Planet/Dwarf Planet and Moon Assignments
... Calculating Scale and Orbital Data for Your Planet & Reference Planet You will be drawing the orbits of your assigned planet or dwarf planet on the large poster. In addition, you will also draw the orbit of a second planet to give the reader a sense of scale of the solar system. Feel free to draw ad ...
... Calculating Scale and Orbital Data for Your Planet & Reference Planet You will be drawing the orbits of your assigned planet or dwarf planet on the large poster. In addition, you will also draw the orbit of a second planet to give the reader a sense of scale of the solar system. Feel free to draw ad ...
Facilitator Information – Meteoroids, Meteors, Meteorites, Asteroids
... Large impacts are rare now, but were much more common during the early history of our solar system when the space debris was being swept up. The surfaces of Mercury, the Moon, and Mars are covered with impact craters, most of which scientists believe formed during the first half billion years of sol ...
... Large impacts are rare now, but were much more common during the early history of our solar system when the space debris was being swept up. The surfaces of Mercury, the Moon, and Mars are covered with impact craters, most of which scientists believe formed during the first half billion years of sol ...
The Sun There are billions of stars that fill up our skies every night
... Why are they called the Galilean moons? Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto are called Galilean moons as they were discovered about 400 years ago by the astronomer Galileo Galilei. Saturn, the second gas planet, has many colorful rings made up mostly of ice and icecoated rocks, and its atmosphere is ...
... Why are they called the Galilean moons? Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto are called Galilean moons as they were discovered about 400 years ago by the astronomer Galileo Galilei. Saturn, the second gas planet, has many colorful rings made up mostly of ice and icecoated rocks, and its atmosphere is ...
ESS Solar System Astronomy Exam
... 4. Judging by the Nebular Theory, is a supernova in the solar system’s A.)past or B.)future? Astronomers estimate that the nebular cloud from which our solar system formed contained about two to three times the mass of the Sun and was about 100 astronomical units (AU) across. This massive loosely-b ...
... 4. Judging by the Nebular Theory, is a supernova in the solar system’s A.)past or B.)future? Astronomers estimate that the nebular cloud from which our solar system formed contained about two to three times the mass of the Sun and was about 100 astronomical units (AU) across. This massive loosely-b ...
(PS) Descriptive Astronomy (2) - Wayne State University Physics
... •Understand the basic classification of stars •Understand the basic steps in the birth, evolution, and death of stars •Be familiar with some exotic objects such as neutron stars, and black holes Cosmology •Be familiar with the notion that all galaxies are receding from one another and what it means ...
... •Understand the basic classification of stars •Understand the basic steps in the birth, evolution, and death of stars •Be familiar with some exotic objects such as neutron stars, and black holes Cosmology •Be familiar with the notion that all galaxies are receding from one another and what it means ...
Discover the planets of our solar system In 90 minutes through the
... Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky. Venus is classified as a terrestrial planet and it is sometimes called Earth’s “sis ...
... Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky. Venus is classified as a terrestrial planet and it is sometimes called Earth’s “sis ...
Chapter 3 - The Solar System
... 3. Each large ring composed of thousands of ringlets of ice and rock particles 4. Has at least 31 Moons a. Largest moon, Titan, is larger than the planet Mercury. b. Thick clouds on Titan prevent scientists from seeing surface. C. Uranus – seventh planet from the Sun, large and gaseous 1. Has thin, ...
... 3. Each large ring composed of thousands of ringlets of ice and rock particles 4. Has at least 31 Moons a. Largest moon, Titan, is larger than the planet Mercury. b. Thick clouds on Titan prevent scientists from seeing surface. C. Uranus – seventh planet from the Sun, large and gaseous 1. Has thin, ...
Chapter 22- Our Solar System - McGann
... Solar Nebular is a rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets were believed to be formed from. The cloud may have come from either exploding stars or colliding stars and even material left over from the start of our universe. The cloud starts to shrink either under its own weight ...
... Solar Nebular is a rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets were believed to be formed from. The cloud may have come from either exploding stars or colliding stars and even material left over from the start of our universe. The cloud starts to shrink either under its own weight ...
Our Solar System
... Most are found in the Main Belt (2.1-3.2 AU) Meteoroids: material that falls toward Earth and enters the atmosphere. Bits of rock and metal Sizes: grains of sand to boulders Meteor: meteoroid that burns up in the atmosphere creating a streak of light Meteorite: meteoroid that collides with the groun ...
... Most are found in the Main Belt (2.1-3.2 AU) Meteoroids: material that falls toward Earth and enters the atmosphere. Bits of rock and metal Sizes: grains of sand to boulders Meteor: meteoroid that burns up in the atmosphere creating a streak of light Meteorite: meteoroid that collides with the groun ...
Moab Scale Model Solar System
... Park. This is the location of Earth. It is a little larger than Venus, but the scale size is still pretty close to the size of a quarter. Earth, our home planet, is the only planet in our solar system known to harbor life. All of the things we need to survive are provided under a thin layer of atmos ...
... Park. This is the location of Earth. It is a little larger than Venus, but the scale size is still pretty close to the size of a quarter. Earth, our home planet, is the only planet in our solar system known to harbor life. All of the things we need to survive are provided under a thin layer of atmos ...
Lecture 4 Newton
... The Moon’s orbital speed: radius of orbit: r = 3.8 x 108 m circumference of orbit: 2πr = 2.4 x 109 m orbital period: P = 27.3 days = 2.4 x 106 sec orbital speed: v = (2πr)/P = 103 m/sec = 1 km/sec! ...
... The Moon’s orbital speed: radius of orbit: r = 3.8 x 108 m circumference of orbit: 2πr = 2.4 x 109 m orbital period: P = 27.3 days = 2.4 x 106 sec orbital speed: v = (2πr)/P = 103 m/sec = 1 km/sec! ...
Document
... Kinetic energy of rotation What is the kinetic energy of a mass m traveling at speed v in a circle of radius r? K = (1/2) m v2 = (1/2) mr2 (v/r) 2 = (1/2) I w2 Kinetic energy of rotation = (1/2) I w2 This is not a new form of energy, just a re-labeling (or ...
... Kinetic energy of rotation What is the kinetic energy of a mass m traveling at speed v in a circle of radius r? K = (1/2) m v2 = (1/2) mr2 (v/r) 2 = (1/2) I w2 Kinetic energy of rotation = (1/2) I w2 This is not a new form of energy, just a re-labeling (or ...
Calculation of Planet Masses
... which gives us an error of less than .005%. Note that while the percent is small, this is no small number since the mass of the Earth is so great. In fact, .005% of the Earth’s mass is roughly 2.9868 × 1020 kg. Now, assuming we have the same density profiles from the surface down, for the Moon, Mars ...
... which gives us an error of less than .005%. Note that while the percent is small, this is no small number since the mass of the Earth is so great. In fact, .005% of the Earth’s mass is roughly 2.9868 × 1020 kg. Now, assuming we have the same density profiles from the surface down, for the Moon, Mars ...
Our Star*the Sun
... 2. Our Sun is different than a star. 3. The Sun is the center of our Solar System. 4. The Sun is a burning ball of gas. 5. Our Sun is very large compared to other stars in the universe. ...
... 2. Our Sun is different than a star. 3. The Sun is the center of our Solar System. 4. The Sun is a burning ball of gas. 5. Our Sun is very large compared to other stars in the universe. ...
Make a Solar System necklace!
... dioxide and the temperature is over 800°F, we couldn’t live there! It has a rocky body with many craters and what seem like volcanoes. There may have been water there once, but now the clouds are composed of sulfuric acid. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky and is br ...
... dioxide and the temperature is over 800°F, we couldn’t live there! It has a rocky body with many craters and what seem like volcanoes. There may have been water there once, but now the clouds are composed of sulfuric acid. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky and is br ...
Exam 2 from Winter 2017
... T F 59) According to the nebular hypothesis, the Sun should have most of the angular momentum of the Solar System, but it doesn't. T F 60) According to the nebular hypothesis, the planets should have most of the angular momentum of the Solar System, but they don't. T F 61) The Moon should be rotatin ...
... T F 59) According to the nebular hypothesis, the Sun should have most of the angular momentum of the Solar System, but it doesn't. T F 60) According to the nebular hypothesis, the planets should have most of the angular momentum of the Solar System, but they don't. T F 61) The Moon should be rotatin ...
The NEW Solar System
... To add a level of “intrigue” to the object choices, consider an Internet search objects that have made the news during their close approaches of even objects that have struck Earth. This type of search can be done for almost any SSSB type whether it has the potential to strike the Earth or not. Othe ...
... To add a level of “intrigue” to the object choices, consider an Internet search objects that have made the news during their close approaches of even objects that have struck Earth. This type of search can be done for almost any SSSB type whether it has the potential to strike the Earth or not. Othe ...
Introduction to Astronomy, Lecture 7
... Earth’s and a mass about one twentieth of the Earth’s. It is heavily cratered and geologically inactive. It used to be believed that its rotation was locked to its orbit around the Sun, like our moon with one face always pointing towards the Sun. In 1965 this was established not to be true; the rota ...
... Earth’s and a mass about one twentieth of the Earth’s. It is heavily cratered and geologically inactive. It used to be believed that its rotation was locked to its orbit around the Sun, like our moon with one face always pointing towards the Sun. In 1965 this was established not to be true; the rota ...
Chapter 17 - Cloudfront.net
... thermonuclear fusion. This increased until hydrostatic equilibrium was achieved, with the thermal energy countering the force of gravitational contraction. At this point the Sun became a fully fledged star. From the remaining cloud of gas and dust (the "solar nebula"), the various planets formed. Th ...
... thermonuclear fusion. This increased until hydrostatic equilibrium was achieved, with the thermal energy countering the force of gravitational contraction. At this point the Sun became a fully fledged star. From the remaining cloud of gas and dust (the "solar nebula"), the various planets formed. Th ...
jupiterwVideo the finsh 1
... Jupiter’s most familiar feature is swirling mass of clouds that are higher and cooler than surrounding ones. Called the Great Red Spot. It has been liked to great hurricane and is caused by tremendous winds that develop above the rapidly spinning planet. Winds blow counterclockwise around this distu ...
... Jupiter’s most familiar feature is swirling mass of clouds that are higher and cooler than surrounding ones. Called the Great Red Spot. It has been liked to great hurricane and is caused by tremendous winds that develop above the rapidly spinning planet. Winds blow counterclockwise around this distu ...
Earth at the Center
... the sun. This model was not well received in ancient thnes, however, because people could not accept that Earth is not at the center of the universe. The Copernican Revolution In 1543, the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus further developed the heliocentric model. Copernicus was able to work out ...
... the sun. This model was not well received in ancient thnes, however, because people could not accept that Earth is not at the center of the universe. The Copernican Revolution In 1543, the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus further developed the heliocentric model. Copernicus was able to work out ...
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.