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Exploring
the Plasmasphere [PDF] Students
use an image of the plasmasphere obtained by the IMAGE
satellite to calculate how fast it orbits the Earth.
They will use this to determine whether gravity or
Earth's magnetic field provides the forces responsible
for its movement through space.
Exploring
the Plasmasphere [PDF] Students
learn that the Pythagorean Theorem is more than a
geometric concept. Scientists use a photograph taken by
the IMAGE satellite to measure the size of Earth's
plasmasphere region using a ruler and
protractor.
Radio
Plasma Imaging with IMAGE [PDF] Students use the Distance = Velocity x Time
relationship to determine the distances to plasma
clouds seen by the IMAGE satellite.
Plasma
Clouds [PDF] Students use a simple
'square-root' relationship to learn how scientists with
the IMAGE satellite measure the density of clouds of
plasma in space.
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