Week of May 4
Watch the videos below and answer the questions: Moon Video #12 1. Compared to the other moons in the solar system, our Moon is _________. 2. Unlike the Earth's, the Moon's upper mantle is ______________. 3. Whe did the moon form? 4. What is the best proposal for how the Moon was formed? 5. What forces synchronized the Moon's spin and orbital period? Moon Phases video
1. What causes the moon phases? 2. What is the terminator? 3. How often does teh moon orbit the Earth? 4. Describe the new moon? 5. Name and describe 2 other phases of the moon. Week of April 27
Read through the notes. Name and describe the 8 phases of the moon. Extra credit: include a picture (s) with the phases.
Week of April 20
Complete the Seasons Assignment. Due April 28
Week of April 13
Watch cycles in the sky. Answer the following questions: 1. What is the name of the north star? 2. A star in the east, when viewed a few weeks later will be ______. 3. How long does it take for the Earth or orbit the Sun? 4. Stars in the east rise _________ minutes earlier every night. 5. What is the name of the path taken by the sun across the sky? 6. What name is given to the constellations through which the sun passes? Watch the video on the Earth and answer the following questions:
1. Unlike the other 3 terrestrial planets, Earth has __________. 2. Earth's inner core is solid, & made mostly of ____________. 3. What percentage of the radius of the Earth is comprised by the solid inner core? 4. The consistency of the mantle is like ______________. 5. What is the name of the solid layer of rock, comprising Earth's outer surface? _____________ Week of March 31
Watch the video below (Crash course astronomy #25). Answer the following questions.
Watch the following video and answer the questions:
Week of March 23
This week you will work on a Milky Way Project that will be due Sunday March 29. If you do nothave access to powerpoint, you can use word or another form of media. If you have questions or concerns, email me & I will help you. If you have not turned in last week's work, please turn it in. Week of March 16
Monday: Watch the Crash couse video Write a 1 paragraph summary. Read through the notes
Wednesday March 18
Go to the link below: Answer the following What is Redshift and how is it used in Astronomy? coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/cosmic_reference/redshift.html |
Tuesday March 17
Watch Galaxy part 2 and answer the questions:
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Thursday March 19-March 20 Watch the following video and answer the questions:
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- Where is the quasar emitting light from in the galaxy?
- What do quasars tell us about the origins of the universe (the Big Bang)?
- Why do we not observe quasars closer then 780 million light years to earth?
- Where on the spectrum do quasars emit light? What happens to that light as we try and observe it?
- Why do we think the probability of star to star collisions are so low in galactic collisions?
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