Solar System
... Formation of the solar system 4. Planetesimals were formed from the colliding matter 5. The planetesimals gained enough matter to become spherical 6. The rocky planets formed close to the sun - they could take the heat 7. The gas giants formed further away from the sun where it is colder ...
... Formation of the solar system 4. Planetesimals were formed from the colliding matter 5. The planetesimals gained enough matter to become spherical 6. The rocky planets formed close to the sun - they could take the heat 7. The gas giants formed further away from the sun where it is colder ...
Quiz #5 – The Sun
... 1. Sunspots moving across the surface of the sun proves that it rotates. 2. Which layers of the sun can be viewed during an eclipse? Chromosphere & corona 3. The fusion reaction that produces the sun’s energy occurs in which layer? Core 4. The apparent yellow surface of the sun is the photosphere. 5 ...
... 1. Sunspots moving across the surface of the sun proves that it rotates. 2. Which layers of the sun can be viewed during an eclipse? Chromosphere & corona 3. The fusion reaction that produces the sun’s energy occurs in which layer? Core 4. The apparent yellow surface of the sun is the photosphere. 5 ...
Seasons
... What’s the season???? • When it is SUMMER in the Northern Hemisphere, it is WINTER in the Southern Hemisphere. • When it is WINTER in the Northern Hemisphere, it is SUMMER in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
... What’s the season???? • When it is SUMMER in the Northern Hemisphere, it is WINTER in the Southern Hemisphere. • When it is WINTER in the Northern Hemisphere, it is SUMMER in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
Solar system - Science 504
... when the moon is in the middle . They are both start with the sun . ...
... when the moon is in the middle . They are both start with the sun . ...
File
... Minor planets AKA “asteroids” – rocky objects in orbit around the sun Usually not visible without telescope Largest is ½ the size of the moon ...
... Minor planets AKA “asteroids” – rocky objects in orbit around the sun Usually not visible without telescope Largest is ½ the size of the moon ...
Name: Class: ______ Date: STAAR Earth and Space Vocabulary
... 7. Asthenosphere-the soft layer within the mantle that flows like a very thick liquid. 8. Astronaut-a person who travels into space from the United States of America. 9. Axis-an imaginary line that runs through the center of a planet from one pole to the other. 10. Big Bang Theory-a scientific theor ...
... 7. Asthenosphere-the soft layer within the mantle that flows like a very thick liquid. 8. Astronaut-a person who travels into space from the United States of America. 9. Axis-an imaginary line that runs through the center of a planet from one pole to the other. 10. Big Bang Theory-a scientific theor ...
old Astro-211 exam 3 (pdf format)
... (a) Report one characteristic that the Earth lacks but all the gas giant planets have. (b) Report one characteristic that the Earth has but all the other terrestrial planets lack. 19. Describe (provide more than just a name, e.g., what does it look like and how did it form) two surface features of t ...
... (a) Report one characteristic that the Earth lacks but all the gas giant planets have. (b) Report one characteristic that the Earth has but all the other terrestrial planets lack. 19. Describe (provide more than just a name, e.g., what does it look like and how did it form) two surface features of t ...
01 - Ionia Public Schools
... 1. The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that revolve around it make up the ______________________ 2. Celestial bodies that orbit the sun, such as Earth and Jupiter, are called ______________________ 3. In 1796, the French mathematician Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace, advanced the ______ ...
... 1. The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that revolve around it make up the ______________________ 2. Celestial bodies that orbit the sun, such as Earth and Jupiter, are called ______________________ 3. In 1796, the French mathematician Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace, advanced the ______ ...
Rotation period (length of day in Earth days)
... 243 Earth days (spins backwards compared to most other planets) ...
... 243 Earth days (spins backwards compared to most other planets) ...
Name_________________________ 1 AST 101 Ancient
... Note: the phases of Venus showed that it was moving around the Sun and do NOT address any specific objections to Kepler’s model ...
... Note: the phases of Venus showed that it was moving around the Sun and do NOT address any specific objections to Kepler’s model ...
Astronomy - Ms. Ray's Classroom
... I. HOW THE EARTH MOVES • The earth moves in 2 ways: A. Rotation 1. rotation - the spinning of earth on its axis 2. axis – the imaginary line running through the earth from the North to South poles 3. one full rotation creates one day on Earth ...
... I. HOW THE EARTH MOVES • The earth moves in 2 ways: A. Rotation 1. rotation - the spinning of earth on its axis 2. axis – the imaginary line running through the earth from the North to South poles 3. one full rotation creates one day on Earth ...
The Solar System
... describe the apparent motion of the planets, moon, sun, and stars; explain the daily and annual motions of the Earth and moon, including tides and eclipses; describe the development of astronomical models throughout history, including models from Ancient Greece and Europe, as well as the contributio ...
... describe the apparent motion of the planets, moon, sun, and stars; explain the daily and annual motions of the Earth and moon, including tides and eclipses; describe the development of astronomical models throughout history, including models from Ancient Greece and Europe, as well as the contributio ...
The Celestial Sphere
... Figure 4.1 illustrates this by showing that the Star-Moon- Earth alignment is not the same each month as the Sun-Moon-Earth alignment. Figure 4.2 assumes a New Moon at the vernal equinox. After 27.3 days, the Moon completes 1 trip along the ecliptic, but the Sun has moved 1/12 of the way along the e ...
... Figure 4.1 illustrates this by showing that the Star-Moon- Earth alignment is not the same each month as the Sun-Moon-Earth alignment. Figure 4.2 assumes a New Moon at the vernal equinox. After 27.3 days, the Moon completes 1 trip along the ecliptic, but the Sun has moved 1/12 of the way along the e ...
File - Mrs. Oakley`s Weebly
... explosion. The universe is constantly expanding away from the single point that is the center of the universe. The universe is made up of matter and energy. Galaxies are composed of stars, gas, dust, dark matter, and solar systems. Our Solar System is contained in a galaxy known as the Milky Way. Un ...
... explosion. The universe is constantly expanding away from the single point that is the center of the universe. The universe is made up of matter and energy. Galaxies are composed of stars, gas, dust, dark matter, and solar systems. Our Solar System is contained in a galaxy known as the Milky Way. Un ...
Solar System Sort and Scale
... However, if possible, this would work even better in a corridor or other much larger space as it gives a better indication of the scale of our Solar System. A suggested set of measurements from the Sun are provided, however, if you want to expand the activity to include outcomes MNU 2-11b and MNU 2- ...
... However, if possible, this would work even better in a corridor or other much larger space as it gives a better indication of the scale of our Solar System. A suggested set of measurements from the Sun are provided, however, if you want to expand the activity to include outcomes MNU 2-11b and MNU 2- ...
document
... 1. Asteroids-small bodies orbiting the sun a) Asteroid Belt - between inner and outer planets orbit the Sun b) small (< 600 mi diameter) rocky metallic and icy mass c) If all came together would create a planet only about 1/2 size of Moon d) may have been the 10th planet but gravity of Jupiter so st ...
... 1. Asteroids-small bodies orbiting the sun a) Asteroid Belt - between inner and outer planets orbit the Sun b) small (< 600 mi diameter) rocky metallic and icy mass c) If all came together would create a planet only about 1/2 size of Moon d) may have been the 10th planet but gravity of Jupiter so st ...
The Sun and Planets Class Exercise 1.
... In astronomy and physics, we can measure distances by the time that it takes light to travel between two points. We can do this because the speed of light is finite and we have measured its value to great accuracy. The most common unit in this distance scale is the lightyear (sometimes abbreviated a ...
... In astronomy and physics, we can measure distances by the time that it takes light to travel between two points. We can do this because the speed of light is finite and we have measured its value to great accuracy. The most common unit in this distance scale is the lightyear (sometimes abbreviated a ...
The Solar System
... • Polar ice caps • Higher elevation of southern hemisphere • Lack of craters in northern hemisphere • Tharsis Bulge, Valles Marineris ...
... • Polar ice caps • Higher elevation of southern hemisphere • Lack of craters in northern hemisphere • Tharsis Bulge, Valles Marineris ...
The Origins of Everything PowerPoint
... rocks because Earth's oldest rocks have been recycled and destroyed by the process of plate tectonics. If there are any of Earth's primordial rocks left in their original state, they have not yet been found. Nevertheless, scientists have been able to determine the probable age of the Solar System an ...
... rocks because Earth's oldest rocks have been recycled and destroyed by the process of plate tectonics. If there are any of Earth's primordial rocks left in their original state, they have not yet been found. Nevertheless, scientists have been able to determine the probable age of the Solar System an ...
Age of Rocks
... helium at the center of the Sun and pushing the fusion zone nearer to the surface. ! The early Sun had only 70% the energy output that it has today. ! In the beginning the surface temperature would have been below freezing and today it should be above boiling ...
... helium at the center of the Sun and pushing the fusion zone nearer to the surface. ! The early Sun had only 70% the energy output that it has today. ! In the beginning the surface temperature would have been below freezing and today it should be above boiling ...
Solar system
... compared to the 1,000+ planetary systems we know of around other stars (this could be because we can't see well enough from Earth to notice all the planets around a given star). 4. Venus rotates ‘backwards’ on its axis compared to all the other planets in our Solar System. Also, its rotation is supe ...
... compared to the 1,000+ planetary systems we know of around other stars (this could be because we can't see well enough from Earth to notice all the planets around a given star). 4. Venus rotates ‘backwards’ on its axis compared to all the other planets in our Solar System. Also, its rotation is supe ...
Test 2
... a. it is protected from impacts by Jupiter's gravity. b. it does not have a solid surface. c. it has erased craters nearly as fast as they have formed. d. its surface is not strong enough to support craters. e. it keeps one face always pointed toward Jupiter which screens it from incoming meteorites ...
... a. it is protected from impacts by Jupiter's gravity. b. it does not have a solid surface. c. it has erased craters nearly as fast as they have formed. d. its surface is not strong enough to support craters. e. it keeps one face always pointed toward Jupiter which screens it from incoming meteorites ...
Circular Motion - Galileo and Einstein
... gravitational pulling from the Earth, does the Moon feel F = mg as we do? • That’s easy to check: Newton found the Moon’s acceleration, using v2/r. The distance was known (384,000,000m), the speed in orbit is close to 1 km/sec (it goes around in one month) … • Bottom Line: v2/r = 0.0026m/s2 = g/3600 ...
... gravitational pulling from the Earth, does the Moon feel F = mg as we do? • That’s easy to check: Newton found the Moon’s acceleration, using v2/r. The distance was known (384,000,000m), the speed in orbit is close to 1 km/sec (it goes around in one month) … • Bottom Line: v2/r = 0.0026m/s2 = g/3600 ...
Ch 13 Smeopardy
... rock in a circle, you are modeling the orbit of Earth (the rock) around the sun (your hand). What would happen if the sting were only half as long and still being turned with the same force. ...
... rock in a circle, you are modeling the orbit of Earth (the rock) around the sun (your hand). What would happen if the sting were only half as long and still being turned with the same force. ...
Earth's rotation
Earth's rotation is the rotation of the planet Earth around its own axis. The Earth rotates from the west towards east. As viewed from North Star or polestar Polaris, the Earth turns counter-clockwise.The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. This point is distinct from the Earth's North Magnetic Pole. The South Pole is the other point where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface, in Antarctica.The Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the sun and once every 23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds with respect to the stars (see below). Earth's rotation is slowing slightly with time; thus, a day was shorter in the past. This is due to the tidal effects the Moon has on Earth's rotation. Atomic clocks show that a modern-day is longer by about 1.7 milliseconds than a century ago, slowly increasing the rate at which UTC is adjusted by leap seconds.