planetary comparisons
... 12. How times closer is the moon to Earth than the next closest planet is to Earth at its closest point? 13. What does AU stand for? 14. Define an AU. 15. Which planets are less than 1 AU from the sun? 16. How many Miles is Jupiter from the Sun? 17. How many AU’s is Jupiter from the Earth when they ...
... 12. How times closer is the moon to Earth than the next closest planet is to Earth at its closest point? 13. What does AU stand for? 14. Define an AU. 15. Which planets are less than 1 AU from the sun? 16. How many Miles is Jupiter from the Sun? 17. How many AU’s is Jupiter from the Earth when they ...
Our Solar System Study Guide
... 6) A ____________________________ is one complete trip around the Sun. Earth makes this trip in one year or _____________ days or ____________________ months. How many months would it take Earth to go half-way around the Sun? _______________________ 7) The angle at which sunlight hits Earth changes ...
... 6) A ____________________________ is one complete trip around the Sun. Earth makes this trip in one year or _____________ days or ____________________ months. How many months would it take Earth to go half-way around the Sun? _______________________ 7) The angle at which sunlight hits Earth changes ...
chapter7OurPlanetary..
... Thought Question What process created the elements from which the terrestrial planets were made? a) b) c) d) ...
... Thought Question What process created the elements from which the terrestrial planets were made? a) b) c) d) ...
Lecture 1 - Introduction - University of Iowa Astronomy and
... • Astronomy allows us to understand our place in the cosmos. • Astronomy also reveals objects that stretch the imagination such as black holes, exploding stars, and giant jets of matter larger than a galaxy but moving at the speed of light. ...
... • Astronomy allows us to understand our place in the cosmos. • Astronomy also reveals objects that stretch the imagination such as black holes, exploding stars, and giant jets of matter larger than a galaxy but moving at the speed of light. ...
Escape Velocity:
... • What determines the strength of gravity? — Directly proportional to the product of the masses (M × m) — Inversely proportional to the square of the separation • How does Newton’s law of gravity allow us to extend Kepler’s laws? — Applies to other objects, not just planets — Includes unbound orbit ...
... • What determines the strength of gravity? — Directly proportional to the product of the masses (M × m) — Inversely proportional to the square of the separation • How does Newton’s law of gravity allow us to extend Kepler’s laws? — Applies to other objects, not just planets — Includes unbound orbit ...
The Newton`s law of gravitation.
... 3) At a typical altitude of space shuttle (h~300 km above the ground), g= GM/(RE+h)2, which is only ~10% smaller than g on the surface of the Earth. However, we often hear about astronaut being “weightless” in the space shuttle. Why? The answer is the circular motion of the space shuttle around the ...
... 3) At a typical altitude of space shuttle (h~300 km above the ground), g= GM/(RE+h)2, which is only ~10% smaller than g on the surface of the Earth. However, we often hear about astronaut being “weightless” in the space shuttle. Why? The answer is the circular motion of the space shuttle around the ...
Lesson 36: Satellites
... something moving this fast.. ● He also knew that even if someone figured out how to move something that fast, air resistance would cause it to burn up. ● That is why we have to launch rockets to get into an orbit pretty high up, to get out of most of the Earth’s atmosphere. You can take this idea of ...
... something moving this fast.. ● He also knew that even if someone figured out how to move something that fast, air resistance would cause it to burn up. ● That is why we have to launch rockets to get into an orbit pretty high up, to get out of most of the Earth’s atmosphere. You can take this idea of ...
Chapter 6 The Solar System
... • Masses from Newton’s laws. Distance and orbital speed of a planet’s moon gives M = r v2/2G (GMm/r2 = (1/2)mv2). • Rotation period from observations • Density can be calculated knowing radius and mass; density = mass/volume, volume ~ radius3 ...
... • Masses from Newton’s laws. Distance and orbital speed of a planet’s moon gives M = r v2/2G (GMm/r2 = (1/2)mv2). • Rotation period from observations • Density can be calculated knowing radius and mass; density = mass/volume, volume ~ radius3 ...
Chapter 6 The Solar System
... •! Masses from Newton’s laws. Distance and orbital speed of a planet’s moon gives M = r v2/2G (GMm/r2 = (1/2)mv2). •! Rotation period from observations •! Density can be calculated knowing radius and mass; density = mass/volume, volume ~ radius3 ...
... •! Masses from Newton’s laws. Distance and orbital speed of a planet’s moon gives M = r v2/2G (GMm/r2 = (1/2)mv2). •! Rotation period from observations •! Density can be calculated knowing radius and mass; density = mass/volume, volume ~ radius3 ...
1 Topic : Rotating Co-ordinate Systems - (SRL)
... with a period of 25,000 years. The Babylonians invented astrology when the Earth's axis was pointing in a di erent direction wrt the stars. At that time March 21 - April 19 the sun was in Aries, but now it is in Aquarius, so we should perform the co-ordinate transformation Aries!Aquarius. What cause ...
... with a period of 25,000 years. The Babylonians invented astrology when the Earth's axis was pointing in a di erent direction wrt the stars. At that time March 21 - April 19 the sun was in Aries, but now it is in Aquarius, so we should perform the co-ordinate transformation Aries!Aquarius. What cause ...
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
... You have the rest of the class period to work on your solar system project and homework. ...
... You have the rest of the class period to work on your solar system project and homework. ...
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... (Wet and Dry). Can you explain this? Papa New Guinea is near the equator. Papa New Guinea experiences a constant amount of sunlight throughout the year. Papa New Guinea’s temperature does NOT vary much throughout the year. 5. What do you think would happen if Earth’s axis did not tilt? Would Earth s ...
... (Wet and Dry). Can you explain this? Papa New Guinea is near the equator. Papa New Guinea experiences a constant amount of sunlight throughout the year. Papa New Guinea’s temperature does NOT vary much throughout the year. 5. What do you think would happen if Earth’s axis did not tilt? Would Earth s ...
The Solar System
... Distance from Earth: Max 1,579 million km Min 1,279 million km Atmosphere: Mainly hydrogen and helium Temperature: -180oC at the surface 12,000oC at the core Length of Year: 10,750 Earth days Length of Day: 10 Earth hours 14 minutes Moons: 31+ (Titan, Iapetus, Dione, Encelaus, Mimas) Colour: Beige C ...
... Distance from Earth: Max 1,579 million km Min 1,279 million km Atmosphere: Mainly hydrogen and helium Temperature: -180oC at the surface 12,000oC at the core Length of Year: 10,750 Earth days Length of Day: 10 Earth hours 14 minutes Moons: 31+ (Titan, Iapetus, Dione, Encelaus, Mimas) Colour: Beige C ...
Big Idea 5
... space on each other including: 1. the Sun on the Earth including seasons and gravitational attraction 2. The Moon on the Earth, including phases, tides, and eclipses, and the relative position of each body. SC.8.E.5.9 - Explain the impact of objects in space on each other including: 1. the Sun on th ...
... space on each other including: 1. the Sun on the Earth including seasons and gravitational attraction 2. The Moon on the Earth, including phases, tides, and eclipses, and the relative position of each body. SC.8.E.5.9 - Explain the impact of objects in space on each other including: 1. the Sun on th ...
Handout #1
... it has very little water (and anything else that evaporates easily) locked up in its rocks. The solution to this puzzle is a giant impact that took place early during the solar system’s formation. This impact dwarfs the little impact that we believe wiped out the dinosaurs: it was an impact between ...
... it has very little water (and anything else that evaporates easily) locked up in its rocks. The solution to this puzzle is a giant impact that took place early during the solar system’s formation. This impact dwarfs the little impact that we believe wiped out the dinosaurs: it was an impact between ...
The Solar System
... • Formation from collapse of cloud of gas and dust 4.6 billion years ago. • Collisions and cratering dominated for first 150 million years, leaving current planetary system. • Inventory: 1 star, 8+1 planets, moons, asteroids, comets, solar wind. • Terrestrial (rock)+ Jovian (gas) planets GENS4001 X1 ...
... • Formation from collapse of cloud of gas and dust 4.6 billion years ago. • Collisions and cratering dominated for first 150 million years, leaving current planetary system. • Inventory: 1 star, 8+1 planets, moons, asteroids, comets, solar wind. • Terrestrial (rock)+ Jovian (gas) planets GENS4001 X1 ...
Universal Gravitation - White Plains Public Schools
... A spacecraft of mass 1,000 kg is in an elliptical orbit about the Earth, as shown above. At point A the spacecraft is at a distance rA = 1.2 x 107 m from the center of the Earth and its velocity, of magnitude vA = 7.1 x 103 m/s, is perpendicular to the line connecting the center of the Earth to the ...
... A spacecraft of mass 1,000 kg is in an elliptical orbit about the Earth, as shown above. At point A the spacecraft is at a distance rA = 1.2 x 107 m from the center of the Earth and its velocity, of magnitude vA = 7.1 x 103 m/s, is perpendicular to the line connecting the center of the Earth to the ...
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... What is the most common misconception about what causes the seasons on Earth? The number one reason for the seasons is the ___________of the earth on its ________. Two other reasons for the season are 1._____________ 2.______________ What is the position of the earth in relation to the sun in the wi ...
... What is the most common misconception about what causes the seasons on Earth? The number one reason for the seasons is the ___________of the earth on its ________. Two other reasons for the season are 1._____________ 2.______________ What is the position of the earth in relation to the sun in the wi ...
Discussion Based Assessments: For the Discussion Based
... What is the most common misconception about what causes the seasons on Earth? The number one reason for the seasons is the ___________of the earth on its ________. Two other reasons for the season are 1._____________ 2.______________ What is the position of the earth in relation to the sun in the wi ...
... What is the most common misconception about what causes the seasons on Earth? The number one reason for the seasons is the ___________of the earth on its ________. Two other reasons for the season are 1._____________ 2.______________ What is the position of the earth in relation to the sun in the wi ...
D) It depends on the star
... 4. There is only one correct answer to each question. Choose the best answer. 5. You may use this test sheet for scratch paper ...
... 4. There is only one correct answer to each question. Choose the best answer. 5. You may use this test sheet for scratch paper ...
Solar System Formation
... ocean tides, moonquakes, Io volcanoes 2 reasons --- bulge amplitude changes, position of bulge changes b. cause torques (~1 / r6) that lead to rotational changes Earth day lengthening, Pluto-Charon locked, Mercury 3:2 spin:orbit resonance eccentric orbit…Mercury elongation…resonance ...
... ocean tides, moonquakes, Io volcanoes 2 reasons --- bulge amplitude changes, position of bulge changes b. cause torques (~1 / r6) that lead to rotational changes Earth day lengthening, Pluto-Charon locked, Mercury 3:2 spin:orbit resonance eccentric orbit…Mercury elongation…resonance ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM Colton Morgan Baleigh Mercury Type a brief
... Type a brief overview or summary of your project here. ...
... Type a brief overview or summary of your project here. ...
Scale of the Solar System
... Jupiter Congratulations! You’ve just scaled the outer Solar System! Now we need to do the inner Solar System. Just focus on the paper between the Sun and Jupiter for the next parts. ...
... Jupiter Congratulations! You’ve just scaled the outer Solar System! Now we need to do the inner Solar System. Just focus on the paper between the Sun and Jupiter for the next parts. ...
the gas giants
... above the planet. Once, Neptune had a Great Dark Spot as big as Earth. It was a storm that blew across the surface at over 700 miles per hour. It has disappeared, but a new spot is now visible. ...
... above the planet. Once, Neptune had a Great Dark Spot as big as Earth. It was a storm that blew across the surface at over 700 miles per hour. It has disappeared, but a new spot is now visible. ...
Brief History of Earth
... Throughout most of the life of a star, deep in their cores, H nuclei are fused to produce He and energy. Stars “shine” because they are radiating the energy produced from this nuclear fusion. High-mass stars burn the hydrogen fuel in their core rapidly and are short lived—the largest lasting only 10 ...
... Throughout most of the life of a star, deep in their cores, H nuclei are fused to produce He and energy. Stars “shine” because they are radiating the energy produced from this nuclear fusion. High-mass stars burn the hydrogen fuel in their core rapidly and are short lived—the largest lasting only 10 ...
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.