Grade 9 Applied Science
... A trick about memorizing terms: The human brain (…your brain…) can only learn so many things at a time. The average number of things is seven (…guess why your telephone number is seven digits long…). To make memorizing these terms easier, you may wish to do only one page at a time. Learn all the ter ...
... A trick about memorizing terms: The human brain (…your brain…) can only learn so many things at a time. The average number of things is seven (…guess why your telephone number is seven digits long…). To make memorizing these terms easier, you may wish to do only one page at a time. Learn all the ter ...
Greek and Hellenistic astronomy
... satisfactorily for some time. However more accurate observations poured in. As Europe came into contact with Arabia the situation became quite complicated. Accurate observations from the observatories around the world- India and China were collected and compiled by Arabs. This data provided a much m ...
... satisfactorily for some time. However more accurate observations poured in. As Europe came into contact with Arabia the situation became quite complicated. Accurate observations from the observatories around the world- India and China were collected and compiled by Arabs. This data provided a much m ...
ASTR1010_HW09
... The state of a material (i.e., gas, liquid, solid, plasma) is dictated by the temperature AND the pressure. Even if the temperature is thousands of degrees, a material can be liquid if the pressure is high enough. ...
... The state of a material (i.e., gas, liquid, solid, plasma) is dictated by the temperature AND the pressure. Even if the temperature is thousands of degrees, a material can be liquid if the pressure is high enough. ...
Space and the Solar System
... • The sun is one of millions of stars in the galaxy known as the Milky Way. • The sun is the source of most of our energy on Earth and the rest of the solar system. • The sun is the source of our heat and allows living things on our planet to ...
... • The sun is one of millions of stars in the galaxy known as the Milky Way. • The sun is the source of most of our energy on Earth and the rest of the solar system. • The sun is the source of our heat and allows living things on our planet to ...
Astronomy 1140 Quiz 3 Review
... 2. Mercury, however, is very faint and very close to the Sun, so it is quite difficult to see even in the morning/evening. 3. Venus has a more favorable orbit to be seen. • Why is Mercury’s surface similar to that of the Moon’s? What feature do they share that causes this? 1. Both the Moon and Mercury ...
... 2. Mercury, however, is very faint and very close to the Sun, so it is quite difficult to see even in the morning/evening. 3. Venus has a more favorable orbit to be seen. • Why is Mercury’s surface similar to that of the Moon’s? What feature do they share that causes this? 1. Both the Moon and Mercury ...
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 ...
File - 5th Grade Science Almost done!!!!!!!!!
... of Saturn's auroras. They show tall auroral curtains, rapidly changing over time when viewed at the limb, or edge, of the planet's northern hemisphere. The sequence of images also reveals that Saturn's auroral curtains reach heights of more than 1,200 km (746 mi) above the planet's limb. These are t ...
... of Saturn's auroras. They show tall auroral curtains, rapidly changing over time when viewed at the limb, or edge, of the planet's northern hemisphere. The sequence of images also reveals that Saturn's auroral curtains reach heights of more than 1,200 km (746 mi) above the planet's limb. These are t ...
Week 13
... g those planets p orbiting • Are not leftover from planet formation because particles are too small to have survived this long. – Must be a continuous replacement of tiny particles…..ergo ongoing collisions today! – Most likely source is impacts of comets and collisions of captured objects (aka moon ...
... g those planets p orbiting • Are not leftover from planet formation because particles are too small to have survived this long. – Must be a continuous replacement of tiny particles…..ergo ongoing collisions today! – Most likely source is impacts of comets and collisions of captured objects (aka moon ...
friends of the planetarium newsletter
... newsletter quarterly, not just three times a year. The newsletters will coincide roughly with the Solstices and Equinoxes so expect a newsletter around the end of March. Also, we are offering you the opportunity to receive your newsletters by email. This helps out in two ways. First, the Planetarium ...
... newsletter quarterly, not just three times a year. The newsletters will coincide roughly with the Solstices and Equinoxes so expect a newsletter around the end of March. Also, we are offering you the opportunity to receive your newsletters by email. This helps out in two ways. First, the Planetarium ...
SAM`S PLANET INFORMATION MERCURY is the closest planet to
... MERCURY is the closest planet to the Sun. It has a bumpy surface, similar to that of the Earth’s Moon. Mercury revolves around the Sun the fastest of all the planets, but it rotates very slowly. Because of this the side of Mercury that faces the Sun is extremely hot. The side turned away from the Su ...
... MERCURY is the closest planet to the Sun. It has a bumpy surface, similar to that of the Earth’s Moon. Mercury revolves around the Sun the fastest of all the planets, but it rotates very slowly. Because of this the side of Mercury that faces the Sun is extremely hot. The side turned away from the Su ...
ESRT Worksheet
... 7. What is the size range for a particle to be classified as silt? ____________________________________ 8. What type of rock contains platy mica crystals? _____________________________________________ 9. In what period did the Catskill Delta form? _________________________________________________ 10 ...
... 7. What is the size range for a particle to be classified as silt? ____________________________________ 8. What type of rock contains platy mica crystals? _____________________________________________ 9. In what period did the Catskill Delta form? _________________________________________________ 10 ...
8-4
... A more massive object has the greater pull on the less massive objects; the Sun being most massive object in the solar system has the greatest pull on objects, like planets, in the solar system. The closer the distance between objects the greater the pull; the Moon has a greater effect on Earth’s ti ...
... A more massive object has the greater pull on the less massive objects; the Sun being most massive object in the solar system has the greatest pull on objects, like planets, in the solar system. The closer the distance between objects the greater the pull; the Moon has a greater effect on Earth’s ti ...
22.1 Early Astronomy
... • When a moon orbits a planet, or a planet orbits a star, both bodies are actually orbiting around a point that lies outside the center of the larger body. • For example, the moon does not orbit the exact center of the Earth, but a point on a line between the Earth and the Moon approx. 1,710 km belo ...
... • When a moon orbits a planet, or a planet orbits a star, both bodies are actually orbiting around a point that lies outside the center of the larger body. • For example, the moon does not orbit the exact center of the Earth, but a point on a line between the Earth and the Moon approx. 1,710 km belo ...
© Space Explorers, Inc.
... three-fourths of our planet is covered with water, it appears blue from outer space. As far as we know, the only life that exists in our solar system comes from Earth. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and has a very thin atmosphere. Also called the red planet because of iron in the soil, over ...
... three-fourths of our planet is covered with water, it appears blue from outer space. As far as we know, the only life that exists in our solar system comes from Earth. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and has a very thin atmosphere. Also called the red planet because of iron in the soil, over ...
The Inner Planets
... to the five outer planets. The four inner planets are small and dense and have rocky surfaces. These planets are often called the terrestrial planets, from the Latin word terra, or “earth.” Earth is unique in our solar system in having liquid water at its surface. Earth has a suitable atmosphere and ...
... to the five outer planets. The four inner planets are small and dense and have rocky surfaces. These planets are often called the terrestrial planets, from the Latin word terra, or “earth.” Earth is unique in our solar system in having liquid water at its surface. Earth has a suitable atmosphere and ...
Aug - Wadhurst Astronomical Society
... William looked at areas where there have been large lava flows such as Sinus Iridum where the very old surface has few newer impact craters and some finer surface features reveal themselves on photographs taken with the Sun at a low angle. ...
... William looked at areas where there have been large lava flows such as Sinus Iridum where the very old surface has few newer impact craters and some finer surface features reveal themselves on photographs taken with the Sun at a low angle. ...
The sun, the earth, and the moon
... Earth cooled Pieces of debris from collision were caught by ...
... Earth cooled Pieces of debris from collision were caught by ...
Week 2 File
... phases similar to the Moon (see right). These can only be observed If Venus goes around the Sun on an inferior orbit (see below), and cannot be explained by a geocentric model (below right). ...
... phases similar to the Moon (see right). These can only be observed If Venus goes around the Sun on an inferior orbit (see below), and cannot be explained by a geocentric model (below right). ...
Origin and Nature of Planetary Systems
... simultaneously both the sizes of the Earth and Moon as well as their distances. The same is true for the modeling the sizes of the planets and their distances from the Sun, as well as the distances to the stars we see in the night sky and their planetary systems. Because of limited time and space, w ...
... simultaneously both the sizes of the Earth and Moon as well as their distances. The same is true for the modeling the sizes of the planets and their distances from the Sun, as well as the distances to the stars we see in the night sky and their planetary systems. Because of limited time and space, w ...
A Planetary Overview
... • It has a thin atmosphere of mostly CO2 • It has polar caps made of CO2 and water-ice • In the past, water very likely flowed on the surface • It has great geological wonders such as a great canyon and the largest volcano in the solar system • It has two tiny moons • It is the most studied extrater ...
... • It has a thin atmosphere of mostly CO2 • It has polar caps made of CO2 and water-ice • In the past, water very likely flowed on the surface • It has great geological wonders such as a great canyon and the largest volcano in the solar system • It has two tiny moons • It is the most studied extrater ...
ASTR1010_HW06
... There is a fifth method, not mentioned by the book. This is the astrometric method and it is like method #1, but instead of detecting the wobble of the star spectroscopically, you actually notice that the star’s proper motion through space is not in a straight line, but follows a sinusoidal pattern. ...
... There is a fifth method, not mentioned by the book. This is the astrometric method and it is like method #1, but instead of detecting the wobble of the star spectroscopically, you actually notice that the star’s proper motion through space is not in a straight line, but follows a sinusoidal pattern. ...
Powers of ten notation
... The convective cells in the planets do not make it to the surface, but are stopped at the base of the lithosphere. The lithosphere includes the crust and the upper mantel region of cooler, stronger rock which does not flow as easily as the warmer, lower ...
... The convective cells in the planets do not make it to the surface, but are stopped at the base of the lithosphere. The lithosphere includes the crust and the upper mantel region of cooler, stronger rock which does not flow as easily as the warmer, lower ...
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.