Introduction to ATOMIC ENERGY Mr. Clapp’s 8 th Grade Science February 18, 2010.
Lesson 3.3: The Sun Lesson 3: What is the structure of the sun? What features can you see on the sun?
Our sun is a star located at the center of our Solar System. It is a huge, spinning ball of hot gas and nuclear reactions that lights up the Earth and.
Lesson 3.3:
Fusion, Explosions, and the Search for Supernova Remnants Crystal Brogan (NRAO)
Light. LIGHT Light is a kind of energy that travels in waves. Light can also behave like individual packets of energy – called photons. Light can pass.
Chapter 30: Nuclear Energy and Elementary Particles Nuclear Fission Homework : Read and understand the lecture note. What is nuclear fission? Nuclear.
A Solar System Is Born Section 1 Science Journal Entry Could astronauts land on a star in the same way that they landed on the moon? Explain why or why.
ENERGY SOURCES WIND ENERGY Wind energy is created by wind turbines converting the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power, a generator could.
Nuclear Energy. Nuclear Fission Nuclear fission is the process of splitting a nucleus into two nuclei with smaller masses. Fission means “to divide” Remember.
NOT THOSE TYPES OF STARS! LIFE CYCLE OF STARS WHAT IS A STAR? Star = ball of plasma undergoing nuclear fusion. Stars give off large amounts of energy.
Nuclear Physics. Nuclear Physics is the study of the atom. This is a larger part of modern physics study, however we will only look at basic energy exchanges.
