The Earth in Space. A.Observations of Celestial Objects Some important terms: Celestial Sphere -
# 1 - EARTH IN THE CELESTIAL SPHERE
Transcript of # 1 - EARTH IN THE CELESTIAL SPHERE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND DEFINE THE HISTORICAL
THEORETICAL VIEWS OF THE UNIVERSE
2. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS ,
AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS , TO UNDERSTANDING THE VIEWS OF THE
UNIVERSE
3. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN ALL ASPECTS OF
THE EARTH’S MOVEMENTS
ASTRONOMY -
CHANGES IN HOW WE HAVE VIEWED THE UNIVERSE
GEOCENTRIC THEORY :
1.
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3. ORBITS -
4. PTOLEMY -
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > GEOCENTRIC THEORY CONCEPTS
1. PLANETS WERE CALLED ____________________ STARS BECAUSE OF THEIR
ERRATIC MOTIONS
2. RETROGRADE MOTION - WHEN PLANETS SEEMED TO _____________
MOTION BEFORE MOVING ___________________
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SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
EARTH SCIENCE
CHAPTER # 1 - THE EARTH IN THE CELESTIAL SPHERE
5. NON – SYMMETRICAL -
HELIOCENTRIC THEORY :
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2. COPERNICUS -
3. KEPLER -
SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > KEPLER ON ORBITS
1. KEPLER STATED THAT ORBITS OF THE PLANETS WERE NOT ___________
BUT WERE _________________________
4. GALILEO -
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > HELIOCENTRIC THEORY - GALILEO’S BELIEFS
1. GALILEO BELIEVED THAT ________________________ ( VISUAL PROOF )
WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF SCIENCE
2. WHAT PLANET DID GALILEO USE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT PLANETS
REVOLVED AROUND THE SUN ?
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5. NEWTON -
LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION -
EVIDENCE THAT THE EARTH MOVES
ROTATION -
AXIS -
REVOLUTION -
SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > ROTATION AND REVOLUTION
1. THE EARTH MAKES A COMPLETE REVOLUTION AROUND THE SUN
EVERY 365 ¼ DAYS . EVERY FOUR YEARS WE HAVE TO MAKE UP A DAY
AND THAT DAY IS ADDED TO THE MONTH OF _________________ . THIS
YEAR IS ALSO CALLED A _______________ YEAR .
2. MOST PEOPLE OF THE WORLD MEASURE DAYS IN _____________ TIME .
3. __________________ OF THE EARTH ON ITS AXIS DETERMINES DAY AND
NIGHT
4. __________________ AROUND THE SUN DETERMINES A YEAR
EVIDENCE OF ROTATION > 5 FACTS :
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2.
3. CORIOLIS EFFECT -
SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > THE CORIOLIS EFFECT
1. OBJECTS ARE DEFLECTED :
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TO THE ________________________
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE TO THE _________________________
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4. FOUCAULT PENDULUM -
1. INERTIA -
2.
SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > FOUCAULT PENDULUM
1. THE PENDULUM DEMONSTRATION PROVES THE EXISTENCE OF THE
____________________ EFFECT AND THE ________________ OF THE EARTH
5.
EVIDENCE OF REVOLUTION > 3 FACTS :
1. ECLIPTIC PLANE -
2.
1. EQUATOR -
1.
2. VERNAL ( SPRING ) AND
AUTUMAL ( FALL ) EQUINOXES -
2. TROPIC OF CANCER -
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN -
1. SUMMER SOLSTICE -
2. WINTER SOLSTICE -
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > SEASONS
1. SEASONS ARE CAUSED BY THE TILT OF THE EARTH’S ___________ AND
DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF THE _____________ ENERGY .
3. STELLAR PARALLAX -
SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > STELLAR PARALLAX
1. PARALLAX ALLOWS YOU TO PERCEIVE _____________________