THE SOLAR SYSTEM Colton Morgan Baleigh Mercury Type a brief
... • Jupiter has the shortest day of all planets. • Jupiter orbits the sun once every 11.8 Earth years. • The Great Red Spot is a huge storm. • Jupiter has a thin ring system. • Eight spacecraft have visited Jupiter. ...
... • Jupiter has the shortest day of all planets. • Jupiter orbits the sun once every 11.8 Earth years. • The Great Red Spot is a huge storm. • Jupiter has a thin ring system. • Eight spacecraft have visited Jupiter. ...
The Sun`s Energy Study Guide Module 16 • The sun is the to the
... ________________ us from some activities in space, however, sometimes things disrupt and get through the magnetic field. • Can cause damage to Earth orbiting _____________________ • Can affect radio ___________________________ and even electricity • Cause ________________________to be seen on earth ...
... ________________ us from some activities in space, however, sometimes things disrupt and get through the magnetic field. • Can cause damage to Earth orbiting _____________________ • Can affect radio ___________________________ and even electricity • Cause ________________________to be seen on earth ...
Putting Earth In Its Place
... that orbit closer to the sun than Earth orbits are less than one Astronomical Unit from the sun. 2. Answers will vary ...
... that orbit closer to the sun than Earth orbits are less than one Astronomical Unit from the sun. 2. Answers will vary ...
Solar System Orbits
... The relationship between orbital period and orbital radius is worth writing down: For objects orbiting a common central body (e.g. the Sun) on near circular orbits, ...
... The relationship between orbital period and orbital radius is worth writing down: For objects orbiting a common central body (e.g. the Sun) on near circular orbits, ...
Simon Freitag
... also called the red planet. • Mars has a canyon named Valles Marinaris that stretches the length from New York to San Francisco! • The planet also has a volcano 17 miles high with ice caps and dust storms that cover the planet for months! ...
... also called the red planet. • Mars has a canyon named Valles Marinaris that stretches the length from New York to San Francisco! • The planet also has a volcano 17 miles high with ice caps and dust storms that cover the planet for months! ...
Exoplanets and Tides
... The oceans are not uniformly spread over the globe. There are continents sticking up, deep and shallow parts, etc. This complicates things, but tides can be reliably predicted. The Sun also raises tides. But it is at a much greater distance (400x as far away), so its tides are less important than th ...
... The oceans are not uniformly spread over the globe. There are continents sticking up, deep and shallow parts, etc. This complicates things, but tides can be reliably predicted. The Sun also raises tides. But it is at a much greater distance (400x as far away), so its tides are less important than th ...
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... celestial body follows as it travels around a sun or other body in space • Earth’s orbit is in the shape of an ellipse ...
... celestial body follows as it travels around a sun or other body in space • Earth’s orbit is in the shape of an ellipse ...
2012_MB_SolarSystemExplorerSE
... period for any orbiting body. If the orbital radius is measured in astronomical units and the period is measured in Earth years, the numbers are nearly identical. 10. Predict: Pluto has an orbital radius of 39.529 AU. Based on Kepler’s third law, what is the approximate period of Pluto’s orbit? ____ ...
... period for any orbiting body. If the orbital radius is measured in astronomical units and the period is measured in Earth years, the numbers are nearly identical. 10. Predict: Pluto has an orbital radius of 39.529 AU. Based on Kepler’s third law, what is the approximate period of Pluto’s orbit? ____ ...
Terrestrial & Jovian Planets Formation of Solar System February 21
... • In outer solar system. • Ices as well as silicates available for solid bodies. • Larger protoplanets resulted. • These cores able to attract surrounding H, He gas in order to build giant planets. • Gravitational field of giant planets perturbed orbits of remaining planetesimals. • Most comets ejec ...
... • In outer solar system. • Ices as well as silicates available for solid bodies. • Larger protoplanets resulted. • These cores able to attract surrounding H, He gas in order to build giant planets. • Gravitational field of giant planets perturbed orbits of remaining planetesimals. • Most comets ejec ...
Old AST205 Final Exam
... Since Ramidan is a typical month in the Moslem lunar calendar, we know that right now the Moon must be in phase. j. A simple rule of thumb equation used to approximate the distances of the planets from the Sun is known as ...
... Since Ramidan is a typical month in the Moslem lunar calendar, we know that right now the Moon must be in phase. j. A simple rule of thumb equation used to approximate the distances of the planets from the Sun is known as ...
Kepler`s Laws wkst
... 8. V404 Cygni is a dark object orbited by a star in the constellation Cygnus. Many astronomers believe the object is a black hole. Suppose the star’s orbit has a mean radius of 2.30 1010 m and a period of 6.47 days. What is the mass of the black hole? How many times larger is the mass of the black ...
... 8. V404 Cygni is a dark object orbited by a star in the constellation Cygnus. Many astronomers believe the object is a black hole. Suppose the star’s orbit has a mean radius of 2.30 1010 m and a period of 6.47 days. What is the mass of the black hole? How many times larger is the mass of the black ...
Quantum Well Electron Gain Structures and Infrared Detector Arrays
... • Geoff Marcy & Paul Butler quickly confirmed 51 Pegasi • They had lots of archival data from searches for Jupiter-type planets (periods >10 years, so they were still “in progress”) • No on even thought to look for short-period MASSIVE planets (why would they be easier?) • Found many “Hot Jupiters” ...
... • Geoff Marcy & Paul Butler quickly confirmed 51 Pegasi • They had lots of archival data from searches for Jupiter-type planets (periods >10 years, so they were still “in progress”) • No on even thought to look for short-period MASSIVE planets (why would they be easier?) • Found many “Hot Jupiters” ...
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... their surfaces are not solid, they are gas. Density The inner planets are denser, smaller, and more solid than the outer planets. That is because the elements of the inner planets are closer together and densely packed. The elements of the outer planets are loosely packed and are therefore less dens ...
... their surfaces are not solid, they are gas. Density The inner planets are denser, smaller, and more solid than the outer planets. That is because the elements of the inner planets are closer together and densely packed. The elements of the outer planets are loosely packed and are therefore less dens ...
Monday, June 21, 2004
... One of the greatest problems students have in math and science is dealing with and understanding scale, especially when you are dealing with the enormous sizes and distances in respect to the solar system and the universe. Many of the problems come from student misconceptions. They often times will ...
... One of the greatest problems students have in math and science is dealing with and understanding scale, especially when you are dealing with the enormous sizes and distances in respect to the solar system and the universe. Many of the problems come from student misconceptions. They often times will ...
Seasons
... Earth’s axis is tilted 23.5 degrees – it always points in the same direction (Polaris, the North Star) as we orbit our Sun once a year This tilt causes the hemispheres to alternate in the amount of our Sun’s light and heat they receive through the year. When our part of Earth (Northern Hemisphere) i ...
... Earth’s axis is tilted 23.5 degrees – it always points in the same direction (Polaris, the North Star) as we orbit our Sun once a year This tilt causes the hemispheres to alternate in the amount of our Sun’s light and heat they receive through the year. When our part of Earth (Northern Hemisphere) i ...
Formation of the Solar System
... The gas planets (or outer planets)- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, were all able to collect a ton of dust in the cooler, outer solar nebula. Once they grew large enough, their gravity was strong enough to attract the nebula gases, hydrogen and helium. The rocky planets (or inner planets) ...
... The gas planets (or outer planets)- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, were all able to collect a ton of dust in the cooler, outer solar nebula. Once they grew large enough, their gravity was strong enough to attract the nebula gases, hydrogen and helium. The rocky planets (or inner planets) ...
Chapter 5 Essay Questions
... 3 What is the definition of density? Approximately, what is the average density of the sun? 4 The corona is much hotter than the photosphere, yet we have to wait for a total solar eclipse to see the corona. Why is that? 5 Suppose you have a cool gas cloud of atoms, and you send visible light of all ...
... 3 What is the definition of density? Approximately, what is the average density of the sun? 4 The corona is much hotter than the photosphere, yet we have to wait for a total solar eclipse to see the corona. Why is that? 5 Suppose you have a cool gas cloud of atoms, and you send visible light of all ...
AST101_lect_18
... •We are at the right galacto-centric distance •The solar system is the right metallicity •The Sun is rather inactive •Earth is in just the right place in the habitable zone •The Moon stabilizes Earth's rotation •Earth is just the right mass to be tectonically active •Jupiter protects the Earth from ...
... •We are at the right galacto-centric distance •The solar system is the right metallicity •The Sun is rather inactive •Earth is in just the right place in the habitable zone •The Moon stabilizes Earth's rotation •Earth is just the right mass to be tectonically active •Jupiter protects the Earth from ...
Kepler`s Laws Worksheet
... 8. An asteroid of diameter 100 km has a mean radius of orbit of 4.8 x 1011 m. What will be its orbital period around the sun? 9. A spy satellite is located one Earth radius above the surface of the Earth. What is its period of revolution? 10. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos (Fear and Panic, th ...
... 8. An asteroid of diameter 100 km has a mean radius of orbit of 4.8 x 1011 m. What will be its orbital period around the sun? 9. A spy satellite is located one Earth radius above the surface of the Earth. What is its period of revolution? 10. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos (Fear and Panic, th ...
Lecture 4
... • Brahe led team which collected data on position of planets (15801600 no telescopes). “commuted” between observatory and Prague • Kepler (mathematician) hired by/succeeded Brahe to analyze data. Determined 3 Laws of planetary motion (1600-1630). Mostly funded by Holy Roman Emperor to provide horosc ...
... • Brahe led team which collected data on position of planets (15801600 no telescopes). “commuted” between observatory and Prague • Kepler (mathematician) hired by/succeeded Brahe to analyze data. Determined 3 Laws of planetary motion (1600-1630). Mostly funded by Holy Roman Emperor to provide horosc ...
E1 Introduction to the Universe NEW
... Place to place • The constellation you can see also depends on where you are I’m on top of the world! ...
... Place to place • The constellation you can see also depends on where you are I’m on top of the world! ...
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.