Create our solar system
... planets as you’ll be cutting them out but it’s best to start with the largest planet, Jupiter. Get an adult to help if you’ve never used a compass before. Make sure your pencil and compass points are level and touching. Using a ruler, set the compass so that it’s 7.24 cm wide. This is the radius of ...
... planets as you’ll be cutting them out but it’s best to start with the largest planet, Jupiter. Get an adult to help if you’ve never used a compass before. Make sure your pencil and compass points are level and touching. Using a ruler, set the compass so that it’s 7.24 cm wide. This is the radius of ...
Outer Planets and Moons Notes
... Saturn has _____________ moons, and the largest is _________________. What characteristics of Titan are of particular interest to astronomers? Why? ...
... Saturn has _____________ moons, and the largest is _________________. What characteristics of Titan are of particular interest to astronomers? Why? ...
Benchmark #2: The Solar System
... Neptune’s orbit which contains small bodies of ice and rock that was leftover when our solar system formed is called… A. B. C. ...
... Neptune’s orbit which contains small bodies of ice and rock that was leftover when our solar system formed is called… A. B. C. ...
Lecture 34 – Exobiology- Life Elsewhere in the Universe
... On Earth, it took 4 billion years from formation to the appearance of complex, multicellular life (“Cambrian Explosion”). This requires the star to remain relatively constant for a very long time. ...
... On Earth, it took 4 billion years from formation to the appearance of complex, multicellular life (“Cambrian Explosion”). This requires the star to remain relatively constant for a very long time. ...
Solar System 09 - MrFuglestad
... and rehearsals for the Jupiter encounter. • Jupiter Encounter: Closest approach occurred Feb. 28, 2007. Moving about 47,000 miles per hour (about 21 kilometers per second), New Horizons would fly 3 to 4 times closer to Jupiter than the Cassini spacecraft, coming within 32 Jupiter radii of the large ...
... and rehearsals for the Jupiter encounter. • Jupiter Encounter: Closest approach occurred Feb. 28, 2007. Moving about 47,000 miles per hour (about 21 kilometers per second), New Horizons would fly 3 to 4 times closer to Jupiter than the Cassini spacecraft, coming within 32 Jupiter radii of the large ...
Day-25
... perpendicular to the rotation axis, but not parallel to it! It is easier for the parts along the rotation axis to fall in. Most of the gas lands on an accretion disk, which continues the rotation. Accretion = growth by infall. ...
... perpendicular to the rotation axis, but not parallel to it! It is easier for the parts along the rotation axis to fall in. Most of the gas lands on an accretion disk, which continues the rotation. Accretion = growth by infall. ...
REVIEW FOR ASTRONOMY FINAL EXAM
... When does a full moon rise and set? When does a new moon rise and set? 6. Draw a diagram AND explain why we have seasons. 7. When can an eclipse happen? What are the relative locations of the Sun, earth, and Moon for either a solar eclipse, or a lunar eclipse? 8. Is astronomy or astrology a science? ...
... When does a full moon rise and set? When does a new moon rise and set? 6. Draw a diagram AND explain why we have seasons. 7. When can an eclipse happen? What are the relative locations of the Sun, earth, and Moon for either a solar eclipse, or a lunar eclipse? 8. Is astronomy or astrology a science? ...
notes-PLANETS-powerpoint_made-by-me_contains-ALL
... • Predicted before it was discovered. We noticed Uranus had a slight variation in it’s orbit, so we thought there must be another planet out there affecting it. • Had a Great Dark Spot (like Jupiter’s Great Red Spot) that was a storm, but it disappeared in 1994. ...
... • Predicted before it was discovered. We noticed Uranus had a slight variation in it’s orbit, so we thought there must be another planet out there affecting it. • Had a Great Dark Spot (like Jupiter’s Great Red Spot) that was a storm, but it disappeared in 1994. ...
Astronomy
... • research and describe the use of astronomy in ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, Mayans, Aztecs, Europeans, and the native Americans.[4A] • research and describe the contributions of scientists to our changing understanding of astronomy, including Ptolemy, Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler ...
... • research and describe the use of astronomy in ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, Mayans, Aztecs, Europeans, and the native Americans.[4A] • research and describe the contributions of scientists to our changing understanding of astronomy, including Ptolemy, Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler ...
key
... standard time zone – a belt 15 degrees wide in longitude in which all places have the same time International Date Line – the location on Earth where each new day begins revolution – Earth makes it every 365¼ days; one complete trip around the Sun phase – the shape of the lighted part of the Moon th ...
... standard time zone – a belt 15 degrees wide in longitude in which all places have the same time International Date Line – the location on Earth where each new day begins revolution – Earth makes it every 365¼ days; one complete trip around the Sun phase – the shape of the lighted part of the Moon th ...
Scale of the Universe in space, time, and motion
... • How long does it take light to travel from the Sun to the Earth? • Find Earth’s rotational speed at the equator from the Earth’s diameter and the length of a day. • Starting at Earth and driving on an interstellar highway at 75 mph, how long would it take to reach Alpha Centauri? The center of the ...
... • How long does it take light to travel from the Sun to the Earth? • Find Earth’s rotational speed at the equator from the Earth’s diameter and the length of a day. • Starting at Earth and driving on an interstellar highway at 75 mph, how long would it take to reach Alpha Centauri? The center of the ...
Kuiper Belt Objects - Stony Brook Astronomy
... • Long Period Comets – Random Inclinations (Oort Cloud) • Short Period Comets – Low Inclinations (Kuiper Belt) ...
... • Long Period Comets – Random Inclinations (Oort Cloud) • Short Period Comets – Low Inclinations (Kuiper Belt) ...
Astronomy – Phys 181 – Midterm Examination
... c) The moon’s shadow is very small when cast on the earth Philadelphia can expect to experience a total solar eclipse about: (d) a) Once every hundred years b) Once every eighteen years c) Once a month d) Once every four hundred years e) Once every one thousand two hundred years The notion that mode ...
... c) The moon’s shadow is very small when cast on the earth Philadelphia can expect to experience a total solar eclipse about: (d) a) Once every hundred years b) Once every eighteen years c) Once a month d) Once every four hundred years e) Once every one thousand two hundred years The notion that mode ...
docx - STAO
... Students should know the order of the planets before starting this activity. If necessary, teach them a mnemonic, such as My Velvet Elephant Munches... In this activity the Sun is placed at one end of the field and the planets are arranged linearly. Discuss with students that this is not an accurate ...
... Students should know the order of the planets before starting this activity. If necessary, teach them a mnemonic, such as My Velvet Elephant Munches... In this activity the Sun is placed at one end of the field and the planets are arranged linearly. Discuss with students that this is not an accurate ...
Student Activity: Comparing the Sizes of Planets and Their
... Students should know the order of the planets before starting this activity. If necessary, teach them a mnemonic, such as My Velvet Elephant Munches... In this activity the Sun is placed at one end of the field and the planets are arranged linearly. Discuss with students that this is not an accurate ...
... Students should know the order of the planets before starting this activity. If necessary, teach them a mnemonic, such as My Velvet Elephant Munches... In this activity the Sun is placed at one end of the field and the planets are arranged linearly. Discuss with students that this is not an accurate ...
1ºESO SCIENCE: 9th October, 2007
... 8. The change of seasons along the year is caused by revolution and also by the slant of….. (the axis or the Earth axis). 9. It is a group formed by the Sun, the planets and other bodies. It is... (the Solar System). ...
... 8. The change of seasons along the year is caused by revolution and also by the slant of….. (the axis or the Earth axis). 9. It is a group formed by the Sun, the planets and other bodies. It is... (the Solar System). ...
Definition - SchoolNotes
... planets and stars revolved around the Earth. – Claudius Ptolemy, the great Romanian mathematician, geographer, and astronomer, who lived almost 2,000 years ago, was the first scientist to formulate this idea. In the Ptolemaic system, or geocentric view of the universe, Ptolemy described the planets ...
... planets and stars revolved around the Earth. – Claudius Ptolemy, the great Romanian mathematician, geographer, and astronomer, who lived almost 2,000 years ago, was the first scientist to formulate this idea. In the Ptolemaic system, or geocentric view of the universe, Ptolemy described the planets ...
Lecture 1
... that Venus exhibits phases like those of the Moon • Galileo also noticed that the apparent size of Venus as seen through his telescope was related to the planet’s phase • Venus appears small at gibbous phase and largest at crescent ...
... that Venus exhibits phases like those of the Moon • Galileo also noticed that the apparent size of Venus as seen through his telescope was related to the planet’s phase • Venus appears small at gibbous phase and largest at crescent ...
TTh HW03 key
... match planetary motions over time periods of more than one or two decades. B) the fact that, although it described planetary motions in general, it could not be used for prediction of future planetary positions. C) the requirement of many unrelated parameters, such as epicycle and deferent sizes and ...
... match planetary motions over time periods of more than one or two decades. B) the fact that, although it described planetary motions in general, it could not be used for prediction of future planetary positions. C) the requirement of many unrelated parameters, such as epicycle and deferent sizes and ...
Carter K 1 - Mrs. Anthony`s English 2
... found it, TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetsImals Small Telescope. This telescope is able to see the type of planet, features, perspective, shape, size, and distance from its host star. After all of this was taken into consideration for all three planets, it was concluded that all three of these planets ...
... found it, TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetsImals Small Telescope. This telescope is able to see the type of planet, features, perspective, shape, size, and distance from its host star. After all of this was taken into consideration for all three planets, it was concluded that all three of these planets ...
Celestial Sphere - Otterbein University
... • Winter constellations are up early: Orion, Taurus, Gemini, Auriga, Canis Major & Minor, the spring constellations come up: Cancer, Leo, Big Dipper • Saturn dominates the evening, Jupiter early ...
... • Winter constellations are up early: Orion, Taurus, Gemini, Auriga, Canis Major & Minor, the spring constellations come up: Cancer, Leo, Big Dipper • Saturn dominates the evening, Jupiter early ...
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.