Chapter 10 : The Sun THE SUNS ATMOSPHERE * the sun is so hot that it neither has a liquid or solid matter anywhere inside of it * moving down into the sun there is denser and hotter masses Photosphere (“sphere of light”) * The photosphere is the innermost of layer of the three layers that comprise the suns atmosphere * A gas layer of the sun that has the most visible light * It is about 400 km thick * Density of the photosphere is low by the earth standards about
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Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), in a very wide-ranging survey, astronomers have found a distinctive relation between the existence of supermassive black holes that power high-speed, radio-signal-emitting jets and the joining history of their host galaxies. This meant finding more significance to the case of jets being the result of merging black holes. The astronomers studied a large selection of galaxies with very bright centers, known as active galactic nuclei
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and radio waves to capture and send the pictures to Earth and its data basis for the world to see. The Hubble Telescope is located around 552 km (343 miles) from the Earth’s surface and it travels at as speed of about 8km/s spinning around the earth’s surface. Image 2 showing the Hubble Telescope and the different part of its build.
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ES8005 – Chapter 1 A system is any portion of the universe that can be isolated for the purpose of observing & measuring changes A system must have a boundary that sets it apart from its surroundings 3 basic types of systems 1. Isolated system * Boundary prevents the system from exchanging BOTH matter & energy with its surroundings. * Both matter and energy within the system are fixed & finite because none can enter and none can leave the system. * Imaginary
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------------------------------------------------- Electricity Lightning is one of the most dramatic effects of electricity. Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire. In addition, electricity encompasses less familiar concepts such as the electromagnetic field and electromagnetic
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To explain the photoelectric effect, Einstein came up with the photon hypothesis. The energy of a photon is associated with its frequency with the relation (1.1) Where h is the Planck constant. And to solve the paradox that electrons goes around the nuclear without electromagnetic radiation, Bohr put forward the atom model. In this theory the electrons have stationary orbits (1.2) Where is called the reduced mass. When the electrons transit from the high energy levels to the lower ones,
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LRR#1 Bryan Smith Lab Research Report # 1 Strayer University SCI 110.109GA063-1142-001 Introduction to Physical Science Professor Larry Smith January 27, 2014 The world has always been amazed with astronomy which is the study of earth, planets, space, and the universe as a whole. This is one of the oldest practice since the beginning of time. Many civilizations have studied this for years. This was before anyone came up with the idea to
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b. The radial motion of a star moving toward the Earth c. The rotation of the Sun d. The motion of binary star systems e. All of the motions listed can be detected in this manner. What keeps the Sun from collapsing due to its strong gravitational field? Select one: a. The Sun’s interior is cooler than its surface. b. The Sun’s interior cannot be compressed. c. Pressure at each part of the Sun balances the weight of the material above it. The energy of a photon is directly proportional
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We have seen no 'edge' to the universe and there are an equal number of galaxies in every direction. Also, galaxies can move relative to space, but at times gravity can accelerate one galaxy toward another faster than space expands. When light waves travel through space, they are stretched by expansion and this increases the wave's wavelength, making it appear redder. Using the Hubble Law, we can estimate the age of the universe. At some point in the distant past, matter in the universe must
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Nadir Berrada Geological Science March 5th, 2013 Tsunamis: A deeper look into Bayona’s movie “The Impossible” A tsunami, or “harbor wave” in Japanese, is describes as the result of a sequence of water waves which is caused by the upset, or displacement, of a massive volume of a body of water, usually either an ocean or a vast lake. The awareness for tsunamis has risen tremendously as they have become less rare in the current and previous century. As this destructive force has made a great impact
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