Chapter 9 Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets
... 2. Newton’s third law: Comet goes one way, tail goes the other 3. The solar wind blows on them 4. They don’t; this is just a perspective effect of how we view them ...
... 2. Newton’s third law: Comet goes one way, tail goes the other 3. The solar wind blows on them 4. They don’t; this is just a perspective effect of how we view them ...
Astronomy Club of Asheville May 2016 Sky Events
... The planet Saturn can be found late night this month – rising at 10:45 p.m. EDT on May 1st and at 8:38 p.m. EDT on May 31st. So good telescopic views of Saturn will be a late night affair this month. Saturn reaches opposition – closest position to Earth for the year on June 3rd. Venus, Uranus an ...
... The planet Saturn can be found late night this month – rising at 10:45 p.m. EDT on May 1st and at 8:38 p.m. EDT on May 31st. So good telescopic views of Saturn will be a late night affair this month. Saturn reaches opposition – closest position to Earth for the year on June 3rd. Venus, Uranus an ...
Gravity Basics The Power of Attraction
... Since the Sun is such a massive object, Earth and all the other planets in the solar system are attracted to it. You may be wondering why the planets don’t fall into the Sun directly. The only factor preventing this from happening is the speed at which the planets are traveling. ...
... Since the Sun is such a massive object, Earth and all the other planets in the solar system are attracted to it. You may be wondering why the planets don’t fall into the Sun directly. The only factor preventing this from happening is the speed at which the planets are traveling. ...
Summary of Objectives for Test 1
... Explain why the Moon exhibits phases. Draw the Sun-Earth-Moon system showing the Moon’s orbit (not to scale), draw Moon in several different positions in its orbit and shade in Earth and Moon indicating which side is lit and which is dark. Use that drawing to explain what phase you will see for each ...
... Explain why the Moon exhibits phases. Draw the Sun-Earth-Moon system showing the Moon’s orbit (not to scale), draw Moon in several different positions in its orbit and shade in Earth and Moon indicating which side is lit and which is dark. Use that drawing to explain what phase you will see for each ...
Study Guide for 1ST Astronomy Exam
... Write the planets in order of increasing distance from the Sun, Define a dwarf planet, Identify dwarf planets in the solar system, Using a ratio determine how much larger one object is compared to another given their diameters, Convert AU into kilometers and kilometers into AU. Unit 2: Bey ...
... Write the planets in order of increasing distance from the Sun, Define a dwarf planet, Identify dwarf planets in the solar system, Using a ratio determine how much larger one object is compared to another given their diameters, Convert AU into kilometers and kilometers into AU. Unit 2: Bey ...
Answer Key Cloze
... smallest planet in our Solar System. This cold, rocky planet was the last planet to be discovered (Pluto was considered to be a planet from its discovery until 2006, when it was reclassified as a dwarf planet). Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. Unlike the 8 larger planets in our Solar Syst ...
... smallest planet in our Solar System. This cold, rocky planet was the last planet to be discovered (Pluto was considered to be a planet from its discovery until 2006, when it was reclassified as a dwarf planet). Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. Unlike the 8 larger planets in our Solar Syst ...
the moons of jovian planets.
... d) comets that were trapped by Jupiter’s gravitational field. Explanation: Asteroids, meteoroids, and comets may have not changed at all since the solar system formed. ...
... d) comets that were trapped by Jupiter’s gravitational field. Explanation: Asteroids, meteoroids, and comets may have not changed at all since the solar system formed. ...
Lecture8_2014_v2 - UCO/Lick Observatory
... been observed around other stars; there are another approx. 3700 candidate planets not yet confirmed – How have they been detected? – What do they look like? – What do they tell us? – What does the future hold? With thanks to Susan Cartwright Simulation by Geoff Bryden, JPL: Solar system and disk ba ...
... been observed around other stars; there are another approx. 3700 candidate planets not yet confirmed – How have they been detected? – What do they look like? – What do they tell us? – What does the future hold? With thanks to Susan Cartwright Simulation by Geoff Bryden, JPL: Solar system and disk ba ...
Chapter 8 Moons, Rings, and Plutoids
... 8.6 Plutoids and the Kuiper Belt The first Kuiper belt objects were observed in the 1990s, and more than 700 are now known. Some of them are comparable in size to Pluto. These images show Eris and its moon Dysnomia. ...
... 8.6 Plutoids and the Kuiper Belt The first Kuiper belt objects were observed in the 1990s, and more than 700 are now known. Some of them are comparable in size to Pluto. These images show Eris and its moon Dysnomia. ...
Comets and Asteroids Up-close
... Ceres: Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system. It was the first member of the asteroid belt to be discovered when Giuseppe Piazzi spotted it in 1801. ...
... Ceres: Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system. It was the first member of the asteroid belt to be discovered when Giuseppe Piazzi spotted it in 1801. ...
star - Where Tomorrow Begins
... • Day might refer to the time when the sun is up, for example, "my cat sleeps all day", or it might mean an entire 24-hour period, usually counted starting from midnight. The opposite of day is night. ...
... • Day might refer to the time when the sun is up, for example, "my cat sleeps all day", or it might mean an entire 24-hour period, usually counted starting from midnight. The opposite of day is night. ...
Barycenter of Solar System Moon orbits
... • Curve-outward orbits related to mass ratios of Sun and planet – compared to the distance ratio of Moon to planet • We can create a ‘simulation’ system – with “fake” orbits – The “principles” would still apply – Can adjust radii and orbit periods – watch cross product! ...
... • Curve-outward orbits related to mass ratios of Sun and planet – compared to the distance ratio of Moon to planet • We can create a ‘simulation’ system – with “fake” orbits – The “principles” would still apply – Can adjust radii and orbit periods – watch cross product! ...
1 A future news release might report that a new planet has been
... A future news release might report that a new planet has been found around a star very similar to our sun. This newly discovered planet is claimed to have a mass 40 times that of Earth and is located nearly 25 AU from the star it orbits. Which of the following would be reasonable predictions about t ...
... A future news release might report that a new planet has been found around a star very similar to our sun. This newly discovered planet is claimed to have a mass 40 times that of Earth and is located nearly 25 AU from the star it orbits. Which of the following would be reasonable predictions about t ...
SPECIAL REPORT
... moving on nearly circular orbits. After this comes a longer-lasting phase in which embryos “compete.” As these objects interact with one another’s gravity over many orbits, their initially circular orbits become increasingly elliptical. Once these orbits grow eccentric enough, planetary embryos coll ...
... moving on nearly circular orbits. After this comes a longer-lasting phase in which embryos “compete.” As these objects interact with one another’s gravity over many orbits, their initially circular orbits become increasingly elliptical. Once these orbits grow eccentric enough, planetary embryos coll ...
Midterm Review -- Astronomy Unit
... If the tail of a comet points to the right, what does that mean? a. The comet is moving to the right b. The comet is moving to the left c. The sun is to the right of the comet d. The sun is to the left of the comet ...
... If the tail of a comet points to the right, what does that mean? a. The comet is moving to the right b. The comet is moving to the left c. The sun is to the right of the comet d. The sun is to the left of the comet ...
Solar System Formation, Earth, Mercury, and the Moon (Professor
... breaking them up, and ejecting some from the solar system , or toward the sun. •Jovian worlds all have ring systems. Their large mass makes it easy for them to hold onto orbiting ring particles. ...
... breaking them up, and ejecting some from the solar system , or toward the sun. •Jovian worlds all have ring systems. Their large mass makes it easy for them to hold onto orbiting ring particles. ...
Unit 3 Solar System Webquest
... poster (Scroll down to see some planet cutouts you may want to us. Ask your teacher for a copy.) Glogster PowerPoint or Google Presentation PhotoStory 3 original song (Decide on a familiar tune, write lyrics to go with the tune, then practice singing it.) ...
... poster (Scroll down to see some planet cutouts you may want to us. Ask your teacher for a copy.) Glogster PowerPoint or Google Presentation PhotoStory 3 original song (Decide on a familiar tune, write lyrics to go with the tune, then practice singing it.) ...
The Science of Astronomy - Ohio Wesleyan University
... • Galileo found that falling objects all accelerate at the same rate, regardless of weight – Aristotle stated that the rate of fall of an object depends on ...
... • Galileo found that falling objects all accelerate at the same rate, regardless of weight – Aristotle stated that the rate of fall of an object depends on ...
THE PLANETS C - White-Thomson Publishing Services
... Until 2006, people said that there were nine planets in our ...
... Until 2006, people said that there were nine planets in our ...
sidereal day
... the Solar System? “The astronomer must try his utmost to explain celestial motions by the simplest possible hypothesis; but if he fails to do so, he must choose whatever other hypotheses meet the case.” ...
... the Solar System? “The astronomer must try his utmost to explain celestial motions by the simplest possible hypothesis; but if he fails to do so, he must choose whatever other hypotheses meet the case.” ...
Chapter 2: Emergence of Modern Astronomy
... • First man to point a telescope at the sky • wanted to connect physics on earth with the heavens • Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems This book got him in trouble with the Church ...
... • First man to point a telescope at the sky • wanted to connect physics on earth with the heavens • Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems This book got him in trouble with the Church ...
Document
... flood of ultraviolet light emitted by four bright stars, collectively called the Trapezium. ...
... flood of ultraviolet light emitted by four bright stars, collectively called the Trapezium. ...
A Walk through the Universe
... Greek myths Uranus was Saturn’s father just as Saturn was Jupiter’s father. [When someone gets Neptune:] Yes, that’s Neptune. It’s easy to remember which is Uranus and which is Neptune, because Neptune was the Greek god of the sea, and Neptune the planet is blue like the sea. But that was just luck, ...
... Greek myths Uranus was Saturn’s father just as Saturn was Jupiter’s father. [When someone gets Neptune:] Yes, that’s Neptune. It’s easy to remember which is Uranus and which is Neptune, because Neptune was the Greek god of the sea, and Neptune the planet is blue like the sea. But that was just luck, ...
Definition of planet
The definition of planet, since the word was coined by the ancient Greeks, has included within its scope a wide range of celestial bodies. Greek astronomers employed the term asteres planetai (ἀστέρες πλανῆται), ""wandering stars"", for star-like objects which apparently moved over the sky. Over the millennia, the term has included a variety of different objects, from the Sun and the Moon to satellites and asteroids.By the end of the 19th century the word planet, though it had yet to be defined, had become a working term applied only to a small set of objects in the Solar System. After 1992, however, astronomers began to discover many additional objects beyond the orbit of Neptune, as well as hundreds of objects orbiting other stars. These discoveries not only increased the number of potential planets, but also expanded their variety and peculiarity. Some were nearly large enough to be stars, while others were smaller than Earth's moon. These discoveries challenged long-perceived notions of what a planet could be.The issue of a clear definition for planet came to a head in 2005 with the discovery of the trans-Neptunian object Eris, a body more massive than the smallest then-accepted planet, Pluto. In its 2006 response, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), recognised by astronomers as the world body responsible for resolving issues of nomenclature, released its decision on the matter. This definition, which applies only to the Solar System, states that a planet is a body that orbits the Sun, is massive enough for its own gravity to make it round, and has ""cleared its neighbourhood"" of smaller objects around its orbit. Under this new definition, Pluto and the other trans-Neptunian objects do not qualify as planets. The IAU's decision has not resolved all controversies, and while many scientists have accepted the definition, some in the astronomical community have rejected it outright.