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Nature of Light Activty

Nature of Light Activty

Internet Activity
Astronomy

NATURE OF LIGHT INTERACTIVES

SUGGESTED READING:  http://www.astronomynotes.com/light/s1.htm
1. Go to Astronomy Interactives web page
2. To run the interactives you will need Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later or Netscape 6. If you are using MAC OS 9.1 or lower you will need to download the free DMR or JAVA (MJR 2.2.5). If you are running a Windows-based Operating System, try using Internet Explorer 6.0, which can be downloaded free at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp. If you are using Netscape go to http://www.netscape.com/computing/download/ to download a free version of 6.2.1.
HINT:  Use your tabs to keep this page open for responses and also the interactive page.  If you have more than one person on a computer use multiple tabs.

3. Click on Blackbody Radiation. Click on Introduction tab and read it. After that, click on How to tab and read it. Click on Excercises tab. Answer the questions in the space provided.  Answer in your own words. You can also read more about Blackbody Radiation here.

Black Body Radiation:

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On the same Interactive page, click on Spectroscopy Interactive.   Click on Introduction tab and read it. After that, click on How to tab and read it. Click on Excercises tab. Answer the questions in the space provided.  Answer in your own words. To learn more about spectroscopy click here.

Spectroscopy Interactive:

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Go to the Cassini-Huygens Misson to Saturn and Titan interactive.  Conduct the investigation and complete the following questions:

Cassini Huygens Mission Interactive:

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1.  Why is hydrogen so abundant in these spectra?
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2.  Why do you think nitrogen is present in the spectra of Titan but not of Saturn's rings?
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3.  Compare and contrast he composition of Earth's atmosphere and Titan's.  What are some reasons the differences exists?

  

Giant Telescopes of the Future

Go to the NOVA website and launch the interactive.  Comment about each of the 8 telescopes below including the basic information such as type of telescope, size, operational status and location.  You may have to do a web search to find some information.

8 Telescope Comment Form:

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James Webb Space Telescope:
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Giant Magellan Telescope
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Thirty Meter Telescope
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European Extremely Large Telescope
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Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
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Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array
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Low Frequency Array
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Square Kilometer Array

  

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