Teacher`s Guide
... We should not be afraid of meteorites! Rocks and dust that come from space usually burn up before reaching the ground as meteorites. Sometimes, a giant meteorite hits the Earth, but that is very rare.At night, meteoroids — also called shooting stars — can be seen streaking through the sky. ...
... We should not be afraid of meteorites! Rocks and dust that come from space usually burn up before reaching the ground as meteorites. Sometimes, a giant meteorite hits the Earth, but that is very rare.At night, meteoroids — also called shooting stars — can be seen streaking through the sky. ...
The Solar System
... The sun is big enough to hold over one million Earths. Even so, the sun 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. ...
... The sun is big enough to hold over one million Earths. Even so, the sun 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. ...
Optional HW Assignments SUN-EARTH
... The most reasonable explanation is that Earth is tilted 23.5 o. This is the cause of Earth’s seasons Some have suggested that distance is the cause, but this was shown not to be true by the results of the Apparent Size of the Sun activity. According to the data from the activity, Earth is closest ...
... The most reasonable explanation is that Earth is tilted 23.5 o. This is the cause of Earth’s seasons Some have suggested that distance is the cause, but this was shown not to be true by the results of the Apparent Size of the Sun activity. According to the data from the activity, Earth is closest ...
Document
... 1. What are the two ways in which planets and planetary systems Change? Through evolutionary, or gradual, changes over long periods of time. The gradual changes were punctuated by catastrophic events such as the one that led to the formation of the Moon. 2. Why is Earth’s moon special when compared ...
... 1. What are the two ways in which planets and planetary systems Change? Through evolutionary, or gradual, changes over long periods of time. The gradual changes were punctuated by catastrophic events such as the one that led to the formation of the Moon. 2. Why is Earth’s moon special when compared ...
The SOHO satellite and the Lagrange Point L1 – For the Teacher
... The SOHO satellite and the Lagrange Point L1 – For the Teacher Preliminary Questions – Answer on a separate sheet of paper 1. If an object takes a circular path, is it accelerating? Why? yes, changing direction 2. Based on Newton’s 2nd Law, if an object is accelerating, must a net force exist? In wh ...
... The SOHO satellite and the Lagrange Point L1 – For the Teacher Preliminary Questions – Answer on a separate sheet of paper 1. If an object takes a circular path, is it accelerating? Why? yes, changing direction 2. Based on Newton’s 2nd Law, if an object is accelerating, must a net force exist? In wh ...
Lesson Review
... • The planets spin as they orbit the Sun. • A day is the time taken for a planet to make one complete turn on its axis • Different planets take different amounts of time to do this. • An Earth day is 24 hours - it takes the Earth 24 hours to make one complete turn ...
... • The planets spin as they orbit the Sun. • A day is the time taken for a planet to make one complete turn on its axis • Different planets take different amounts of time to do this. • An Earth day is 24 hours - it takes the Earth 24 hours to make one complete turn ...
PHSX 114, Wednesday, September 18, 2002
... •Historical context will be discussed Friday •The first great “unification” in physics – motion of a falling apple and motion of the moon about the Earth explained by the same theory ...
... •Historical context will be discussed Friday •The first great “unification” in physics – motion of a falling apple and motion of the moon about the Earth explained by the same theory ...
What are we going to do in science during Quarter 2?
... What are we going to do in science during Quarter 2? These are the CT Science Frameworks that will guide our class activities. GRADE 8 Forces and Motion 8.1 — An object’s inertia causes it to continue to moving the way it is moving unless it is acted upon by a force. State Framework 8.1.a The m ...
... What are we going to do in science during Quarter 2? These are the CT Science Frameworks that will guide our class activities. GRADE 8 Forces and Motion 8.1 — An object’s inertia causes it to continue to moving the way it is moving unless it is acted upon by a force. State Framework 8.1.a The m ...
11-4-10 Aim: What are the apparent motions of the stars and planets?
... 24 hours. • 2. Apparent rising and setting of all celestial objects. • 3. Motions of the Foucault Pendulum- a freely swinging pendulum appears to change direction as a result of the earth’s rotation. • 4. The Coriolis Effect- winds and water will be deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere ...
... 24 hours. • 2. Apparent rising and setting of all celestial objects. • 3. Motions of the Foucault Pendulum- a freely swinging pendulum appears to change direction as a result of the earth’s rotation. • 4. The Coriolis Effect- winds and water will be deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere ...
ATM 316 - Augmentation of Newton`s 2nd law for Earth`s rotation
... We recall that acceleration represents a change of speed and/or direction. Newton’s law applies in an inertial reference frame. Such a reference frame can move, but it cannot rotate, have curvature or change speed as a function of time. That is, the reference frame cannot have accelerations associat ...
... We recall that acceleration represents a change of speed and/or direction. Newton’s law applies in an inertial reference frame. Such a reference frame can move, but it cannot rotate, have curvature or change speed as a function of time. That is, the reference frame cannot have accelerations associat ...
The Origins of the Solar System
... was formed from a vast cloud of gas and dust that was the remains of the destruction of one or more giant stars about 5 billion years ago. Under the law of gravitational attraction this cloud began to rotate and clump together forming the Sun at its center and the planets outward from the Sun. As th ...
... was formed from a vast cloud of gas and dust that was the remains of the destruction of one or more giant stars about 5 billion years ago. Under the law of gravitational attraction this cloud began to rotate and clump together forming the Sun at its center and the planets outward from the Sun. As th ...
Chapter 11 Slide Show
... Pluto is now considered a Dwarf Planet – a celestial body orbiting the Sun that is generally smaller than a planet but massive enough for its own gravity to give it a round shape. However they are not strong enough to clear their orbit of debris There are many other “dwarf planets” some are bigger a ...
... Pluto is now considered a Dwarf Planet – a celestial body orbiting the Sun that is generally smaller than a planet but massive enough for its own gravity to give it a round shape. However they are not strong enough to clear their orbit of debris There are many other “dwarf planets” some are bigger a ...
THE INNER PLANETS !
... The Mariner space probes made many discoveries about Mars. Polar ice caps can be found on Mars . It takes Mercury about 88 days to go around the sun once. Mercury was named after the Roman messenger of the gods. There is almost the same gravity on Venus as on our Earth. Venus has a very thick atmosp ...
... The Mariner space probes made many discoveries about Mars. Polar ice caps can be found on Mars . It takes Mercury about 88 days to go around the sun once. Mercury was named after the Roman messenger of the gods. There is almost the same gravity on Venus as on our Earth. Venus has a very thick atmosp ...
Earth Science - Effingham County Schools
... As the Earth rotates, the Sun appears to rise, move across the sky, then set. As the Earth rotates on its axis, it revolves around the sun! ...
... As the Earth rotates, the Sun appears to rise, move across the sky, then set. As the Earth rotates on its axis, it revolves around the sun! ...
Sun, Moon, and Earth presentation
... ▶ Tides are the rise and fall of the oceans caused by the gravitational force between Earth, Moon, and Sun. ▶ The Moon has more influence on tides than the Sun because it is closer to Earth than the Sun. ...
... ▶ Tides are the rise and fall of the oceans caused by the gravitational force between Earth, Moon, and Sun. ▶ The Moon has more influence on tides than the Sun because it is closer to Earth than the Sun. ...
Real and Scaled Sizes of Dwarf Planets Ceres 930 km Pluto 2,370
... Kuiper Belt is filled with icy objects, and is the original home of some comets that visit the inner solar system where they can be seen from Earth. Did you know? Moons don’t make a planet. Pluto and Eris both have moons, but so can much smaller asteroids! On the right is a picture of the asteroid I ...
... Kuiper Belt is filled with icy objects, and is the original home of some comets that visit the inner solar system where they can be seen from Earth. Did you know? Moons don’t make a planet. Pluto and Eris both have moons, but so can much smaller asteroids! On the right is a picture of the asteroid I ...
Real and Scaled Sizes of Dwarf Planets Ceres 930 km 0.09 mm
... Kuiper Belt is filled with icy objects, and is the original home of some comets that visit the inner solar system where they can be seen from Earth. Did you know? Moons don’t make a planet. Pluto and Eris both have moons, but so can much smaller asteroids! On the right is a picture of the asteroid I ...
... Kuiper Belt is filled with icy objects, and is the original home of some comets that visit the inner solar system where they can be seen from Earth. Did you know? Moons don’t make a planet. Pluto and Eris both have moons, but so can much smaller asteroids! On the right is a picture of the asteroid I ...
study guide planets and seasons answers
... temperatures are hotter than in the Southern Hemisphere where it is winter. This temperature difference occurs because the tilt of the Earth’s axis A. is neither toward nor away from the Sun. B. causes the Northern Hemisphere to be closer to the Sun than in winter. C. causes the Southern Hemisphere ...
... temperatures are hotter than in the Southern Hemisphere where it is winter. This temperature difference occurs because the tilt of the Earth’s axis A. is neither toward nor away from the Sun. B. causes the Northern Hemisphere to be closer to the Sun than in winter. C. causes the Southern Hemisphere ...
PHE-01 (2007
... Note: The marks for each question are indicated against it. Symbols have their usual meanings. 1. (a) A space shuttle is in a circular orbit at a height of 250 km from the earth’s surface, where the acceleration due to earth’s gravity is 0.93 g. Calculate the period of its orbit. Take g = 9.8 ms2 a ...
... Note: The marks for each question are indicated against it. Symbols have their usual meanings. 1. (a) A space shuttle is in a circular orbit at a height of 250 km from the earth’s surface, where the acceleration due to earth’s gravity is 0.93 g. Calculate the period of its orbit. Take g = 9.8 ms2 a ...
What happened to the leftovers?
... Moon? •Apollo and Luna samples prove Earth and Moon are chemically related ...
... Moon? •Apollo and Luna samples prove Earth and Moon are chemically related ...
Ch 20: A Family of Planets
... Astronomical Unit (AU)—the average distance between the Earth and the sun Distances within our solar system can be measured in light minutes and light days – Distances between stars are measured in light years ...
... Astronomical Unit (AU)—the average distance between the Earth and the sun Distances within our solar system can be measured in light minutes and light days – Distances between stars are measured in light years ...
The planets
... The tallest mountain known in the solar system is on Mars. Olympus Mons is a 21 km high and 600 km diameter shield volcano that was formed billions of years ago. Scientists have found a lot of recent evidence of volcanic lava which suggests Olympus Mons may still be active. ...
... The tallest mountain known in the solar system is on Mars. Olympus Mons is a 21 km high and 600 km diameter shield volcano that was formed billions of years ago. Scientists have found a lot of recent evidence of volcanic lava which suggests Olympus Mons may still be active. ...
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.