Physical Science Vocabulary Glossary
... Adaptation (15): A characteristic of an organism that increases its chances of survival in its environment. Allele (16): Any of two or more alternate forms of a gene that an organism may have for a particular trait. Apparent brightness (10): The brightness of a star as seen from Earth. Aquifer (08): ...
... Adaptation (15): A characteristic of an organism that increases its chances of survival in its environment. Allele (16): Any of two or more alternate forms of a gene that an organism may have for a particular trait. Apparent brightness (10): The brightness of a star as seen from Earth. Aquifer (08): ...
JUPITER: King of the Planets
... • The most distant naked eye planet. • Period of 29.42 years. Semi-major axis, a = 9.54 AU, e = 0.054. Inclination to ecliptic = 2.49 deg • 9 moons discovered from the ground. • No solid surface: differential rotation Magnetic (interior) spin period: 10h 40m Spins so fast & is so gassy that its elli ...
... • The most distant naked eye planet. • Period of 29.42 years. Semi-major axis, a = 9.54 AU, e = 0.054. Inclination to ecliptic = 2.49 deg • 9 moons discovered from the ground. • No solid surface: differential rotation Magnetic (interior) spin period: 10h 40m Spins so fast & is so gassy that its elli ...
Planet formation - problems and future
... starting evolution of planetary systems. The most of the authors pay attention on interaction between solid bodies (planetesimals) and gas arround existing stars. In many used methods self-gravity is not included in calculations. More interesting for us is the beginning of planet formation from unif ...
... starting evolution of planetary systems. The most of the authors pay attention on interaction between solid bodies (planetesimals) and gas arround existing stars. In many used methods self-gravity is not included in calculations. More interesting for us is the beginning of planet formation from unif ...
Another New Year`s Day Celebration
... by only 1.67 percent from our orbital mean distance so the difference between aphelion and perihelion is only about 3,100,000 miles (5,000,000 km). This also tells us the Sun’s displacement from the center of Earth’s orbit is about 1.6 million miles, about six times the Earth-Moon distance. So, the ...
... by only 1.67 percent from our orbital mean distance so the difference between aphelion and perihelion is only about 3,100,000 miles (5,000,000 km). This also tells us the Sun’s displacement from the center of Earth’s orbit is about 1.6 million miles, about six times the Earth-Moon distance. So, the ...
Day-13
... Come to a consensus answer you both agree on. If you get stuck or are not sure of your answer, ask another group. If you get really stuck or don’t understand what the Lecture Tutorial is asking, ask one of us for help. ...
... Come to a consensus answer you both agree on. If you get stuck or are not sure of your answer, ask another group. If you get really stuck or don’t understand what the Lecture Tutorial is asking, ask one of us for help. ...
PHYSICS 1500 - ASTRONOMY TOTAL
... Neither Mars nor Venus have conditions to support a rich biosphere. Which of the following is not a contributing factor to this situation? (a) Mars is close to the asteroid belt, which resulted in widespread cratering in the heavy bombardment period. (b) Venus is a little close to the sun, resulting ...
... Neither Mars nor Venus have conditions to support a rich biosphere. Which of the following is not a contributing factor to this situation? (a) Mars is close to the asteroid belt, which resulted in widespread cratering in the heavy bombardment period. (b) Venus is a little close to the sun, resulting ...
Lab #5 (Feb 27
... Within this exercise, select Part 1: The Moon’s Rotation. This exercise will ask you to determine the length of a sidereal day on the Moon, and we will also determine the length of a solar day. Just as a sidereal day is the amount of time it takes for a star to return to the meridian, the solar day ...
... Within this exercise, select Part 1: The Moon’s Rotation. This exercise will ask you to determine the length of a sidereal day on the Moon, and we will also determine the length of a solar day. Just as a sidereal day is the amount of time it takes for a star to return to the meridian, the solar day ...
chapter1lecture
... • If the Earth suddenly rotated on its axis three times faster than it does now, then how many times would the Sun rise and set each year? • Where would you need to be standing on Earth for the celestial equator to pass through your zenith? ...
... • If the Earth suddenly rotated on its axis three times faster than it does now, then how many times would the Sun rise and set each year? • Where would you need to be standing on Earth for the celestial equator to pass through your zenith? ...
Chapter 6 Solar System Chapter Test Lesson 1 Sun Aurora borealis
... 5. The _____ is a system of objects of, or around, the Sun. 6. ______ used a telescope to observe the planets and saw the moons revolving around Jupiter. He proved Copernicus’ theory that the planets, including Earth, revolved around the sun. 7. ______ used to be considered a planet, but is now cons ...
... 5. The _____ is a system of objects of, or around, the Sun. 6. ______ used a telescope to observe the planets and saw the moons revolving around Jupiter. He proved Copernicus’ theory that the planets, including Earth, revolved around the sun. 7. ______ used to be considered a planet, but is now cons ...
The Solar System - Thomas County Schools
... the sun in elliptical (oval) orbits. http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/outerplan ets/orbit_simulator/ http://www.solarsystemscope.com/ • The planets in our solar system differ in size, composition (rock or gas), surface and atmospheric conditions, and distance from the sun. ...
... the sun in elliptical (oval) orbits. http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/outerplan ets/orbit_simulator/ http://www.solarsystemscope.com/ • The planets in our solar system differ in size, composition (rock or gas), surface and atmospheric conditions, and distance from the sun. ...
Definition - SchoolNotes
... ago, was the first scientist to formulate this idea. In the Ptolemaic system, or geocentric view of the universe, Ptolemy described the planets and stars are revolving around the Earth in perfect circular orbits. Definition: an early model of the universe which puts the Earth at the center of the so ...
... ago, was the first scientist to formulate this idea. In the Ptolemaic system, or geocentric view of the universe, Ptolemy described the planets and stars are revolving around the Earth in perfect circular orbits. Definition: an early model of the universe which puts the Earth at the center of the so ...
Ptolemy, Copernicus - Berry College Professional WordPress Sites
... no set scale for relating the size of one planet’s orbit to another. Even the order of the planets is not determined in the Ptolemaic system. • The model automatically makes a planet brighter when it is in retrograde, because at that time it will be closer to Earth. • Retrograde can be synchronize ...
... no set scale for relating the size of one planet’s orbit to another. Even the order of the planets is not determined in the Ptolemaic system. • The model automatically makes a planet brighter when it is in retrograde, because at that time it will be closer to Earth. • Retrograde can be synchronize ...
August 2014 - Hermanus Astronomy
... one of the largest known planet embryos. It came into existence at the same time as the solar system. Spurring scientific interest, NASA sent the Dawn spacecraft on Vesta’s orbit for one year between July 2011 and July 2012. A team of researchers from EPFL as well as the University of Bern in Britta ...
... one of the largest known planet embryos. It came into existence at the same time as the solar system. Spurring scientific interest, NASA sent the Dawn spacecraft on Vesta’s orbit for one year between July 2011 and July 2012. A team of researchers from EPFL as well as the University of Bern in Britta ...
Powerpoint - BU Imaging Science
... • Do most solar systems contain small, inner terrestrial planets and large, outer jovian planets? • Are there other types of planets? • Can the nebular theory explain structure of extrasolar planetary systems? • Is the structure of our solar system ...
... • Do most solar systems contain small, inner terrestrial planets and large, outer jovian planets? • Are there other types of planets? • Can the nebular theory explain structure of extrasolar planetary systems? • Is the structure of our solar system ...
Topic 13: Interpreting Geologic History
... Often when magma rises toward the Earth’s surface, pieces of the rock the magma is intruding (pushing through) will fall into the magma. If the magma is cool enough, those pieces will not melt, they will become and inclusion. ...
... Often when magma rises toward the Earth’s surface, pieces of the rock the magma is intruding (pushing through) will fall into the magma. If the magma is cool enough, those pieces will not melt, they will become and inclusion. ...
Additional Exercises for Chapter 4 Computations of Copernicus and
... days; 112.35 − 74.48 = 37.87 days. [Different accuracy and roundoff procedures will lead to different estimates.] 65. The collection of known planets is larger now than at the time of Galileo and Kepler. Beyond Saturn, the planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto (in order of increasing distance from the S ...
... days; 112.35 − 74.48 = 37.87 days. [Different accuracy and roundoff procedures will lead to different estimates.] 65. The collection of known planets is larger now than at the time of Galileo and Kepler. Beyond Saturn, the planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto (in order of increasing distance from the S ...
TESSMANN PLANETARIUM GUIDE TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... Curiosity has discovered phosphates in the martian soil. This suggest that crops could be grown in Martian greenhouses. So far, no evidence has been discovered that life ever existed on Mars, but we’re still searching. Loss of the Magnetic Core ...
... Curiosity has discovered phosphates in the martian soil. This suggest that crops could be grown in Martian greenhouses. So far, no evidence has been discovered that life ever existed on Mars, but we’re still searching. Loss of the Magnetic Core ...
Essential Knowledge #1 It is essential for students to know that Earth
... It is essential for students to know that Earth is a planet that orbits around the Sun. There are also other planets that orbit the Sun; some are closer to the Sun than Earth, and others are farther away. Some are small, rocky planets like Earth unlike Earth. Planets - Planets are bodies, natural sa ...
... It is essential for students to know that Earth is a planet that orbits around the Sun. There are also other planets that orbit the Sun; some are closer to the Sun than Earth, and others are farther away. Some are small, rocky planets like Earth unlike Earth. Planets - Planets are bodies, natural sa ...
Pluto and the Kuiper Belt
... Jupiter and Saturn are failed stars. They have the same composition as the Sun but are not massive enough for the nuclear reactions that power stars. However, they shone like faint stars for a few hundred million years while they were forming, radiating away the excess energy from their gravitationa ...
... Jupiter and Saturn are failed stars. They have the same composition as the Sun but are not massive enough for the nuclear reactions that power stars. However, they shone like faint stars for a few hundred million years while they were forming, radiating away the excess energy from their gravitationa ...
Friday Feb 25th, 2000
... Side note… things in orbit pg 127-8 • The moon, or satellites, or the space shuttle are in orbit around the Earth. • There is no weight to objects in orbit of other objects because they are falling around the body they are circling. • There IS gravity, it is constantly pulling the object downward, ...
... Side note… things in orbit pg 127-8 • The moon, or satellites, or the space shuttle are in orbit around the Earth. • There is no weight to objects in orbit of other objects because they are falling around the body they are circling. • There IS gravity, it is constantly pulling the object downward, ...
Winter 2006 - Cornell Astronomy
... bodies like Ceres and Pluto are 100,000 times weaker; they exercise little or no control over their neighborhood. This criterion is what the IAU ultimately chose as the defining trait in its definition of a planet. Pluto—just like Ceres 150 years ago— lost its status as a planet. The decision did no ...
... bodies like Ceres and Pluto are 100,000 times weaker; they exercise little or no control over their neighborhood. This criterion is what the IAU ultimately chose as the defining trait in its definition of a planet. Pluto—just like Ceres 150 years ago— lost its status as a planet. The decision did no ...
The Solar System
... the sun in elliptical (oval) orbits. http://www.solarsystemscope.com/ http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/outerplan ets/orbit_simulator/ • The planets in our solar system differ in size, composition (rock or gas), surface and atmospheric conditions, and distance from the sun. ...
... the sun in elliptical (oval) orbits. http://www.solarsystemscope.com/ http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/outerplan ets/orbit_simulator/ • The planets in our solar system differ in size, composition (rock or gas), surface and atmospheric conditions, and distance from the sun. ...
1 UNIT 3 EARTH HISTORY - POSSIBLE TEST QUESTIONS OUR
... 45. Over time, what is the fate of our sun? 46. What might be the fate of our sun if it had more than 4 times its present mass? Nearest Star Other Than the Sun 47. What is its name? Other Planets Not in Our Solar System (Exoplanets) 48. About how many planets (exoplanets) have been discovered beyond ...
... 45. Over time, what is the fate of our sun? 46. What might be the fate of our sun if it had more than 4 times its present mass? Nearest Star Other Than the Sun 47. What is its name? Other Planets Not in Our Solar System (Exoplanets) 48. About how many planets (exoplanets) have been discovered beyond ...
Late Heavy Bombardment
The Late Heavy Bombardment (abbreviated LHB and also known as the lunar cataclysm) is a hypothetical event thought to have occurred approximately 4.1 to 3.8 billion years (Ga) ago, corresponding to the Neohadean and Eoarchean eras on Earth. During this interval, a disproportionately large number of asteroids apparently collided with the early terrestrial planets in the inner Solar System, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The LHB happened after the Earth and other rocky planets had formed and accreted most of their mass, but still quite early in Earth's history.Evidence for the LHB derives from lunar samples brought back by the Apollo astronauts. Isotopic dating of Moon rocks implies that most impact melts occurred in a rather narrow interval of time. Several hypotheses are now offered to explain the apparent spike in the flux of impactors (i.e. asteroids and comets) in the inner Solar System, but no consensus yet exists. The Nice model is popular among planetary scientists; it postulates that the gas giant planets underwent orbital migration and scattered objects in the asteroid and/or Kuiper belts into eccentric orbits, and thereby into the path of the terrestrial planets. Other researchers argue that the lunar sample data do not require a cataclysmic cratering event near 3.9 Ga, and that the apparent clustering of impact melt ages near this time is an artifact of sampling materials retrieved from a single large impact basin. They also note that the rate of impact cratering could be significantly different between the outer and inner zones of the Solar System.