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 ...
Chapter 19: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
... almost all of the impacts that the bodies have had. ...
... almost all of the impacts that the bodies have had. ...
The Solar System
... is an average-sized star. The Sun is 870,000 miles across. The Sun ‘s gravity helps hold the objects in the solar system in place. ...
... is an average-sized star. The Sun is 870,000 miles across. The Sun ‘s gravity helps hold the objects in the solar system in place. ...
Natural Satellites
... Earth : Moon Mars : Phobos and Deimos Pluto : Charon Uranus : Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon • Neptune : Proteus, Triton, Nereid • Saturn : Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus, Phoebe ...
... Earth : Moon Mars : Phobos and Deimos Pluto : Charon Uranus : Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon • Neptune : Proteus, Triton, Nereid • Saturn : Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus, Phoebe ...
Terrestrial Bodies of the Solar System
... • At 700+ Celsius, nothing can survive! • Metals such as lead, tin and zinc will melt ...
... • At 700+ Celsius, nothing can survive! • Metals such as lead, tin and zinc will melt ...
Sample test.
... A) Under a few million years old as there are no craters. B) 200-500 million years old; there are some craters, but not a large amount. C) 3-3.5 billion years old: it is moderate-to-heavily cratered but not saturated with craters. D) It is impossible to estimate the age of this object as it is made ...
... A) Under a few million years old as there are no craters. B) 200-500 million years old; there are some craters, but not a large amount. C) 3-3.5 billion years old: it is moderate-to-heavily cratered but not saturated with craters. D) It is impossible to estimate the age of this object as it is made ...
The Mystery of Mars - Open Court Resources.com
... molecules to the Martian surface. The scientist found remnants of a meteorite in the desert. meteorite- a piece of matter from the solar system that hits a planet or moon’s surface ...
... molecules to the Martian surface. The scientist found remnants of a meteorite in the desert. meteorite- a piece of matter from the solar system that hits a planet or moon’s surface ...
Chapter 6 - Formation of the Solar System
... The unseen far side of the Moon is always dark. - Wrong! Far side of the Moon gets as much sunlight as the side facing us over the course of a month. You can’t see the Moon during the day. - Wrong! The Moon is often up during the day. ...
... The unseen far side of the Moon is always dark. - Wrong! Far side of the Moon gets as much sunlight as the side facing us over the course of a month. You can’t see the Moon during the day. - Wrong! The Moon is often up during the day. ...
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... planets, their moons, the asteroids, comets, meteoroids and other rocks and gas all orbitthe
Unit 2 -- Our Solar System
... • Mostly hydrogen and helium, but had smaller amounts of carbon, nickel, iron, aluminum, and silicon. • Cloud spun around and flattened. • Clumps began to collide and condense forming small clumps (planetary seeds) ...
... • Mostly hydrogen and helium, but had smaller amounts of carbon, nickel, iron, aluminum, and silicon. • Cloud spun around and flattened. • Clumps began to collide and condense forming small clumps (planetary seeds) ...
Life in the Universe
... The first plants on land were probably algae After the heavy bombardment ended, the common ancestor of life formed Life rapidly grew and diversified, but remained single cell organisms for 1 billion years. The land was still inhospitable until the ozone layer formed – this required atmospheric o ...
... The first plants on land were probably algae After the heavy bombardment ended, the common ancestor of life formed Life rapidly grew and diversified, but remained single cell organisms for 1 billion years. The land was still inhospitable until the ozone layer formed – this required atmospheric o ...
The Solar System
... closest to the sun. They are also known as the terrestrial (earthlike) planets because they all have rocky crust, dense mantle layers, and very dense cores. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. ...
... closest to the sun. They are also known as the terrestrial (earthlike) planets because they all have rocky crust, dense mantle layers, and very dense cores. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. ...
Astronomy History of Ancient Models
... 1. Used Tycho’s data to plot the orbit of Mars and other “wanderers” 2. Found that Mars’ orbit is actually elliptical, not circular 3. Mar’s speed changes as it moves in orbit. 4. Developed 3 laws which to this day are still valid. a. Law 1: Planets travel in ellipses (not circles). b. Law 2: Planet ...
... 1. Used Tycho’s data to plot the orbit of Mars and other “wanderers” 2. Found that Mars’ orbit is actually elliptical, not circular 3. Mar’s speed changes as it moves in orbit. 4. Developed 3 laws which to this day are still valid. a. Law 1: Planets travel in ellipses (not circles). b. Law 2: Planet ...
Astronomy Observations3
... Celestial objects are not actually moving from east to west across the sky, rather the earth is rotating under them. ...
... Celestial objects are not actually moving from east to west across the sky, rather the earth is rotating under them. ...
Universal Gravitation
... • 1571-1630 Johannes Kepler • 1. Law of Ellipses : – If e = 0, then the two foci are at the same location and it is a circle ...
... • 1571-1630 Johannes Kepler • 1. Law of Ellipses : – If e = 0, then the two foci are at the same location and it is a circle ...
Lecture012104
... between the Sun and the Moon Lunar eclipses are visible from anywhere on the night side of Earth ...
... between the Sun and the Moon Lunar eclipses are visible from anywhere on the night side of Earth ...
Eclipses and Forces - FSU
... between the Sun and the Moon Lunar eclipses are visible from anywhere on the night side of Earth ...
... between the Sun and the Moon Lunar eclipses are visible from anywhere on the night side of Earth ...
Exploring the Universe, Test #3, Summer 97
... d) the maximum distance a spacecraft can be sent from Earth 27. Cassini’s division is a) a new form of math b) imaginary line which divides a planet into Eastern and Western hemispheres c) a gap in Saturn’s rings d) the space between Mars and Jupiter where there is no planet 28. The many ringlets w ...
... d) the maximum distance a spacecraft can be sent from Earth 27. Cassini’s division is a) a new form of math b) imaginary line which divides a planet into Eastern and Western hemispheres c) a gap in Saturn’s rings d) the space between Mars and Jupiter where there is no planet 28. The many ringlets w ...
Gravity and Orbital Motions
... Sun, since the Sun is about 330,000 times more massive than Earth. For an equal mass system, the center-of-mass would be located at the mid point of their mutual orbits. ...
... Sun, since the Sun is about 330,000 times more massive than Earth. For an equal mass system, the center-of-mass would be located at the mid point of their mutual orbits. ...
Name
... questions to learn more about the history of space exploration and to become better acquainted with several important events that have occurred during the “Space Race” and beyond! ** This assignment will count as a quiz grade for the 4th marking period. ** Directions: Using our class timeline, answe ...
... questions to learn more about the history of space exploration and to become better acquainted with several important events that have occurred during the “Space Race” and beyond! ** This assignment will count as a quiz grade for the 4th marking period. ** Directions: Using our class timeline, answe ...
Nebular Hypothesis and the origin of our Solar system
... The planets, satellites, comets, asteroids, and the Sun itself formed from the same cloud of interstellar gas and dust The composition of this cloud was shaped by cosmic processes, including nuclear reactions that took place within stars that died long before our solar system was formed Different pl ...
... The planets, satellites, comets, asteroids, and the Sun itself formed from the same cloud of interstellar gas and dust The composition of this cloud was shaped by cosmic processes, including nuclear reactions that took place within stars that died long before our solar system was formed Different pl ...
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... How might its surface be different? (8.4.e) 23. IDENTIFY CAUSE Mercury’s surface is not as hot as Venus’s, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. In addition, the night side of Mercury gets very cold, while the night side of Venus is about as hot as the day side. Why are the temperature patterns ...
... How might its surface be different? (8.4.e) 23. IDENTIFY CAUSE Mercury’s surface is not as hot as Venus’s, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. In addition, the night side of Mercury gets very cold, while the night side of Venus is about as hot as the day side. Why are the temperature patterns ...