AUICS16RAP


 * 1) Does knowing how to use a scale on a map help you understand how to use scale to measure distances in the universe? How are they similar? How are they different?


 * Yes, because if you know how to use a scale on a map then it will be easier for you to know how to measure distances in the universe because they are both using the same thing. They are similar because their both calculating distances and both dealing with scales. They are different because they are measuring different things and you may be using different lengths or scales.


 * 1) Vast distances in space are often measured in light-years. A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year, or about 6 trillion miles. Altair, a star in the constellation Aquila, is 16.6 light-years away, which means that the light we see now from that star left its surface 16 years and 219 days ago. Describe what was happening in the world when the light we are seeing from Altair first left that star. How far away is Altair in miles?


 * We were looking back 16 years and 219 days back in time and at that time I had a cousin that was 1 year old and I wasn't going to be born for years after. Altar is 98.36 trillion miles away from the earth.


 * 1) Explain why it would be impossible for scientists to measure stellar distances that are accurate to within a few feet. Why is it not critical to attain such accuracy when dealing with astronomical distances?


 * It would be impossible for scientist to measure stellar distances because they move, are to big, and are to far away. It is not critical to attain such accuracy when dealing with astronomical distances because the stars could be getting bigger, smaller, or even breaking and you couldn't even measure it because it's really far.

1. How do you describe different gravity environments? 2. What are the characteristics of projectile motion? 3. How are elliptical orbitals maintained? 4. What were some significant contributions Isaac Newton made to the description of motion?
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