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Ch 28-31 Earth’s Role as a Body in Space Lesson 1 Earth’s Position and Movement Through Space (You Are Here →) Earth’s Position in Space What is Earth’s position within the hierarchy of the universe? A. Earth’s Position in the Universe Earth’s Position in the Universe… ● ● ● ● ● ● Earth → Solar System (3rd planet from Sun) → Milky Way Galaxy (the Orion Arm) → Local Group (about 40 galaxies) Supercluster (Virgo) Universe! http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/ Earth’s Motion through Space How is Earth’s motion related to the origin of the galaxy and its solar system? The Origin of Our Expanding Universe 1. The Big Bang Theory – universe began as a point & has been expanding ever since Notice how the galaxies in each successive picture are moving apart from the singularity? en.wikipedia.org The Origin of the Milky Way 2. Astronomers hypothesize that the galaxy began as… A rotating, spherical cloud in space … a. Our solar system continues to orbit the center of the Milky Way because… it developed in the plane of the disk that orbited the central nuclear bulge of stars http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://casswww.ucsd.edu/archive/public/tutorial/images/mw.jpg&imgrefurl=http://casswww.ucsd.edu/archive/public/tutorial/MW.html&usg=__ The Milky Way ●http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/ The Milky Way ● http://www.astropix.com/HTML/D_SUM_S/MILKYWAY.HTM b. A Diagram – Milky Way Galaxy Formation ● ● http://lcogt.net/education/article/milky-way-galaxy http://astronomy.nju.edu.cn/~lixd/GA/AT4/AT423/HTML/AT42304.htm The Origin of the Solar System 3. Our solar system began when… …a rotating, interstellar cloud of gases (nebula) collapsed (due to gravity) & formed a sun & orbiting planets a. Earth orbits the Sun because … it was located outside the center of the spinning nebula The Eagle Nebula A solar nebula is… A disk of dust & gas (mostly hydrogen & helium) that can form a star and planets http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-astro-nebula.html A Diagram - Origin of the Solar System (Draw this!) • http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/solarsys/nebular.html Early stages of rotating cloud of gas & dust Rotating cloud flattens as it contracts Sun forms in center & planets form within flattened cloud. Radiation from the Sun drives away the “atmosphere” of hydrogen gas from the inner planets. Star formation has NEVER been observed! (just hypothesized!) Lesson 2 Kepler’s Laws and Earth’s Orbit Think About It… How would Earth be different if its orbit was more oval than circular? Focus Question How do Kepler’s laws describe Earth’s orbit? Kepler’s Laws (Introduction)… Johannes Kepler, working with data painstakingly collected by Tycho Brahe (from 1576-1601) without the aid of a telescope, developed three laws which described the motion of the planets across the sky. http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/halloffame/images.php?image_id=131 Unless otherwise noted, the info on the slides on Kepler’s laws was taken from the following website: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kepler.html 1. Kepler’s First Law… The Law of Orbits: All planets move in elliptical orbits, with the sun at 1 focus. a. An ellipse is … oval shape centered on 2 points instead of 1 point. b. The orbital period of a planet is … how long it takes for it to travel a complete orbit around the Sun. c. We call this a year! Examples of Ellipse Eccentricity Planetary orbit eccentricities Mercury .206 Venus .0068 Earth .0167 Mars .0934 Jupiter .0485 Saturn .0556 Uranus .0472 Neptune .0086 Pluto .25 2. Kepler’s Second Law… The Law of Areas: A line that connects a planet to the Sun sweeps out equal (=) areas in equal (=) times. a. Earth sweeps out a longer path when it is closer to the Sun. b. Earth moves fastest when it is closest to the Sun. http://phet.colorado.edu/en/s imulation/my-solar-system http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/prime/articles/kepler/index.asp 3. Kepler’s Third Law… The Law of Periods: The square of the orbital period of any planet is proportional to the cube of the semi major axis of its orbit. a. P² = a³ (P = orbital period = unit of time in Earth yrs, a = length of the semi major axis) b. If you know the distance of a planet to the Sun, you would be able to figure out its… orbital period. c. Basically… The closer a planet is to the Sun, the shorter its orbital period is. Kepler’s Third Law Kepler’s Third Law ● ● Another way of thinking about this is that …The closer a planet’s orbit is to the Sun, the shorter its year will be. (Write that in the margin!) For Examples: Appendix J on p. 921… ● ● ● ● ● Mercury’s year is 88 (Earth) days Venus’ year is 224 (Earth) days Earth’s year is 365 (Earth) days Mars’ year is 686 (Earth) days Neptune’s year is 60,189 (Earth) days!! Kepler’s Laws Short Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a2mcE-tzKE … a very short clip with a nod to Star Trek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3ALuycrCwI … a longer clip (14 minutes) covering the history behind Kepler’s work and the development of the laws named after him Practice! Orbit Eccentricity The eccentricity of an ellipse can be defined as the ratio of the distance between the foci to the major axis of the ellipse. ● The more eccentric an orbit, the more of an oval it is. ● The eccentricity is zero for a circle. ● Of the planetary orbits, only Pluto has a large eccentricity. ● http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?IM_ID=175 Mini-Lesson 2: Barycenter The True Center of the Solar System! Mini Lesson 2: Barycenter and Earth’s Orbit… Barycenter is …the center of mass between a planet and the Sun. 1. The law of universal gravitation states that… ● every pair of bodies in the universe attracts each other with a force related to… ● …mass (the more mass they have, the stronger the pull) AND ● …distance (the farther apart they are, the weaker the pull) Barycenter, Universal Gravitation, and the Wobbling Sun ● The Sun wobbles around in its orbit because… ● … the 8 planets are pulling on it as they orbit it! The Wobbling Sun (Draw this on your Study Guide!) Barycenter and Earth’s Orbit… 2. A planet, such as Earth, actually orbits… its barycenter with the Sun 3. The Sun orbits … the barycenter of the solar system. (It is NOT stationary in the sky as planets orbit it.) 4. Draw this! See next slide. http://www.barewalls.com/pv-605547_Barycenter-Diagram.html Modeling Barycenter – http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/barycenter/ Lesson 3 Earth’s Rotation Day and Night Earth’s Slightly Squashed Shape Think About It… How would Earth’s day be different if it did not rotate on its axis? Focus Questions… What causes the day and night cycle? What motion and force causes Earth’s slightly squished shape? Earth’s Rotation Causes Day and Night 1. Earth’s axis is… o … the imaginary line that goes through the N & S poles. 2. Day and night are caused by… o … the rotation of Earth on its axis spinning towards & away from the Sun. (23.9345 hrs) 3. When the Sun “rises” … ▪ … we are actually spinning TOWARDS it ▪ Sun “rise” on Myrtle Beach (looking towards the east over the Atlantic Ocean) 4. When the Sun “sets” … ▪ … we are actually spinning AWAY FROM it ▪ … sun “set” over Ft. Lauderdale, FL (looking towards the west while on the Atlantic Ocean) Think About It… Why are there 24 hours in a day? Earth spins… 15 degrees each hour There are 360 degrees in a circle (the circumference of Earth). 360 divided by 15 is 24 so there are 24 hours in a day! http://huntingtonastro.wikispaces.com/file/view/earth-rotation.png/199559520/earth-rotation.png Still Thinking About It… The exact amount of time it takes Earth to spin one time on its axis is… ● 23.9345 hours (Write this in the margin!) If an Earth day was 5832.5 hours long (like that of Venus!) then… ● ● It would take 243 days for Earth to spin one time on its axis! Our day and night would be much longer! (And it would get really hot and really cold!) Earth’s Rotation Causes Its Slightly-squished Shape… 1. What motion causes Earth to take the shape of an oblate spheroid? Earth’s rotation 2. What force causes the Earth’s mass to move outward from its center at the equator as Earth rotates? centrifugal force Earth’s Rotation and Its Shape… http://www.cleonis.nl/physics/phys256/equatorial_bulge.php Earth’s Rotation Causes Its Slightly-squished Shape… 3. There is a slight bulging at the equator and a slight squishing at the poles. 4. This causes the circumference at the equator to be slightly larger than that of the poles. Earth’s Rotation and Its Shape… 5. Draw this → Notice the equatorial diameter is 42 km more than the polar diameter! Simulation: http://www.cleonis.nl/physics/phys256/equatorial_bulge.php Lesson 4 The Seasons Think About It… During which month is Earth closest to the Sun? Focus Question (and Answer!)… What causes the seasons? The tilt of the Earth on its axis as it revolves around (orbits) the Sun. Earth’s Orbit and Seasons… 1. The ecliptic is… ● …the plane on which Earth orbits around the Sun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecliptic Earth’s Orbit and Seasons… 2. The tilt of Earth’s axis relative to the ecliptic is 23.5 degrees. http://republicanredefined.com/2010/03/02/chile-quake-shifted-earths-axis-and-made-days-shorter/ The Tilt of All the Planets! http://climatechangepsychology.blogspot.com/2011/07/chris-colose-milankovitch-cycles.html http://www.exploratorium.edu/ancientobs/chaco/HTML/TG-shadows.html 3. Draw The Seasons! P. 760 Earth’s Orbit and the Seasons! 4a. What causes summer in the northern and southern hemispheres? ● when it is tilted toward the Sun during Earth’s orbit 4b. What causes winter in the northern and southern hemispheres? ● when it is tilted away from the Sun during Earth’s orbit Earth’s Orbit and Seasons… 5 . The seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are opposite each other because… ● When 1 hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, the other is tilted away from it http://www.onlytoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/top-10-documentaries-march-of-the-penguins.jpg Seasons - Perihelion 6. Earth is closest to the Sun in January a. Our winter! b. This is called perihelion http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/scitech/display.cfm?ST_ID=2517 Seasons - Aphelion 7. And farthest from the Sun in July a. our summer! b. This is called aphelion But in Antarctic it is winter (which makes it tough on the penguins!) Lesson 5 Changes in The Seasons – Precession and Nutation Think About It… What would happen to the average temperatures during our winter if Earth was tilted MORE on its axis ? Focus Question… What circumstances can bring about a long term change in the seasons? Precession Precession is… ● the wobble in Earth’s rotational axis. 1. One full cycle of precession takes… ● 26,000 years! 2. The force that causes precession is… ● the sideways pull of the Moon & Sun on the Earth’s bulging equator. The Moon’s orbit is tilted 5° which over time pulls on Earth… http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-the-ecliptic Precession… 3. Our current north star is… ● Polaris ● In about 12,000 years, our new north star will be… ● Vega http://www.wwu.edu/skywise/a101_precession.html Precession and Our Seasons… 4. Draw this! Aphelion Perihelion Winter Summer July In 14,000 yrs January Aphelion Perihelion Summer Winter July Present January http://earth.usc.edu/classes/geol150/stott/variability/orbitalchanges.html A New North Star and Our Seasons… 5a. Winters in the N. hemisphere will be… ● ● in June, July, and August It will be colder here because Earth will be farthest from the Sun. 5b. Summers in the N. hemisphere will be… ● ● in December, January, and February It will be warmer here because Earth will be closest to the Sun. Precession Clips… ● http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qHjtp4cdCA ● ● 3 minute clip: demonstration of precession http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw4Xhw4q4ec ● Very short model of precession http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/people/carmichael/atmos_course/ATMOS_PROJ_99/bilskemp/natural_variability.html Nutation… Nutation is… … a change in the angle of tilt of Earth’s axis 1. Present tilt of Earth’s axis is 23.5°. 2. The tilt can vary from 22.1° to 24.5 °. http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/people/carmichael/atmos_course/ATMOS_PROJ_99/bilskemp/natural_variability.html Nutation… 3a. If the angle of tilt decreased to 22.1… there would be less of a temperature difference b/tw seasons. 3b. If the angle of the tilt of Earth’s axis increased to 24.5… there would be more of a temperature difference b/tw seasons. 4. Draw Nutation p. 373 Lesson 6 Tides Think About It… Tides Lesson How would Earth’s oceans be affected if Earth did not have a moon? Focus Question… What forces and heavenly bodies cause the tides? Tides… Tides are caused by… ● the gravitational attraction among Earth, the Moon, and the Sun. 1. Tides are… the periodic rise and fall of sea level. a. High tide… ● highest level to which the water rises b. Low tide… ● lowest level of the water http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/03/tides-at-bay-of-fundy.html Tides: Bay of Fundy… Low Tide High Tide http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/ocean/fundy_max.htm http://www.listentothewind.com/fundy-bay-drive-and-sights/ Bay of Fundy National Park, New Brunswick, Canada High Tide Same Rocks… Low Tide Bay of Fundy: A Perspective Mr. Koeval on the Shore! Tide Coming In… A bit more… Notice the water level on the rocks… Tide’s In! 2. What forces & heavenly bodies cause the tides? ● ● ● gravitational pull of Moon on oceans facing it causes high tide “centrifugal swish” oceans facing away from Moon experience less of a pull (high tide) The sides of Earth NOT directly facing toward or away from the Moon experience low tide. The Cause of Tides… The Cause of Tides… 3. What motion causes tides at location to change every 6 hours? ● Earth’s rotation on it’s axis 4. The times of tides vary each day because the moon orbits the Earth every 28 days Tide Simulation: http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations /lunarcycles/tidesim.html http://loneswimmer.com/2010/08/23/tides-for-swimmers-part-1-theory/#jp-carousel-535 Spring Tide… ● ● Twice a month, the Earth, Moon, & Sun align (line up) causes the Moon & Sun to pull together on Earth’s oceans. Higher high tides / lower low tides Neap Tide… ● ● Twice a month, the Earth, Moon, & Sun will form a right angle which causes the Moon & Sun to pull from different directions on Earth’s oceans. Evens the tides http://www.yourdictionary.com/neap-tide http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/tides.html Compare the Spring Tides & Neap Tides http://mail.colonial.net/~hkaiter/Moon_Phases_Tides.html 5. Draw the Tides… (as seen from above the North Pole!) Lesson 7 Energy Reactions Think About It… Is it possible to make electricity by using the same process that powers the Sun? Focus Question… What process powers the Sun and what forms of Energy does that process produce? What is the difference between fusion, fission, & combustion? A Little Bit About the Sun… How many Earths could be lined up edge to edge to fit across the Sun? ● ● 109 (and 1 million Earths would fit IN it!) Pic on next slide… The Sun makes up… ● 99% of the mass of the solar system! A pair of dice with the density of the Sun… ● would weigh 2 pounds! The solar interior is made of… … plasma (one of the 4 states of matter) Great Sun Pic from NASA… Fun Sun Facts by NASA… ● https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Sun BTW… Our Sun is basically a stable hydrogen bomb – or a giant fusion reactor! Fusion 1. Fusion is… – the fusing of smaller, lighter hydrogen atoms to form a larger, heavier helium atom (which releases energy) Fusion… a. Fusion occurs in the stars! (our Sun) bi. During fusion, the two atoms that fuse to form a helium atom are the H isotopes deuterium & tritium Fusion… b. During Fusion (continued)… ii. The mass that is lost when two hydrogen nuclei fuse to form helium … ● … gets converted into energy iii. The theory of special relativity (e = mc²) by Albert Einstein relates mass to energy! http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html Fusion Reaction – Draw this! http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=174422 Fusion and Electricity Production… China claims fusion reactor test a success Government hopes fusion provides clean, limitless energy source … ● “BEIJING - Scientists on Thursday carried out China's first successful test of an experimental fusion reactor, powered by the process that fuels the sun, a research institute spokeswoman said. ● China, the United States and other governments are pursuing fusion research in hopes that it could become a clean, potentially limitless energy source. ● Fusion produces little radioactive waste, unlike fission, which powers conventional nuclear reactors.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15043462/ updated 3:22 p.m. ET, Thurs., Sept. 28, 2006 Fission 2. Fission is… – splitting of bigger, heavy atoms (like uranium or plutonium) into smaller, lighter atoms 2a. Fission Differs From Fusion… a. Fission differs from fusion in that… Fission is SPLITTING atoms, not FUSING atoms. The Radioactive Boy Scout is a warning about investigating fission in your backyard shed! http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.html 2b.Fission 2b. Fission is used on Earth … – in nuclear power plants & submarines (to generate electricity) www.pollutionissues.com Fusion and Fission: Nuclear Reactions 2c. Fusion and fission are nuclear reactions because… ➢ …the nuclei of atoms are fusing (in fusion) OR splitting (in fission). (Remember… That’s the center part of the atom where protons and neutrons are located) ➢ New atoms are made in both types of reactions. Fission – Draw this! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion Combustion 3. Combustion is… burning of a fuel in presence of O2 (oxygen) to produce energy (heat & light) a. It is a chemical reaction which recombines atoms. (FUEL) Methane Combustion used in… Vehicles Fireplaces Power Plants (Belews Creek) http://www.news-record.com/news/article_73ce9953-637d-5c7c-bfdd-49fee0a35773.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_New_Beetle Power Plants… 3c. In the approximately 1,600 power plants in our country that use combustion, the fuels used are mostly… ✓ coal & natural gas ✓ Belews Creek is coal-fired. Combustion – Draw it! Fuel + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water Lesson 8 The Sun’s Energy Think About It… How does the Sun harm living things? (What types of energy from the Sun are harmful?) One of the Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation! Focus Question… How are the harmful forms of radiation from the Sun deflected away or filtered so that they don’t reach living things? The Sun’s Energy… 1. Electromagnetic radiation consists of … ● … electric & magnetic disturbances that travel through space as waves. 2. The electromagnetic spectrum… ● …organizes forms of EM energy by wavelength 3. The Sun produces electromagnetic radiation across the spectrum… ● radio waves, microwaves, infrared energy (heat), visible light, ultraviolet radiation, xrays, & gamma rays The Electromagnetic Spectrum… 4. The shorter the wavelength, the more harmful the energy! http://www.lbl.gov/MicroWorlds/ALSTool/EMSpec/EMSpec2.html The Ozone Layer… 5. Which gas blocks ultraviolet radiation from the Sun? ● Ozone (O3) a. It is found in the stratosphere. b. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) damage O3. c. These are found in aerosols, coolants, & cleaners. http://mmedia.pl/ozone-layer-diagram-for-kids http://www.theozonehole.com/ozonedestruction.htm Ozone and CFCs: Animation 1 http://www.theozonehole.com/ozonedestruction.htm Ozone and CFCs: Animation 2 Solar Wind and Earth’s Magnetic Field 1. Solar wind is… ● …a supersonic plasma (Remember, that’s charged particles or ions) that flows outward from Sun at high speeds &… ● …bathes planets in a flood of highenergy particles. (Which isn’t very good for us!) Solar Wind What protects us from the deadly solar wind? http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/27/world/europe/star-trek-shield http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoK-tPS_bYE http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=10984 Solar Wind and Earth’s Magnetic Field… 2. Earth’s magnetic field protects us from the solar wind by… ● deflecting these particles and trapping them in two huge rings (Van Allen belts) http://www.redorbit.com/education/reference_library/space_1/solar_system/2574610/van_allen_radiation_belt/ Earth’s Magnetic Field… 3. Draw and label this! The Strength of Earth’s Magnetic Field… ● ● ● Our magnetic field is decreasing by 5% a century Jupiter has a super-strong magnetic field What would happen if our magnetic field was much stronger? Take a look… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etPXBm 0zRvM Solar Wind and Earth’s Magnetic Field… 4. The auroras are created when… ● … high-energy ● particles in Van Allen belts collide with gases in Earth’s atmosphere & give off light See next slide… The Auroras… http://www.lovethesepics.com/2011/02/24-amazing-auroras-aurora-borealis-aurora-australis/ Lesson 9 Energy For Earth… Think About It… What would happen to Earth if the Sun were turned off today? Focus Question… How does the Sun’s energy warm Earth’s surface and atmosphere? Energy For Earth… 1. Radiation is … transfer of energy through space by EM waves (visible light, ultraviolet radiation, & other) http://virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov/weather/images/2b1.png Energy For Earth… 1a. The Sun’s energy reaches Earth by the process of radiation. 1b. About 50 % of the Sun’s energy is absorbed by Earth’s surface. 1c. Remember – ozone blocks most of the UV radiation. http://ossfoundation.us/projects/environment/global-warming/earths-radiation-budget Differential Heating… 1d. Which heats up and cools down more slowly – water or land? ● This is called differential heating. ● This is what moderates the climate in coastal areas. ● In winter, the ocean acts like a giant heater and in summer, the ocean acts like a giant air conditioner. Differential Heating and North Carolina… Our moderate coast – The Outer Banks! 2. Conduction is… the transfer of energy that occurs when molecules collide a. Air molecules just above Earth’s surface are warmed by conduction. b. Energy moves from your hand to your desk. Why? Energy for Earth… Heat waves over hot sand! http://visualparadox.com/wallpapers/dryseason1600.htm Energy for Earth… 3. Convection is… ● a. b. c. the transfer of energy by the flow of a heated substance Warm air will rise. When the warm air gets high enough, it cools and sinks. This creates a convection current. http://avstop.com/ac/fig5-9.jpg Energy For Earth… Copy the diagram your teacher draws on the board! Energy for Photosynthesis… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. During photosynthesis, solar energy is transformed into chemical energy (food). This occurs in plants, algae & some bacteria. For this to occur, there must be water, CO2, Energy source: sunlight. In plants, this occurs in chloroplasts. http://abhsscience.wikispaces.com/Photosynthesis+TD 6. Draw Photosynthesis… Food From the Sun! http://wowk.images.worldnow.com/images/19108684_BG1.jpg