a 03 Scale and Comparing Planets to Stars ppt
... • It is therefore very possible that some of the stars in Andromeda have exploded as a supernova or gone out long ago. The message of these star finishing events just has not gotten to us yet! ...
... • It is therefore very possible that some of the stars in Andromeda have exploded as a supernova or gone out long ago. The message of these star finishing events just has not gotten to us yet! ...
LECTURE 1
... atmosphere and had a different surface from the present one. The primitive Earth was heated by several processes. Immediately after the Earth formed, the energy released by the decay of radioactive elements coupled with the heat from the colliding particles and the heat generated by the compression ...
... atmosphere and had a different surface from the present one. The primitive Earth was heated by several processes. Immediately after the Earth formed, the energy released by the decay of radioactive elements coupled with the heat from the colliding particles and the heat generated by the compression ...
The measure of Cosmological distances
... 1. Less accurate than geocentric model 2. Copernicus was unknown ...
... 1. Less accurate than geocentric model 2. Copernicus was unknown ...
Apophis - Killer Asteroid?
... 1. How many planets don’t have a moon? ____________________ 2. Which day of the week is named after a planet? ____________________ 3. Which planet is not named after a Roman or Greek god? ____________________ 4. What is an example of a ‘dwarf planet’? ____________________ 5. Which planet has the lar ...
... 1. How many planets don’t have a moon? ____________________ 2. Which day of the week is named after a planet? ____________________ 3. Which planet is not named after a Roman or Greek god? ____________________ 4. What is an example of a ‘dwarf planet’? ____________________ 5. Which planet has the lar ...
Card Game - Learning Resources
... Dwarf Planet —Objects orbiting the Sun that are big and heavy enough to resemble a planet, but not quite big enough to have their own clear orbit around the sun. Example: Pluto Galaxy—A grouping of billions of stars held together by gravity. Overall shapes of galaxies include spiral, elliptical, an ...
... Dwarf Planet —Objects orbiting the Sun that are big and heavy enough to resemble a planet, but not quite big enough to have their own clear orbit around the sun. Example: Pluto Galaxy—A grouping of billions of stars held together by gravity. Overall shapes of galaxies include spiral, elliptical, an ...
Word Doc.
... Only at latitudes between the Tropics is it possible for the sun to be at the zenith. Only north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle is the midnight sun possible. The reason that these lines have the values that they do lies in the axial tilt of the Earth with respect to the sun, w ...
... Only at latitudes between the Tropics is it possible for the sun to be at the zenith. Only north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle is the midnight sun possible. The reason that these lines have the values that they do lies in the axial tilt of the Earth with respect to the sun, w ...
Astronomy Unit Study Guide - Mrs. Miller`s 4th Grade Class
... As Earth revolves around the Sun, different parts of Earth get more sunlight. The tilt also causes the northern or the southern part of Earth, to point toward the Sun. When the tilt is toward the Sun, the season is summer; when the tilt is away from the Sun, the season is winter. The two hem ...
... As Earth revolves around the Sun, different parts of Earth get more sunlight. The tilt also causes the northern or the southern part of Earth, to point toward the Sun. When the tilt is toward the Sun, the season is summer; when the tilt is away from the Sun, the season is winter. The two hem ...
Big Bang Theory
... • Ocean tides are a primarily a result of an interplay of forces between the Earth and the Moon. ...
... • Ocean tides are a primarily a result of an interplay of forces between the Earth and the Moon. ...
Lecture 09a: Habitable zones - Sierra College Astronomy Home Page
... What would happen to the Earth, at Venus’ position in the solar system? The temperature would rise ~30ºC, to 45ºC (113ºF); Evaporation rates would increase, AND The hotter atmosphere could hold more water; The H2O driven into the atmosphere would (as greenhouse gas) heat the Earth still more; the ...
... What would happen to the Earth, at Venus’ position in the solar system? The temperature would rise ~30ºC, to 45ºC (113ºF); Evaporation rates would increase, AND The hotter atmosphere could hold more water; The H2O driven into the atmosphere would (as greenhouse gas) heat the Earth still more; the ...
Earth in Space ReadingEarth in Space Reading(es)
... Earth’s rotation on its axis causes day and night. As Earth rotates eastward, the sun appears to move westward across the sky. It is day on the side of Earth facing the sun. As Earth continues ...
... Earth’s rotation on its axis causes day and night. As Earth rotates eastward, the sun appears to move westward across the sky. It is day on the side of Earth facing the sun. As Earth continues ...
The Transformation of Gas Giant Planets into Rocky Planets
... As a general rule, the mass of an object will determine the chemical composition of its atmosphere. The more massive objects, like the gas and ice giants, are able to retain the light elements, as well as heavier gases like methane and ammonia, but as they lose mass, the light elements are lost whe ...
... As a general rule, the mass of an object will determine the chemical composition of its atmosphere. The more massive objects, like the gas and ice giants, are able to retain the light elements, as well as heavier gases like methane and ammonia, but as they lose mass, the light elements are lost whe ...
Earth in Space Reading
... is called its orbit. As it travels around the sun, Earth’s orbit is not quite a circle. It is a slightly flattened circle, or oval shape. ...
... is called its orbit. As it travels around the sun, Earth’s orbit is not quite a circle. It is a slightly flattened circle, or oval shape. ...
scale_moon
... 2 – Phases of the Moon Exercise – gather preconceptions of what the kids think causes the phases of the moon, try and dispel those notions, empower them to go home and teach to someone (?) – remember to keep referring back to sense of actual scale while doing this exercise May want to do this a litt ...
... 2 – Phases of the Moon Exercise – gather preconceptions of what the kids think causes the phases of the moon, try and dispel those notions, empower them to go home and teach to someone (?) – remember to keep referring back to sense of actual scale while doing this exercise May want to do this a litt ...
Objectives: Learn what units scientists measure distances in space
... 600,000,000,000,000,000 miles in diameter (across). ...
... 600,000,000,000,000,000 miles in diameter (across). ...
FOURTH GRADE Science Curriculum Framework Skills
... silt) can be classified based on their properties □ Changes in the Earth’s surface are due to slow processes (weathering, erosion, and deposition) and rapid processes (landslides, volcanic eruptions, floods, earthquakes). □ Rocks are made up of a variety of minerals. □ Earth’s materials are used as ...
... silt) can be classified based on their properties □ Changes in the Earth’s surface are due to slow processes (weathering, erosion, and deposition) and rapid processes (landslides, volcanic eruptions, floods, earthquakes). □ Rocks are made up of a variety of minerals. □ Earth’s materials are used as ...
Blue Marble in Empty Space
... Ask the students if their perspective of Earth has changed. Do they think the Earth is big enough to provide is with inexhaustible resources? Explain that the Earth is a sphere with a finite atmosphere and finite resources. If we polute our planet, there is no-one in space that can help us. We have ...
... Ask the students if their perspective of Earth has changed. Do they think the Earth is big enough to provide is with inexhaustible resources? Explain that the Earth is a sphere with a finite atmosphere and finite resources. If we polute our planet, there is no-one in space that can help us. We have ...
Lecture7 - UCSB Physics
... • A) Breakup of a large disk of matter which formed around the star • B) Condensation of gas from the original star nebula • C) Capture by the star of objects traversing the depths of space • D) Accretion or slow accumulation of smaller particles by mutual gravitational attraction ...
... • A) Breakup of a large disk of matter which formed around the star • B) Condensation of gas from the original star nebula • C) Capture by the star of objects traversing the depths of space • D) Accretion or slow accumulation of smaller particles by mutual gravitational attraction ...
Sky Science
... The Earth has only one NATURAL SATELITE which is called the moon. We only see the moon because the sun illuminates it and makes it shine brightly in the sky. Without the reflected light, the moon is a black chunk of rock orbiting our planet. The moon takes approximately 28 days to complete a counter ...
... The Earth has only one NATURAL SATELITE which is called the moon. We only see the moon because the sun illuminates it and makes it shine brightly in the sky. Without the reflected light, the moon is a black chunk of rock orbiting our planet. The moon takes approximately 28 days to complete a counter ...
Document
... • Commonly known by the acronym SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence), radio searches have been underway since the late 1990s. • No signals of extraterrestrial life have been detected. ...
... • Commonly known by the acronym SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence), radio searches have been underway since the late 1990s. • No signals of extraterrestrial life have been detected. ...
Distance Lab: The Astronomical Unit
... 1. Define Astronomical Unit, Parallax, and light year in your notebook. Use page 104 in the textbook to help you out. 2. Parallax: Look up at the balloon globe hanging above the teachers’ desk. Behind the globe are some pictures of mountains and glaciers that are numbered 1-10. Which number do you s ...
... 1. Define Astronomical Unit, Parallax, and light year in your notebook. Use page 104 in the textbook to help you out. 2. Parallax: Look up at the balloon globe hanging above the teachers’ desk. Behind the globe are some pictures of mountains and glaciers that are numbered 1-10. Which number do you s ...
May 2014
... Fleece fame). It sails in the Milky Way of an Egyptian horizon. Here’s our second brightest star, Canopus. A giant star named after an Egyptian navigator. This Argo ship was so large it was subdivided into Puppis (poop deck),Vela, (sail), Pyxis (ship’s compass) and Carina (keel). Argo contains many ...
... Fleece fame). It sails in the Milky Way of an Egyptian horizon. Here’s our second brightest star, Canopus. A giant star named after an Egyptian navigator. This Argo ship was so large it was subdivided into Puppis (poop deck),Vela, (sail), Pyxis (ship’s compass) and Carina (keel). Argo contains many ...
Pocket Planetarium V17N3.indd
... while Jupiter, Mars and Mercury are visible in the pre-dawn hours, and at daybreak. Saturn stars in the evening Currently on the border of Virgo and Libra, Saturn is the only planet well situated for observing this summer. But don’t wait to point your telescope toward it! You should observe the plan ...
... while Jupiter, Mars and Mercury are visible in the pre-dawn hours, and at daybreak. Saturn stars in the evening Currently on the border of Virgo and Libra, Saturn is the only planet well situated for observing this summer. But don’t wait to point your telescope toward it! You should observe the plan ...
pals_20160211_howpla.. - Department of Physics and Astronomy
... Planets Can Change Orbits “Drag” from proto-planetary nebula gas? Gravitational interactions with each other? We think that Uranus & Neptune formed closer to Sun, were flung to their present orbits by interactions with Jupiter, maybe Saturn ...
... Planets Can Change Orbits “Drag” from proto-planetary nebula gas? Gravitational interactions with each other? We think that Uranus & Neptune formed closer to Sun, were flung to their present orbits by interactions with Jupiter, maybe Saturn ...