiting a distant star that has about the sam ...
... time of 27.3 days at an average distance of 384,000 km. (Hint: the Moon’s mass is only about 1/80 of Earth’s.)! b. Find Jupiter’s mass from the fact that its moon Io orbits every 42.5 hours at an average distance of 422,000 km.! c. You discover a planet orbiting a distant star that has about the sam ...
THE COLORADO MODEL SOLAR SYSTEM
... between them, have been reduced by this same scale factor. As a result, the apparent angular sizes and separations of objects in the model are accurate representations of how things truly appear in the real solar system. The model is unrealistic in one respect, however. All of the planets have been ...
... between them, have been reduced by this same scale factor. As a result, the apparent angular sizes and separations of objects in the model are accurate representations of how things truly appear in the real solar system. The model is unrealistic in one respect, however. All of the planets have been ...
Why Planets are Different
... Planets often have many moo over 60 moons, including 4 larg e moons it can have. Jupiter has The bigger the planet the mor look like the pretty rings we see. and ice orbiting it, so much they Saturn has lots of little rocks ...
... Planets often have many moo over 60 moons, including 4 larg e moons it can have. Jupiter has The bigger the planet the mor look like the pretty rings we see. and ice orbiting it, so much they Saturn has lots of little rocks ...
The Solar System: JUPITER by - Etiwanda E
... 300 times bigger than Earth and more than twice as big as all the rest of the planets added together) • is 778,330,000 km from the sun • has 39 known satellites ...
... 300 times bigger than Earth and more than twice as big as all the rest of the planets added together) • is 778,330,000 km from the sun • has 39 known satellites ...
Document
... Section: Moons 1. Natural or artificial bodies that revolve around larger bodies such as planets are called ______________________. 2. Except for Mercury and Venus, all of the planets have natural satellites called ______________________. 3. What is the difference between a moon and a satellite? ___ ...
... Section: Moons 1. Natural or artificial bodies that revolve around larger bodies such as planets are called ______________________. 2. Except for Mercury and Venus, all of the planets have natural satellites called ______________________. 3. What is the difference between a moon and a satellite? ___ ...
How long does it take light to travel from the Moon to the Earth, a L
... ____ The Greenhouse effect would no longer act to heat the Earth’s atmosphere ____ At sunset the Sun’s apparent color would be no different than the noon"me Sun ...
... ____ The Greenhouse effect would no longer act to heat the Earth’s atmosphere ____ At sunset the Sun’s apparent color would be no different than the noon"me Sun ...
Preface 1 PDF
... A major theme of this book is that our twin sister planets had very similar physical and chemical characteristics soon after they were formed about 4.6 billion years ago. They formed in the same region of space and, according to the most recent work on planetary orbit resonances, they have been “she ...
... A major theme of this book is that our twin sister planets had very similar physical and chemical characteristics soon after they were formed about 4.6 billion years ago. They formed in the same region of space and, according to the most recent work on planetary orbit resonances, they have been “she ...
here - ScienceA2Z.com
... In order of their distances from the Sun, the terrestrial planets are: Mercury Venus Earth Mars The outer gas giants (or jovians) are: Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune The three dwarf planets are Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt; Pluto, the largest known object in the ...
... In order of their distances from the Sun, the terrestrial planets are: Mercury Venus Earth Mars The outer gas giants (or jovians) are: Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune The three dwarf planets are Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt; Pluto, the largest known object in the ...
ASTRONOMY CURRICULUM Unit 1: Introduction to Astronomy
... ● Our sun is unique in its relationship with earth and allows for life to exist. ● The sun’s structure consists of the corona, photosphere, chromosphere, transition zone, convection zone, radiation zone and the core, each with their own properties and characteristics. ● Nuclear fusion occurs within ...
... ● Our sun is unique in its relationship with earth and allows for life to exist. ● The sun’s structure consists of the corona, photosphere, chromosphere, transition zone, convection zone, radiation zone and the core, each with their own properties and characteristics. ● Nuclear fusion occurs within ...
ASTRONOMY CURRICULUM Unit 1: Introduction to Astronomy
... ● Our sun is unique in its relationship with earth and allows for life to exist. ● The sun’s structure consists of the corona, photosphere, chromosphere, transition zone, convection zone, radiation zone and the core, each with their own properties and characteristics. ● Nuclear fusion occurs w ...
... ● Our sun is unique in its relationship with earth and allows for life to exist. ● The sun’s structure consists of the corona, photosphere, chromosphere, transition zone, convection zone, radiation zone and the core, each with their own properties and characteristics. ● Nuclear fusion occurs w ...
Astronomy 10: Introduction to General Astronomy Instructor: Tony
... (10) page 108, question 10 We expect Venus to have a larger angular size in the crescent phase rather than the gibbous phase. The reason why is that to appear as a crescent, Venus must be between Earth and the Sun, thus Venus is closer than in the gibbous phase. (11) page 108, question 17 The Earth’ ...
... (10) page 108, question 10 We expect Venus to have a larger angular size in the crescent phase rather than the gibbous phase. The reason why is that to appear as a crescent, Venus must be between Earth and the Sun, thus Venus is closer than in the gibbous phase. (11) page 108, question 17 The Earth’ ...
Chapter 11 Unit Notes Lesson 1
... asteroid small, rocky object that orbits the Sun comet small, icy object that orbits the Sun and develops a tail as it nears the Sun dwarf planet object that orbits the Sun, is nearly spherical in shape, and shares its orbital path with other objects of similar size meteor streak of light produced b ...
... asteroid small, rocky object that orbits the Sun comet small, icy object that orbits the Sun and develops a tail as it nears the Sun dwarf planet object that orbits the Sun, is nearly spherical in shape, and shares its orbital path with other objects of similar size meteor streak of light produced b ...
Components of Universe
... - Milky Way stars! (meaning only stars in our own galaxy) i.e., you cannot see any individual stars in any other galaxy;-- they’re just too far and too faint ...
... - Milky Way stars! (meaning only stars in our own galaxy) i.e., you cannot see any individual stars in any other galaxy;-- they’re just too far and too faint ...
Scale Model of the Solar System Answers
... Scale Model of the Solar System Answers Procedure: 3. There is much more empty space in our solar system than you may have realized. There is a huge difference in size between Terrestrial and Jovian planets. The Jovian planets are much more spread out than you may have realized. 4. 0 steps! In this ...
... Scale Model of the Solar System Answers Procedure: 3. There is much more empty space in our solar system than you may have realized. There is a huge difference in size between Terrestrial and Jovian planets. The Jovian planets are much more spread out than you may have realized. 4. 0 steps! In this ...
Why does the cloud spin? The Coriolis effect
... present-day comets. • Those which were located between the Jovian planets, if not captured, were gravitationally flung in all directions into the Oort cloud. • Those beyond Neptune’s orbit remained in the ecliptic The nebular theory predicted the existence plane in what we call of the Kuiper belt 40 ...
... present-day comets. • Those which were located between the Jovian planets, if not captured, were gravitationally flung in all directions into the Oort cloud. • Those beyond Neptune’s orbit remained in the ecliptic The nebular theory predicted the existence plane in what we call of the Kuiper belt 40 ...
Kepler`s Laws
... • The early Greek philosophers believed that the earth did not moved because their eyes could not see the motion of stars • The telescope was not invented yet. • So they could not decide which model (heliocentric or geocentric) was correct. ...
... • The early Greek philosophers believed that the earth did not moved because their eyes could not see the motion of stars • The telescope was not invented yet. • So they could not decide which model (heliocentric or geocentric) was correct. ...
Final Exam Review
... The planets revolve around the sun in perfect circles. On its elliptical motion around the sun, a planet moves faster when it is far away from the sun, and slower when it is closer to the sun. The square of the orbital period of a planet’s motion around the sun is proportional to the third power of ...
... The planets revolve around the sun in perfect circles. On its elliptical motion around the sun, a planet moves faster when it is far away from the sun, and slower when it is closer to the sun. The square of the orbital period of a planet’s motion around the sun is proportional to the third power of ...
How Big is the Solar System?
... The other planets circulate in the same plane as the Earth, at least nearly enough that we can represent this by the plane of the ground. But Pluto's orbit is inclined to this general plane by the fairly large angle of 17 degrees. This means that part of the huge orbit lies far above (north of) ours ...
... The other planets circulate in the same plane as the Earth, at least nearly enough that we can represent this by the plane of the ground. But Pluto's orbit is inclined to this general plane by the fairly large angle of 17 degrees. This means that part of the huge orbit lies far above (north of) ours ...
The Planets of Our Solar System
... F. it can support life G. Largest planet H. Has the most prominent rings I. has traces of methane in its atmosphere J. Has the greatest temperature range of all the planets (430 degrees C to -170 degrees C) K. the atmosphere is about 20% oxygen and 80% Nitrogen L. has polar ice caps made of frozen w ...
... F. it can support life G. Largest planet H. Has the most prominent rings I. has traces of methane in its atmosphere J. Has the greatest temperature range of all the planets (430 degrees C to -170 degrees C) K. the atmosphere is about 20% oxygen and 80% Nitrogen L. has polar ice caps made of frozen w ...
Solar System Basics PPT
... orbit of Mimas, are continually exchanging orbits with one another in a "waltz" -- they are called the coorbital satellites. ...
... orbit of Mimas, are continually exchanging orbits with one another in a "waltz" -- they are called the coorbital satellites. ...
Lecture 3, PPT version
... The moon rises about 50 minutes later from one day to the next. New moon must rise and set with the sun (6am and 6pm), respectively. Full moon must rise when the sun is setting (6pm), and must set at sunrise the following day (6am). First quarter is mid-way between new and full, so it must rise at n ...
... The moon rises about 50 minutes later from one day to the next. New moon must rise and set with the sun (6am and 6pm), respectively. Full moon must rise when the sun is setting (6pm), and must set at sunrise the following day (6am). First quarter is mid-way between new and full, so it must rise at n ...
Solar System
... by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh in 1930, while working at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. The founder of the observatory, Percival Lowell had theorized that a planet beyond Neptune was affecting its orbit as well as that of Uranus. Tombaugh spent months studying images of the sky, looking ...
... by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh in 1930, while working at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. The founder of the observatory, Percival Lowell had theorized that a planet beyond Neptune was affecting its orbit as well as that of Uranus. Tombaugh spent months studying images of the sky, looking ...
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.