the universe notes - Cloverleaf Local Schools
... While in flight, the melted pieces solidified and made the asteroid belt (between Mars & Jupiter) Some pieces flew into other locations making up our planets. ...
... While in flight, the melted pieces solidified and made the asteroid belt (between Mars & Jupiter) Some pieces flew into other locations making up our planets. ...
ASTR120 Homework 1 − Solutions
... If we double the amount of force to 12 N, the acceleration of the same brick would be : 12 = m a a = 12 m a = 12 3 a = 4 mss Ch. 4, Prob. 31. Mercury : Your diagram should look exactly like the one in box 4 - 1. In this case, the inferior planet is Mercury. You can tell from the diagram that b ...
... If we double the amount of force to 12 N, the acceleration of the same brick would be : 12 = m a a = 12 m a = 12 3 a = 4 mss Ch. 4, Prob. 31. Mercury : Your diagram should look exactly like the one in box 4 - 1. In this case, the inferior planet is Mercury. You can tell from the diagram that b ...
The New Cosmology: Our Expanding Universe
... from morning to dusk: the sun, the moon, the stars. Later, the ancient Greeks figured out that Earth could not be flat. As travelers, the Greeks were navigating using the stars for orientation. One orientation point was the North Star. They noticed that starting out from Athens, the North Star would ...
... from morning to dusk: the sun, the moon, the stars. Later, the ancient Greeks figured out that Earth could not be flat. As travelers, the Greeks were navigating using the stars for orientation. One orientation point was the North Star. They noticed that starting out from Athens, the North Star would ...
The New Cosmology: Our Expanding Universe
... from morning to dusk: the sun, the moon, the stars. Later, the ancient Greeks figured out that Earth could not be flat. As travelers, the Greeks were navigating using the stars for orientation. One orientation point was the North Star. They noticed that starting out from Athens, the North Star would ...
... from morning to dusk: the sun, the moon, the stars. Later, the ancient Greeks figured out that Earth could not be flat. As travelers, the Greeks were navigating using the stars for orientation. One orientation point was the North Star. They noticed that starting out from Athens, the North Star would ...
Chapter 1
... countless thousands of planetary bodies (which include the 9 planets, their moons (natural satellites), asteroids and comets) • The Sun is composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium, and is powered by nuclear fusion (of hydrogen into helium) at its core • All planets (and smaller bodies that ar ...
... countless thousands of planetary bodies (which include the 9 planets, their moons (natural satellites), asteroids and comets) • The Sun is composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium, and is powered by nuclear fusion (of hydrogen into helium) at its core • All planets (and smaller bodies that ar ...
Astronomy 170: Aug. 24 10am class
... The stars in a particular constellation may or may not be physically near each other in space Most often the stars in a constellation are at very different distances from Earth From a different star in the Milky Way, constellations would be different. ...
... The stars in a particular constellation may or may not be physically near each other in space Most often the stars in a constellation are at very different distances from Earth From a different star in the Milky Way, constellations would be different. ...
WORD - hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca
... 11. A band of the celestial sphere extending on either side of the ecliptic that represents the path of the different celestial bodies (i.e. Moon, Sun, planets) and contains constellations like Gemini and Aquarius is called the a. North Celestial Pole. b. South Celestial Pole. c. Celestial Equator. ...
... 11. A band of the celestial sphere extending on either side of the ecliptic that represents the path of the different celestial bodies (i.e. Moon, Sun, planets) and contains constellations like Gemini and Aquarius is called the a. North Celestial Pole. b. South Celestial Pole. c. Celestial Equator. ...
Lecture 2a
... – Librarian of Alexandria. Resurrected Heraclides geocentric theory and combined with centuries of data on planetary motions ! formulated complete description of the Solar System that explained/predicted the apparent motion – Unfortunately, the Ptolemy framework was extremely complicated in order ...
... – Librarian of Alexandria. Resurrected Heraclides geocentric theory and combined with centuries of data on planetary motions ! formulated complete description of the Solar System that explained/predicted the apparent motion – Unfortunately, the Ptolemy framework was extremely complicated in order ...
Minerals
... In NYS, the sun is almost always in the southern sky; therefore shadows always point north. For anything about seasons: IT’S ALL IN THE TILT – 23 ½ o Earth’s eccentricity is very slight, so it is not quite a circle, it’s an oblate sphere or a slightly eccentric ellipse; BUT . . . A diagram of Earth’ ...
... In NYS, the sun is almost always in the southern sky; therefore shadows always point north. For anything about seasons: IT’S ALL IN THE TILT – 23 ½ o Earth’s eccentricity is very slight, so it is not quite a circle, it’s an oblate sphere or a slightly eccentric ellipse; BUT . . . A diagram of Earth’ ...
Introduction and some basic concepts
... is 30 degrees, 37' 14.8”. In decimal degrees the value would be 30 + 37/60 + 14.8/3600 = 30.62078 degrees. Similarly, 41.70083 degrees is the same as ...
... is 30 degrees, 37' 14.8”. In decimal degrees the value would be 30 + 37/60 + 14.8/3600 = 30.62078 degrees. Similarly, 41.70083 degrees is the same as ...
Slide 1
... their positions in relation to the Earth is very hard to notice in the extremes of the Earth’s orbit. What is more, for a long time it was thought that the Earth is the center of the universe, so this way of checking the intervariance of the stars’ position wasn’t even thought of before the structur ...
... their positions in relation to the Earth is very hard to notice in the extremes of the Earth’s orbit. What is more, for a long time it was thought that the Earth is the center of the universe, so this way of checking the intervariance of the stars’ position wasn’t even thought of before the structur ...
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 ...
Document
... Your role in this course: This is your education! You will gain in proportion to the effort that you put in. Much of what you retain from a course like this will be how to think about the universe we live in. Try to focus on how things work and how we know what we do – more than the specific facts, ...
... Your role in this course: This is your education! You will gain in proportion to the effort that you put in. Much of what you retain from a course like this will be how to think about the universe we live in. Try to focus on how things work and how we know what we do – more than the specific facts, ...
Our Universe - Etiwanda E
... What happens to comets after they pass the sun several times? Most asteroids are between the orbits of what two planets? ...
... What happens to comets after they pass the sun several times? Most asteroids are between the orbits of what two planets? ...
exam_1fall_01
... PART I: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (50 pts.) Using what you have learned in ASTR 101, choose the BEST answer to each of the following questions and indicate your choice on the answer sheet. (2 pts. each) 1. Venus is sometimes referred to as Earth's twin. Why? A. Venus orbited Earth at one time. B. Bo ...
... PART I: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (50 pts.) Using what you have learned in ASTR 101, choose the BEST answer to each of the following questions and indicate your choice on the answer sheet. (2 pts. each) 1. Venus is sometimes referred to as Earth's twin. Why? A. Venus orbited Earth at one time. B. Bo ...
Loz and Megs Solar System Presentation
... slightly larger than the Earth's moon, Mercury's surface is covered with craters. This tiny planet does not have any rings or ...
... slightly larger than the Earth's moon, Mercury's surface is covered with craters. This tiny planet does not have any rings or ...
The Earth - Eniscuola
... The Earth is not motionless in space, but is subjected to different movements. The most well-known are the rotational movement around its own axis, which determines the alternation of day and night and the apparent movement of the sky above our heads, and the revolution around the Sun in a slightly ...
... The Earth is not motionless in space, but is subjected to different movements. The most well-known are the rotational movement around its own axis, which determines the alternation of day and night and the apparent movement of the sky above our heads, and the revolution around the Sun in a slightly ...
PPT
... 3. The Square of a Planet’s Period (P in Years) Equals the Cube of the Semi-Major Axis of its Orbit (A in AU) ...
... 3. The Square of a Planet’s Period (P in Years) Equals the Cube of the Semi-Major Axis of its Orbit (A in AU) ...
Science 2nd 9 weeks
... I can chart and record my observations of on object’s changing shadow throughout a day, and relate the shadow changes to the Earth’s rotation and the position of the sun. I can chart and record my observations of the sun’s changing position for a specific time of day. ...
... I can chart and record my observations of on object’s changing shadow throughout a day, and relate the shadow changes to the Earth’s rotation and the position of the sun. I can chart and record my observations of the sun’s changing position for a specific time of day. ...
The Solar System
... • A solar system consists of a star and objects that revolve around it. • Our Solar System consists of the Sun and eight known planets and the moons that orbit those planets. • The force of gravity keeps planets in orbit around the sun. ...
... • A solar system consists of a star and objects that revolve around it. • Our Solar System consists of the Sun and eight known planets and the moons that orbit those planets. • The force of gravity keeps planets in orbit around the sun. ...
Problems 4 File
... ”I see myself as a huge fiery comet, a shooting star. Everyone stops, points up and gasps ”Oh look at that!” Then whoosh, and I’m gone... and they’ll never see anything like it ever again... and they won’t be able to forget me ever.” Jim Morrison (a) The asteroid 2060 Chiron is 8.5 astronomical unit ...
... ”I see myself as a huge fiery comet, a shooting star. Everyone stops, points up and gasps ”Oh look at that!” Then whoosh, and I’m gone... and they’ll never see anything like it ever again... and they won’t be able to forget me ever.” Jim Morrison (a) The asteroid 2060 Chiron is 8.5 astronomical unit ...
The Laws of Planetary Motion
... 1. The planets in such a system naturally vary in brightness because they are not always the same distance from the Earth. 2. The retrograde motion could be explained in terms of geometry and a faster motion for planets with smaller orbits, as illustrated in the following animation. ...
... 1. The planets in such a system naturally vary in brightness because they are not always the same distance from the Earth. 2. The retrograde motion could be explained in terms of geometry and a faster motion for planets with smaller orbits, as illustrated in the following animation. ...
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.