Lecture 30 Solar System Formation and Early Evolution
... 4 K and U are important heat-producing elements because of their radioactive isotopes (238U, 235U and 40K). U is a refractory element; K is moderately volatile. 4 K/U ratio is not fractionated much during igneous processes. 4 K/U data for the inner planets and asteroids indicate that different amoun ...
... 4 K and U are important heat-producing elements because of their radioactive isotopes (238U, 235U and 40K). U is a refractory element; K is moderately volatile. 4 K/U ratio is not fractionated much during igneous processes. 4 K/U data for the inner planets and asteroids indicate that different amoun ...
View PDF - Sara Seager
... Furthermore, H2 does not condense Major molecular absorption features are noted, including Rayleigh scatter- of magnitude out of thermochemuntil tens of kelvin at 1- to 100-bar ing. Only Earth’s spectroscopically active, globally mixed gases would be ical equilibrium with the planetary atmosphere. p ...
... Furthermore, H2 does not condense Major molecular absorption features are noted, including Rayleigh scatter- of magnitude out of thermochemuntil tens of kelvin at 1- to 100-bar ing. Only Earth’s spectroscopically active, globally mixed gases would be ical equilibrium with the planetary atmosphere. p ...
lec01_26sep2011
... by their principal planets, and each planet attracts all the others, and is attracted by them. All these actions and re-actions vary according to the quantities of matter and the distances, and give rise to great inequalities, and even irregularities. How are so many relations to be combined and est ...
... by their principal planets, and each planet attracts all the others, and is attracted by them. All these actions and re-actions vary according to the quantities of matter and the distances, and give rise to great inequalities, and even irregularities. How are so many relations to be combined and est ...
Comets - LEAPShares
... The Apollo asteroids move in highly elliptical orbits that cross the orbit of Earth. Many of these asteroids will eventually strike the inner planets. A belt asteroid, Ceres, along with four KBOs (Pluto, Eris, Haumea, and Makemake) are classified as dwarf planets. Pluto, a KBO and dwarf planet, is a ...
... The Apollo asteroids move in highly elliptical orbits that cross the orbit of Earth. Many of these asteroids will eventually strike the inner planets. A belt asteroid, Ceres, along with four KBOs (Pluto, Eris, Haumea, and Makemake) are classified as dwarf planets. Pluto, a KBO and dwarf planet, is a ...
24-Semantics
... • There are certain true statements we can make about the world in which we live. For instance: If you jump up, you fall down. The sun is about 93 million miles away. Pluto is not a planet. It’s warm outside. I am teaching linguistics 201. Hobbits do not exist. ...
... • There are certain true statements we can make about the world in which we live. For instance: If you jump up, you fall down. The sun is about 93 million miles away. Pluto is not a planet. It’s warm outside. I am teaching linguistics 201. Hobbits do not exist. ...
Lecture notes - itü | fizik mühendisliği
... What are Moons? • Moons are like little planets that encircle the real planets. • Usually, they are much smaller than planets. • Planets can have no moons (like Mercury and Venus), one moon (like Earth) or up to a very large number of moons (e.g. >63 for Jupiter). • Mars (2), Saturn (>34), Uranus ( ...
... What are Moons? • Moons are like little planets that encircle the real planets. • Usually, they are much smaller than planets. • Planets can have no moons (like Mercury and Venus), one moon (like Earth) or up to a very large number of moons (e.g. >63 for Jupiter). • Mars (2), Saturn (>34), Uranus ( ...
powerpoint - High Energy Physics at Wayne State
... Several dozen families are found. Physical similarities between largest asteroids of given families. ...
... Several dozen families are found. Physical similarities between largest asteroids of given families. ...
How the Solar System formed
... What are Moons? • Moons are like little planets that encircle the real planets. • Usually, they are much smaller than planets. • Planets can have no moons (like Mercury and Venus), one moon (like Earth) or up to a very large number of moons (e.g. >63 for Jupiter). • Mars (2), Saturn (>34), Uranus ( ...
... What are Moons? • Moons are like little planets that encircle the real planets. • Usually, they are much smaller than planets. • Planets can have no moons (like Mercury and Venus), one moon (like Earth) or up to a very large number of moons (e.g. >63 for Jupiter). • Mars (2), Saturn (>34), Uranus ( ...
How the Solar System formed
... What are Moons? • Moons are like little planets that encircle the real planets. • Usually, they are much smaller than planets. • Planets can have no moons (like Mercury and Venus), one moon (like Earth) or up to a very large number of moons (e.g. >63 for Jupiter). • Mars (2), Saturn (>34), Uranus ( ...
... What are Moons? • Moons are like little planets that encircle the real planets. • Usually, they are much smaller than planets. • Planets can have no moons (like Mercury and Venus), one moon (like Earth) or up to a very large number of moons (e.g. >63 for Jupiter). • Mars (2), Saturn (>34), Uranus ( ...
The Geographic Position of a Celestial Body
... slowly (tidal friction) and, moreover, fluctuates in an unpredictable manner due to random movements of matter within the earth's body (magma) and on the surface (water, air). Therefore, neither of both time scales is strictly uniform. Many astronomical applications, however, require a linear time s ...
... slowly (tidal friction) and, moreover, fluctuates in an unpredictable manner due to random movements of matter within the earth's body (magma) and on the surface (water, air). Therefore, neither of both time scales is strictly uniform. Many astronomical applications, however, require a linear time s ...
5a: So, what was wrong with Ptolemy`s model to a contemporary
... sun is clearly influenced by Copernicus’ ideas, but in this model of Tycho’s the earth does not move. Tycho believed that the earth was stationary because he could not observe any parallax of any star. ...
... sun is clearly influenced by Copernicus’ ideas, but in this model of Tycho’s the earth does not move. Tycho believed that the earth was stationary because he could not observe any parallax of any star. ...
Level 2 Meteorites, Shooting Stars, and Comets
... There are millions of such particles colliding with the atmosphere every day (I mean day and night). But since you can only see them at night, and you can only look at a small part of the sky at once, when stargazing you can expect to see a shooting star every 10 to 15 minutes. This is on a regular ...
... There are millions of such particles colliding with the atmosphere every day (I mean day and night). But since you can only see them at night, and you can only look at a small part of the sky at once, when stargazing you can expect to see a shooting star every 10 to 15 minutes. This is on a regular ...
Earth Science Standards (only)
... 2. Earth-based and space-based astronomy reveal the structure, scale, and changes in stars, galaxies, and the universe over time. As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know the solar system is located in an outer edge of the disc-shaped Milky Way galaxy, which spans 100,000 light ye ...
... 2. Earth-based and space-based astronomy reveal the structure, scale, and changes in stars, galaxies, and the universe over time. As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know the solar system is located in an outer edge of the disc-shaped Milky Way galaxy, which spans 100,000 light ye ...
ESP_2_Language of Science_v2
... In thinking about the Earth, it is important to realize that the distance between lines of longitude change with latitude. How? The distance is proportional to the cosine of the latitude. A degree of longitude at the equator was originally intended to be 60 (nautical) miles, but it deceases towards ...
... In thinking about the Earth, it is important to realize that the distance between lines of longitude change with latitude. How? The distance is proportional to the cosine of the latitude. A degree of longitude at the equator was originally intended to be 60 (nautical) miles, but it deceases towards ...
Properties of the Asteroids
... Nearly all but the largest of asteroids in the asteroid belt appear star-like in even today’s large telescopes because they are physically small. They vary from the four largest: Ceres in 950 km in diameter; Vesta 525 km and Pallas 540 km and Juno 230 km; and decrease in size down to rocks barely te ...
... Nearly all but the largest of asteroids in the asteroid belt appear star-like in even today’s large telescopes because they are physically small. They vary from the four largest: Ceres in 950 km in diameter; Vesta 525 km and Pallas 540 km and Juno 230 km; and decrease in size down to rocks barely te ...
Outline of Lecture on Copernican Revolution: 1. Source of word
... a. The orbit of each planet about the sun is an ellipse, with the sun at one focus. b. As a planet moves along its orbit, it sweeps out equal areas in equal times. c. (orbital period, in years)2 = (average distance, in AU)3 24. First two laws predict changes in speed without epicycles. 25. Third law ...
... a. The orbit of each planet about the sun is an ellipse, with the sun at one focus. b. As a planet moves along its orbit, it sweeps out equal areas in equal times. c. (orbital period, in years)2 = (average distance, in AU)3 24. First two laws predict changes in speed without epicycles. 25. Third law ...
Physics@Brock - Brock University
... 69. Which term describes a pair of stars that we can determine are orbiting each other only by measuring their periodic Doppler shifts? (a) Spectroscopic binary. (b) Visual binary. (c) Eclipsing binary. (d) Double star. 70. The most abundant chemical element in a main-sequence star is (a) Oxygen (O) ...
... 69. Which term describes a pair of stars that we can determine are orbiting each other only by measuring their periodic Doppler shifts? (a) Spectroscopic binary. (b) Visual binary. (c) Eclipsing binary. (d) Double star. 70. The most abundant chemical element in a main-sequence star is (a) Oxygen (O) ...
Assessment
... Activity Description: Students will watch the moon over several days to help explain its phases and movement. Materials Needed: Paper and Pencil Prior to Assessment The teacher will need to plan this activity so that it corresponds to several days when the moon rises at a time when 6th graders can b ...
... Activity Description: Students will watch the moon over several days to help explain its phases and movement. Materials Needed: Paper and Pencil Prior to Assessment The teacher will need to plan this activity so that it corresponds to several days when the moon rises at a time when 6th graders can b ...
Mass extinctions and supernova explosions
... Cosmic rays are a particle radiation, composed mostly of protons and a small fraction of heavier atomic nuclei and electrons. The sources of these particles include our sun and SN explosions. In addition there are photons, penetrating into the solar system, including x-rays and gamma rays. An intere ...
... Cosmic rays are a particle radiation, composed mostly of protons and a small fraction of heavier atomic nuclei and electrons. The sources of these particles include our sun and SN explosions. In addition there are photons, penetrating into the solar system, including x-rays and gamma rays. An intere ...
Beyond Pluto
... PLANETS lack a standard definition. If a body orbits a sun and was made spherical by its own gravity, astronomers tend to call it a planet. Yet that definition would include at least four asteroids and dozens of Kuiper belt objects. ASTEROIDS (a.k.a. minor planets) are rocky, metallic, or carbonaceo ...
... PLANETS lack a standard definition. If a body orbits a sun and was made spherical by its own gravity, astronomers tend to call it a planet. Yet that definition would include at least four asteroids and dozens of Kuiper belt objects. ASTEROIDS (a.k.a. minor planets) are rocky, metallic, or carbonaceo ...
EARTH SCIENCE 2016 FINAL - Mount Vernon City School District
... These are further organized into specific objectives for lessons and laboratory activities to be completed throughout the year. This Physical Setting/Earth Science Core Curriculum was written to assist teachers and supervisors as they prepare curriculum, instruction, and assessment for the Earth Sci ...
... These are further organized into specific objectives for lessons and laboratory activities to be completed throughout the year. This Physical Setting/Earth Science Core Curriculum was written to assist teachers and supervisors as they prepare curriculum, instruction, and assessment for the Earth Sci ...
phys-1600 - Dave Heppenstall
... • The cloud cover captures nearly all of the solar energy it receives. • Unlike Earth, Venus' proximity to the Sun caused it to boil off ocean and loose any water vapor it might have once had. • Venus and the Earth both started with the same amount of Carbon Dioxide. Our Carbon Dioxide now resides i ...
... • The cloud cover captures nearly all of the solar energy it receives. • Unlike Earth, Venus' proximity to the Sun caused it to boil off ocean and loose any water vapor it might have once had. • Venus and the Earth both started with the same amount of Carbon Dioxide. Our Carbon Dioxide now resides i ...
The Sky Tonight - Northern Stars Planetarium
... Aurora Borealis: Displays of flickering lights seen in the northern skies. They are caused by powerful magnetic storms on the Sun. When the energy from these storms reaches Earth, the energy is shielded from us by Earth's magnetic field; however, the energy does interact with the upper atmosphere ne ...
... Aurora Borealis: Displays of flickering lights seen in the northern skies. They are caused by powerful magnetic storms on the Sun. When the energy from these storms reaches Earth, the energy is shielded from us by Earth's magnetic field; however, the energy does interact with the upper atmosphere ne ...
AST 301 Fall 2007 AST 301: Review for Exam 3 This exam covers
... Chapter 15: This chapter is continuous with Chapter 6 because it is concerned with developing a theoretical model that can explain most of the features of our solar system that we read about in Chapter 6. I suggest you try testing your understanding of the material by telling a friend (imaginary or ...
... Chapter 15: This chapter is continuous with Chapter 6 because it is concerned with developing a theoretical model that can explain most of the features of our solar system that we read about in Chapter 6. I suggest you try testing your understanding of the material by telling a friend (imaginary or ...