1. Physics 202: Introduction to Astronomy – Lecture 8 Carsten Denker Physics Department Center for Solar–Terrestrial Research

2. February 22, 2006Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research Chapter 5.1 – 5.3  Surface gravity  Escape speed  Structure: Core Mantle Crust Hydrosphere Atmosphere Magnetosphere  Tides: tidal bulge and tidal force  Tidal locking  Synchronous orbit  Earth’s atmosphere: Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Ionosphere  Convection  Ozone layer  Greenhouse Effect  Global warming  Lunar atmosphere?

3. February 22, 2006Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research Earth and Moon

4. February 22, 2006Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research Properties of Earth and Moon

5. February 22, 2006Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research Tides

6. February 22, 2006Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research Atmospheres