The Universe
... background star - second known planet with rings 5 planetary rings discovered Second set discovered by HST in 2005 Composed of very small dust particles Moon System ~27 moons 13 small and in very close orbit Some orbital periods 12-24 hours Collisions may have supplied material for rings Some collis ...
... background star - second known planet with rings 5 planetary rings discovered Second set discovered by HST in 2005 Composed of very small dust particles Moon System ~27 moons 13 small and in very close orbit Some orbital periods 12-24 hours Collisions may have supplied material for rings Some collis ...
Earth,Notes,RevQs,Ch24
... 8. Volcanoes, sand dunes, and large canyons 9. The drainage patterns on Mars, very similar to those on Earth, formed by streams are possible evidence that Mars has a water cycle. However, the Martian atmosphere contains only a small amount of water vapor, which argues against a wet Martian climate. ...
... 8. Volcanoes, sand dunes, and large canyons 9. The drainage patterns on Mars, very similar to those on Earth, formed by streams are possible evidence that Mars has a water cycle. However, the Martian atmosphere contains only a small amount of water vapor, which argues against a wet Martian climate. ...
Kepler`s 3rd Law Applied to our Solar System
... Kepler’s 3rd Law holds for any orbital system ; the one we tested was the system of our Sun and the planets, but it also holds for the system of Jupiter and its moons (the Jovian system) The constant will be different; to find the constant for the Jovian system, use the mass of Jupiter for MS in the ...
... Kepler’s 3rd Law holds for any orbital system ; the one we tested was the system of our Sun and the planets, but it also holds for the system of Jupiter and its moons (the Jovian system) The constant will be different; to find the constant for the Jovian system, use the mass of Jupiter for MS in the ...
Earth Science - Montville.net
... 11. Share some interesting facts about the planets; one example might be how some of them got their names or another interesting fact might be about why one cannot see the rings on Saturn. 12. Give handout with chart listing planet name, what it is made of, distance in miles from the sun, diameter i ...
... 11. Share some interesting facts about the planets; one example might be how some of them got their names or another interesting fact might be about why one cannot see the rings on Saturn. 12. Give handout with chart listing planet name, what it is made of, distance in miles from the sun, diameter i ...
LESSON PLANS Week/Date: Dec. 1, 2014 Grade/Subject: Science
... Daily Objective Students will discover various parts of the Solar System and how they move through time. ...
... Daily Objective Students will discover various parts of the Solar System and how they move through time. ...
PLANETS
... Note that Jupiter is the planet with a big Red Spot. Show the students a picture of Jupiter with the spot. Glue the red-hot candy on top of Jupiter (mint) to represent the Red Spot. Note that Saturn is known for its brilliant rings. Have students pass the tube of orange icing around the room; each s ...
... Note that Jupiter is the planet with a big Red Spot. Show the students a picture of Jupiter with the spot. Glue the red-hot candy on top of Jupiter (mint) to represent the Red Spot. Note that Saturn is known for its brilliant rings. Have students pass the tube of orange icing around the room; each s ...
Astronomy Introduction
... • Issac Newton-discovered that the forces of inertia and gravity keep the planets in their positions in space • Inertia-a moving object will stay in motion; a stationary object will remain ...
... • Issac Newton-discovered that the forces of inertia and gravity keep the planets in their positions in space • Inertia-a moving object will stay in motion; a stationary object will remain ...
Geocentric vs. Heliocentric
... The planet moves along its epicycle as the epicycle moves along the deferent around the Earth. To make the observations as accurate as possible, it was necessary to place the Earth slightly off center of the orbits, but to preserve symmetry that meant that there was an equal place (“Equant”) opposit ...
... The planet moves along its epicycle as the epicycle moves along the deferent around the Earth. To make the observations as accurate as possible, it was necessary to place the Earth slightly off center of the orbits, but to preserve symmetry that meant that there was an equal place (“Equant”) opposit ...
Rusty Rocket`s Last Blast
... planet to the one from the International Astronomical Union. How has our knowledge changed since Pluto was discovered in 1930? How many “dwarf planets” are there now? What is the status of the New Horizons spacecraft set to fly past Pluto in 2015? 4. Have students learn about other objects in the so ...
... planet to the one from the International Astronomical Union. How has our knowledge changed since Pluto was discovered in 1930? How many “dwarf planets” are there now? What is the status of the New Horizons spacecraft set to fly past Pluto in 2015? 4. Have students learn about other objects in the so ...
Greek and Hellenistic astronomy
... around small circles called epicycles at a uniform rate, while the centres of the epicycles moved around in a larger circle whose centre was the Earth. In this model, the stars were thought to be fixed to the inside of an invisible sphere- called celestial sphere. The celestial sphere rotated westwa ...
... around small circles called epicycles at a uniform rate, while the centres of the epicycles moved around in a larger circle whose centre was the Earth. In this model, the stars were thought to be fixed to the inside of an invisible sphere- called celestial sphere. The celestial sphere rotated westwa ...
The Planets
... •Earth is the densest planet I the known solar system. •This planet is around 4.6 million years old. •Earth is the 5th largest planet that we know about . •The earths diameter is 12,756 km ...
... •Earth is the densest planet I the known solar system. •This planet is around 4.6 million years old. •Earth is the 5th largest planet that we know about . •The earths diameter is 12,756 km ...
Jim_lecture_Chapter
... Earth is the only habitable planet that we know of • Global warming is a real problem with which we will someday have to deal • There may well be other Earth-like planets around other stars. Looking for them, and looking for signs of life on them, is a scientific ...
... Earth is the only habitable planet that we know of • Global warming is a real problem with which we will someday have to deal • There may well be other Earth-like planets around other stars. Looking for them, and looking for signs of life on them, is a scientific ...
Chapter 1-2
... o Two classifications of planets Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, PlutoPluto Not a Planet, Astronomers Rule Solid and small Few or no moons Rotate (spin) slowly Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus Huge planets o Uranus Smallest of the big planets 15 times larger than earth More like balls ...
... o Two classifications of planets Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, PlutoPluto Not a Planet, Astronomers Rule Solid and small Few or no moons Rotate (spin) slowly Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus Huge planets o Uranus Smallest of the big planets 15 times larger than earth More like balls ...
planets - Personal.psu.edu
... all other planets put together) • Radius: 71,500 km (112 times Earth’s) • Density: 1300 kg/m3—cannot be rocky or metallic as inner planets are • Rotation rate: Problematic, as Jupiter has no solid surface; different parts of atmosphere rotate at different rates • From magnetic field, rotation period ...
... all other planets put together) • Radius: 71,500 km (112 times Earth’s) • Density: 1300 kg/m3—cannot be rocky or metallic as inner planets are • Rotation rate: Problematic, as Jupiter has no solid surface; different parts of atmosphere rotate at different rates • From magnetic field, rotation period ...
Grade 9 Science – Unit 4
... The Sun The most important star for Earth is the Sun. Why? The Sun provides heat and light energy for all living things The Sun’s gravitational pull keeps Earth in a steady orbit (i.e., the right distance to support life). How is heat and light energy produced? NUCLEAR FUSION – under extremely ...
... The Sun The most important star for Earth is the Sun. Why? The Sun provides heat and light energy for all living things The Sun’s gravitational pull keeps Earth in a steady orbit (i.e., the right distance to support life). How is heat and light energy produced? NUCLEAR FUSION – under extremely ...
Asteroids Comets Earth
... Asteroids are relatively small, primarily rocky or metallic chunks of matter that orbit the Sun. They are like planets, but much smaller; the largest asteroid, Ceres, is only about 930 kilometres across, and only ten asteroids larger than 250 kilometres across are known to exist in the solar system. ...
... Asteroids are relatively small, primarily rocky or metallic chunks of matter that orbit the Sun. They are like planets, but much smaller; the largest asteroid, Ceres, is only about 930 kilometres across, and only ten asteroids larger than 250 kilometres across are known to exist in the solar system. ...
Is Anyone Out There? Solving the Drake Equation
... This is well known to astronomers… Ns = 200-400 billion = 2 to 4 × 1011 So far, so good… ...
... This is well known to astronomers… Ns = 200-400 billion = 2 to 4 × 1011 So far, so good… ...
ISP205L Visions of the Universe Laboratory
... Seasonal motions. Path of the Sun (Analemma, etc.). Seasonal heating. ...
... Seasonal motions. Path of the Sun (Analemma, etc.). Seasonal heating. ...
Orbits
... Observable - The Moon is seen to go through phases on an ~ 29-day cycle. The Moon orbits the earth & thus the percentage of the Moon’s surface illuminated by the Sun with respect to an observer on Earth changes ...
... Observable - The Moon is seen to go through phases on an ~ 29-day cycle. The Moon orbits the earth & thus the percentage of the Moon’s surface illuminated by the Sun with respect to an observer on Earth changes ...
Helping to Make God Real: Creation Part II - Days 1-3
... Hold up your hand if you decided you should live on your planet? (Call on one or two with hands raised to provide an explanation. There probably will not be very many.) Hold your hand up if you decided you should not live on one of these planets. (Ask each group to provide an explanation. Children w ...
... Hold up your hand if you decided you should live on your planet? (Call on one or two with hands raised to provide an explanation. There probably will not be very many.) Hold your hand up if you decided you should not live on one of these planets. (Ask each group to provide an explanation. Children w ...
1 The Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
... - Pictures of Uranus were taken by Voyager 2. - They noticed that Uranus rotates on its side. side. - A space collision toppled it over. ...
... - Pictures of Uranus were taken by Voyager 2. - They noticed that Uranus rotates on its side. side. - A space collision toppled it over. ...
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.