ASTRONOMY TEST THE SUN
... 2._____ The sun’s mass is over a million times that of our earth 3._____ The sun is a fairly normal star 4._____ The energy of the sun is transported to its surface by convection 5._____ The “solar constant” refers to the observation that the sun’s brightness does not ever change 6._____ The solar c ...
... 2._____ The sun’s mass is over a million times that of our earth 3._____ The sun is a fairly normal star 4._____ The energy of the sun is transported to its surface by convection 5._____ The “solar constant” refers to the observation that the sun’s brightness does not ever change 6._____ The solar c ...
History of Astronomy
... Believed in geocentric model of solar system designed and built accurate and powerful instruments to observe the stars used these instruments to chart the positions of planets and other celestial objects with great precision disproved many of the commonly held notions of planetary and stellar motion ...
... Believed in geocentric model of solar system designed and built accurate and powerful instruments to observe the stars used these instruments to chart the positions of planets and other celestial objects with great precision disproved many of the commonly held notions of planetary and stellar motion ...
Inner Planets
... A sun-centered solar system is called heliocentric The planets orbit in an ellipse – an elongated circle Sunspots are areas of gas that are cooler than surrounding gases ...
... A sun-centered solar system is called heliocentric The planets orbit in an ellipse – an elongated circle Sunspots are areas of gas that are cooler than surrounding gases ...
The Sun : Our Closest Star
... 1. The sun is a medium size star. 99 % of ALL matter in our solar system is in the sun. It is about 93 million miles from the Earth or 150 million kilometers. It takes 7.8 min. for light to get to Earth. ...
... 1. The sun is a medium size star. 99 % of ALL matter in our solar system is in the sun. It is about 93 million miles from the Earth or 150 million kilometers. It takes 7.8 min. for light to get to Earth. ...
Test 1 Overview - Physics and Astronomy
... The Celestial Sphere An ancient concept, as if all objects at same distance. But to find things on sky, don't need to know their distance, so still useful today. ...
... The Celestial Sphere An ancient concept, as if all objects at same distance. But to find things on sky, don't need to know their distance, so still useful today. ...
Astronomical history
... (b) Where did Ptolemy place the stars in his model? In this model Ptolemy places the stars outside of the revolving planets. The sun is an example being the first star in our solar system and being the furthest away eluding to that the stars were placed outside of our solar system. (c) Ptolemy knew ...
... (b) Where did Ptolemy place the stars in his model? In this model Ptolemy places the stars outside of the revolving planets. The sun is an example being the first star in our solar system and being the furthest away eluding to that the stars were placed outside of our solar system. (c) Ptolemy knew ...
THE SUN - Van Buren Public Schools
... about an hour and appear as a sudden brightening of the region above a sunspot cluster. • During their existence, solar flares release enormous amounts of energy, much of it in the form of ultraviolet, radio, and X-ray radiation. • Auroras, the result of solar flares, are bright displays of ever-cha ...
... about an hour and appear as a sudden brightening of the region above a sunspot cluster. • During their existence, solar flares release enormous amounts of energy, much of it in the form of ultraviolet, radio, and X-ray radiation. • Auroras, the result of solar flares, are bright displays of ever-cha ...
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... What is the relationship between the gravitational pull on an object and its period of revolution? (Example, if a planet is experiencing more gravitational pull acting on it from the Sun, will it have a slower or faster period of revolution?) Give an example of this in our solar system. ____________ ...
... What is the relationship between the gravitational pull on an object and its period of revolution? (Example, if a planet is experiencing more gravitational pull acting on it from the Sun, will it have a slower or faster period of revolution?) Give an example of this in our solar system. ____________ ...
Solar System Vocab terms geocentric — discredited theory that
... meteoroid — dust and debris that travel through space and become meteors when they enter Earth?s atmosphere. meteor shower — large number of meteors burning upon entering Earth?s atmosphere, occurring when Earth?s orbit passes through debris from a comet. moon — natural satellite of a planet. nebula ...
... meteoroid — dust and debris that travel through space and become meteors when they enter Earth?s atmosphere. meteor shower — large number of meteors burning upon entering Earth?s atmosphere, occurring when Earth?s orbit passes through debris from a comet. moon — natural satellite of a planet. nebula ...
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... They observed the stars: The stars moved across the heavens but stayed in positions relative to each other, the stars shift seasonally and were used by Maya astronomers to predict when the seasons would come and go. ...
... They observed the stars: The stars moved across the heavens but stayed in positions relative to each other, the stars shift seasonally and were used by Maya astronomers to predict when the seasons would come and go. ...
Solar System Teacher Notes
... The Earth rotates on its axis. One day takes 24 hours for one complete rotation. This is the reason the moon and the sun appear to move across the sky. The Earth is tilted on its axis at 23.5 degrees. This causes the 4 seasons. Each season is 3 months long. Summer – the northern hemisphere is tilted ...
... The Earth rotates on its axis. One day takes 24 hours for one complete rotation. This is the reason the moon and the sun appear to move across the sky. The Earth is tilted on its axis at 23.5 degrees. This causes the 4 seasons. Each season is 3 months long. Summer – the northern hemisphere is tilted ...
Science Journals * 3-18-13
... • There are billions and billions of stars in the galaxy. • To make writing the mass of these stars easier, the Sun is the frame of reference and the Sun is equal to one solar mass. • Smaller stars < one solar mass • Larger stars> one solar mass ...
... • There are billions and billions of stars in the galaxy. • To make writing the mass of these stars easier, the Sun is the frame of reference and the Sun is equal to one solar mass. • Smaller stars < one solar mass • Larger stars> one solar mass ...
Activity 3: Tilted Earth
... from the Sun? _______________________________ (Least amount of daylight of the year.) 8. What are the names of the days when the N. Hemisphere is not tilted either towards or away from the Sun? (2 words) March 21st: ___________________________ September 21st: ____________________________ ...
... from the Sun? _______________________________ (Least amount of daylight of the year.) 8. What are the names of the days when the N. Hemisphere is not tilted either towards or away from the Sun? (2 words) March 21st: ___________________________ September 21st: ____________________________ ...
Bringing Our Solar System to Life Grade 5 Overview Since the Solar
... 2. Once everyone has gotten to the site, play the YouTube video about outer space in the top popple. 3. Write the definition of “revolution” on the board as the motion of planets traveling around the sun in a roughly circular path (1 planetary year) and the definition of “rotation” as the spinning m ...
... 2. Once everyone has gotten to the site, play the YouTube video about outer space in the top popple. 3. Write the definition of “revolution” on the board as the motion of planets traveling around the sun in a roughly circular path (1 planetary year) and the definition of “rotation” as the spinning m ...
Science 2nd 9 weeks
... Various forms of energy are constantly being transformed into other types without any net loss of energy from the system. The cosmos is vast and explored well enough to know its basic structure and operational principles Everything in the universe exerts a gravitational force on everything els ...
... Various forms of energy are constantly being transformed into other types without any net loss of energy from the system. The cosmos is vast and explored well enough to know its basic structure and operational principles Everything in the universe exerts a gravitational force on everything els ...
Week 4
... The tropical year of a bit less than 365.25 days is (to a first approximation) the time from one vernal equinox to the next and corresponds to the seasons Because of the precession of the equinox, this is NOT the same as the sidereal year of a bit more than 365.25 days , which is one revolution in t ...
... The tropical year of a bit less than 365.25 days is (to a first approximation) the time from one vernal equinox to the next and corresponds to the seasons Because of the precession of the equinox, this is NOT the same as the sidereal year of a bit more than 365.25 days , which is one revolution in t ...
Astronomy Test Review
... e. June 21 in southern Argentina (southern hemisphere) 8. Why can we see some stars all year round, but others only during certain seasons? 9. Draw what the moon looks like in each of the following phases: a. Waxing crescent b. Waning gibbous c. First quarter 10. Why is it that we can see Jupiter, M ...
... e. June 21 in southern Argentina (southern hemisphere) 8. Why can we see some stars all year round, but others only during certain seasons? 9. Draw what the moon looks like in each of the following phases: a. Waxing crescent b. Waning gibbous c. First quarter 10. Why is it that we can see Jupiter, M ...
Lec2_2D
... a solar eclipse. Since the Moon and Sun appear to be the same size in the sky, the alignment of a total solar eclipse must be ...
... a solar eclipse. Since the Moon and Sun appear to be the same size in the sky, the alignment of a total solar eclipse must be ...
SPACE MATHEMATICS WORKSHEET 1
... determine how far the source has turned between the emission and the detection of a solar flare. Because the Sun is a dense gas rather than a solid body, it does not have uniform rotation rate; on the average the Sun makes one complete revolution in 25.4 days. How many degrees would it rotate (on th ...
... determine how far the source has turned between the emission and the detection of a solar flare. Because the Sun is a dense gas rather than a solid body, it does not have uniform rotation rate; on the average the Sun makes one complete revolution in 25.4 days. How many degrees would it rotate (on th ...
Solar System JEOPARDY REVIEW
... sun, perihelion is when its furthest from sun st 200 – What is Kepler’s 1 200 – Define parallax. law of motion? The orbit of When something a planet around the sun seems to look like it is is an ellipse with the sun in a different spot at one focus when you look at it from a different spot ...
... sun, perihelion is when its furthest from sun st 200 – What is Kepler’s 1 200 – Define parallax. law of motion? The orbit of When something a planet around the sun seems to look like it is is an ellipse with the sun in a different spot at one focus when you look at it from a different spot ...
the-solar-system-09-12-16
... The earth also has many man-made satellites such as the International Space Station. The man-made satellites were put into orbit around the Earth using rockets or the Space Shuttle. Nine planets orbit our sun. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Mercury ...
... The earth also has many man-made satellites such as the International Space Station. The man-made satellites were put into orbit around the Earth using rockets or the Space Shuttle. Nine planets orbit our sun. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Mercury ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... • Pick up yardstick, string, tape, push-pin • Make a protractor by dividing angles into two, starting with right angle: 90, 45, 22.5,11.25, etc. • Does not have to be accurate • Measure the alt. angle of a tree from classroom • Write up results and turn in with names of group members ...
... • Pick up yardstick, string, tape, push-pin • Make a protractor by dividing angles into two, starting with right angle: 90, 45, 22.5,11.25, etc. • Does not have to be accurate • Measure the alt. angle of a tree from classroom • Write up results and turn in with names of group members ...
The Evolution of the Solar System
... and are usually just chunks of rock measuring a few kilometers across. Most of them have an orbit around the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, but some have orbits farther out or closer in, sometimes quite near to the Earth. ...
... and are usually just chunks of rock measuring a few kilometers across. Most of them have an orbit around the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, but some have orbits farther out or closer in, sometimes quite near to the Earth. ...
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... What is the layer of the Sun’s interior where energy moves from atom to atom in the form of electromagnetic waves? ...
... What is the layer of the Sun’s interior where energy moves from atom to atom in the form of electromagnetic waves? ...