Sun, Moon, and Earth Review Sheet
... Revolution/revolves- the movement of an object around another object. The sun, Earth, and other planets are part of the solar system. Our solar system is part of the Milky Way Galaxy. ...
... Revolution/revolves- the movement of an object around another object. The sun, Earth, and other planets are part of the solar system. Our solar system is part of the Milky Way Galaxy. ...
Unit 2 The Solar System Vocabulary Review
... A DISK OF MATTER THAT ENCIRCLES A PLANET AND THAT CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS PARTICLES IN ORBIT, WHICH RANGE IN SIZE FROM DUST GRAINS TO OBJECTS TENS OF METERS ACROSS ...
... A DISK OF MATTER THAT ENCIRCLES A PLANET AND THAT CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS PARTICLES IN ORBIT, WHICH RANGE IN SIZE FROM DUST GRAINS TO OBJECTS TENS OF METERS ACROSS ...
antarctic and associated exploration book collection
... 1619, he published his third law, stating that the square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the Sun. Using Kepler's third law to accurately express the relative distances of the planets, thus placing a proper scale to the solar system, the fin ...
... 1619, he published his third law, stating that the square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the Sun. Using Kepler's third law to accurately express the relative distances of the planets, thus placing a proper scale to the solar system, the fin ...
14. Galileo and the Telescope.
... north... All the stars appeared to be of the same magnitude, and though small were very bright, much brighter than fixed stars of the same size." "But now we have not just one planet rotating about another while both run through a great orbit around the sun; our own eyes show us four stars which wan ...
... north... All the stars appeared to be of the same magnitude, and though small were very bright, much brighter than fixed stars of the same size." "But now we have not just one planet rotating about another while both run through a great orbit around the sun; our own eyes show us four stars which wan ...
Observing the Universe 1
... 3. Which appear to move faster across the sky the Sun or the stars? …………………. 4. How will this affect the time at which a star rises above the horizon on successive nights? (An actual number is needed in your answer here) ...
... 3. Which appear to move faster across the sky the Sun or the stars? …………………. 4. How will this affect the time at which a star rises above the horizon on successive nights? (An actual number is needed in your answer here) ...
The Inner Planets
... Valles Marineris is an enormous canyon on the equator of Mars. It is over 4000-km long. This would reach from Los Angles to Chicago! ...
... Valles Marineris is an enormous canyon on the equator of Mars. It is over 4000-km long. This would reach from Los Angles to Chicago! ...
A Relative-Scaled Model of the Solar System
... d. How about the other planets? Might you possibly see them at midnight? How about right before sunrise or right after sunset? ...
... d. How about the other planets? Might you possibly see them at midnight? How about right before sunrise or right after sunset? ...
Scale of the Universe
... 23. Proxima Centauri is the ____________________ star to Earth (other than our sun). 24. The sun is also known as ________________. It is ___________times wider than Earth. 25. Polaris is called the ____________ star because it is located above the North Pole. People use it to navigate when they don ...
... 23. Proxima Centauri is the ____________________ star to Earth (other than our sun). 24. The sun is also known as ________________. It is ___________times wider than Earth. 25. Polaris is called the ____________ star because it is located above the North Pole. People use it to navigate when they don ...
trek across the milky way
... • It is the brightest object in the sky besides the sun and the moon • Venus is composed mostly of carbon dioxide, which makes it unsuitable for life. • Said to be Earth’s sister planet because they are quite similar in all aspects, like size. • Has no known satellites ...
... • It is the brightest object in the sky besides the sun and the moon • Venus is composed mostly of carbon dioxide, which makes it unsuitable for life. • Said to be Earth’s sister planet because they are quite similar in all aspects, like size. • Has no known satellites ...
Stars - St. Mary School
... 5 and 6 Facts about Comets, Asteroids, and Meteoroids Comets: Have two long tails that make them visible for long periods Lumps of dust and ice Some comets return in cycles to our solar system Come from deep space to our solar system Tails can be millions of miles long Asteroids: Made o ...
... 5 and 6 Facts about Comets, Asteroids, and Meteoroids Comets: Have two long tails that make them visible for long periods Lumps of dust and ice Some comets return in cycles to our solar system Come from deep space to our solar system Tails can be millions of miles long Asteroids: Made o ...
A B C`s of Space Aleks Slocum Second Grade SCI.2.2 2010
... A light-year is a unit of astronomical distance equal to the distance that light travels in one year. ...
... A light-year is a unit of astronomical distance equal to the distance that light travels in one year. ...
The Solar System
... When we look at the sky we see not only stars,but also planets. They look very similar at first- tiny glowing points. When we use a small telescope we can see them as small spots reflecting the Sun`s radiance. When a bigger telescope is used we can see their colours, gas mantles and various surfaces ...
... When we look at the sky we see not only stars,but also planets. They look very similar at first- tiny glowing points. When we use a small telescope we can see them as small spots reflecting the Sun`s radiance. When a bigger telescope is used we can see their colours, gas mantles and various surfaces ...
Chapter 25.1: Models of our Solar System
... solar system? Which one is accurate? 2. Saturn is 10 x farther from the sun than Earth. What is the distance between Saturn and the sun in AU? In kilometers or miles? (show your work) 3. The Andromeda galaxy is 2.5 million light years away. How long does it take the light from Andromeda to reach us ...
... solar system? Which one is accurate? 2. Saturn is 10 x farther from the sun than Earth. What is the distance between Saturn and the sun in AU? In kilometers or miles? (show your work) 3. The Andromeda galaxy is 2.5 million light years away. How long does it take the light from Andromeda to reach us ...
Chapter 25.1: Models of our Solar System
... 3. The Andromeda galaxy is 2.5 million light years away. How long does it take the light from Andromeda to reach us ? ...
... 3. The Andromeda galaxy is 2.5 million light years away. How long does it take the light from Andromeda to reach us ? ...
Chapter 25.1: Models of our Solar System
... (moving keep moving, in same direction). The force that prevents this: Gravitational force from sun. ...
... (moving keep moving, in same direction). The force that prevents this: Gravitational force from sun. ...
The Nine Planets
... After the Sun and the Moon, Venus is the brightest object that we can see in the sky because it is so close to our planet Earth. Also, the atmosphere on Venus is very thick and the light it receives from the Sun is reflected to us. Venus’s atmosphere is made up from mainly carbon dioxide. This gas a ...
... After the Sun and the Moon, Venus is the brightest object that we can see in the sky because it is so close to our planet Earth. Also, the atmosphere on Venus is very thick and the light it receives from the Sun is reflected to us. Venus’s atmosphere is made up from mainly carbon dioxide. This gas a ...
Space and planets
... collections of ice, dust and small rocky particles, ranging from a few kilometres to tens of kilometres across. ...
... collections of ice, dust and small rocky particles, ranging from a few kilometres to tens of kilometres across. ...
Barycenter Our solar system consists of the Sun and the
... Our solar system consists of the Sun and the many millions of celestial bodies, including large planets and microscopic dust particles, which orbit around it. As a unit, the solar system has a center of mass, its balancing point. At this point, the system would balance like a spinning plate atop a c ...
... Our solar system consists of the Sun and the many millions of celestial bodies, including large planets and microscopic dust particles, which orbit around it. As a unit, the solar system has a center of mass, its balancing point. At this point, the system would balance like a spinning plate atop a c ...
Space 8.1 notes
... amounts of energy and is held together by its own gravity, keeping it intact Stars are considered luminous because they produce and give off their own light. SUN The sun is an average sized star, as most stars are significantly larger than our sun The sun looks large to our eyes because it is ...
... amounts of energy and is held together by its own gravity, keeping it intact Stars are considered luminous because they produce and give off their own light. SUN The sun is an average sized star, as most stars are significantly larger than our sun The sun looks large to our eyes because it is ...
13.14 The Eight Planets
... The Outer Planets The remaining 4 planets in our solar system are known as the outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune These 4 planets are also known as the Gas Giants. Their atmosphere consists mainly of hydrogen and helium. These planets have soupy surfaces and get more dense as you si ...
... The Outer Planets The remaining 4 planets in our solar system are known as the outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune These 4 planets are also known as the Gas Giants. Their atmosphere consists mainly of hydrogen and helium. These planets have soupy surfaces and get more dense as you si ...
Early history of astronomy
... • The motion of a body, such as a planet or moon, along a path around some point in space • Earth's orbit is elliptical • Earth is closest to the Sun (perihelion) in January • Earth is farthest from the Sun (aphelion) in July • The plane of the ecliptic is an imaginary plane that connects Earth's or ...
... • The motion of a body, such as a planet or moon, along a path around some point in space • Earth's orbit is elliptical • Earth is closest to the Sun (perihelion) in January • Earth is farthest from the Sun (aphelion) in July • The plane of the ecliptic is an imaginary plane that connects Earth's or ...
File
... notation. This is 4.22 light years (4.22 ly). A light year is the distance that light travels in one year. (equaling 9.46 x 1012 km). Book analogy: If the Sun is a pinhead, the next star is another pinhead 35 miles away. This shows that the universe is made mostly of empty space. ...
... notation. This is 4.22 light years (4.22 ly). A light year is the distance that light travels in one year. (equaling 9.46 x 1012 km). Book analogy: If the Sun is a pinhead, the next star is another pinhead 35 miles away. This shows that the universe is made mostly of empty space. ...
Shape of the Earth
... galaxies. Our sun was one such star. How our Solar System Formed: About 4700 million years ago (4.7 billion), grains of material from a rotating cloud of gas and dust consolidated into solid lumps of material. Through violent collisions with one another, these planetisimals formed larger bodies, pro ...
... galaxies. Our sun was one such star. How our Solar System Formed: About 4700 million years ago (4.7 billion), grains of material from a rotating cloud of gas and dust consolidated into solid lumps of material. Through violent collisions with one another, these planetisimals formed larger bodies, pro ...
