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DEVIL PHYSICS THE BADDEST CLASS ON CAMPUS IB PHYSICS
DEVIL PHYSICS THE BADDEST CLASS ON CAMPUS
IB PHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS TSOKOS OPTION E-1 INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIVERSE
IB Assessment Statements
E.1.1. Outline the general structure of the solar system.
E.1.2. Distinguish between a stellar cluster and a constellation.
E.1.3. Define the light year.
E.1.4. Compare the relative distances between stars within a galaxy and between galaxies, in terms of order of magnitude.
IB Assessment Statements
E.1.5. Describe the apparent motion of the stars/constellations over a period of a night and over a period of a year, and explain these observations in terms of the rotation and revolution of the Earth.
Tsokos Objectives
Describe the main features of the solar system.
Name the main objects making up the universe.
Give the definition of a light year.
State the average distances between stars and between galaxies.
Outline the main facts about the motion of stars as they appear to an observer on earth.
Order of Magnitude
Relative Size of Celestial Bodies
Laws of Gravitation and Planetary Motion
The Solar System
OBJECTIVE: Describe the main features of the solar system
The Solar System
The Solar System
Relative Orbit Radii
Relative Orbit Radii
Relative Orbits
Kepler’s Laws
Tsokos 2-11
1. The motion of an object that is attracted and bound to a heavier mass is, according to the law of gravitation, an ellipse or circle.
2. Planets sweep out equal areas in equal times.
3. The period of a planet around the sun is proportional to the 3/2 power of the orbit radius.
Moons
Moons
Saturn
Pluto
Asteroid Belt
Characteristics of Planets
Characteristics of Planets
Characteristics of Planets
Objective
Name the main objects making up the universe
Beyond the Solar System
Beyond the Solar System
Objective
Give the definition of a light year
Light Year
The distance light will travel in one year
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Objective
State the average distances between stars and between galaxies
Parsec (pc)
Represents the average distance between stars in a galaxy
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Objective
Outline the main facts about the motion of stars as they appear to an observer on earth
Motion of the Stars
Motion of the Stars
Motion of the Stars
Motion of the Stars
Tsokos Objectives
Describe the main features of the solar system.
Name the main objects making up the universe.
Give the definition of a light year.
State the average distances between stars and between galaxies.
Outline the main facts about the motion of stars as they appear to an observer on earth.
IB Assessment Statements
E.1.1. Outline the general structure of the solar system.
E.1.2. Distinguish between a stellar cluster and a constellation.
E.1.3. Define the light year.
E.1.4. Compare the relative distances between stars within a galaxy and between galaxies, in terms of order of magnitude.
IB Assessment Statements
E.1.5. Describe the apparent motion of the stars/constellations over a period of a night and over a period of a year, and explain these observations in terms of the rotation and revolution of the Earth.
QUESTIONS?
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Homework
