Exploring our Solar System
... Earth is also spinning once each 24 hours the satellite stays above the same place on the Earth all the time. We call this a GEOSTATIONARY orbit. This orbit is used for communication satellites, like Sky TV. ...
... Earth is also spinning once each 24 hours the satellite stays above the same place on the Earth all the time. We call this a GEOSTATIONARY orbit. This orbit is used for communication satellites, like Sky TV. ...
PTYS/ASTR 206 – Section 2 – Fall 2004 Activity #1: 8/25/04
... Part 1: Short Answer (please fill out the answers in the space provided; do not mark the scantron sheet!). Short-answer questions are worth 5 pts each. Your answers should be fairly brief and to the point, but also contain enough information to be complete. Please do not give very long narratives – ...
... Part 1: Short Answer (please fill out the answers in the space provided; do not mark the scantron sheet!). Short-answer questions are worth 5 pts each. Your answers should be fairly brief and to the point, but also contain enough information to be complete. Please do not give very long narratives – ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... heavenly body that orbits a star and shines with light reflected from the star. We know of eight planets that orbit the sun in our solar system. Since 1992, astronomers have also discovered many planets orbiting other stars. World book ...
... heavenly body that orbits a star and shines with light reflected from the star. We know of eight planets that orbit the sun in our solar system. Since 1992, astronomers have also discovered many planets orbiting other stars. World book ...
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... Its interior is composed of molten rock, methane and liquid ammonia, and the exterior consists of hydrogen, helium, water vapour and methane, which gives it its blue colour, just like Uranus. It has the strongest winds of all the planets of the Solar System; in fact around the Great Dark Spot they r ...
... Its interior is composed of molten rock, methane and liquid ammonia, and the exterior consists of hydrogen, helium, water vapour and methane, which gives it its blue colour, just like Uranus. It has the strongest winds of all the planets of the Solar System; in fact around the Great Dark Spot they r ...
Other tenants
... We have already mentioned that the planets with their satellites and rings are not the only bodies that occupy the Solar System. To start with, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, there is the Main Asteroid Belt that is not just a flat disc with rocks of different sizes and shapes as we usually ...
... We have already mentioned that the planets with their satellites and rings are not the only bodies that occupy the Solar System. To start with, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, there is the Main Asteroid Belt that is not just a flat disc with rocks of different sizes and shapes as we usually ...
Lecture 2 - University of Chicago, Astronomy
... Aristotelian world system. By his time astronomical observations improved so much that it became clear that the original Aristotelian system does not agree with them. ...
... Aristotelian world system. By his time astronomical observations improved so much that it became clear that the original Aristotelian system does not agree with them. ...
Seasons On Earth Notes
... • The ecliptic is tilted at about 23.5 degrees. This tilt varies by 1 degree every 50,000 years. • The change in the angle at which solar rays reach the Earth at any time gives us the ...
... • The ecliptic is tilted at about 23.5 degrees. This tilt varies by 1 degree every 50,000 years. • The change in the angle at which solar rays reach the Earth at any time gives us the ...
c. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 3. c
... a. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus b. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus c. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune d. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto 4. What do the four outer planets ...
... a. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus b. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus c. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune d. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto 4. What do the four outer planets ...
Formation of the Solar System
... Asteroids are small, rocky bodies that orbit the Sun mostly between Mars and Jupiter (the asteroid belt) Almost 10,000 asteroids have been discovered Comets are small and icy bodies that spend most of their lives beyond the orbit of Pluto They occupy 2 regions: Kuiper belt and Oort cloud ...
... Asteroids are small, rocky bodies that orbit the Sun mostly between Mars and Jupiter (the asteroid belt) Almost 10,000 asteroids have been discovered Comets are small and icy bodies that spend most of their lives beyond the orbit of Pluto They occupy 2 regions: Kuiper belt and Oort cloud ...
3. Earth
... words, took notes on Venus, got the notebook checklist and the Solar System Worksheet, then watched a part of a video. ...
... words, took notes on Venus, got the notebook checklist and the Solar System Worksheet, then watched a part of a video. ...
Planets
... 365.26 day “year” , 23.93 hour “day” One satellite called “the Moon”. The planet is often referred to as the Earth-Moon System, because the Earth and moon are similar in size and close to each other. The only planet known by humans to have “life” A mostly water planet ...
... 365.26 day “year” , 23.93 hour “day” One satellite called “the Moon”. The planet is often referred to as the Earth-Moon System, because the Earth and moon are similar in size and close to each other. The only planet known by humans to have “life” A mostly water planet ...
Name: :___________Period - East Hanover Township School District
... Mercury is the closest and Neptune is the farthest. We are going to reduce the size of the solar system so that we can represent it using a roll of toilet paper. If you thought the Earth was a long way from the Sun, you may be surprised at how far we go to reach the outer planets. Mercury: about 0.4 ...
... Mercury is the closest and Neptune is the farthest. We are going to reduce the size of the solar system so that we can represent it using a roll of toilet paper. If you thought the Earth was a long way from the Sun, you may be surprised at how far we go to reach the outer planets. Mercury: about 0.4 ...
Name: Date: Pre-Test Outcome 8: Astronomy Base your answer to
... 6. Calculate how many times larger the equatorial diameter of the Sun is than the equatorial diameter of ...
... 6. Calculate how many times larger the equatorial diameter of the Sun is than the equatorial diameter of ...
Formation of the Solar System
... • Studying planets as worlds and compare them with each other is called comparative planetology • Planetology is applied to any noticeably large object in the system (planets, moons, asteroids, comets) ...
... • Studying planets as worlds and compare them with each other is called comparative planetology • Planetology is applied to any noticeably large object in the system (planets, moons, asteroids, comets) ...
“My Very Excellent Mother Just Sent Us Nine Pickles”
... Miss Sally Sue takes her second grade class to the library. The class has been studying the solar system, and Miss Sally Sue wants to use the library time to focus on the planets of the solar system. Need 10 students (Sun and 9 planets) along with Miss Sally Sue. ...
... Miss Sally Sue takes her second grade class to the library. The class has been studying the solar system, and Miss Sally Sue wants to use the library time to focus on the planets of the solar system. Need 10 students (Sun and 9 planets) along with Miss Sally Sue. ...
Geocentric Model of the Universe
... 1) The most famous advocate of the geocentric model was Ptolemy (2nd century AD). 2) Observed motion of the Sun can be explained by either a geocentric or heliocentric model. 3) Explaining the observed motion of planets in a geocentric model required epicycles. ...
... 1) The most famous advocate of the geocentric model was Ptolemy (2nd century AD). 2) Observed motion of the Sun can be explained by either a geocentric or heliocentric model. 3) Explaining the observed motion of planets in a geocentric model required epicycles. ...
Review
... over short distances, there isn’t much difference, but if we calculate the exact path of a projectile it is an ellipse too. draw ellipse and parabola on the board, draw 5m vs 8k, figure 10.33 ...
... over short distances, there isn’t much difference, but if we calculate the exact path of a projectile it is an ellipse too. draw ellipse and parabola on the board, draw 5m vs 8k, figure 10.33 ...
The affects of the Jovian planets
... especially Jupiter, have the potential to sling shot a comet into one of the other planets increasing its force Also, with the help of Mars, Jupiter could potentially pull an asteroid out of the belt and put it on a collision course with another planet. ...
... especially Jupiter, have the potential to sling shot a comet into one of the other planets increasing its force Also, with the help of Mars, Jupiter could potentially pull an asteroid out of the belt and put it on a collision course with another planet. ...
Space Unit - Questions and Answers
... 11. Draw and label the structure of the Sun (5 parts) - see Fig.3 page 453 in your text. ...
... 11. Draw and label the structure of the Sun (5 parts) - see Fig.3 page 453 in your text. ...
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... AU. This body is slightly smaller than Pluto and is the most distant known body that orbits the Sun (once every 10,500 years). Its name is ____________________. More Kuiper Belt objects may be discovered in future that rival Pluto in size and may even be considered for designation as dwarf planets. ...
... AU. This body is slightly smaller than Pluto and is the most distant known body that orbits the Sun (once every 10,500 years). Its name is ____________________. More Kuiper Belt objects may be discovered in future that rival Pluto in size and may even be considered for designation as dwarf planets. ...
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.