Planetary Chart
... • TERRESTRIAL/INNER PLANETS - closest to the sun - rocky crusts and dense mantles and cores - atmospheres formed from gases that poured out of volcanoes (atmosphere can make a surface warmer and more uniform in temperature) - four types of processes that shape planets’ surfaces (tectonics, volcanis ...
... • TERRESTRIAL/INNER PLANETS - closest to the sun - rocky crusts and dense mantles and cores - atmospheres formed from gases that poured out of volcanoes (atmosphere can make a surface warmer and more uniform in temperature) - four types of processes that shape planets’ surfaces (tectonics, volcanis ...
PHYS 390 Lecture 6 - A tour of the planets 6 - 1 Lecture 6
... 0 - 2 Jupiter masses: 63% 2 - 4 Jupiter masses: 17% 4 - 6 Jupiter masses: 7% Issues: • The conventional model of our solar system argues that the terrestrial planets must lose their gaseous atmospheres - Jupiter-like planets can only occur at distance of about 5 AU. Thus, these close-in Jupiter's mu ...
... 0 - 2 Jupiter masses: 63% 2 - 4 Jupiter masses: 17% 4 - 6 Jupiter masses: 7% Issues: • The conventional model of our solar system argues that the terrestrial planets must lose their gaseous atmospheres - Jupiter-like planets can only occur at distance of about 5 AU. Thus, these close-in Jupiter's mu ...
Space Summative Review Test: Thursday, February 23rd SUN
... Test: Thursday, February 23rd Inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune The closer a planet is to the sun the hotter it is. The farther away a planet is from the sun the colder it is. ...
... Test: Thursday, February 23rd Inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune The closer a planet is to the sun the hotter it is. The farther away a planet is from the sun the colder it is. ...
LESSON PLANS Week/Date: Dec. 1, 2014 Grade/Subject: Science
... Daily Objective Students will discover various parts of the Solar System and how they move through time. ...
... Daily Objective Students will discover various parts of the Solar System and how they move through time. ...
Standard
... * “Earth Space Simulator” – Including demonstration and instruction for students’ use. For more information, see http://www.pipehenge.com/new/index.html (ESS models can be sourced for schools) ** Construction projects are suggestions, and will require advance booking to enable sourcing of appropriat ...
... * “Earth Space Simulator” – Including demonstration and instruction for students’ use. For more information, see http://www.pipehenge.com/new/index.html (ESS models can be sourced for schools) ** Construction projects are suggestions, and will require advance booking to enable sourcing of appropriat ...
Origins of the Universe
... sky • Stars of a constellation are often far apart from each other, but they appear grouped together when viewed from Earth • One of the 88 sectors into which astronomers divide the sphere of the skynamed after a traditional constellation in that sector • Patterns of constellations are dynamic; ther ...
... sky • Stars of a constellation are often far apart from each other, but they appear grouped together when viewed from Earth • One of the 88 sectors into which astronomers divide the sphere of the skynamed after a traditional constellation in that sector • Patterns of constellations are dynamic; ther ...
Unit E - Topic 1.0 Notes
... Used when…describing positions of the planets relative to the Sun less than 1 = closer to the sun than Earth greater than 1 = further from the sun than Earth The furthest planet (Pluto) from the sun is 39.5 AU away ...
... Used when…describing positions of the planets relative to the Sun less than 1 = closer to the sun than Earth greater than 1 = further from the sun than Earth The furthest planet (Pluto) from the sun is 39.5 AU away ...
Universal Law of Gravity Notes
... It’s the force that keeps us on earth Keeps the planets from crashing into the sun ...
... It’s the force that keeps us on earth Keeps the planets from crashing into the sun ...
Slide 1
... medium-sized star near the edge of a disc-shaped galaxy of stars and that the Sun is many thousands of times closer to the Earth than any other star ...
... medium-sized star near the edge of a disc-shaped galaxy of stars and that the Sun is many thousands of times closer to the Earth than any other star ...
Video: National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe
... 86. How much longer will it take for the message sent in the 1970’s to reach the great cluster? 87. How many civilizations may exist in the Milky Way galaxy? 88. Dark matter could make up more than _________ of all mater in the universe. 89. Why is it thought that dark matter exists? 90. The ...
... 86. How much longer will it take for the message sent in the 1970’s to reach the great cluster? 87. How many civilizations may exist in the Milky Way galaxy? 88. Dark matter could make up more than _________ of all mater in the universe. 89. Why is it thought that dark matter exists? 90. The ...
Find the Planet Facts column for each of the planets: Mercury: Venus
... Find the Planet Facts column for each of the planets: Mercury: 1. Mercury feels the greatest heat from the Sun (over 6 times stronger than on earth) __because it doesn’t have much mass __because it travels really fast (48km/second) __because it is the closest planet to the sun 2. Why is Mercury refe ...
... Find the Planet Facts column for each of the planets: Mercury: 1. Mercury feels the greatest heat from the Sun (over 6 times stronger than on earth) __because it doesn’t have much mass __because it travels really fast (48km/second) __because it is the closest planet to the sun 2. Why is Mercury refe ...
Astro 10: Introductory Astronomy
... rest. These become the true planets. Further orbital collisions likely consolidate these into a fewer number of planets now in long-term stable orbits. • But, the key mystery is getting from dust bunnies to ~mile across. How this happens is still not understood. It would seem that collisions would k ...
... rest. These become the true planets. Further orbital collisions likely consolidate these into a fewer number of planets now in long-term stable orbits. • But, the key mystery is getting from dust bunnies to ~mile across. How this happens is still not understood. It would seem that collisions would k ...
Comparing Earth, Sun and Jupiter
... Slight wobble due to eccentricity of orbit Rilles found all over moon’s surface: may be evidence of liquid lava flow at earlier time Mars Red surface, due to high iron content Polar caps clearly visible: indicate water content Change with seasons Atmosphere very thin and dry; planet is too small t ...
... Slight wobble due to eccentricity of orbit Rilles found all over moon’s surface: may be evidence of liquid lava flow at earlier time Mars Red surface, due to high iron content Polar caps clearly visible: indicate water content Change with seasons Atmosphere very thin and dry; planet is too small t ...
Solar System Review Key
... ___C__37. Planet once thought to be two “stars” ___B__39. Has 62 moons (at least) and the four largest are called Galilean moons ___G__40. Has extremely tilted axis ____E_41. Has few small craters because most things burn up in its dense atmosphere ___C__42. Showing that this planet had phases helpe ...
... ___C__37. Planet once thought to be two “stars” ___B__39. Has 62 moons (at least) and the four largest are called Galilean moons ___G__40. Has extremely tilted axis ____E_41. Has few small craters because most things burn up in its dense atmosphere ___C__42. Showing that this planet had phases helpe ...
Jupiter Versus the Earth: Composition & Structure
... Jupiter is still cooling off (and contracting) from its formation 4.5 billion years ago (it emits 1.7 times as much energy as it receives from the Sun)! • The atmosphere (the outermost ~5000 km at <1 atmosphere) is mostly molecular hydrogen and helium); heavier elements are generally enriched by ~3 ...
... Jupiter is still cooling off (and contracting) from its formation 4.5 billion years ago (it emits 1.7 times as much energy as it receives from the Sun)! • The atmosphere (the outermost ~5000 km at <1 atmosphere) is mostly molecular hydrogen and helium); heavier elements are generally enriched by ~3 ...
old Astro-211 exam 3 (pdf format)
... (a) Report one characteristic that the Earth lacks but all the gas giant planets have. (b) Report one characteristic that the Earth has but all the other terrestrial planets lack. 19. Describe (provide more than just a name, e.g., what does it look like and how did it form) two surface features of t ...
... (a) Report one characteristic that the Earth lacks but all the gas giant planets have. (b) Report one characteristic that the Earth has but all the other terrestrial planets lack. 19. Describe (provide more than just a name, e.g., what does it look like and how did it form) two surface features of t ...
A SHORT VIDEO What is the Solar System
... nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth. Other stars are visible in the night sky, when they are not outshone by the Sun. Astronomers can determine the mass, age, chemical composition and many other properties of a star by observing its motion through spa ...
... nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth. Other stars are visible in the night sky, when they are not outshone by the Sun. Astronomers can determine the mass, age, chemical composition and many other properties of a star by observing its motion through spa ...
Detection and Properties of Planetary Systems
... • Is this a common or an infrequent event? • How unique are the properties of our own solar system? • Are these qualities important for life to form? Up until now we have had only one laboratory to test planet formation theories. We need more! ...
... • Is this a common or an infrequent event? • How unique are the properties of our own solar system? • Are these qualities important for life to form? Up until now we have had only one laboratory to test planet formation theories. We need more! ...
SMART Notebook
... dioxide. Venus is slightly smaller than the Earth. It has no moons. Venus is known as the "morning star" since it is visible and quite bright at dawn or dusk(this is because Venus is closer to the Sun How many moons does Venus have?_________ ...
... dioxide. Venus is slightly smaller than the Earth. It has no moons. Venus is known as the "morning star" since it is visible and quite bright at dawn or dusk(this is because Venus is closer to the Sun How many moons does Venus have?_________ ...
Universal gravitation
... 1. Suppose that two objects attract each other with a force of 16 units. If the distance between the two objects is doubled, what is the new force of attraction between the two objects? 2. Suppose that two objects attract each other with a force of 16 units. If the distance between the two objects i ...
... 1. Suppose that two objects attract each other with a force of 16 units. If the distance between the two objects is doubled, what is the new force of attraction between the two objects? 2. Suppose that two objects attract each other with a force of 16 units. If the distance between the two objects i ...
Formation and evolution of the Solar System
The formation of the Solar System began 4.6 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud. Most of the collapsing mass collected in the center, forming the Sun, while the rest flattened into a protoplanetary disk out of which the planets, moons, asteroids, and other small Solar System bodies formed.This widely accepted model, known as the nebular hypothesis, was first developed in the 18th century by Emanuel Swedenborg, Immanuel Kant, and Pierre-Simon Laplace. Its subsequent development has interwoven a variety of scientific disciplines including astronomy, physics, geology, and planetary science. Since the dawn of the space age in the 1950s and the discovery of extrasolar planets in the 1990s, the model has been both challenged and refined to account for new observations.The Solar System has evolved considerably since its initial formation. Many moons have formed from circling discs of gas and dust around their parent planets, while other moons are thought to have formed independently and later been captured by their planets. Still others, such as the Moon, may be the result of giant collisions. Collisions between bodies have occurred continually up to the present day and have been central to the evolution of the Solar System. The positions of the planets often shifted due to gravitational interactions. This planetary migration is now thought to have been responsible for much of the Solar System's early evolution.In roughly 5 billion years, the Sun will cool and expand outward many times its current diameter (becoming a red giant), before casting off its outer layers as a planetary nebula and leaving behind a stellar remnant known as a white dwarf. In the far distant future, the gravity of passing stars will gradually reduce the Sun's retinue of planets. Some planets will be destroyed, others ejected into interstellar space. Ultimately, over the course of tens of billions of years, it is likely that the Sun will be left with none of the original bodies in orbit around it.