Earth Science Spring Break Packet 2016
... 79. The average temperature in Atlanta in June is 25oC, but the average temperature in December is 7oC. Why is the average temperature in Atlanta higher in June than in December? A. The Sun is hotter during June than it is during December. B. Earth is closer to the Sun in June than it is during Dece ...
... 79. The average temperature in Atlanta in June is 25oC, but the average temperature in December is 7oC. Why is the average temperature in Atlanta higher in June than in December? A. The Sun is hotter during June than it is during December. B. Earth is closer to the Sun in June than it is during Dece ...
1 Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletter, Volume 12
... be common, the kinds of systems that could support life, which, like our solar system, presumably must remain stable over very long time scales, may not be so common." The computer simulations are reported in the April 14 issue of the journal Nature by Ford, Rasio and Verene Lystad, an undergraduate ...
... be common, the kinds of systems that could support life, which, like our solar system, presumably must remain stable over very long time scales, may not be so common." The computer simulations are reported in the April 14 issue of the journal Nature by Ford, Rasio and Verene Lystad, an undergraduate ...
Scientific astrology
... depend on the influences of Venus, Earth, Jupiter and Saturn, will not prove to be wholly unfounded. The prepondering planet Jupiter will in such case mainly determine the length and height of the wave of the spot-period; Saturn will cause small variations in the length and height; and finally, the ...
... depend on the influences of Venus, Earth, Jupiter and Saturn, will not prove to be wholly unfounded. The prepondering planet Jupiter will in such case mainly determine the length and height of the wave of the spot-period; Saturn will cause small variations in the length and height; and finally, the ...
Sunstruck
... The areas of the Sun can be broken up into five broad categories; the atmosphere, the photosphere, the convective zone, the radiative zone, and the core. The atmosphere is broken up into sub regions like most of the categories of the Sun. The atmosphere varies wildly in temperature, from about 4,100 ...
... The areas of the Sun can be broken up into five broad categories; the atmosphere, the photosphere, the convective zone, the radiative zone, and the core. The atmosphere is broken up into sub regions like most of the categories of the Sun. The atmosphere varies wildly in temperature, from about 4,100 ...
Impact Age Dating ASTRO 202 Lecture Thursday, February 14, 2008
... don’t have the ability to retrieve samples from the other planetary surfaces, so how do we determine absolute ages for these these bodies? -Know something about the distribution of impactors that cause the the cratering we see on the Moon -Determine how this distribution differs at other places in t ...
... don’t have the ability to retrieve samples from the other planetary surfaces, so how do we determine absolute ages for these these bodies? -Know something about the distribution of impactors that cause the the cratering we see on the Moon -Determine how this distribution differs at other places in t ...
Celebrating the centennial of a celestial yardstick
... College Observatory. Although Massachusetts is not known for its mild winter climate, the job Pickering offered was an indoor position as a computer. “I should be willing to pay thirty cents an hour in view of the quality of your work,” Pickering wrote, “although our usual price, in such cases, is t ...
... College Observatory. Although Massachusetts is not known for its mild winter climate, the job Pickering offered was an indoor position as a computer. “I should be willing to pay thirty cents an hour in view of the quality of your work,” Pickering wrote, “although our usual price, in such cases, is t ...
THE COMPLETE COSMOS Chapter 10: Realm of the Comets
... Kuiper Belt objects are primitive, icy remnants from the early phase of Solar System formation. The belt is probably the source of most short-period comets - that is, those with orbital periods of up to 200 years. The first Kuiper Belt object was identified in 1992. Since then many more have been d ...
... Kuiper Belt objects are primitive, icy remnants from the early phase of Solar System formation. The belt is probably the source of most short-period comets - that is, those with orbital periods of up to 200 years. The first Kuiper Belt object was identified in 1992. Since then many more have been d ...
Distribution of Elements in the Earth`s Crust
... 3. Hydrogen and helium are the two lightest elements in the periodic table. What fraction of the mass in the known universe is made up of hydrogen and helium? The modern universe is about 98% hydrogen and helium. All other elements in the universe comprise less than 2% of the total. 4. Why did it ta ...
... 3. Hydrogen and helium are the two lightest elements in the periodic table. What fraction of the mass in the known universe is made up of hydrogen and helium? The modern universe is about 98% hydrogen and helium. All other elements in the universe comprise less than 2% of the total. 4. Why did it ta ...
Mercury 30 million miles from Sun
... 1023 kilograms, or about 5.5% of Earth’s mass. • Knowing the mass of Mercury doesn’t tell us its exact composition, but since we know the planet’s volume as well, we can estimate what the interior is made of. We start by dividing the planet’s mass by its volume to find its average density. Each elem ...
... 1023 kilograms, or about 5.5% of Earth’s mass. • Knowing the mass of Mercury doesn’t tell us its exact composition, but since we know the planet’s volume as well, we can estimate what the interior is made of. We start by dividing the planet’s mass by its volume to find its average density. Each elem ...
PSCI1030-CHAP016-The Solar System
... • Neptune also has a large dark spot similar to Jupiter’s and thought to be the result of large wind systems • Neptune and Uranus are similar in size and in the composition of their atmospheres • In many respects these two planets can be considered twins ...
... • Neptune also has a large dark spot similar to Jupiter’s and thought to be the result of large wind systems • Neptune and Uranus are similar in size and in the composition of their atmospheres • In many respects these two planets can be considered twins ...
powerpoint - High Energy Physics at Wayne State
... 10 times this number of comets could be orbiting the Sun between the planets and the Oort cloud. Such objects undiscovered because to small, to reflect sufficient light to be detectable at large distances, and because their stable orbit do not bring them closer to the Sun. Total number of comets in ...
... 10 times this number of comets could be orbiting the Sun between the planets and the Oort cloud. Such objects undiscovered because to small, to reflect sufficient light to be detectable at large distances, and because their stable orbit do not bring them closer to the Sun. Total number of comets in ...
By Shannon and Sonia
... • The rings are made of water ,ice and rock. Saturn's rings discovered? • There are over a dozen rings around Saturn. ...
... • The rings are made of water ,ice and rock. Saturn's rings discovered? • There are over a dozen rings around Saturn. ...
Solar Presentation
... photosphere (ultraviolet, shown in red here) and a collection of magnetic loops (extreme ultraviolet, colored green here) confining milliondegree gas a few minutes before a major flare in June 2000. (c) This remarkable image, obtained by the TRACE satellite, shows an active region shortly after a fl ...
... photosphere (ultraviolet, shown in red here) and a collection of magnetic loops (extreme ultraviolet, colored green here) confining milliondegree gas a few minutes before a major flare in June 2000. (c) This remarkable image, obtained by the TRACE satellite, shows an active region shortly after a fl ...
Solar Eclipses
... Length of solar day varies over course of year - averages about 24 hours mean solar day. Two reasons for variance.: 1. Earth's orbit is not a perfect circle - it’s an ellipse - Earth moves faster when it is nearest the Sun and slower when it is farthest from the Sun. 2. Earth's axial tilt - the Sun ...
... Length of solar day varies over course of year - averages about 24 hours mean solar day. Two reasons for variance.: 1. Earth's orbit is not a perfect circle - it’s an ellipse - Earth moves faster when it is nearest the Sun and slower when it is farthest from the Sun. 2. Earth's axial tilt - the Sun ...
Life Beyond Earth Exhibition
... Located on the second level of the building, Life Beyond Earth is part of MSC space and aerospace exhibits housed in the Our Place In Space area of the building. Major sections of the exhibition cover the vastness of the universe, places in the solar system where life could exist, the search for exo ...
... Located on the second level of the building, Life Beyond Earth is part of MSC space and aerospace exhibits housed in the Our Place In Space area of the building. Major sections of the exhibition cover the vastness of the universe, places in the solar system where life could exist, the search for exo ...
largest and most massive planets [Figure 12
... magnetodisk: plasma (lifted by rotation) around equator Aurora [figure 12-23] ...
... magnetodisk: plasma (lifted by rotation) around equator Aurora [figure 12-23] ...
Epicyclical Astronomy: A Case for Geogebra
... the epicycle. The track thus produced by a point on the smaller circle is called epicycloid, when both are moving at constant speeds. The word epicycle literally means outer-circle. This curve can be produced mechanically by rolling a smaller circle on the circumference of the larger one. The mathem ...
... the epicycle. The track thus produced by a point on the smaller circle is called epicycloid, when both are moving at constant speeds. The word epicycle literally means outer-circle. This curve can be produced mechanically by rolling a smaller circle on the circumference of the larger one. The mathem ...
Goal: To understand what the Kuiper Belt is, and why it is
... • BOTH tidally locked to each other! • This means that each rotate once every 6.39 days which is the same as the orbit (orbital distance, 20000 km). • Charon’s creation is a mystery, but might have been created long ago by a collision with Pluto. ...
... • BOTH tidally locked to each other! • This means that each rotate once every 6.39 days which is the same as the orbit (orbital distance, 20000 km). • Charon’s creation is a mystery, but might have been created long ago by a collision with Pluto. ...
Spring 2012 - Union College
... and time. The outer part of the blue circle is marked with days of the year, while the outer part of the grey overlay is marked with times. The stars within the grey oval are the ones visible on a particular day at the time that lines up with that day. To see the sky at a different date and time, si ...
... and time. The outer part of the blue circle is marked with days of the year, while the outer part of the grey overlay is marked with times. The stars within the grey oval are the ones visible on a particular day at the time that lines up with that day. To see the sky at a different date and time, si ...
637Lesson24
... • The presence of CO in the atmosphere of Neptune is a puzzle. The observed mixing ratio is about three orders of magnitude larger than on Jupiter and Saturn, and 40 times larger than on Uranus. • Measurements from HST show an almost constant mixing ratio throughout the troposphere and stratosphere, ...
... • The presence of CO in the atmosphere of Neptune is a puzzle. The observed mixing ratio is about three orders of magnitude larger than on Jupiter and Saturn, and 40 times larger than on Uranus. • Measurements from HST show an almost constant mixing ratio throughout the troposphere and stratosphere, ...
HR 6060: The Closest Ever Solar Twin
... next best solar twins, the 16 Cyg A and B pair, have Fe lines 3% stronger than in the Sun (figures 6a,b) according to the data of Friel et al. (1993). The data of Hardorp (1982) at 20 Å resolution, in the 3640-4100 wavelength range, imply HR 6060 and 16 Cyg A to be weaker-lined than the Sun, 16 Cyg ...
... next best solar twins, the 16 Cyg A and B pair, have Fe lines 3% stronger than in the Sun (figures 6a,b) according to the data of Friel et al. (1993). The data of Hardorp (1982) at 20 Å resolution, in the 3640-4100 wavelength range, imply HR 6060 and 16 Cyg A to be weaker-lined than the Sun, 16 Cyg ...
the galaxy in which we live - Cosmos
... information for stars in a reduced area of the Galaxy, around the Sun (see drawing). This has been achieved with the data gathered by the Hipparcos satellite, launched by ESA in 1989. But clearly, conclusions about the large-scale structure and dynamics of our Milky Way need a much deeper and more e ...
... information for stars in a reduced area of the Galaxy, around the Sun (see drawing). This has been achieved with the data gathered by the Hipparcos satellite, launched by ESA in 1989. But clearly, conclusions about the large-scale structure and dynamics of our Milky Way need a much deeper and more e ...
Project GLAD Adapted from Santa Ana Unified School District by
... moons, asteroids, comets, and other heavenly bodies. What tools do you think an astronomer would use? Write or sketch on the back. Orbit is the path of an object around another such as the earth circling around the sun. It takes the earth one full year to travel around the sun. How many days and mon ...
... moons, asteroids, comets, and other heavenly bodies. What tools do you think an astronomer would use? Write or sketch on the back. Orbit is the path of an object around another such as the earth circling around the sun. It takes the earth one full year to travel around the sun. How many days and mon ...
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.