Lecture 1 Review Sheet
... List all the planets and dwarf planets from closest to farthest from the sun What does it mean when astronomers speak of a planet having “cleared all of its orbit”? Why is there an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter? What are the three original sources of most meteorites? Why can meteorites most ...
... List all the planets and dwarf planets from closest to farthest from the sun What does it mean when astronomers speak of a planet having “cleared all of its orbit”? Why is there an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter? What are the three original sources of most meteorites? Why can meteorites most ...
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
... Which of these is the correct order of the planets from the Sun? A Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. ...
... Which of these is the correct order of the planets from the Sun? A Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. ...
Class Notes for Monday, Feb 20th
... •Surface Temperature: 5,500 °C • Core Temperature: 15,500,000 °C ...
... •Surface Temperature: 5,500 °C • Core Temperature: 15,500,000 °C ...
answer key
... what you were observing. Putting an infrared scope in sunlight would be as unthinkable as building a visible light scope and molding its tube out of glowin-the-dark plastic!) Which Lagrange point is forever in the sun’s shadow? Earth-Sun L2. The other 5 points are bathed in direct sunlight! ...
... what you were observing. Putting an infrared scope in sunlight would be as unthinkable as building a visible light scope and molding its tube out of glowin-the-dark plastic!) Which Lagrange point is forever in the sun’s shadow? Earth-Sun L2. The other 5 points are bathed in direct sunlight! ...
E. Sci. Astronomy Notes
... Outer Gas Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - all have “rings” Jupiter largest planet, gas giant, less dense Pluto/Charon and 10th Planet UB 313/moon are small, solid moon-like. Comets – “dirty snowballs”, huge elliptical orbits, tails point away due to solar wind Geometry of Orbits Revolutio ...
... Outer Gas Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - all have “rings” Jupiter largest planet, gas giant, less dense Pluto/Charon and 10th Planet UB 313/moon are small, solid moon-like. Comets – “dirty snowballs”, huge elliptical orbits, tails point away due to solar wind Geometry of Orbits Revolutio ...
Astronomy 201 - Homework
... 1. _____________________ are dirty snowballs that follow eccentric orbits around the sun developing tails of dust and ionized gases when they are near the sun. ...
... 1. _____________________ are dirty snowballs that follow eccentric orbits around the sun developing tails of dust and ionized gases when they are near the sun. ...
Diapositiva 1
... and Ursa Minor Ursa Major is a constellation of typical boreal skies, its seven brightest stars, grouped in the famous Big Dipper asterism, are visible throughout the year in the northern hemisphere. Ursa Minor is a constellation of the northern sky. It is especially known because within it lies the ...
... and Ursa Minor Ursa Major is a constellation of typical boreal skies, its seven brightest stars, grouped in the famous Big Dipper asterism, are visible throughout the year in the northern hemisphere. Ursa Minor is a constellation of the northern sky. It is especially known because within it lies the ...
Astronomy Study Guide Review
... What is a blue moon? Harvest moon? Harvest Moon- Full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. Blue Moon- 2 full moons in 1 month ...
... What is a blue moon? Harvest moon? Harvest Moon- Full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. Blue Moon- 2 full moons in 1 month ...
Origins of the Earth Video Notes
... hostile. Volcanoes, Earth were engulfed, steam, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, no magnetic field – life could not happen. The moon was born. The Moon: Millions of years younger than the earth. They found this by examining rocks. The moon drifted away from the Earth and the Earth’s rotation slowed down ...
... hostile. Volcanoes, Earth were engulfed, steam, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, no magnetic field – life could not happen. The moon was born. The Moon: Millions of years younger than the earth. They found this by examining rocks. The moon drifted away from the Earth and the Earth’s rotation slowed down ...
Section 17.1 - CPO Science
... 17.1 What is the solar system? • Today, we define the solar system as the sun and all objects that are gravitationally bound to the sun. • The solar system is roughly divided into the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) and the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) • The ...
... 17.1 What is the solar system? • Today, we define the solar system as the sun and all objects that are gravitationally bound to the sun. • The solar system is roughly divided into the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) and the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) • The ...
Planets and Stars Study Guide Test Date: ______ Vocabulary to
... 7. How do planets and stars relate to one another (think: which one orbits the other)? ...
... 7. How do planets and stars relate to one another (think: which one orbits the other)? ...
Lecture 1 Review Sheet
... List all the planets and dwarf planets from closest to farthest from the sun What does it mean when astronomers speak of a planet having “cleared all of its orbit”? Why is there an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter? What are the three original sources of most meteorites? Why can meteorites most ...
... List all the planets and dwarf planets from closest to farthest from the sun What does it mean when astronomers speak of a planet having “cleared all of its orbit”? Why is there an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter? What are the three original sources of most meteorites? Why can meteorites most ...
EGU06-A-00602 - Copernicus Meetings
... crucial role in the processes that led to the origin of life during the Archean. The solar X-ray and UV radiation (0.1-320 nm) received at Earth’s surface was an important aspect, and depends on two main variables: the radiation emitted by the young Sun and the absorption by Earth’s early atmosphere ...
... crucial role in the processes that led to the origin of life during the Archean. The solar X-ray and UV radiation (0.1-320 nm) received at Earth’s surface was an important aspect, and depends on two main variables: the radiation emitted by the young Sun and the absorption by Earth’s early atmosphere ...
22.1 Early Astronomy
... • From Poland • Convinced that Earth is a planet just like the other five ...
... • From Poland • Convinced that Earth is a planet just like the other five ...
No Slide Title
... radius a and albedo A orbiting the Sun at a distance of r A.U. from it. Albedo = fraction of incident light reflected. The radiance at the Sun’s surface is σT4 where T = 5779 K. The surface area of the Sun is 4πR2, so the total emergent radiant flux from the Sun is = 4πRσT4. At a distance r from ...
... radius a and albedo A orbiting the Sun at a distance of r A.U. from it. Albedo = fraction of incident light reflected. The radiance at the Sun’s surface is σT4 where T = 5779 K. The surface area of the Sun is 4πR2, so the total emergent radiant flux from the Sun is = 4πRσT4. At a distance r from ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... Volcanic activity spews out water steam Temperature range allowed water to liquify CO2 dissolves in oceans, damping greenhouse effect More water condenses, more CO2 is absorbed If too cold, ice forms less cloud cover more energy • No oxygen at this point, since it would have been used up produci ...
... Volcanic activity spews out water steam Temperature range allowed water to liquify CO2 dissolves in oceans, damping greenhouse effect More water condenses, more CO2 is absorbed If too cold, ice forms less cloud cover more energy • No oxygen at this point, since it would have been used up produci ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... Volcanic activity spews out water steam Temperature range allowed water to liquify CO2 dissolves in oceans, damping greenhouse effect More water condenses, more CO2 is absorbed If too cold, ice forms less cloud cover more energy • No oxygen at this point, since it would have been used up produci ...
... Volcanic activity spews out water steam Temperature range allowed water to liquify CO2 dissolves in oceans, damping greenhouse effect More water condenses, more CO2 is absorbed If too cold, ice forms less cloud cover more energy • No oxygen at this point, since it would have been used up produci ...
Third Nine Weeks Review – Sky Patterns
... Order of the planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune All planets orbit around the sun. Inner Planets – the planets that are closets to the sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars)—they are small and rocky Outer Planets – these planets are farther away from the sun ...
... Order of the planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune All planets orbit around the sun. Inner Planets – the planets that are closets to the sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars)—they are small and rocky Outer Planets – these planets are farther away from the sun ...
14 The Planets
... Blue color due to methane gas (like Uranus) Fastest winds in solar system (1,500 mi/hour, windier than ...
... Blue color due to methane gas (like Uranus) Fastest winds in solar system (1,500 mi/hour, windier than ...
Inner and Outer Planets
... • Pluto has only one moon and takes about 249 years to orbit the sun. • Part of Pluto’s orbit passes inside that of Neptune, so at times Neptune is the planet farthest from the sun. • Pluto was located and named in 1930, ...
... • Pluto has only one moon and takes about 249 years to orbit the sun. • Part of Pluto’s orbit passes inside that of Neptune, so at times Neptune is the planet farthest from the sun. • Pluto was located and named in 1930, ...
1ºESO SCIENCE: 9th October, 2007
... Rotation is the movement of the Earth around its own axis. The Earth takes 24 hours to complete a full circle. The changing of day to night is a consequence of rotation. The sun lights up just half of the Earth: in some areas it is midday while others it is sunset, in others it is midnight and in ot ...
... Rotation is the movement of the Earth around its own axis. The Earth takes 24 hours to complete a full circle. The changing of day to night is a consequence of rotation. The sun lights up just half of the Earth: in some areas it is midday while others it is sunset, in others it is midnight and in ot ...
Understand Planetary Motion
... “Law of Equal Areas” A line segment connecting the sun and a planet will sweep sectors of equal areas in equal time. ...
... “Law of Equal Areas” A line segment connecting the sun and a planet will sweep sectors of equal areas in equal time. ...
Geocentric Model of the Solar System
... least dense of all the planets. In fact, Saturn’s density is less than that of water. • Saturn has many rings composed primarily of ice with some ice-coated rocky particles. Saturn’s rings are very wide (they extend outward to about 260,000 miles from the surface) but very thin (less than 1 mile thi ...
... least dense of all the planets. In fact, Saturn’s density is less than that of water. • Saturn has many rings composed primarily of ice with some ice-coated rocky particles. Saturn’s rings are very wide (they extend outward to about 260,000 miles from the surface) but very thin (less than 1 mile thi ...
