To learn how the shape and period of... To learn how the shape of the orbit... Gravity, Orbits and Kepler’s Laws
... 3. Imagine another solar system with a star of the same mass as the Sun. In this solar system there is a planet with a mass twice that of Earth orbiting at a distance of 1 AU from the star. What is the orbital period of that planet? Explain your answer based on what you observed in this activity. 4. ...
... 3. Imagine another solar system with a star of the same mass as the Sun. In this solar system there is a planet with a mass twice that of Earth orbiting at a distance of 1 AU from the star. What is the orbital period of that planet? Explain your answer based on what you observed in this activity. 4. ...
Chapter 8 (in pdf)
... Which of these facts is NOT explained by the nebular theory? a) There are two main types of planets: terrestrial and jovian. b) Planets orbit in same direction and plane. c) Existence of asteroids and comets. d) Number of planets of each type (4 terrestrial and 4 jovian). ...
... Which of these facts is NOT explained by the nebular theory? a) There are two main types of planets: terrestrial and jovian. b) Planets orbit in same direction and plane. c) Existence of asteroids and comets. d) Number of planets of each type (4 terrestrial and 4 jovian). ...
Chap. 4: Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets
... What paths do the planets follow as they move around the Sun? Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) What did Galileo (1564-1642) see in his telescope that confirmed that the planets orbit the Sun? What fundamental laws of nature explain the motions of objects on Earth as well as the motions of the planets? Wh ...
... What paths do the planets follow as they move around the Sun? Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) What did Galileo (1564-1642) see in his telescope that confirmed that the planets orbit the Sun? What fundamental laws of nature explain the motions of objects on Earth as well as the motions of the planets? Wh ...
history of astro outline 2014
... (Galileo observed the location of the four moons of Jupiter over time, and concluded that they are orbiting Jupiter because they move across from one side of the planet to the other). 3. Imperfections on the Moon’s surface: The Moon’s surface was irregular and crater-filled 4. Dark spots on the Sun: ...
... (Galileo observed the location of the four moons of Jupiter over time, and concluded that they are orbiting Jupiter because they move across from one side of the planet to the other). 3. Imperfections on the Moon’s surface: The Moon’s surface was irregular and crater-filled 4. Dark spots on the Sun: ...
PPTX - University of Colorado Boulder
... Upsilon Andromedae is a binary star located about 44 light-years away from the Earth. The primary star is a yellow-white dwarf star that is younger than the Sun. There is a second star that is a red dwarf in a wide orbit. As of 2010, four confirmed extrasolar planets have been discovered. ...
... Upsilon Andromedae is a binary star located about 44 light-years away from the Earth. The primary star is a yellow-white dwarf star that is younger than the Sun. There is a second star that is a red dwarf in a wide orbit. As of 2010, four confirmed extrasolar planets have been discovered. ...
The Search for Earth-Like Planets
... the occasion of discovering and observing four Planets, never seen from the beginning of the world up to our own times, their positions, and the observations... about their movements and their changes of magnitude; and I summon all astronomers to apply themselves to examine and determine their perio ...
... the occasion of discovering and observing four Planets, never seen from the beginning of the world up to our own times, their positions, and the observations... about their movements and their changes of magnitude; and I summon all astronomers to apply themselves to examine and determine their perio ...
morby-DDPW03
... The divergent migration of Jupiter and Saturn drives secular resonances across the terrestrial planets region and the asteroid belt. If this migration takes as long as a few My, this: i) Makes the terrestrial planets too eccentric or even unstable ...
... The divergent migration of Jupiter and Saturn drives secular resonances across the terrestrial planets region and the asteroid belt. If this migration takes as long as a few My, this: i) Makes the terrestrial planets too eccentric or even unstable ...
Jupiter-Mars Encounter 17 October 2015
... At the present time all three of these naked-eye planets are slowly moving eastward under the tail of Leo the lion. Since Mars is closer to the sun than is Jupiter, the red planet moves more swiftly and the gap between the two is closing. On the morning of October 17 that gap will be a mere 0.4 degr ...
... At the present time all three of these naked-eye planets are slowly moving eastward under the tail of Leo the lion. Since Mars is closer to the sun than is Jupiter, the red planet moves more swiftly and the gap between the two is closing. On the morning of October 17 that gap will be a mere 0.4 degr ...
Science Home Learning for this Week Inner Planets Review
... True or False: Earth is unique in our solar system for having liquid mercury on its surface. True or False: Oxygen makes up about 20% of Earth’s atmosphere. True or False: Space ships have given scientists important information about Mercury, Venus, and Mars. ...
... True or False: Earth is unique in our solar system for having liquid mercury on its surface. True or False: Oxygen makes up about 20% of Earth’s atmosphere. True or False: Space ships have given scientists important information about Mercury, Venus, and Mars. ...
Plotting planets
... The orbits of all planets except Earth lie in planes different from the ecliptic. In order to plot a planet’s motion, planetary coordinates must be converted to ecliptic coordinates. How to do this is determined by the remaining three of the planet’s elements. As the planet moves around its orbit, t ...
... The orbits of all planets except Earth lie in planes different from the ecliptic. In order to plot a planet’s motion, planetary coordinates must be converted to ecliptic coordinates. How to do this is determined by the remaining three of the planet’s elements. As the planet moves around its orbit, t ...
Chapter 9 Planetary Geology
... • Planets close to Sun are too hot for rain, snow, ice and so have less erosion • More difficult for hot planet to retain atmosphere • Planets far from Sun are too cold for rain, limiting ...
... • Planets close to Sun are too hot for rain, snow, ice and so have less erosion • More difficult for hot planet to retain atmosphere • Planets far from Sun are too cold for rain, limiting ...
instructor notes: week 2
... Rotation. The act of spinning on an axis. Revolution. The act of orbiting another object. Geocentric. = Earth-centred. Heliocentric. = Sun-centred. Opposition. When a planet is opposite (180° from) the Sun. Conjunction. When a planet is in the same direction as. Typically refers to conjunction with ...
... Rotation. The act of spinning on an axis. Revolution. The act of orbiting another object. Geocentric. = Earth-centred. Heliocentric. = Sun-centred. Opposition. When a planet is opposite (180° from) the Sun. Conjunction. When a planet is in the same direction as. Typically refers to conjunction with ...
Study Guide for Unit 4: Stars and Solar System
... *The moon revolves around the Earth. *The moon also rotates. Because the moon revolves and rotates at the same pace we only see one side of the moon. It takes about 28 days for the Moon to make one complete rotation and revolution around the Earth. *The moons rotation and revolution around the Earth ...
... *The moon revolves around the Earth. *The moon also rotates. Because the moon revolves and rotates at the same pace we only see one side of the moon. It takes about 28 days for the Moon to make one complete rotation and revolution around the Earth. *The moons rotation and revolution around the Earth ...
Solar System
... those data in a new table that includes your new calculation and the distances obtained above. Include your table here 8. What is the unit of this new quantity? (This new quantity is called the frequency, which is the number of cycles per unit of time) 9. Plot those frequencies vs the distance. Incl ...
... those data in a new table that includes your new calculation and the distances obtained above. Include your table here 8. What is the unit of this new quantity? (This new quantity is called the frequency, which is the number of cycles per unit of time) 9. Plot those frequencies vs the distance. Incl ...
Kepler`s First Law
... planets that orbit near the Sun orbit with shorter periods than planets that are far from the Sun MASS DOES NOT MATTER Both have p = 1 year ...
... planets that orbit near the Sun orbit with shorter periods than planets that are far from the Sun MASS DOES NOT MATTER Both have p = 1 year ...
The Hunt for Epsilon Eridani c to Study its Earthly
... It is crucial to determine distinctly whether there is a second planet orbiting Epsilon Eridani. Not only will its features likely resemble that of earth’s, but it may also aid in the explanation of the Kuiper Belt mass distribution in our own solar system. By investigating these near IR images I am ...
... It is crucial to determine distinctly whether there is a second planet orbiting Epsilon Eridani. Not only will its features likely resemble that of earth’s, but it may also aid in the explanation of the Kuiper Belt mass distribution in our own solar system. By investigating these near IR images I am ...
Exam 3
... the size of the particles that make up the Saturnian rings are larger than those that make up the rings of the other Jovian planets c) the rings of Saturn have shepherd moons. d) the rings of Saturn are actually caused by a completely different effect that what caused the rings of the other Jovian p ...
... the size of the particles that make up the Saturnian rings are larger than those that make up the rings of the other Jovian planets c) the rings of Saturn have shepherd moons. d) the rings of Saturn are actually caused by a completely different effect that what caused the rings of the other Jovian p ...
The Jovian Planets Sizes of Jovian planets compared to the Earth
... to all of the Jovian planets • Theory 2: they formed from leftover chunks of rocks and ice that condensed into a disk of gas around the planet. Problem: these chunks would been ground down in size by impacts with small dust particles that orbit the Sun. The ground up remains would have lost angular ...
... to all of the Jovian planets • Theory 2: they formed from leftover chunks of rocks and ice that condensed into a disk of gas around the planet. Problem: these chunks would been ground down in size by impacts with small dust particles that orbit the Sun. The ground up remains would have lost angular ...
Eight Planets
... of rock and various ices. Like the other gas planets, Uranus has bands of clouds ...
... of rock and various ices. Like the other gas planets, Uranus has bands of clouds ...
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... Mercury: OK. I am the closest planet to the Sun. I am the second smallest planet in the solar system. I rotate so slowly that my day is 58 ½ Earth days long! I am rocky, nearly airless, and covered with craters. Host: Do you have any moons? Mercury: Nope, no moons. Host: What makes you special? Merc ...
... Mercury: OK. I am the closest planet to the Sun. I am the second smallest planet in the solar system. I rotate so slowly that my day is 58 ½ Earth days long! I am rocky, nearly airless, and covered with craters. Host: Do you have any moons? Mercury: Nope, no moons. Host: What makes you special? Merc ...
23.3 Note Guide The Outer Planets In 2004, the space probe
... Neptune, where it resided from 1979 through February 1999 In 1978 the moon _________________________________ was discovered orbiting Pluto Because of its close proximity to the planet, the best ground-based images of Charon show it only as an elongated bulge In 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope produc ...
... Neptune, where it resided from 1979 through February 1999 In 1978 the moon _________________________________ was discovered orbiting Pluto Because of its close proximity to the planet, the best ground-based images of Charon show it only as an elongated bulge In 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope produc ...
PDF 630 kB - Prague Relativistic Astrophysics
... %. Unfortunately, there is valid across all scales of distances. observed on the Sun’s surface. Credit: A. Kosovichev. ...
... %. Unfortunately, there is valid across all scales of distances. observed on the Sun’s surface. Credit: A. Kosovichev. ...
About our Solar System
... Our Solar System is our local neighbourhood in space and is dominated by the Sun. The Sun is huge – about one million Earths could fit inside it, and it makes up about 99.8 percent of our Solar System’s mass. Eight major planets circle the Sun. These are divided into two groups: ●● The inner Solar ...
... Our Solar System is our local neighbourhood in space and is dominated by the Sun. The Sun is huge – about one million Earths could fit inside it, and it makes up about 99.8 percent of our Solar System’s mass. Eight major planets circle the Sun. These are divided into two groups: ●● The inner Solar ...
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.