Which object is a meteor?
... • Not Option A (Nebular Star? What the heck is that?) • Not Option C (A Binary Star isn’t formed as a result of a star dying) • Not Option D (A supernova can be created when a star dies, but nothing is left -like with a the other options listed) • CORRECT ANSWER: Option B must be correct. A Black H ...
... • Not Option A (Nebular Star? What the heck is that?) • Not Option C (A Binary Star isn’t formed as a result of a star dying) • Not Option D (A supernova can be created when a star dies, but nothing is left -like with a the other options listed) • CORRECT ANSWER: Option B must be correct. A Black H ...
Things to do today Terminal, “Astronomy is Fun”
... •Inferior planet epicycles were fixed to the Earth-Sun line • This explained why Mercury & Venus never strayed far from the Sun! ...
... •Inferior planet epicycles were fixed to the Earth-Sun line • This explained why Mercury & Venus never strayed far from the Sun! ...
Astronomy 212 EXAM 1 2000 September 29 Answer
... Answer TRUE or FALSE (not T or F) (2 pts each) 1. If SI units (the “metric system”) are being properly used the “Megamall” is a billion times bigger than a normal mall. 2. The zenith is always directly overhead. 3. At CSB/SJU the celestial equator is an hour circle. 4. The celestial equator has zero ...
... Answer TRUE or FALSE (not T or F) (2 pts each) 1. If SI units (the “metric system”) are being properly used the “Megamall” is a billion times bigger than a normal mall. 2. The zenith is always directly overhead. 3. At CSB/SJU the celestial equator is an hour circle. 4. The celestial equator has zero ...
Study Guide for 1ST Astronomy Exam
... Use the fact that the Earth rotates 15 degrees per hour to calculate time periods between celestial events. Unit 6: The Year Describe in words and using the Whole Sky Map, developed in class, the annual motion of the Sun eastward through the stars along the ecliptic defining and identifying the ...
... Use the fact that the Earth rotates 15 degrees per hour to calculate time periods between celestial events. Unit 6: The Year Describe in words and using the Whole Sky Map, developed in class, the annual motion of the Sun eastward through the stars along the ecliptic defining and identifying the ...
1. The Sun has a surface temperature of about 6000 K.
... It’s where it’s moving toward you (not where it is closest to you). b) What is the frequency you hear when the beeper is there? 1.1 kHz (if it moves at 1/10 the speed of sound, the frequency changes by 1/10 of the emitted frequency) c) What frequency do I hear then? 1 kHz (it isn’t moving toward or ...
... It’s where it’s moving toward you (not where it is closest to you). b) What is the frequency you hear when the beeper is there? 1.1 kHz (if it moves at 1/10 the speed of sound, the frequency changes by 1/10 of the emitted frequency) c) What frequency do I hear then? 1 kHz (it isn’t moving toward or ...
Tayler Vence PHYS 1010 5/5/2013 The Copernican Revolution The
... that there were problems with this model, making inaccurate, but at the time how to correct this model was unknown. The biggest problem with this model was that the stars move smoothly through the heavens along fixed circular orbits, but the planets do not; they orbit around the other stars. Their ...
... that there were problems with this model, making inaccurate, but at the time how to correct this model was unknown. The biggest problem with this model was that the stars move smoothly through the heavens along fixed circular orbits, but the planets do not; they orbit around the other stars. Their ...
planet
... • From its time of discovery in 1930 to 2006 it was considered to be the ninth planet in the solar system, but because additional objects have been discovered including Eris which is 27% more massive, the IAU reclassified Pluto and the other objects as dwarf planets. The New Horizons spacecraft was ...
... • From its time of discovery in 1930 to 2006 it was considered to be the ninth planet in the solar system, but because additional objects have been discovered including Eris which is 27% more massive, the IAU reclassified Pluto and the other objects as dwarf planets. The New Horizons spacecraft was ...
The Sun (continued). - Department of Physics and Astronomy
... An average period is 11 years (from 7 to 15 years). The magnetic fields in sunspots reverse their direction when a cycle is over. No sunspots were observed in 16451715, when a Little Ice Age took place in Europe and America. ...
... An average period is 11 years (from 7 to 15 years). The magnetic fields in sunspots reverse their direction when a cycle is over. No sunspots were observed in 16451715, when a Little Ice Age took place in Europe and America. ...
Formation of the Solar System
... between two objects. Gravity gets stronger as objects get bigger and closer together. The bigger the object, the more gravitational pull it will have on nearby objects. The Earth is so big, that it is able to pull the pieces of paper to its surface. ...
... between two objects. Gravity gets stronger as objects get bigger and closer together. The bigger the object, the more gravitational pull it will have on nearby objects. The Earth is so big, that it is able to pull the pieces of paper to its surface. ...
Name - MIT
... A) the varying distance between the Earth and the Sun during the year. B) the varying speed of the Earth in its orbit about the Sun. C) the precession of the Earth's rotation axis. D) the tilt of the Earth's rotation axis relative to the ecliptic. E) the tilt of the Moon's orbital plane relative to ...
... A) the varying distance between the Earth and the Sun during the year. B) the varying speed of the Earth in its orbit about the Sun. C) the precession of the Earth's rotation axis. D) the tilt of the Earth's rotation axis relative to the ecliptic. E) the tilt of the Moon's orbital plane relative to ...
8th Grade Comprehensive Science
... shadow moves over the moon. • Rarely, the moon casts a shadow on Earth. This shadow is called the Umbra. When this happens, the Sun is momentarily blocked from ...
... shadow moves over the moon. • Rarely, the moon casts a shadow on Earth. This shadow is called the Umbra. When this happens, the Sun is momentarily blocked from ...
North Celestial Pole
... The altitude of an object is the angle between it and the horizon. The horizon has an altitude of 0° and the zenith has an altitude of 90°. The azimuth of an object is the angle between it and north, measured clockwise along the horizon. North has an azimuth of 0°, east has an azimuth of 90°, south ...
... The altitude of an object is the angle between it and the horizon. The horizon has an altitude of 0° and the zenith has an altitude of 90°. The azimuth of an object is the angle between it and north, measured clockwise along the horizon. North has an azimuth of 0°, east has an azimuth of 90°, south ...
Motions of the Sky—2 Sep Hipparchus measures the moon’s distance~200BC
... 2. How do you explain day and night using the celestial sphere? 3. How do you explain seasonal changes in the sky? ...
... 2. How do you explain day and night using the celestial sphere? 3. How do you explain seasonal changes in the sky? ...
Topic 4: Sun, Earth, Moon and the Solar System
... tides on Earth and positions of the Moon, the Sun, and Earth. (VII) Investigates lunar phases using models and observations. (VII) Compare and contrast solar and lunar eclipses. (VII) Explain why the planets stay in orbit around the sun and satellites stay in orbit around their planets.(VII) Compare ...
... tides on Earth and positions of the Moon, the Sun, and Earth. (VII) Investigates lunar phases using models and observations. (VII) Compare and contrast solar and lunar eclipses. (VII) Explain why the planets stay in orbit around the sun and satellites stay in orbit around their planets.(VII) Compare ...
Geocentric Model of the Solar System
... Earth’s Moon • It takes the same amount of time for the moon to rotate once on its axis as it does for it to orbit the earth (27.3 days). Thus, the same side of the moon always faces us. • The moon’s surface is covered in dust and rocky debris from meteor impacts. It has no water or atmosphere. The ...
... Earth’s Moon • It takes the same amount of time for the moon to rotate once on its axis as it does for it to orbit the earth (27.3 days). Thus, the same side of the moon always faces us. • The moon’s surface is covered in dust and rocky debris from meteor impacts. It has no water or atmosphere. The ...
rood_ozma50
... CO2 Greenhouse: 3C 4% change in L Major climate change with if L changes by a few % ...
... CO2 Greenhouse: 3C 4% change in L Major climate change with if L changes by a few % ...
Chapter 4: The Origin of Modern Astronomy - Otto
... the sun move through space and how that produces the sights you see in the sky. But how did humanity first realize that we live on a planet moving through space? That required revolutionary overthrow of an ancient and honored theory of Earth’s place. By the 16th century, many astronomers were uncomf ...
... the sun move through space and how that produces the sights you see in the sky. But how did humanity first realize that we live on a planet moving through space? That required revolutionary overthrow of an ancient and honored theory of Earth’s place. By the 16th century, many astronomers were uncomf ...
DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAPER Standard 1 Objective 1 Study
... 1. Light from stars support the Big Bang Theory because it shows that most objects in space are moving away from one another. 2. The spectrum of hydrogen on a distant star is red shifted. 3. Stars farthest from Earth with the greatest speed have the greatest red shift. 4. Scientists accept the Big B ...
... 1. Light from stars support the Big Bang Theory because it shows that most objects in space are moving away from one another. 2. The spectrum of hydrogen on a distant star is red shifted. 3. Stars farthest from Earth with the greatest speed have the greatest red shift. 4. Scientists accept the Big B ...
how the Sun impacts the Earth
... basic properties of the solar system; the difference between the Terrestrial and Jovian planets? We think this is a consequence of different temperatures in different parts of the solar nebula “the solar nebula was heated by release of gravitational energy…it was hottest near its center, where tempe ...
... basic properties of the solar system; the difference between the Terrestrial and Jovian planets? We think this is a consequence of different temperatures in different parts of the solar nebula “the solar nebula was heated by release of gravitational energy…it was hottest near its center, where tempe ...
A Relative Model of the Solar System: Preparation
... A Relative Model of the Solar System: Preparation The solar system includes the Sun, the nine Classical Planets, their moons, as well as newly discovered dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids which orbit the sun. In this lab activity we will make a walking model of the Solar System. 1. Us ...
... A Relative Model of the Solar System: Preparation The solar system includes the Sun, the nine Classical Planets, their moons, as well as newly discovered dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids which orbit the sun. In this lab activity we will make a walking model of the Solar System. 1. Us ...
What`s In Outer Space?
... • Saturn is the 6th planet from the sun. • Saturn is the 2nd largest planet in the solar system. • Saturn’s day is only 10 hours and 39 minutes long. • Saturn is so dense that if a large enough ocean could be found, it would float in it. • Saturn has rings around it that make it very beautiful. ...
... • Saturn is the 6th planet from the sun. • Saturn is the 2nd largest planet in the solar system. • Saturn’s day is only 10 hours and 39 minutes long. • Saturn is so dense that if a large enough ocean could be found, it would float in it. • Saturn has rings around it that make it very beautiful. ...
Quiz # 2
... B) planets move at constant speeds in circular orbits around the Earth. C) planets move in circular epicycles around the Sun while the Sun moves in a circular orbit around the Earth. D) planets move in circular epicycles while the centers of the epicycles move in circular orbits around the Earth. ...
... B) planets move at constant speeds in circular orbits around the Earth. C) planets move in circular epicycles around the Sun while the Sun moves in a circular orbit around the Earth. D) planets move in circular epicycles while the centers of the epicycles move in circular orbits around the Earth. ...