Our Solar System
... Discovered through math 7 known moons Triton largest moon Great Dark Spot thought to be a hole, similar to the hole in the ozone layer on Earth ...
... Discovered through math 7 known moons Triton largest moon Great Dark Spot thought to be a hole, similar to the hole in the ozone layer on Earth ...
the_universe-part-1
... • stars of a constellation are often far apart from each other, but they appear grouped together when viewed from Earth • one of 88 sectors into which astronomers divide the sphere of the sky – named after a traditional constellation in that sector • patterns of constellations are dynamic; therefore ...
... • stars of a constellation are often far apart from each other, but they appear grouped together when viewed from Earth • one of 88 sectors into which astronomers divide the sphere of the sky – named after a traditional constellation in that sector • patterns of constellations are dynamic; therefore ...
Galaxies and the Universe - Mr. Jones's Science Class
... • stars of a constellation are often far apart from each other, but they appear grouped together when viewed from Earth • one of 88 sectors into which astronomers divide the sphere of the sky – named after a traditional constellation in that sector • patterns of constellations are dynamic; therefore ...
... • stars of a constellation are often far apart from each other, but they appear grouped together when viewed from Earth • one of 88 sectors into which astronomers divide the sphere of the sky – named after a traditional constellation in that sector • patterns of constellations are dynamic; therefore ...
December 2014 - Coconino Astronomical Society
... was revered as the Nile Star, or the Soul of Isis. Its annual appearance just before dawn at the summer solstice heralded the rising of the Nile waters upon which Egyptian agriculture depended. However, 12,000 years ago, due to the Earth’s precession, several constellations including Orion, Gemini, ...
... was revered as the Nile Star, or the Soul of Isis. Its annual appearance just before dawn at the summer solstice heralded the rising of the Nile waters upon which Egyptian agriculture depended. However, 12,000 years ago, due to the Earth’s precession, several constellations including Orion, Gemini, ...
Worksheet
... Objective – After watching a DVD, I can compare the distance of objects within the universe. ...
... Objective – After watching a DVD, I can compare the distance of objects within the universe. ...
File
... relative to the Sun as seen by an observer on the Earth. The Moon's synodic period is the time between successive recurrences of the same phase; e.g., between full moon and full moon. The Moon takes 29.5 days to return to the same point on the celestial sphere as referenced to the Sun because of the ...
... relative to the Sun as seen by an observer on the Earth. The Moon's synodic period is the time between successive recurrences of the same phase; e.g., between full moon and full moon. The Moon takes 29.5 days to return to the same point on the celestial sphere as referenced to the Sun because of the ...
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 ...
Our Solar System
... 7 known moons Triton largest moon Great Dark Spot thought to be a hole, similar to the hole in the ozone layer on Earth ...
... 7 known moons Triton largest moon Great Dark Spot thought to be a hole, similar to the hole in the ozone layer on Earth ...
The Whole Darn Thing!
... The universe could be open (saddle), flat (sheet of paper), or closed (sphere). We think it’s flat. Chapters 16, 17, 18, & 19 – The Solar System The Solar nebula hypothesis says the Solar system “evolved” from the same rotating disc. Planets basically form through condensation, accretion, and differ ...
... The universe could be open (saddle), flat (sheet of paper), or closed (sphere). We think it’s flat. Chapters 16, 17, 18, & 19 – The Solar System The Solar nebula hypothesis says the Solar system “evolved” from the same rotating disc. Planets basically form through condensation, accretion, and differ ...
Terestialplanets
... • Additionally, planets move with respect to the fixed stars, that’s why they are called planets (greek: wanderers) • Due to the planet’s movement in their orbit, and Earth’s orbital motion, this additional motion – the apparent motion of the planet as seen from Earth - looks complicated. ...
... • Additionally, planets move with respect to the fixed stars, that’s why they are called planets (greek: wanderers) • Due to the planet’s movement in their orbit, and Earth’s orbital motion, this additional motion – the apparent motion of the planet as seen from Earth - looks complicated. ...
Slide 1 - MrMrsCase
... the solid inner planets and the outer planets which are gas planets. They do not line up as shown in the picture below. It is possible for them to roughly line up once in millions of years. ...
... the solid inner planets and the outer planets which are gas planets. They do not line up as shown in the picture below. It is possible for them to roughly line up once in millions of years. ...
ISP 205 Visions of the Universe • Instructor: Dr. Jack Baldwin
... …wobble of Earth on it’s axis with 26,000 year period ...
... …wobble of Earth on it’s axis with 26,000 year period ...
Explaining Retrograde Motion of the Planets
... Model, like Greek models was heavily dependent on circular motion • Like Ptolemy’s model Copernicus’s model was not very accurate (even with complicated perturbations). ...
... Model, like Greek models was heavily dependent on circular motion • Like Ptolemy’s model Copernicus’s model was not very accurate (even with complicated perturbations). ...
SPACE By: Hailey Merrill and Katie Whatley Earth
... There is a lot of water on the earth in fact there is so much water that you could cover the entire atmosphere with 1 inch of water. In 1783 an ice land eruption threw up enough dust to temporally block out the sun over Europe Approximately 40,000 meteoritic dust hits the earth each year. Earth is a ...
... There is a lot of water on the earth in fact there is so much water that you could cover the entire atmosphere with 1 inch of water. In 1783 an ice land eruption threw up enough dust to temporally block out the sun over Europe Approximately 40,000 meteoritic dust hits the earth each year. Earth is a ...
"The Solar System" Slideshow
... • Gas giant, but possible rocky core • Roughly 0.9 billion miles from the sun • 150 moons ...
... • Gas giant, but possible rocky core • Roughly 0.9 billion miles from the sun • 150 moons ...
Document
... The bigger an object’s mass, the greater the effect of gravity The Moon is 1/80th the mass of the Earth and has a ...
... The bigger an object’s mass, the greater the effect of gravity The Moon is 1/80th the mass of the Earth and has a ...
Middle School Curriculum Standards: Earth Science
... 1.1a EarthÕs Sun is an average-sized star. The Sun is more than a million times greater in volume than Earth. 1.1b Other stars are like the Sun but are so far away that they look like points of light. Distances between stars are vast compared to distances within our solar system. 1.1c The Sun and th ...
... 1.1a EarthÕs Sun is an average-sized star. The Sun is more than a million times greater in volume than Earth. 1.1b Other stars are like the Sun but are so far away that they look like points of light. Distances between stars are vast compared to distances within our solar system. 1.1c The Sun and th ...
Winter solstice, 2016 - NRC Publications Archive
... has caused the Zodiac to slip. The first sign was once Aries. It has slipped back one sign and it now starts with Pisces. In astronomy, we describe the positions of stars using analogues of the Earth’s latitude and longitude system, referred to the Earth because in space there are no usable referenc ...
... has caused the Zodiac to slip. The first sign was once Aries. It has slipped back one sign and it now starts with Pisces. In astronomy, we describe the positions of stars using analogues of the Earth’s latitude and longitude system, referred to the Earth because in space there are no usable referenc ...
The Planets in our Solar System
... • (#5) The sun’s diameter is • (#6) The outer planets 1,394,000 km. If we used are much farther apart the scale 1 mm = 700 km, than the inner planets. the sun would be almost 2000 mm (1.9 m)! ...
... • (#5) The sun’s diameter is • (#6) The outer planets 1,394,000 km. If we used are much farther apart the scale 1 mm = 700 km, than the inner planets. the sun would be almost 2000 mm (1.9 m)! ...
The Night Sky
... planet in the solar system. Jupiter was just at opposition (point on the sky opposite to the sun) on October 29th. On that date, Jupiter was just rising in the east as the sun was setting in the west. Reddish Mars rises around 1 a.m. daylight-savings time at the beginning of November. Throughout the ...
... planet in the solar system. Jupiter was just at opposition (point on the sky opposite to the sun) on October 29th. On that date, Jupiter was just rising in the east as the sun was setting in the west. Reddish Mars rises around 1 a.m. daylight-savings time at the beginning of November. Throughout the ...
As a nebula
... system and the planets revolve around it. 21. What was the first model called, that was proven incorrect? How did it explain the solar system? • Geocentric model • It described the Earth being at the center of the solar system and the sun and the rest of the plants revolving around it. ...
... system and the planets revolve around it. 21. What was the first model called, that was proven incorrect? How did it explain the solar system? • Geocentric model • It described the Earth being at the center of the solar system and the sun and the rest of the plants revolving around it. ...
Earth Science – Quiz 2
... A) Sir Isaac Newton B) Galileo C) Tycho Brahe D) Nicolaus Copernicus 32. This scientist determined the nature of the forces that kept the planets in their orbits. A) Sir Isaac Newton B) Galileo C) Tycho Brahe D) Nicolaus Copernicus 33. The apparent westward "drift" of the planets compared to the bac ...
... A) Sir Isaac Newton B) Galileo C) Tycho Brahe D) Nicolaus Copernicus 32. This scientist determined the nature of the forces that kept the planets in their orbits. A) Sir Isaac Newton B) Galileo C) Tycho Brahe D) Nicolaus Copernicus 33. The apparent westward "drift" of the planets compared to the bac ...
Chapter 01
... How can we study something so big it includes everything, even us? The cosmos, or the universe as it is more commonly called, is our subject in astronomy. Perhaps the best way to begin our study is to grab a quick impression as we zoom from things our own size up to the largest things in the univers ...
... How can we study something so big it includes everything, even us? The cosmos, or the universe as it is more commonly called, is our subject in astronomy. Perhaps the best way to begin our study is to grab a quick impression as we zoom from things our own size up to the largest things in the univers ...
Geocentric model
In astronomy, the geocentric model (also known as geocentrism, or the Ptolemaic system) is a description of the cosmos where Earth is at the orbital center of all celestial bodies. This model served as the predominant cosmological system in many ancient civilizations such as ancient Greece including the noteworthy systems of Aristotle (see Aristotelian physics) and Ptolemy. As such, they believed that the Sun, Moon, stars, and naked eye planets circled Earth.Two commonly made observations supported the idea that Earth was the center of the Universe. The stars, the sun, and planets appear to revolve around Earth each day, making Earth the center of that system. The stars were thought to be on a celestial sphere, with the earth at its center, that rotated each day, using a line through the north and south pole as an axis. The stars closest to the equator appeared to rise and fall the greatest distance, but each star circled back to its rising point each day. The second observation supporting the geocentric model was that the Earth does not seem to move from the perspective of an Earth-bound observer, and that it is solid, stable, and unmoving.Ancient Roman and medieval philosophers usually combined the geocentric model with a spherical Earth. It is not the same as the older flat Earth model implied in some mythology, as was the case with the biblical and postbiblical Latin cosmology. The ancient Jewish Babylonian uranography pictured a flat Earth with a dome-shaped rigid canopy named firmament placed over it. (רקיע- rāqîa').However, the ancient Greeks believed that the motions of the planets were circular and not elliptical, a view that was not challenged in Western culture until the 17th century through the synthesis of theories by Copernicus and Kepler.The astronomical predictions of Ptolemy's geocentric model were used to prepare astrological and astronomical charts for over 1500 years. The geocentric model held sway into the early modern age, but from the late 16th century onward was gradually superseded by the heliocentric model of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler. There was much resistance to the transition between these two theories. Christian theologians were reluctant to reject a theory that agreed with Bible passages (e.g. ""Sun, stand you still upon Gibeon"", Joshua 10:12 – King James 2000 Bible). Others felt a new, unknown theory could not subvert an accepted consensus for geocentrism.