STUDY GUIDE Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best
... Which of the following is the most likely reason that ancient observers believed that Earth was the center of the universe? a. The Earth seemed to move on its axis. b. Earth’s motions are only recently known because of high-powered telescopes. c. Objects in the sky appear to circle around Earth. d. ...
... Which of the following is the most likely reason that ancient observers believed that Earth was the center of the universe? a. The Earth seemed to move on its axis. b. Earth’s motions are only recently known because of high-powered telescopes. c. Objects in the sky appear to circle around Earth. d. ...
Astronomy Vocabulary File
... Right ascension—a measure of how far east an object is from the point at which the sun appears on the first day of spring Declination—a measure of how far north or south an object is from the celestial equator Celestial equator—imaginary circle created by extending Earth’s equator into space Eclipti ...
... Right ascension—a measure of how far east an object is from the point at which the sun appears on the first day of spring Declination—a measure of how far north or south an object is from the celestial equator Celestial equator—imaginary circle created by extending Earth’s equator into space Eclipti ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Title Date 1
... 2. All objects in the Milky Way Galaxy orbit a gigantic black hole that has a mass equal to 2,000,000 of our Suns! 3. The Milky Way Galaxy is slowly consuming a smaller, neighboring galaxy called Sagittarius Dwarf. Eclipses pg 14-15 1•7•15 1. There are two kinds of eclipses: Solar and Lunar 2. A sol ...
... 2. All objects in the Milky Way Galaxy orbit a gigantic black hole that has a mass equal to 2,000,000 of our Suns! 3. The Milky Way Galaxy is slowly consuming a smaller, neighboring galaxy called Sagittarius Dwarf. Eclipses pg 14-15 1•7•15 1. There are two kinds of eclipses: Solar and Lunar 2. A sol ...
User guide 2 - Finding celestial treasures
... the nearest about 50% of the time.) Venus is brilliant and is easy to spot when it is not near the sun. It lies either in the west after sunset or in the east before sunrise. Like our moon, it shows phases. When the Venus approaches the Earth, it appears in this telescope as a small, but very bright ...
... the nearest about 50% of the time.) Venus is brilliant and is easy to spot when it is not near the sun. It lies either in the west after sunset or in the east before sunrise. Like our moon, it shows phases. When the Venus approaches the Earth, it appears in this telescope as a small, but very bright ...
Week 3 - Emerson Valley School
... star we call the sun. For thousands of years, astronomers have studied the movements of the planets across our solar system. These spherical bodies march across the sky in a predictable way: the length of their days and years remaining reliably constant. Although scientists have learned a great deal ...
... star we call the sun. For thousands of years, astronomers have studied the movements of the planets across our solar system. These spherical bodies march across the sky in a predictable way: the length of their days and years remaining reliably constant. Although scientists have learned a great deal ...
Planet Flash Cards
... smaller than Jupiter and Saturn ► Many moons (13) ► Gas Giant – No Solid Surface ► Has a few rings ► 1 day = 19 hours ► 1 year = 168.8 years – longest year ...
... smaller than Jupiter and Saturn ► Many moons (13) ► Gas Giant – No Solid Surface ► Has a few rings ► 1 day = 19 hours ► 1 year = 168.8 years – longest year ...
CLOZE-ing in on Science!
... In our solar system, there are eight planets that revolve around the Sun. The Earth is unique because it has only one moon that orbits around it. The Earth revolves around the star in our solar system called the Sun. The word orbit describes the path that something takes when it moves in an oval or ...
... In our solar system, there are eight planets that revolve around the Sun. The Earth is unique because it has only one moon that orbits around it. The Earth revolves around the star in our solar system called the Sun. The word orbit describes the path that something takes when it moves in an oval or ...
TOPIC 14 – MOTIONS OF EARTH, MOON, SUN
... 55. Except during lunar eclipses, how much of the moon is always receiving light from the sun? __________________________________________ 56. Why does an observer on Earth see varying amounts of this lighted half as the moon moves in its orbit? _________________________________ 57. What are the moon ...
... 55. Except during lunar eclipses, how much of the moon is always receiving light from the sun? __________________________________________ 56. Why does an observer on Earth see varying amounts of this lighted half as the moon moves in its orbit? _________________________________ 57. What are the moon ...
http://circle.adventist.org/files/nadspiritual/earthsci/saearthscilabs.pdf
... These Earth Science labs are numbered according to the chapter that they relate to. I’ve included the chapter titles of the book I currently use (Feather, Snyder, Zike, 2005, Earth Science, Glencoe McGraw Hill). The numbering of the labs I use is as follows: The first number in the triplet indicates ...
... These Earth Science labs are numbered according to the chapter that they relate to. I’ve included the chapter titles of the book I currently use (Feather, Snyder, Zike, 2005, Earth Science, Glencoe McGraw Hill). The numbering of the labs I use is as follows: The first number in the triplet indicates ...
Space Unit - Questions and Answers
... 11. Draw and label the structure of the Sun (5 parts) - see Fig.3 page 453 in your text. ...
... 11. Draw and label the structure of the Sun (5 parts) - see Fig.3 page 453 in your text. ...
What is your real star sign - teacher notes
... their everyday life. They thought there must be a connection between where the celestial objects were in the sky and what would happen in their lives. They even believed that predicting the positions of the stars and planets could be used to predict a person’s future. This seeing into the future is ...
... their everyday life. They thought there must be a connection between where the celestial objects were in the sky and what would happen in their lives. They even believed that predicting the positions of the stars and planets could be used to predict a person’s future. This seeing into the future is ...
Lesson 1 | Scientific Inquiry
... 1. An explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations is called a(n) theory. 2. A rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature is called a(n) law. 3. A scientific law only states that a pattern will happen; it does not explain why or ho ...
... 1. An explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations is called a(n) theory. 2. A rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature is called a(n) law. 3. A scientific law only states that a pattern will happen; it does not explain why or ho ...
Physics - Gravity and Gravity Applications
... grab the edges at either end, what kind of motion would you experience? ...
... grab the edges at either end, what kind of motion would you experience? ...
Summary of Objectives for Test 1
... What is the zodiac? Why is it significant? How many constellations are in the zodiac? Why is it called the zodiac? Explain why you only see some of the constellations of the zodiac at a given time. ...
... What is the zodiac? Why is it significant? How many constellations are in the zodiac? Why is it called the zodiac? Explain why you only see some of the constellations of the zodiac at a given time. ...
Chapter 9 Lesson 2
... o The inner planets are those closest to the sun; they are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. These planets are alike in many ways. They all have rocky surfaces and are smaller than most of the outer planets. Also, none of the inner planets has more than two moons. o There are also many differences—Me ...
... o The inner planets are those closest to the sun; they are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. These planets are alike in many ways. They all have rocky surfaces and are smaller than most of the outer planets. Also, none of the inner planets has more than two moons. o There are also many differences—Me ...
Geology 110: Earth and Space Science
... #12: Much of our understanding of the character of Earth’s interior comes from analyzing seismic waves that travel through Earth. As these waves move through Earth’s interior they may pass through, bounce off (reflect), and/or bend (refract) at boundaries between different rock types. The time it ta ...
... #12: Much of our understanding of the character of Earth’s interior comes from analyzing seismic waves that travel through Earth. As these waves move through Earth’s interior they may pass through, bounce off (reflect), and/or bend (refract) at boundaries between different rock types. The time it ta ...
Rotation & revolution
... causes celestial objects to appear to move from east to west in Northern Hemisphere ...
... causes celestial objects to appear to move from east to west in Northern Hemisphere ...
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... red shift retrograde motion revolution rotation spectroscope solar system solar nebula theory star sunspot supernova tides 1. _ASTEROIDS__ are found in a belt area marking the division between the inner and outer planets. 2. The universe is believed to be expanding based on light emitted by stars th ...
... red shift retrograde motion revolution rotation spectroscope solar system solar nebula theory star sunspot supernova tides 1. _ASTEROIDS__ are found in a belt area marking the division between the inner and outer planets. 2. The universe is believed to be expanding based on light emitted by stars th ...
A Sense of Scale and The Motions of Earth The guitar player
... The first thing to remember is that the groupings of stars that most people call constellations are not actual objects! They are `maps’ for the sky. In fact, the original constellations were invented by farmers over 5000 years ago. ...
... The first thing to remember is that the groupings of stars that most people call constellations are not actual objects! They are `maps’ for the sky. In fact, the original constellations were invented by farmers over 5000 years ago. ...
b. Compare the similarities and differences of planets to the stars in
... S4E1. Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets. b. Compare the similarities and differences of planets to the stars in appearance, position, and number in the night sky. Multiple Choice: How is the planet Jupiter similar to the Sun? a. It is ora ...
... S4E1. Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets. b. Compare the similarities and differences of planets to the stars in appearance, position, and number in the night sky. Multiple Choice: How is the planet Jupiter similar to the Sun? a. It is ora ...
ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP
... assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems Time slows down (when objects move quickly) and it is different to each observer. Time is relative, so it depends on where you are. The faster you move, the ...
... assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems Time slows down (when objects move quickly) and it is different to each observer. Time is relative, so it depends on where you are. The faster you move, the ...
Document
... The multi-colored area shows a dust disk surrounding a newborn star. The red-orange area at the center represents the brightest region, which contains the young star. It is surrounded by the cooler, dusty disk, which appears as yellow, green and blue. The diameter of the disk is about 20 times large ...
... The multi-colored area shows a dust disk surrounding a newborn star. The red-orange area at the center represents the brightest region, which contains the young star. It is surrounded by the cooler, dusty disk, which appears as yellow, green and blue. The diameter of the disk is about 20 times large ...
History of astronomy
... Why were there no telescopes prior to 1600? Consider the following passage, from the Opus Majus of Roger Bacon (1267): “Greater things than these may be performed by refracted vision. For it is is easy to understand by the canons above mentioned that the greatest things may appear exceeding small, ...
... Why were there no telescopes prior to 1600? Consider the following passage, from the Opus Majus of Roger Bacon (1267): “Greater things than these may be performed by refracted vision. For it is is easy to understand by the canons above mentioned that the greatest things may appear exceeding small, ...
Saturn is the only planet in our Solar System less den
... naked eye under dark sky conditions. It can be easily found with binoculars ...
... naked eye under dark sky conditions. It can be easily found with binoculars ...
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.