Astronomy: The Solar System: Lab Manual for Earth 1122
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 180
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Astronomy is one of mankind’s oldest and most fascinating fields. For centuries, humans looked to the night sky and wondered what they saw, but astronomers today can provide answers based on the methods of science. How does that happen?
Observations of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe are just the first step in understanding them. Much work is required to move from observation to understanding. Astronomers must (1) gather data from observations, (2) analyze it numerically and objectively, (3) draw sound conclusions from the data, and (4) communicate the findings in a clear, understandable way.
But while it is interesting to learn information others have discovered, greater satisfaction comes from discovering for oneself. The lab exercises in this manual are designed to enable you to experience this process. Each has been carefully developed to enable you to see how astronomers know what they know. While many methods and procedures have been greatly simplified, they are good examples of how astronomy is done.
Introduction
Section 1 The Night Sky
Lab 1 Starry Night Exercise 1: Earth and the Celestial Sphere
Lab 2 Starry Night Exercise 2: Time and the Moon
Honors Lab 3 Starry Night Exercise 3: Night Sky / Solar System
Lab 3a Starry Night Exercise: The Night Sky
Lab 3b Starry Night Exercise: The Solar System
Honors Lab 4 Motion, Orbits, Energy, Gravity
Lab 4a Motion and Orbits
Lab 4b Energy and Gravity
Section 2 The Inner Solar System
Lab 5 The Size of the Earth and the AU
Lab 6 Formation of the Solar System
Lab 7 Planetary Surfaces
Lab 8 Curiosity Video Review
Lab 9 Terrestrial Planets’ Atmospheres
Lab 10 Temperatures of Earth, Venus, Mars
Lab 11 Plate Tectonics
Section 3 The Outer Solar System
Honors Lab 12 Jovian Planets and Rings
Lab 12a The Jovian Planets
Lab 12b The Jovian Rings
Lab 13 Moons of the Jovian Planets
Lab 14 Cassini Video Review
Lab 15 Asteroids and Meteorites
Lab 16 Understanding Comets
Lab 17 Sizes and Masses of Pluto and Charon
Section 4 Light and Extrasolar Planets
Lab 18 Properties of Light
Lab 19 Understanding Spectra
Lab 20 Telescopes
Lab 21 The Sun
Lab 22 Extrasolar Planets