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Beyond Earth
- 1. Beyond Earth PSquires 2005-2006
- 2. Tools of AstronomyLight Radiation Telescope (Refracting and Reflecting) Satellites Probes Spacecraft
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- 13. Moon Vocabulary Albedo– amount of sunlight the surface reflects Highlands – light in color, mountains Impact craters – craters formed when space objects hit the moon. Rilles – meandering valleys
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- 17. Sun – Earth– Moon Systems
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- 21. Summer Solstice Sunsmaximum altitude in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere Sun directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 North latitude)
- 22. Winter Solstice NorthernHemisphere is tilted away from the Sun. Directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 South latitude)
- 23. Autumn Equinox Thelength of the day and night are equal for both the northern and southern hemisphere.
- 24. Vernal Equinox Alsoequal night and day.
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- 32. Early planetary theoryEarly scientist thought that everything revolved around the Earth.
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- 36. Mercury No AtmosphereSurface Temperature: 700K Similar to Moon’s surface Slow spin, small size, high density Nickel-iron core
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- 38. Venus Brightest planetCloudy One day is 243 Earth days Sun rises in west and set in east (just opposite of Earth) Similar to earth in physical properties Hottest planet. Greenhouse gas effect present. Smooth
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- 41. Jupiter Largest planet(11 times larger than earth) Shortest day in solar system Large red spots Has four moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto) One ring has been discovered
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- 43. Saturn Second largestRings composed of rock and ice Several large and small moons (most famous is Titan)
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- 46. Uranus Discovered accidentallyin 1781 Many moons and 10 rings (Titania and Oberon) Fluid except for small solid core Sits on side so long nights and long days
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- 49. Neptune Predicted toexist before discovered Persistent storm on surface (great dark spot) Many moons (largest Triton)
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- 51. Pluto Small size Does not have characteristics of any of the other planets North pole points south Satellite (Charon) which orbits around it More like a moon than a planet
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- 54. Planets Project Eachone of you will be given a planet. We will spend one class in the library researching your planet You will take that information and write a children's book. (Kindergarten to 2 nd grade level.) Books must be at least 10 pages and must be illustrated. They are due Monday, November 13, 2006.
- 55. How was thesolar system formed?
- 56. Condensation Theory: Madefrom Solar Nebula
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- 58. Big Bang Theory:Supernova exploded -- particles rotated and combined to form stars and planets
- 59. Osiris Oxygen andcarbon found on planet outside our solar system
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- 64. Galaxies and theUniverse
- 65. The Milky WayGalaxy 100 Billion stars make up the milky way Shape like spiral arms coming out of a center
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- 73. Quasars Give offstrong radio emissions Like stars
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- 77. Celestial Sphere Longitude(East and West) Latitude (North and South)
- 78. Celestial Sphere (cont.)Declination lines – measured in degrees, indicate how far north or south a celestial object is located in the sphere around the earth.
- 79. Celestial Sphere (cont.)Right ascension lines – indicates how far east or west a celestial object is located to the sphere.
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- 81. Taking Pictures Pickstar, nebula, planet, etc. Log in to Skynet with Username: Password:
- 82. Taking Pictures (cont.)
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