Solar System basics Inner Planets
... Ø Density is LESS THAN 1.0 meaning the entire planet could FLOAT. 7. Uranus Ø SPINS on it side. Ø Due to its spin, one side never has SUNLIGHT. Ø May have been knocked over by an IMPACT OR collision with another moon or planet. 8. Neptune Ø Blue color caused by METHANE in its atmosphere In addi ...
... Ø Density is LESS THAN 1.0 meaning the entire planet could FLOAT. 7. Uranus Ø SPINS on it side. Ø Due to its spin, one side never has SUNLIGHT. Ø May have been knocked over by an IMPACT OR collision with another moon or planet. 8. Neptune Ø Blue color caused by METHANE in its atmosphere In addi ...
Extra-Solar Planets continued
... the direction of the constellation of Leo. This Neptune-sized planet also sits 3 million miles from its star and whips around in a tight circular orbit once every 2.64 days. Besides the exoplanet's size, what makes the discovery remarkable is that Gliese 436 is a red dwarf star that produces only 2 ...
... the direction of the constellation of Leo. This Neptune-sized planet also sits 3 million miles from its star and whips around in a tight circular orbit once every 2.64 days. Besides the exoplanet's size, what makes the discovery remarkable is that Gliese 436 is a red dwarf star that produces only 2 ...
God, science and you – 2 The solar system
... satellite, the moon. • Most of the other planets have one or more satellites. Their satellites may be called moons also. ...
... satellite, the moon. • Most of the other planets have one or more satellites. Their satellites may be called moons also. ...
Solar System Study Guide for both quiz and test Solar System: a
... Solar System Study Guide for both quiz and test Solar System: a group of objects in space that move around a central star. Our solar system includes the sun, eight planets, the planets’ moons, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. Planets: a large celestial object that moves around a star. Terrestri ...
... Solar System Study Guide for both quiz and test Solar System: a group of objects in space that move around a central star. Our solar system includes the sun, eight planets, the planets’ moons, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. Planets: a large celestial object that moves around a star. Terrestri ...
Lecture 1 The Big Picture: Origin of the Earth
... The origin of the Universe The expanse of the universe Human has yet to detect the edges of the universe. Powerful radio telescopes allow us to reach 15 billion light years away. Red shifts and expanding universe In 1929, Hubble and Humason observed that light from distant stars shifted towards the ...
... The origin of the Universe The expanse of the universe Human has yet to detect the edges of the universe. Powerful radio telescopes allow us to reach 15 billion light years away. Red shifts and expanding universe In 1929, Hubble and Humason observed that light from distant stars shifted towards the ...
File - Ms. Feffer 6th and 7th Grade Science
... other type of motion is revolution, where it revolves around another body. The planet with the smallest revolution is Mercury and the largest is Neptune. Time it takes for a planet to rotate one complete spin on its axis is called period of rotation or a day Time it takes for a planet to complete on ...
... other type of motion is revolution, where it revolves around another body. The planet with the smallest revolution is Mercury and the largest is Neptune. Time it takes for a planet to rotate one complete spin on its axis is called period of rotation or a day Time it takes for a planet to complete on ...
Slide 1
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... This work has been created by the teacher listed below as employees of the Department of Education and Training, Victoria and copyright is owned by the Crown in right of the State of Victoria. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for study or training purposes, subject to the inclusion of an ack ...
Chapter 1
... meteorites, and probably all of the Kuiper Belt Objects, are remnants of this early accretion or growth stage that never quite clumped into planet-sized bodies • The largest planetary bodies had sufficient gravity to capture gases (primarily hydrogen and helium) from the solar nebula, and became the ...
... meteorites, and probably all of the Kuiper Belt Objects, are remnants of this early accretion or growth stage that never quite clumped into planet-sized bodies • The largest planetary bodies had sufficient gravity to capture gases (primarily hydrogen and helium) from the solar nebula, and became the ...
Friends newsletter december 2011
... inside the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The data suggest there is significant exchange between Europa's icy shell and the ocean beneath. This ocean is deep enough to cover the whole surface of Europa and contains more liquid water than all of Earth's oceans combined. However, being far from t ...
... inside the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The data suggest there is significant exchange between Europa's icy shell and the ocean beneath. This ocean is deep enough to cover the whole surface of Europa and contains more liquid water than all of Earth's oceans combined. However, being far from t ...
Friends newsletter december 2011
... inside the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The data suggest there is significant exchange between Europa's icy shell and the ocean beneath. This ocean is deep enough to cover the whole surface of Europa and contains more liquid water than all of Earth's oceans combined. However, being far from t ...
... inside the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The data suggest there is significant exchange between Europa's icy shell and the ocean beneath. This ocean is deep enough to cover the whole surface of Europa and contains more liquid water than all of Earth's oceans combined. However, being far from t ...
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... 11. What is the hottest planet in the solar system? Venus 12. What is Earth’s atmosphere made of? Water vapor and other gases 13. What features do the inner planets share? They are made of rock and metal and have a solid surface and closer to the sun. 14. What is the Great Red Spot and how long has ...
... 11. What is the hottest planet in the solar system? Venus 12. What is Earth’s atmosphere made of? Water vapor and other gases 13. What features do the inner planets share? They are made of rock and metal and have a solid surface and closer to the sun. 14. What is the Great Red Spot and how long has ...
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... • However, the possibility of liquid water below Europa’s icy surface has caused speculation about the possibility of life there. • This moon of Jupiter is a prime candidate for future exploration & is high on both NASA’s & the ESA’s priority list for missions. ...
... • However, the possibility of liquid water below Europa’s icy surface has caused speculation about the possibility of life there. • This moon of Jupiter is a prime candidate for future exploration & is high on both NASA’s & the ESA’s priority list for missions. ...
Introduction to the EarthESci 100Dr. Albanese, Tuesdays and
... 9. The sun's energy results from the conversion of hydrogen nuclei into helium nuclei. 10. The length of daylight on the moon is about one month. 11. Most of the moon’s craters are volcanic in origin. 12. Galileo built the first known telescope. 13. Although current technology will allow the constru ...
... 9. The sun's energy results from the conversion of hydrogen nuclei into helium nuclei. 10. The length of daylight on the moon is about one month. 11. Most of the moon’s craters are volcanic in origin. 12. Galileo built the first known telescope. 13. Although current technology will allow the constru ...
asteroid -- a large rock in outer space that orbits the sun (Many
... asteroid -- a large rock in outer space that orbits the sun (Many asteroids are found in an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.) astronomer -- a scientist who studies and observes space atmosphere -- the gases that surround a planet comet -- a frozen chunk of ice, dust, and gases that orbits the ...
... asteroid -- a large rock in outer space that orbits the sun (Many asteroids are found in an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.) astronomer -- a scientist who studies and observes space atmosphere -- the gases that surround a planet comet -- a frozen chunk of ice, dust, and gases that orbits the ...
And let there be light!
... The Universe – Everything there is; all energy, space, and matter Astronomy – The study of the universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere. Solar System – the Sun and all the objects that travel around it due to gravitational force. Objects = planets, over 60 satellites (moons) orbiting the planets, thou ...
... The Universe – Everything there is; all energy, space, and matter Astronomy – The study of the universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere. Solar System – the Sun and all the objects that travel around it due to gravitational force. Objects = planets, over 60 satellites (moons) orbiting the planets, thou ...
Jim_lecture_Chapter
... • CO2 builds up in a planet’s atmosphere as its climate cools • Planets located farther from their parent star should therefore build up dense CO2 atmospheres and large greenhouse effects ...
... • CO2 builds up in a planet’s atmosphere as its climate cools • Planets located farther from their parent star should therefore build up dense CO2 atmospheres and large greenhouse effects ...
Slides from the fourth lecture
... Climate on the Earth The Sun is getting brighter, and was 30% fainter in the beginning. We’d be frozen now without greenhouse gases (and really frozen then). Somehow the greenhouse effect has been regulated to keep liquid water on the surface. In less than a billion years, it will be hard to stop a ...
... Climate on the Earth The Sun is getting brighter, and was 30% fainter in the beginning. We’d be frozen now without greenhouse gases (and really frozen then). Somehow the greenhouse effect has been regulated to keep liquid water on the surface. In less than a billion years, it will be hard to stop a ...
notes_chapter1 - Auburn University
... In 1929, Hubble recognized this as a Doppler shift. He concluded that galaxies were moving away rapidly. No galaxies were found to be moving toward Earth. ...
... In 1929, Hubble recognized this as a Doppler shift. He concluded that galaxies were moving away rapidly. No galaxies were found to be moving toward Earth. ...
Solar System Basics 1 - Usk Astronomical Society
... to freeze carbon dioxide. Venus also orbits the Sun inside our orbit and it too is only seen close to the Sun from our vantage point. It is known as the evening or the morning star when seen setting after or rising before the Sun. Venus is just a little smaller than Earth, but it is a most inhospita ...
... to freeze carbon dioxide. Venus also orbits the Sun inside our orbit and it too is only seen close to the Sun from our vantage point. It is known as the evening or the morning star when seen setting after or rising before the Sun. Venus is just a little smaller than Earth, but it is a most inhospita ...
astro20 chap27 - Las Positas College
... – Titan has an atmosphere thought to be much like ours soon after formation, and may harbor building blocks ...
... – Titan has an atmosphere thought to be much like ours soon after formation, and may harbor building blocks ...
Space Jeopardy 2
... The Outer Planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) are also known by this name ...
... The Outer Planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) are also known by this name ...
young astronomers newsletter - Forsyth Astronomical Society
... Curiosity carries 17 cameras, several spectrometers, miniature laboratories and other specialized instruments. It weighs about 1,900 pounds. Samples can be scooped up or drilled. In addition to the lofty goal of pure discovery and unveiling of pristine, extraterrestrial terrain, the rover is directe ...
... Curiosity carries 17 cameras, several spectrometers, miniature laboratories and other specialized instruments. It weighs about 1,900 pounds. Samples can be scooped up or drilled. In addition to the lofty goal of pure discovery and unveiling of pristine, extraterrestrial terrain, the rover is directe ...
Astrobiology
Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe: extraterrestrial life and life on Earth. This interdisciplinary field encompasses the search for habitable environments in our Solar System and habitable planets outside our Solar System, the search for evidence of prebiotic chemistry, laboratory and field research into the origins and early evolution of life on Earth, and studies of the potential for life to adapt to challenges on Earth and in outer space. Astrobiology addresses the question of whether life exists beyond Earth, and how humans can detect it if it does. (The term exobiology is similar but more specific—it covers the search for life beyond Earth, and the effects of extraterrestrial environments on living things.)Astrobiology makes use of physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, molecular biology, ecology, planetary science, geography, and geology to investigate the possibility of life on other worlds and help recognize biospheres that might be different from the biosphere on Earth. The origin and early evolution of life is an inseparable part of the discipline of astrobiology. Astrobiology concerns itself with interpretation of existing scientific data; given more detailed and reliable data from other parts of the universe, the roots of astrobiology itself—physics, chemistry and biology—may have their theoretical bases challenged. Although speculation is entertained to give context, astrobiology concerns itself primarily with hypotheses that fit firmly into existing scientific theories.The chemistry of life may have begun shortly after the Big Bang, 13.8 billion years ago, during a habitable epoch when the Universe was only 10–17 million years old. According to the panspermia hypothesis, microscopic life—distributed by meteoroids, asteroids and other small Solar System bodies—may exist throughout the universe. According to research published in August 2015, very large galaxies may be more favorable to the creation and development of habitable planets than smaller galaxies, like the Milky Way galaxy. Nonetheless, Earth is the only place in the universe known to harbor life. Estimates of habitable zones around other stars, along with the discovery of hundreds of extrasolar planets and new insights into the extreme habitats here on Earth, suggest that there may be many more habitable places in the universe than considered possible until very recently.Current studies on the planet Mars by the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers are now searching for evidence of ancient life as well as plains related to ancient rivers or lakes that may have been habitable. The search for evidence of habitability, taphonomy (related to fossils), and organic molecules on the planet Mars is now a primary NASA objective on Mars.