logging in or signing up The Sheer Size Of it All v0.1 henq Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 26 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 06, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Age and size of the universe. Draft 0.1 Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript The sheer size of it all: The sheer size of it all The age of the universe is estimated to be about : The age of the universe is estimated to be about The age of the universe is estimated to be about 14 billion years: The age of the universe is estimated to be about 14 billion years The age of the universe is estimated to be about 14 billion years: The age of the universe is estimated to be about 14 billion years The age of the universe is estimated to be about 14 billion years: The age of the universe is estimated to be about 14 billion years 14 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 = 14,000,000,000 yearsOur place in the universe: Our place in the universe The universe consists of: The universe consists of Empty space 99,99999 % of the universe is empty Stars Most stars are grouped in galaxies GassesSlide8: What looks like a single star from the very far distance often is a galaxy of billions of stars each. a galaxy a galaxy a galaxy a galaxy a galaxySlide9: There are an estimated 200 billion galaxies in the universe 200 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 galaxiesThe number of stars: The number of stars 200 billion galaxies each galaxy consists on average of 100 billion stars this multiplies to 20,000 billion billion stars 20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000Slide11: than grains of sand on earth. There are more stars in the universe 10 times as many stars as grains of sand on all the world's beaches and deserts. 1 of the 100.000 billion galaxies we call The Milky Way: 1 of the 100.000 billion galaxies we call The Milky Way1 of the 100.000 billion galaxies we call The Milky Way: 1 of the 100.000 billion galaxies we call The Milky Way This picture is of another galaxy. We cannot see our Milky Way from the outside, as we are somewhere in it.1 of the 100 billion stars of the Milky Way is ‘our’ star, we call Sun.: 1 of the 100 billion stars of the Milky Way is ‘our’ star, we call Sun. This picture is of another galaxy. We cannot see our Milky Way from the outside, as we are somewhere in it. our SunLet’s zoom in: Let’s zoom in our SunSlide16: When we zoom in, we see one star, our Sun, encircled by 11 planets. Our Earth is one of these planets. Together the Sun, the earth and the other planets are called The Solar SystemThe Earth circles the Sun in exactly 1 year.: The Earth circles the Sun in exactly 1 year. Earth Sun Saturn Mars Jupiter The distance between the planets and the Sun is much bigger than this picture suggests.The age of the universe: The age of the universe Scientists estimate the age of the universe to be about 14 billion years 14,000,000,000,000 years The Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago 14 billion years 4.5 billion yearsAge of mankind: Age of mankind The first men appeared only a couple of million years ago on the earth. 4.5 billion years a few million years Sources: Sources http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=31 http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=40 http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970115.html http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/07/22/stars.survey/ http://www.aeronomie.be/en/topics/atmospheres/atmospheres.htm You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
The Sheer Size Of it All v0.1 henq Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 26 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 06, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Age and size of the universe. Draft 0.1 Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript The sheer size of it all: The sheer size of it all The age of the universe is estimated to be about : The age of the universe is estimated to be about The age of the universe is estimated to be about 14 billion years: The age of the universe is estimated to be about 14 billion years The age of the universe is estimated to be about 14 billion years: The age of the universe is estimated to be about 14 billion years The age of the universe is estimated to be about 14 billion years: The age of the universe is estimated to be about 14 billion years 14 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 = 14,000,000,000 yearsOur place in the universe: Our place in the universe The universe consists of: The universe consists of Empty space 99,99999 % of the universe is empty Stars Most stars are grouped in galaxies GassesSlide8: What looks like a single star from the very far distance often is a galaxy of billions of stars each. a galaxy a galaxy a galaxy a galaxy a galaxySlide9: There are an estimated 200 billion galaxies in the universe 200 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 galaxiesThe number of stars: The number of stars 200 billion galaxies each galaxy consists on average of 100 billion stars this multiplies to 20,000 billion billion stars 20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000Slide11: than grains of sand on earth. There are more stars in the universe 10 times as many stars as grains of sand on all the world's beaches and deserts. 1 of the 100.000 billion galaxies we call The Milky Way: 1 of the 100.000 billion galaxies we call The Milky Way1 of the 100.000 billion galaxies we call The Milky Way: 1 of the 100.000 billion galaxies we call The Milky Way This picture is of another galaxy. We cannot see our Milky Way from the outside, as we are somewhere in it.1 of the 100 billion stars of the Milky Way is ‘our’ star, we call Sun.: 1 of the 100 billion stars of the Milky Way is ‘our’ star, we call Sun. This picture is of another galaxy. We cannot see our Milky Way from the outside, as we are somewhere in it. our SunLet’s zoom in: Let’s zoom in our SunSlide16: When we zoom in, we see one star, our Sun, encircled by 11 planets. Our Earth is one of these planets. Together the Sun, the earth and the other planets are called The Solar SystemThe Earth circles the Sun in exactly 1 year.: The Earth circles the Sun in exactly 1 year. Earth Sun Saturn Mars Jupiter The distance between the planets and the Sun is much bigger than this picture suggests.The age of the universe: The age of the universe Scientists estimate the age of the universe to be about 14 billion years 14,000,000,000,000 years The Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago 14 billion years 4.5 billion yearsAge of mankind: Age of mankind The first men appeared only a couple of million years ago on the earth. 4.5 billion years a few million years Sources: Sources http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=31 http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=40 http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970115.html http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/07/22/stars.survey/ http://www.aeronomie.be/en/topics/atmospheres/atmospheres.htm