Study Guide Astronomy
... Know the definitions of the following terms. Revolution: ___The movement of an object around another object. ________________ Rotation: Movement of an object as it spins on it’s axis Earth’s rotation= 1 day 24 hours Ecliptic: apparent path of the sun as it appears to move across the sky Equinox: the ...
... Know the definitions of the following terms. Revolution: ___The movement of an object around another object. ________________ Rotation: Movement of an object as it spins on it’s axis Earth’s rotation= 1 day 24 hours Ecliptic: apparent path of the sun as it appears to move across the sky Equinox: the ...
Chapter 18 Folder
... 2. Jupiter’s moon GANYMEDE is the largest moon in the solar system. 3. Saturn’s rings are made from ice, dust, rocks, and boulders. 4. TRUE p. 170A ...
... 2. Jupiter’s moon GANYMEDE is the largest moon in the solar system. 3. Saturn’s rings are made from ice, dust, rocks, and boulders. 4. TRUE p. 170A ...
ASTR1010_Exam3_Sp14
... 23. Why does Mercury have such a large metal core in proportion to the total size of the planet? a) Mercury suffered a giant impact that ejected its outer layer. b) Mercury is close enough to the Sun that only a small mantle could have formed. c) Mercury’s core is hollow, so it is not as big as it s ...
... 23. Why does Mercury have such a large metal core in proportion to the total size of the planet? a) Mercury suffered a giant impact that ejected its outer layer. b) Mercury is close enough to the Sun that only a small mantle could have formed. c) Mercury’s core is hollow, so it is not as big as it s ...
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... Ptolemy Ptolemy attempts to explain retrograde motion by hypothesizing that the planets move in circles within circles… …his theories remained in use for another 1500 years, until it became too complex to be physically meaningful ...
... Ptolemy Ptolemy attempts to explain retrograde motion by hypothesizing that the planets move in circles within circles… …his theories remained in use for another 1500 years, until it became too complex to be physically meaningful ...
Lesson #5: Ch 3, Section 3, The Inner Planets
... having a solid discussion and explanation of the project in the next class. I learned that students like to talk, as my discussion parts of the lesson are always the best and they get the kids engaged and on task. My students learned the objectives that I set out and it was apparent through their HW ...
... having a solid discussion and explanation of the project in the next class. I learned that students like to talk, as my discussion parts of the lesson are always the best and they get the kids engaged and on task. My students learned the objectives that I set out and it was apparent through their HW ...
Planet Characteristics - Beacon Learning Center
... * Earth is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman mythology. The name derives from Old English and Germanic. There are, of course, hundreds of other names for the planet in other languages. In Roman Mythology, the goddess of the Earth was Tellus - the fertile soil (Greek ...
... * Earth is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman mythology. The name derives from Old English and Germanic. There are, of course, hundreds of other names for the planet in other languages. In Roman Mythology, the goddess of the Earth was Tellus - the fertile soil (Greek ...
Solar system rotation curves: student activity
... Activity: Rotation curves for the solar system. ...
... Activity: Rotation curves for the solar system. ...
THE SIZE AND DISTANCE SCALE OF THE UNIVERSE
... Our place in space Since the entire Solar System, including our Earth, was created about the same time (about 4.6 billion years ago), our understanding of the origin and properties of the Solar System, the Sun, and its other members are important to our understanding of Earth itself. ...
... Our place in space Since the entire Solar System, including our Earth, was created about the same time (about 4.6 billion years ago), our understanding of the origin and properties of the Solar System, the Sun, and its other members are important to our understanding of Earth itself. ...
Solar System Webquest
... When the ancients studied the night sky, they noticed that five “stars” moved with respect to the others. They called them “planets,” from the Greek word for “wanderer,” and kept careful records of their motions. These records eventually enabled astronomers to figure out why they moved as they did: ...
... When the ancients studied the night sky, they noticed that five “stars” moved with respect to the others. They called them “planets,” from the Greek word for “wanderer,” and kept careful records of their motions. These records eventually enabled astronomers to figure out why they moved as they did: ...
Comets and Asteroids
... metallic objects that orbit the Sun but are too small to be considered planets. They are known as minor planets Asteroids range in size from Ceres, which has a diameter of about 1000 km, down to the size of pebbles. Sixteen asteroids have a diameter of 240 km or greater Most, are found in the main b ...
... metallic objects that orbit the Sun but are too small to be considered planets. They are known as minor planets Asteroids range in size from Ceres, which has a diameter of about 1000 km, down to the size of pebbles. Sixteen asteroids have a diameter of 240 km or greater Most, are found in the main b ...
Earth And the Sun
... The Sun is the center of our Solar System There are 8 planets in our solar system We are 92 million miles from the Sun The Sun is responsible for all the energy we receive on Earth ...
... The Sun is the center of our Solar System There are 8 planets in our solar system We are 92 million miles from the Sun The Sun is responsible for all the energy we receive on Earth ...
2.1d-f-g Planets in the zodiac, inclined to the ecliptic
... Picture credit : NASA Marshall Space Flight Centre (NASA-MSFC) ...
... Picture credit : NASA Marshall Space Flight Centre (NASA-MSFC) ...
Solar System Marius A
... Earth (also the world, in Greek: Γαῖα Gaia, or in Latin: Terra) is the third planet from the Sun, the densest planet in the Solar System,the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets, and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. The earliest life on Earth arose at least 3.5 bi ...
... Earth (also the world, in Greek: Γαῖα Gaia, or in Latin: Terra) is the third planet from the Sun, the densest planet in the Solar System,the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets, and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. The earliest life on Earth arose at least 3.5 bi ...
Homework Problems for Quiz 1 – AY 5 – Spring 2013
... 1. If the Earth’s spin axis was not tilted with respect to the Earth’s orbital plane (around the Sun), which of the following would be true, which false?: The number of daylight hours in a day would not change through the year. The length of a day would increase from 24 hours to 365 days The change ...
... 1. If the Earth’s spin axis was not tilted with respect to the Earth’s orbital plane (around the Sun), which of the following would be true, which false?: The number of daylight hours in a day would not change through the year. The length of a day would increase from 24 hours to 365 days The change ...
ASTRO 102/104 Practice Exam #3
... A) Jupiter absorbs the same amount of energy from the sun at all latitudes. B) Jupiters many moons reflect additional energy to the poles. C) The surface temperature on Jupiter is determined more by internal heat than by solar radiation. D) The strong magnic field ensure that there temerpature at th ...
... A) Jupiter absorbs the same amount of energy from the sun at all latitudes. B) Jupiters many moons reflect additional energy to the poles. C) The surface temperature on Jupiter is determined more by internal heat than by solar radiation. D) The strong magnic field ensure that there temerpature at th ...
Study Guide for Astronomy
... Ptolemy – developed the Earth-centered theory of universe (called Geocentric) Copernicus – developed the Sun-centered theory of universe (called Heliocentric) Day – length of time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis, approximately 24 hours Month – length of time it takes the moon to orbit once ...
... Ptolemy – developed the Earth-centered theory of universe (called Geocentric) Copernicus – developed the Sun-centered theory of universe (called Heliocentric) Day – length of time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis, approximately 24 hours Month – length of time it takes the moon to orbit once ...
astronomy review sheet2
... 15. About how many revolutions does the moon make in one month? 16. Why don’t we have an eclipse every time the moon orbits Earth? Lesson #4: Orbits 17. What shape are the orbits of most celestial objects? 18. As an object gets closer to what it is orbiting (in our case the Sun), what happens to the ...
... 15. About how many revolutions does the moon make in one month? 16. Why don’t we have an eclipse every time the moon orbits Earth? Lesson #4: Orbits 17. What shape are the orbits of most celestial objects? 18. As an object gets closer to what it is orbiting (in our case the Sun), what happens to the ...
PTYS/ASTR 206 – Section 2 – Spring 2007 Activity #2: 1/18/07
... The purpose of this activity is to go over Kepler’s Laws discussed in class and in Chapter 4 of the textbook. This is an ACTIVITY, so feel free to discuss these with one or two of your neighbors. You must turn in your own work. # 1. (4 pts) The orbit of a fictitious planet is shown below. Like all p ...
... The purpose of this activity is to go over Kepler’s Laws discussed in class and in Chapter 4 of the textbook. This is an ACTIVITY, so feel free to discuss these with one or two of your neighbors. You must turn in your own work. # 1. (4 pts) The orbit of a fictitious planet is shown below. Like all p ...
Year 8 Science Home Learning Booklet
... (b) The diagram below shows the position of the Earth and the Sun when the astronomer made her observations. She noticed that Regulus was directly overhead at midnight. On the diagram, draw an arrow from the Earth to show the direction in which she looked to see ...
... (b) The diagram below shows the position of the Earth and the Sun when the astronomer made her observations. She noticed that Regulus was directly overhead at midnight. On the diagram, draw an arrow from the Earth to show the direction in which she looked to see ...
Models of the Solar System
... • This apparent change in the position of an object when viewed from different angles or locations on Earth is known as parallax. • What Aristotle did not take into account is the fact that stars are very far away. At such great distance parallax cannot be observed without a telescope. ...
... • This apparent change in the position of an object when viewed from different angles or locations on Earth is known as parallax. • What Aristotle did not take into account is the fact that stars are very far away. At such great distance parallax cannot be observed without a telescope. ...
Rotation of the Earth
... If the world were to stop rotating, would there still be gravity? Would we still be able to live on our planet at all? J. Zwols, Groningen The answer This is in fact two questions. 1. What is the connection between gravity and the rotation of the earth The earth rotates in a few different ways. It t ...
... If the world were to stop rotating, would there still be gravity? Would we still be able to live on our planet at all? J. Zwols, Groningen The answer This is in fact two questions. 1. What is the connection between gravity and the rotation of the earth The earth rotates in a few different ways. It t ...
Slide 1
... star located at the center of our __________________. solar system home, called __________, Earth is one of 8 planets that orbit around the _________. Sun Earth has one _________ moon that orbits around it each month, showing different phases. Some planets have many moons that ___________ orbit arou ...
... star located at the center of our __________________. solar system home, called __________, Earth is one of 8 planets that orbit around the _________. Sun Earth has one _________ moon that orbits around it each month, showing different phases. Some planets have many moons that ___________ orbit arou ...
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.