Earth and Space

The bulging star

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Vega is the fifth brightest star in the sky. Its radius is nearly three times that of the Sun, but because it is spinning over a hundred times faster at 2.7 x 10 5 m/s, it has a distinct equatorial bulge.

 

 

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The bulging star

K. R.Lang, The Life and Death of Stars, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2013, p. 156

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Most students think that it is cold in the winter because the Sun is further away from the Earth

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Some students’ ideas of day and night are based on the Earth staying static with regards to the Sun but rotate once on its axis for a day/night cycle

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Some students have misconceptions surrounding rain

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