space by austin burton
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The Beginning, maybe… The Big Bang The theory that the universe started as a small and hot point in space. The point exploded releasing pure energy which cooled and became stars and galaxies. This explosion would explain why other galaxies are moving away from our own.TRANSCRIPT
Space By Austin Burton The Beginning, maybe The Big Bang
The theory that the universe started as a small and hot point in
space. The point exploded releasing pure energy which cooled and
became stars and galaxies. This explosion would explain why other
galaxies are moving away from our own. White Holes The big bang
could have been a white hole.
White holes constantly spew out light and energy unlike black
holes, which suck everything in. White holes might not exist, we
havent found any yet Supernovas and Black Holes
Black holes can form out of a stars core after it goes supernova,
which is when the star explodes releasing its outside layers. The
core will become a black hole if its own gravitational pull makes
it collapse in on itself. Once it condenses enough it can stabilize
itself stopping the shrinking. Black Holes Accretion Disk
Jets
The accretion disk is what we see when we look at black holes. This
is where matter get pulled into orbit around the black hole. The
matter bumps into each other creating massive amounts of heat and
light from the friction. This also creates radiation in the form of
x-rays which is released on the polar sides of the black holes.
This is the jets that move are coming off the black hole. At this
point the black hole is fully formed and has an incredibly strong
gravitational pull that it can even catch light! Accretion Disk
Jets Stars Stars form from the gases that were released in the
outside layer of supernovas. The gas own gravity slowly pulls
itself together until it is compact enough to generate heat and
begin fusion. Fusion When two atoms have enough energy they can
overcome their intermolecular forces and smash together creating a
larger atom. This releases massive amounts of energy which is why
stars are hot and bright. Fusion only works when the atoms being
fused are lighter than the mass of iron because the binding energy
for these atoms is extremely high. Anything heavier absorbs energy
when fused instead of releasing energy. Elements in Stars Element
Percent of total # of atoms
Percent of total mass New stars are generally composed entirely of
lighter elements because of fusion. So as a result, older stars are
usually found with more of the heavier elements. Our Sun is
composed almost entirely of Hydrogen because it is still relatively
young however, 66 other elements have been detected. Hydrogen
Helium Oxygen Carbon Nitrogen Silicon Magnesium Neon Iron Sulfur
91.2 8.7 .078 .043 .0088 .0045 .0038 .0035 .003 .0015 71 27.1 .97
.4 .096 .099 .076 .058 .14 .04 Planets Planets form similarly to
stars. The gases gradually pull themselves together, but in this
case, the gases compact and cool into planets before fusion can
take place. The heavy metals also play a part in preventing fusion
because they absorb energy when fused instead of releasing energy.
Rockets There are two main types of rocket fuels, solid and
liquid.
Solid fueled rockets require use and ignition charge to ignite the
fuel which burns until the fuel is exhausted. Liquid fueled rockets
pump the liquid oxidizer and fuel into the combustion chamber where
they ignite and provide thrust. Rockets Advantages and
Disadvantages
Solid Fuel Burns efficiently Easy to store Cannot stop once ignited
Fuel decomposes over time Liquid Fuel Variable thrust Can be turned
on and off Easier to reuse Complex design Difficult to store and
maintain over time Oxidizer needs to be kept very cold Antimatter
One of the greatest unsolved problems is why the universe seems to
be composed almost entirely of matter and not an equal mixture of
matter and antimatter. The big bang should logically have produced
equal amounts of both When matter and antimatter come into contact
they completely annihilate each other leaving behind all the energy
that was contained in both of them. Antimatter has been found but
it is so rare that man made antimatter is more common. Questions?
Antimatter Fusion Black Holes Planets Rockets White Holes
Supernovas Sources Big Bang:,, White Holes:, Black Holes:,,,
Fusion/stars:,, Solid Rocket fuel:, , Liquid Rocket fuel:,
Antimatter:, Pictures:,,,