S1 W2 Astronomy FC Angular distance, Kepler's 3 laws, parallax

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S1 W2 Astronomy FC Angular distance, Kepler's 3 laws, parallax

Last updated 8 months ago

23 questions

Note from the author:

vocab

Instructions

vocab

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Skim the rest of chapter 1 in your book. you only need to read the "extending our reach" and part 1.3 carefully, for the rest, just note any bolded vocab. Note any question you would like discussed in class here.

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Note anything you found particularly interesting here.

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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Why did all the astronomers before Kepler assume all orbits would be circular?

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If Saturn is on average 9x farther from the sun than the earth is, how long is its year in terms of earth years?
Honors: you should be able to do this without the hint.

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Honors: The great galaxy Andromeda has an angular diameter of about 5°. Its distance is about 2.2 x10^6 light years. How many light years long is Andromeda's diameter? Give your answer in scientific notation.

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A planet is discovered orbiting a nearby star once every 125 years. If the star is identical to the sun, consider how you can you find the planet's distance from the sun? Assume the orbit is more or less circular and calculate the distance from the planet to the star in AUs.

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Explain why this calculation wouldn't work if the star in the question above was significantly smaller or larger than our sun.

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write 2.034 x 10^6 in standard notation

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write 0.0014 in scientific notation

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rewrite 143,000,000 in scientific notation

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vocab

vocab

Skim the rest of chapter 1 in your book. you only need to read the "extending our reach" and part 1.3 carefully, for the rest, just note any bolded vocab. Note any question you would like discussed in class here.

Note anything you found particularly interesting here.

match vocabulary to definition

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
angular size		a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant
astronomical unit		finding the angle between the line of site from one side of an object to another
ellipse		the distance from the center of an ellipse to furthest point
period		the average distance from the earth to the sun
semi-major axis		the time interval of a repeating cycle

Astronomy relies on angular size, but angular size is relative. This means

the angular size changes based on the observers time

the angular size changes based on the observers position

the angular size changes based on the observers feelings

the angular size changes based on the observers history

A set of points on a plane defined by all points a constant distance from one central point

what is a circle

what is an ellipse

what is a sphere

what is an oval

A set of points on a plane defined by a constant sum of distances from two focus points

What is a circle

what is an ellipse

what is a sphere

what is an oval

In the equation
what do p and a stand for?

p= radius and a= speed

p= area of orbital ellipse and a=sp

p= orbital period and a= semimajor axis

p= distance between foci of ellipse and a=length of year

Why did all the astronomers before Kepler assume all orbits would be circular?

hold your hand at arm's length away from your face. look with both eyes, and then alternate looking at your hand with just your right eye and just your left eye. The difference between what you see with just your left eye and just your right eye is an example of

precession

retrograde motion

angular size

parallax

John wrote Kepler's third law as
Jane had written it as
The teacher

Choose all (NOT JUST ONE) reason that Copernicus's theory of heliocentrism was rejected by his contemporaries.

the circular shape of the Earth's shadow on the moon led early astronomers to conclude that

Keplers first law states that planets move in elliptical orbits and that the sun is one focus of the ellipse. What do you think is at the other focus

the moon

the average distance between the sun and all the things orbiting the sun

the outer edge of the sun

nothing

Kepler's second law

relates to the fact that planets' speed is not constant as it orbits

relates to the fact that planets orbits are not circular

relates to the fact that angular size is relative

relates to the fact that orbital period is proportional to the size of the orbit

If Saturn is on average 9x farther from the sun than the earth is, how long is its year in terms of earth years?
Honors: you should be able to do this without the hint.

Honors: The great galaxy Andromeda has an angular diameter of about 5°. Its distance is about 2.2 x10^6 light years. How many light years long is Andromeda's diameter? Give your answer in scientific notation.

Given two objects orbiting a star, and considering the equation p^2=a^3, the object with the larger semi-major axis would

Have a lower constant velocity

Take a longer amount of time to orbit the star

Have to be on the same orbital plane as the other object

Always be moving slower

A planet is discovered orbiting a nearby star once every 125 years. If the star is identical to the sun, consider how you can you find the planet's distance from the sun? Assume the orbit is more or less circular and calculate the distance from the planet to the star in AUs.

Explain why this calculation wouldn't work if the star in the question above was significantly smaller or larger than our sun.

write 2.034 x 10^6 in standard notation

write 0.0014 in scientific notation

rewrite 143,000,000 in scientific notation

How are you feeling about the topics this week?

scientific notation for big numbers
scientific notation for small numbers
converting from scientific notation to standard form
converting from standard form to scientific notation
what is angular size
how to measure angular size
what it means for an orbit to be elliptical
the relationship between the size of an object, the distance from the object and the time it takes to orbit that object
why planets move faster when they are closer to the sun

I've got this
i'm fuzzy
I am so confused

match vocabulary to definition

angular size

a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant

astronomical unit

finding the angle between the line of site from one side of an object to another

ellipse

the distance from the center of an ellipse to furthest point

period

the average distance from the earth to the sun 

semi-major axis

the time interval of a repeating cycle

Astronomy relies on angular size, but angular size is relative. This means

the angular size changes based on the observers time

the angular size changes based on the observers position

the angular size changes based on the observers feelings

the angular size changes based on the observers history

A set of points on a plane defined by all points a constant distance from one central point

what is a circle

what is an ellipse

what is a sphere

what is an oval

A set of points on a plane defined by a constant sum of distances from two focus points

What is a circle

what is an ellipse

what is a sphere

what is an oval

In the equation 
 what do p and a stand for?

p= radius and a= speed

p= area of orbital ellipse and a=sp

p= orbital period and a= semimajor axis

p= distance between foci of ellipse and a=length of year

hold your hand at arm's length away from your face. look with both eyes, and then alternate looking at your hand with just your right eye and just your left eye. The difference between what you see with just your left eye and just your right eye is an example of

precession

retrograde motion

angular size

parallax

John wrote Kepler's third law as
Jane had written it as 
The teacher

Marked John wrong

Marked Jane wrong

Marked both wrong

Marked both right

Withheld judgment until she determined what units they were using.

Choose all (NOT JUST ONE) reason that Copernicus's theory of heliocentrism was rejected by his contemporaries.

Copernicus's model didn't account for the fact that the center of gravity of the solar system is not the center of the sun

Copernicus's model didn't line up with observed data any better than Ptolomy's geocentrism

The moons of Jupiter showed that objects orbited another planet

Aristotle believed in geocentrism

The known mass of the earth was significantly larger than the assumed mass of the sun, planet and stars

No parallax was observed from stars of significantly different magnitudes

Copernicus had rejected christianity

Copernicus' model didn't account for epicycles of planets

If the earth was rotating, cannonballs shot south or north should miss their targets

The bible explicitly says that the earth is the center of the universe

Telescopes distort the size of stars

the circular shape of the Earth's shadow on the moon led early astronomers to conclude that

the earth is a sphere

the earth is at the center of the solar system

the earth must be at rest

the moon must orbit the sun

the moon is a sphere

Keplers first law states that planets move in elliptical orbits and that the sun is one focus of the ellipse. What do you think is at the other focus

the moon

the average distance between the sun and all the things orbiting the sun

the outer edge of the sun

nothing

Kepler's second law

relates to the fact that planets' speed is not constant as it orbits

relates to the fact that planets orbits are not circular

relates to the fact that angular size is relative

relates to the fact that orbital period is proportional to the size of the orbit

Given two objects orbiting a star, and considering the equation p^2=a^3, the object with the larger semi-major axis would

Have a lower constant velocity

Take a longer amount of time to orbit the star

Have to be on the same orbital plane as the other object

Always be moving slower

How are you feeling about the topics this week?

scientific notation for big numbers

scientific notation for small numbers

converting from scientific notation to standard form

converting from standard form to scientific notation

what is angular size

how to measure angular size

what it means for an orbit to be elliptical

the relationship between the size of an object, the distance from the object and the time it takes to orbit that object

why planets move faster when they are closer to the sun

I've got this

i'm fuzzy

I am so confused

S1 W2 Astronomy FC Angular distance, Kepler's 3 laws, parallax

S1 W2 Astronomy FC Angular distance, Kepler's 3 laws, parallax

Skim the rest of chapter 1 in your book. you only need to read the "extending our reach" and part 1.3 carefully, for the rest, just note any bolded vocab. Note any question you would like discussed in class here.

Note anything you found particularly interesting here.

Why did all the astronomers before Kepler assume all orbits would be circular?

If Saturn is on average 9x farther from the sun than the earth is, how long is its year in terms of earth years?Honors: you should be able to do this without the hint.

Honors: The great galaxy Andromeda has an angular diameter of about 5°. Its distance is about 2.2 x10^6 light years. How many light years long is Andromeda's diameter? Give your answer in scientific notation.

A planet is discovered orbiting a nearby star once every 125 years. If the star is identical to the sun, consider how you can you find the planet's distance from the sun? Assume the orbit is more or less circular and calculate the distance from the planet to the star in AUs.

Explain why this calculation wouldn't work if the star in the question above was significantly smaller or larger than our sun.

write 2.034 x 10^6 in standard notation

write 0.0014 in scientific notation

rewrite 143,000,000 in scientific notation

Skim the rest of chapter 1 in your book. you only need to read the "extending our reach" and part 1.3 carefully, for the rest, just note any bolded vocab. Note any question you would like discussed in class here.

Note anything you found particularly interesting here.

match vocabulary to definition

Astronomy relies on angular size, but angular size is relative. This means

A set of points on a plane defined by all points a constant distance from one central point

A set of points on a plane defined by a constant sum of distances from two focus points

In the equation what do p and a stand for?

Why did all the astronomers before Kepler assume all orbits would be circular?

hold your hand at arm's length away from your face. look with both eyes, and then alternate looking at your hand with just your right eye and just your left eye. The difference between what you see with just your left eye and just your right eye is an example of

John wrote Kepler's third law asJane had written it as The teacher

Choose all (NOT JUST ONE) reason that Copernicus's theory of heliocentrism was rejected by his contemporaries.

the circular shape of the Earth's shadow on the moon led early astronomers to conclude that

Keplers first law states that planets move in elliptical orbits and that the sun is one focus of the ellipse. What do you think is at the other focus

Kepler's second law

If Saturn is on average 9x farther from the sun than the earth is, how long is its year in terms of earth years?Honors: you should be able to do this without the hint.

Honors: The great galaxy Andromeda has an angular diameter of about 5°. Its distance is about 2.2 x10^6 light years. How many light years long is Andromeda's diameter? Give your answer in scientific notation.

Given two objects orbiting a star, and considering the equation p^2=a^3, the object with the larger semi-major axis would

A planet is discovered orbiting a nearby star once every 125 years. If the star is identical to the sun, consider how you can you find the planet's distance from the sun? Assume the orbit is more or less circular and calculate the distance from the planet to the star in AUs.

Explain why this calculation wouldn't work if the star in the question above was significantly smaller or larger than our sun.

write 2.034 x 10^6 in standard notation

write 0.0014 in scientific notation

rewrite 143,000,000 in scientific notation

How are you feeling about the topics this week?

If Saturn is on average 9x farther from the sun than the earth is, how long is its year in terms of earth years?
Honors: you should be able to do this without the hint.

In the equation
what do p and a stand for?

John wrote Kepler's third law as
Jane had written it as
The teacher

If Saturn is on average 9x farther from the sun than the earth is, how long is its year in terms of earth years?
Honors: you should be able to do this without the hint.