Table of Contents
- 1 When the sun and moon are lined up and pull together the tides they raise are called?
- 2 Why do we put telescopes in space Choose all that apply?
- 3 When our own sun completely stops fusion it will become a?
- 4 What advantages do space telescopes have over telescopes used on Earth?
- 5 What is the space-time interval?
When the sun and moon are lined up and pull together the tides they raise are called?
When the sun and moon are lined up and pull together, the tides the raise are called: spring tides.
What part’s of the sky did Kepler survey?
Kepler’s field of view covers 115 square degrees, around 0.25 percent of the sky, or “about two scoops of the Big Dipper”. Thus, it would require around 400 Kepler-like telescopes to cover the whole sky. The Kepler field contains portions of the constellations Cygnus, Lyra, and Draco.
When energy is first produced by fusion deep in the core of the star that energy moves outward mostly by what process?
This “soup,” called plasma, makes up 90 percent of the Sun. Every second, thousands of protons in the Sun’s core collide with other protons to produce helium nuclei in a nuclear fusion reaction that releases energy. Just outside the core, energy moves outward by a process called radiation.
Why do we put telescopes in space Choose all that apply?
Telescopes are placed into orbit around the Earth or are sent farther out into space to get a clearer view of the Universe. There are many different types of space telescopes. Some are used to study a special object like the Sun. Others are used to study the different types of light given off by objects in space.
How long will it take to go to Kepler?
Kepler-452 is about 1,800 light years away, which means it currently would take a spacecraft about 30m years to travel there. At least one planet is orbiting the star: it’s called Kepler-452b, and astronomers have wondered whether it could be home to alien life.
How big would a telescope have to be to see an exoplanet?
Probably, for ground-based instruments, you would need a telescope with an aperture larger than two meters, as these objects are very faint and hard to separate from the glare of their stars. Most of the individual telescopes now being used for exoplanet work tend to be in the eight to 10 meter aperture range.
When our own sun completely stops fusion it will become a?
In approximately 5 billion years, the sun will begin the helium-burning process, turning into a red giant star. When it expands, its outer layers will consume Mercury and Venus, and reach Earth.
What is the closest star to Earth called?
The closest star to Earth is a triple-star system called Alpha Centauri. The two main stars are Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, which form a binary pair. They are about 4.35 light-years from Earth, according to NASA.
What is true of all radio telescopes?
What is true of radio telescopes? They have poorer angular resolution than a refractor. Radio waves have long wavelengths, so radio telescopes have poor resolution.
What advantages do space telescopes have over telescopes used on Earth?
Space telescopes have the advantage of being above the blurring effects of the Earth’s atmosphere. In addition, there are many wavelengths from the electromagnetic spectrum that do not reach Earth because they are absorbed or reflected by the Earth’s atmosphere.
Do you use more time in space?
It seems like everyone could use more time. With only 24 hours in a day, people have to divvy up the valuable commodity according to their priorities. This can be a challenging juggling act for anyone, but when you live and work in space, like the crew of the International Space Station, the setting itself can determine time and tasks.
Can we see space-time up close?
Researchers at the European Space Agency have proposed the Gamma-ray Astronomy International Laboratory for Quantum Exploration of Space-Time (GrailQuest) mission, which would fly around our planet and make ultra-accurate measurements of distant, powerful explosions called gamma-ray bursts that could reveal the up-close nature of space-time.
What is the space-time interval?
(Click for a larger version) The path taken by an object in both space and time is known as the space-time interval. (Source: Wikibooks: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/. Special_Relativity/Spacetime)
What is one-way light time in space?
The time something happens at the spacecraft, such as a science observation or engine burn. The time it takes for a signal – which moves at the speed of light through space – to travel from the spacecraft to Earth. From Saturn, one-way light time can range from about one hour and 14 minutes to one hour and 24 minutes.