Exploration of the Universe
... Exploration of the Universe 1. What astronomical observations allow us to know the time of day, the date, direction and the timing of ocean tides? 2. What is the difference between an asterism and a constellation? 3. How would observations of stars differ from the observations of planets? 4. What is ...
... Exploration of the Universe 1. What astronomical observations allow us to know the time of day, the date, direction and the timing of ocean tides? 2. What is the difference between an asterism and a constellation? 3. How would observations of stars differ from the observations of planets? 4. What is ...
PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES HOMEWORK
... Assume that the density, solar wind speed, total magnetic field, and temperature at the base of the corona are 20x104 #/cc, 450 km/sec, 2,5x106 oK, radial (Br) component of magnetic field is 5 Gauss. Ignore the azimuthal component of the Sun’s magnetic field and assume that the total magnetic field ...
... Assume that the density, solar wind speed, total magnetic field, and temperature at the base of the corona are 20x104 #/cc, 450 km/sec, 2,5x106 oK, radial (Br) component of magnetic field is 5 Gauss. Ignore the azimuthal component of the Sun’s magnetic field and assume that the total magnetic field ...
click here for scale model worksheet
... First, use a search engine and find the diameter of a basketball. Go to the website http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/. You can use Mr. Earle’s General Science Website to get there by clicking on the link in Friday’s Lesson Plans. Plug that number into the appropriate space on the websi ...
... First, use a search engine and find the diameter of a basketball. Go to the website http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/. You can use Mr. Earle’s General Science Website to get there by clicking on the link in Friday’s Lesson Plans. Plug that number into the appropriate space on the websi ...
Week 2 File
... Dutch op8cians invented the telescope at the beginning of 17th century. Galileo Galilei (1564-‐1642) was the first person to use it to perform astronomical observa8ons. Some of these provided direct evide ...
... Dutch op8cians invented the telescope at the beginning of 17th century. Galileo Galilei (1564-‐1642) was the first person to use it to perform astronomical observa8ons. Some of these provided direct evide ...
Vocabulary – Our Solar System
... It is an icy gas planet that is blue and green because of the methane gas in its atmosphere. It is the coldest of all the planets in our solar system. It has over 25 moons and 13 rings. ...
... It is an icy gas planet that is blue and green because of the methane gas in its atmosphere. It is the coldest of all the planets in our solar system. It has over 25 moons and 13 rings. ...
Lecture 3 - Concord University
... The typical shift on the sky ~ 1” = 1 arc sec ….. Very small effect Parallax not detected until ~1830 Aristotle explained data available at the time and gave strong evidence against Sun-centered picture!! ...
... The typical shift on the sky ~ 1” = 1 arc sec ….. Very small effect Parallax not detected until ~1830 Aristotle explained data available at the time and gave strong evidence against Sun-centered picture!! ...
Favorite Resources for Learning About the Earth, Moon, Sun, and
... 2. Use words and pictures to describe how the sun and earth interact with each other. Use as many of these vocabulary words as you can: rotate, revolve, satellite, tilt, seasons, day, night, northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, orbit, axis 3. Use words and pictures to describe how the earth and ...
... 2. Use words and pictures to describe how the sun and earth interact with each other. Use as many of these vocabulary words as you can: rotate, revolve, satellite, tilt, seasons, day, night, northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, orbit, axis 3. Use words and pictures to describe how the earth and ...
Monday – October 29th - East Hanover Township School District
... – Cloud of evaporated ices and ions – may be 100,000 km in diameter ...
... – Cloud of evaporated ices and ions – may be 100,000 km in diameter ...
Keplers Laws WS Solns, 1
... around its orbit with respect to the sun. Using Kepler’s 2nd Law, explain clearly how you can determine the part of the year during which the Earth is closer to the sun. Even though it would make sense that the earth is closer to the sun when the temperature on earth is hotter (in the summer), this ...
... around its orbit with respect to the sun. Using Kepler’s 2nd Law, explain clearly how you can determine the part of the year during which the Earth is closer to the sun. Even though it would make sense that the earth is closer to the sun when the temperature on earth is hotter (in the summer), this ...
Quiz Maker - Geneva 304
... 14. Who said that the Earth was the center of the universe and that the universe was made of 55 celestial spheres that fit around each other? 15. Who came up with the idea for a Sun centered solar system before Copernicus did? 16. How did Eratosthenes calculate the circumference of the Earth? 17. Li ...
... 14. Who said that the Earth was the center of the universe and that the universe was made of 55 celestial spheres that fit around each other? 15. Who came up with the idea for a Sun centered solar system before Copernicus did? 16. How did Eratosthenes calculate the circumference of the Earth? 17. Li ...
Astronomy Book Test Study Guide
... What is the difference between meteors and meteorites? ____ meteors: flash of light in the sky from a falling object burning up in the atmosphere meteorite: a meteor that reaches the ground don’t need to know this quesiton ...
... What is the difference between meteors and meteorites? ____ meteors: flash of light in the sky from a falling object burning up in the atmosphere meteorite: a meteor that reaches the ground don’t need to know this quesiton ...
Mountain Skies February 8 2016 - Pisgah Astronomical Research
... have the mass of a star similar to the sun but are only the size of a planet like the Earth. Thus, they are very dense with surface gravities perhaps 30,000 times that of the Earth. Astronomers understand they are old stars that are at the ends of their energy producing lifetimes. Sirius (or “Siriu ...
... have the mass of a star similar to the sun but are only the size of a planet like the Earth. Thus, they are very dense with surface gravities perhaps 30,000 times that of the Earth. Astronomers understand they are old stars that are at the ends of their energy producing lifetimes. Sirius (or “Siriu ...
Name____________________________________________________________________ Astronomy Packet 4
... When it was first visited by the Soviet mission’s ___________ and________ it was discovered that that idea was totally ___________. In fact this planet is actually the solar systems_________ with an avg. surface temperature of ______. These horrific conditions are due to a runaway __________________ ...
... When it was first visited by the Soviet mission’s ___________ and________ it was discovered that that idea was totally ___________. In fact this planet is actually the solar systems_________ with an avg. surface temperature of ______. These horrific conditions are due to a runaway __________________ ...
Topic E: Astrophysics E1 Introduction to the Universe.
... This means that depending on it’s location in it’s orbit, it will feel more or less pull from the Sun This pulls on the Earths axis of rotation and makes it wooble. This is technically called _______________. This means that the “North Star” won’t always be the north star. Period – _______ ...
... This means that depending on it’s location in it’s orbit, it will feel more or less pull from the Sun This pulls on the Earths axis of rotation and makes it wooble. This is technically called _______________. This means that the “North Star” won’t always be the north star. Period – _______ ...
Earth in Space2
... Uranus is the 7th planet from the Sun. It is four times the diameter of Earth. Uranus is twice as far from the Sun as Saturn, so it is much colder. Uranus also has moons. Uranus is tilted about 90o, therefore rotating from top to bottom, while the other planets rotate from side to side. ...
... Uranus is the 7th planet from the Sun. It is four times the diameter of Earth. Uranus is twice as far from the Sun as Saturn, so it is much colder. Uranus also has moons. Uranus is tilted about 90o, therefore rotating from top to bottom, while the other planets rotate from side to side. ...
SAM`S PLANET INFORMATION MERCURY is the closest planet to
... only one that has oceans, and all forms of life. It’s surface is filled with mountains, valleys and deserts. The rotation of the Earth on its axis gives us day and night. It takes 365 days for our planet to travel around the Sun: Our planet has one Moon. ...
... only one that has oceans, and all forms of life. It’s surface is filled with mountains, valleys and deserts. The rotation of the Earth on its axis gives us day and night. It takes 365 days for our planet to travel around the Sun: Our planet has one Moon. ...
Observing
... Declination -The coordinates do not move or vary with location on the Earth, they are fixed to the stars ...
... Declination -The coordinates do not move or vary with location on the Earth, they are fixed to the stars ...
hydrogen & helium
... Use radiometric dating techniques to age the earth rocks, moon rocks, and meteorites ...
... Use radiometric dating techniques to age the earth rocks, moon rocks, and meteorites ...
Final Review Sheet - Astronomy Part 2
... 24.What units do I use to describe distance in space? List them from smallest to ...
... 24.What units do I use to describe distance in space? List them from smallest to ...
Our Gigantic Solar System
... Using the Imperial system, Jupiter's average distance - AKA Jupiter's semi major axis - it is 483.78 million miles away from the sun. Jupiter is one planet in the solar system which justifies use of the word "gigantic". It is mostly composed of hydrogen, helium, and methane, including the very cold ...
... Using the Imperial system, Jupiter's average distance - AKA Jupiter's semi major axis - it is 483.78 million miles away from the sun. Jupiter is one planet in the solar system which justifies use of the word "gigantic". It is mostly composed of hydrogen, helium, and methane, including the very cold ...
Page 48
... 11. Asteroid Belt – the Asteroid Belt is a region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found. 12. Light-year - A light-year is used to measure distance in space. It is equal to the distance that light travels in one year. Page 56 13. Galaxy – A galaxy is a group of stars, gases, and dus ...
... 11. Asteroid Belt – the Asteroid Belt is a region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found. 12. Light-year - A light-year is used to measure distance in space. It is equal to the distance that light travels in one year. Page 56 13. Galaxy – A galaxy is a group of stars, gases, and dus ...
File - Ms. Feffer 6th and 7th Grade Science
... Our planet resides within the Milky Way Galaxy Our universe consists of systems within systems Solar System includes the Sun, planets, natural satellites of planets (moons) and minor objects, called asteroids, comets and meteoroids ...
... Our planet resides within the Milky Way Galaxy Our universe consists of systems within systems Solar System includes the Sun, planets, natural satellites of planets (moons) and minor objects, called asteroids, comets and meteoroids ...
Comparing the Size of the Sun to Earth
... Which components are smaller than Earth? Ceres and Charon (both are moons) and Pluto (dwarf planet), Mercury, Mars and Venus. Which components are larger than Earth? Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter III. Meter Stick Distance Scale of the Solar System Another important relationship for scientists ...
... Which components are smaller than Earth? Ceres and Charon (both are moons) and Pluto (dwarf planet), Mercury, Mars and Venus. Which components are larger than Earth? Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter III. Meter Stick Distance Scale of the Solar System Another important relationship for scientists ...
PPT - osmaston.org.uk
... Solar System. In the new scenario, magnetic coupling constrains the disk wind plane to a fairly low tilt w.r.t. the stellar equator. But the direction of the infall column(s) will depend on the dynamics of the star’s passage through the cloud, relative to its axis. Infall that deviates markedly from ...
... Solar System. In the new scenario, magnetic coupling constrains the disk wind plane to a fairly low tilt w.r.t. the stellar equator. But the direction of the infall column(s) will depend on the dynamics of the star’s passage through the cloud, relative to its axis. Infall that deviates markedly from ...
Part 2: Solar System Formation
... (planetesimals) may stick together. • In the outer parts of the Solar Nebula the planets become large enough to have a significant gravitational pull and collect gas around them. – Ice is ten times more abundant than silicates and iron compounds, therefore there is more planet building material in t ...
... (planetesimals) may stick together. • In the outer parts of the Solar Nebula the planets become large enough to have a significant gravitational pull and collect gas around them. – Ice is ten times more abundant than silicates and iron compounds, therefore there is more planet building material in t ...
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.