402 Answered Questions for the topic astronomy

Astronomy

03/26/15

what is the average annual proper motion of Bergards Star
Stellar Evolution
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Astronomy

01/17/15

describe how External energy from the sun affects the movement of matter?
and have examples of how the sun physically moves matter and how the sun chemically moves matter
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Astronomy

11/26/14

When is the Long Night moon?
I WANT TO SEE IT SO BAD
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Astronomy

10/30/14

determine the mass of Jupiter using data from its moon Sinope: period of orbit is 2.075 years, average orbital distance is 0.158 astronomical units.
If the mass of the second object is very small compared with the first mass, then, to a good approximation, P2 = a3 / M1. Solving for the mass, we get M1 = a3 / p2 . Use this mass formula to... more
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Astronomy Bending Space

10/21/14

Is Space really Elastic and Gravity of the Planets is a result of their bend of Space?
  I wanna ask about Astronomy!If Space is really elastic kind of, and the Gravitation pull of planets is due to the bend they cause because of their mass in Space, would it be true still that if... more
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Astronomy

09/24/14

what is the source of the material that now makes up the Sun and the rest of the solar system
I am stuck on this question. Can you please help me. 
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Astronomy

08/24/14

Looking up and seeing stars in circle formations. where could I be?
If you look straight up and see the stars moving in circles centered directly overhead, what two places can you be on earth?
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Astronomy

05/08/14

THE STAR BETELGEUSE IN ORION'S SHOULDER IS RED AND THE STAR RIGEL IN ORION'S KNEE IS BLUE .
( A) RIGEL'S SURFACE IS COOLER THAN BETELGEUSE'S SURFACE . ( B ) BETELGEUSE'S SURFACE IS COOLER THAN RIGEL'S SURFACE . ( C ) BETELGEUSE'S AND RIGEL 'S SURFACES ARE THE SAME TEMPERATURE . ( D ) THE... more
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Astronomy

05/08/14

BECAUSE IT FORMED FROM A CORE WITH SEVERAL EARTH MASSES IN A PLACE COOLER THAN EARTH
(A) JUPITER WAS NOT ABLE TO COLLECT ANY HELIUM GAS . (B) MERCURY HAS THE MOST MASSIVE ATMOSPHERE OF ANY PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM ( C ) JUPITER'S GRAVITY ENABLED IT TO COLLECT A VERY MASSIVE... more
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Astronomy

05/08/14

AS A RESULT OF HEATING BY THE PROTO -SUN WHEN THE SOLAR SYSTEM WAS FORMING
(A) THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO ICES TO BE FOUND IN THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM .(B) ROCKY MATERIAL IS NOT FOUND IN THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM ( C ) VOLATILE MATERIAL IS PERFECTLY EVENLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT... more
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Astronomy

05/08/14

do not be misled . ALTHOUGH THE HEAT LEAKING SLOWLY OUT OF A PLANET'S INTERIOR DOES EVENTUALLY GET RADIATED AWAY BY ITS SURFACE , MOST OF THE RADIATION THAT A
TERRESTRIAL PLANET EMITS IS SIMPLY RETURNING TO SPACE HEAT ENERGY THAT THE PLANET RECEIVED BY ABSORBING LIGHT FROM THE SUN- ULTRA VIOLET , VISIBLE AND INFRARED (BUT PRINCIPALLY VISIBLE) . THE... more
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Astronomy

05/07/14

SUPPOSE THAT THE SURFACE OF THE TEMPERATURE OF PLANET E IS 2.8*10 TO THE POWER OF 2 K . SUPPOSE PLANET E ORBITS A STAR S WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURE 5.6*10 TO THE
POWER OF 3 K AND RADIUS 7.2*10 TO THE POWER OF 5 kM. WHAT IS THE RATIO OF THE PEAK WAVELENGTHS OF RADIATION EMITTED BY STAR S TO THE PEAK WAVELENGTH OF RADIATION EMITTED BY PLANET E? WHAT IS THE... more
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Astronomy

05/07/14

AT PRESENT THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF THE SUN IS 6*10 TO THE POWER OF 3 K AND ITS RADIUS IS 7*10 TO THE POWER OF 8 m .
SUPPOSE THAT IN THE FUTURE ITS SURFACE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO 3*10 TO THE POWER OF 3 K, BUT ITS RADIUS INCREASES TO 7*10 TO THE POWER OF 9 m. DO YOU EXPECT THE COLOR OF THE SUN TO CHANGE , AND IF SO,... more
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Astronomy

05/07/14

SUPPOSE THE MASS OF PLANET E IS 6*10 TO THE POWER OF 24 KG AND THE MASS OF PLANET M IS 6*10 TO THE POWER OF 23 KG . WHAT
IS THE RATIO OF THE DENSITY OF PLANET M TO THE DENSITY OF PLANET E . DO YOU EXPECT PLANET M OR PLANET E TO HAVE A LARGER PROPORTION OF IRON ?
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Astronomy

05/07/14

SUPPOSE THE RADIUS OF PLANET E IS 6.4*10 TO THE POWER OF 3 KM AND THE RADIUS OF PLANET M IS 3.2*10 TO THE POWER OF 3 KM AND SEAS COVER THREE QUARTERS OF THE
SURFACE E , BUT M's SURFACE IS ALL DRY LAND . WHAT IS THE RATIO OF THE LAND SURFACE AREA OF PLANET E TO THE LAND SURFACE AREA OF PLANET M ?
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Astronomy

05/07/14

if outside forces do not act on a rotating body and it contracts , what if anything will happen to the rate at which it spins.
could someone explain this for me please ?
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Astronomy

04/30/14

ASSUME THAT EARTH AND MARS ARE PERFECT SPHERES WITH RADII OF 6,378 KM AND 3,390 KM RESPECTIVELY.
(A) CALCULATE THE SURFACE AREA OF THE EARTH . (B) CALCULATE THE SURFACE AREA OF MARS . ( C) 72% OF EARTH'S SURFACE IS COVERED WITH WATER . COMPARE THE AMOUNT OF EARTHS LAND AREA WITH TOTAL SURFACE... more
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Astronomy

04/30/14

EXPLAIN SOME OF THE EVIDENCE THAT MARS ONCE HAD LIQUID WATER ON ITS SURFACE .
HOW CAN THIS BE EXPLAINED ?
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Astronomy

04/30/14

A FAVORITE OBJECT FOR AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS IS THE DOUBLE STAR ALBIREO , ONE OF ITS COMPONENTS IS A GOLDEN YELLOW AND THE OTHER A BRIGHT BLUE .
WHAT DOES THESE COLORS TELL YOU ABOUT THE RELATIVE TEMPERATURE OF THE BLUER OBJECTS ?
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Astronomy

04/30/14

VOLCANOES HAVE BEEN FOUND ON ALL OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS . WHERE ARE THE LARGEST VOLCANOES IN THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM.
PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND AND EXPLAIN THIS QUESTION ....
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Astronomy

04/30/14

ONE REGION ON THE MOON IS COVERED WITH CRATERS WHILE ANOTHER IS A SMOOTH VOLCANIC PLAIN . WHICH IS OLDER . HOW DO WE KNOW ?
COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME EXPLAIN THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION .
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Astronomy

04/14/14

NAME THE TERRESTRIAL AND THE GIANT PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM .
PLEASE HELP ME  WITH THE NAMING OF THESE PLANETS AND TERRESTRIAL .
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Astronomy

04/14/14

WHY WERE THE FOUR GIANT PLANETS ABLE TO COLLECT MASSIVE GASEOUS ATMOSPHERE WHEREAS THE TERRESTRIAL PLANET COULD NOT ?
COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION BY GIVING A SIMPLE EXPLANATION.  
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Astronomy

04/14/14

WHY DO WE FIND ROCKY MATERIAL EVERY WHERE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM, BUT LARGE AMOUNT OF VOLATILE MATERIAL ONLY IN THE OUTER REGIONS ?
WOULD YOU EXPECT THE SAME TO BE TRUE OF THE PLANETARY SYSTEMS . EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER. 
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Astronomy

04/14/14

HOW DOES THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM CONTROL A FIGURE - SKATERS RATE OF SPIN.
NEED HELP EXPLAINING THIS QUESTION PLEASE .
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