Planets
... 1. A planet is in orbit around the Sun. 2. A planet is so big, it has to be round (hydrostatic equilibrium). 3. It dominates its dynamical neighborhood. ...
... 1. A planet is in orbit around the Sun. 2. A planet is so big, it has to be round (hydrostatic equilibrium). 3. It dominates its dynamical neighborhood. ...
Astronomy Name Solar System Objects Quiz Study Guide 1. Solar
... 2. Where are the best places to find meteorites? Why there? 3. Describe at least THREE characteristics of meteorites? 4. The largest asteroid is _________. 5. How are comets named? 6. How are meteorites named? 5. Planet trivia match (Use can use your Solar System Fact Sheet) 1. Planet most like our ...
... 2. Where are the best places to find meteorites? Why there? 3. Describe at least THREE characteristics of meteorites? 4. The largest asteroid is _________. 5. How are comets named? 6. How are meteorites named? 5. Planet trivia match (Use can use your Solar System Fact Sheet) 1. Planet most like our ...
Comets, Asteroids & Meteoroids
... – Plasma tail = solar wind sweeps it outward, so it always points away from sun ...
... – Plasma tail = solar wind sweeps it outward, so it always points away from sun ...
Jupiter
... Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen with a quarter of its mass being helium, although helium only comprises about a tenth of the number of molecules. It may also have a rocky core of heavier elements, but like the other giant planets, Jupiter lacks a well-defined solid surface. Because of its ...
... Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen with a quarter of its mass being helium, although helium only comprises about a tenth of the number of molecules. It may also have a rocky core of heavier elements, but like the other giant planets, Jupiter lacks a well-defined solid surface. Because of its ...
Yukon Grade One Earth and Space Science: Daily And Seasonal
... Identify galaxies, star clusters/types, planets, constellations, and nebulae according to their distinguishing characteristics Relate mass to different stages in the life cycle of stars. Describe theories on the nature of the solar system (e.g., Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler). Describe the formation o ...
... Identify galaxies, star clusters/types, planets, constellations, and nebulae according to their distinguishing characteristics Relate mass to different stages in the life cycle of stars. Describe theories on the nature of the solar system (e.g., Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler). Describe the formation o ...
Solar System 3-D - Insight Cruises
... hydrogen and helium gas that is just too small to have become a star... ...
... hydrogen and helium gas that is just too small to have become a star... ...
Study Jams: A Day on Earth Quiz
... O the Earth’s rotation on its axis O the Moons orbit around the Earth O the Sun’s rotation on its axis 2. How long does it take Earth to make one full rotation? O one day O one year O one hour O one month 3. What does it take the Earth one full year to complete? O one day on Venus O one phase of the ...
... O the Earth’s rotation on its axis O the Moons orbit around the Earth O the Sun’s rotation on its axis 2. How long does it take Earth to make one full rotation? O one day O one year O one hour O one month 3. What does it take the Earth one full year to complete? O one day on Venus O one phase of the ...
Day-7
... Stellar Radii and Planetary Orbital Semi-Major Axis (A.U.) The Habitable Zone (HZ) in green is defined here (and often) as the distance from a star where liquid water is expected to exist on the planets surface (Kasting, Whitmire, and Reynolds 1993). ...
... Stellar Radii and Planetary Orbital Semi-Major Axis (A.U.) The Habitable Zone (HZ) in green is defined here (and often) as the distance from a star where liquid water is expected to exist on the planets surface (Kasting, Whitmire, and Reynolds 1993). ...
Characteristic Properties
... Common orbital and rotation direction & plane =>protoplanetary disk Jovian / Terrestrial => range of temperatures in disk / frost line Interplanetary debris left over from formation = asteroids, comets, Common ages => simultaneous formation in disk Collisons of protoplanets = irregularities in Solar ...
... Common orbital and rotation direction & plane =>protoplanetary disk Jovian / Terrestrial => range of temperatures in disk / frost line Interplanetary debris left over from formation = asteroids, comets, Common ages => simultaneous formation in disk Collisons of protoplanets = irregularities in Solar ...
Sun, Moon, and Planets Study Guide
... Students will be asked to match words to definitions, fill in the blanks, write the names of the phases of the moon, explain (short answer) WHY WE SEE THE MOON and THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROTATION AND REVOLUTION. Vocabulary Learned: Solar system: a system that includes our sun, the planets and their ...
... Students will be asked to match words to definitions, fill in the blanks, write the names of the phases of the moon, explain (short answer) WHY WE SEE THE MOON and THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROTATION AND REVOLUTION. Vocabulary Learned: Solar system: a system that includes our sun, the planets and their ...
ASTRONOMY
... gravity causes it a. high tide – moon’s gravity pulls water toward point on Earth’s surface closest to moon ...
... gravity causes it a. high tide – moon’s gravity pulls water toward point on Earth’s surface closest to moon ...
Our solar System
... • The growth of the Planetisimals continued as the collisions of material merged to create larger bodies. • The first planet to be generated was Jupiter through merging of light elements and ice. The other Jovian planets formed similarly. All Jovian planets that acquired a disk of matter along it eq ...
... • The growth of the Planetisimals continued as the collisions of material merged to create larger bodies. • The first planet to be generated was Jupiter through merging of light elements and ice. The other Jovian planets formed similarly. All Jovian planets that acquired a disk of matter along it eq ...
Standard 1 Information Sheet
... in the deep past. The discovery of radioactivity provided science with a “clock.” Radioactive dating of terrestrial samples, lunar samples, and meteorites indicates that the Earth and Moon system and meteorites are approximately 4.6 billion years old. ...
... in the deep past. The discovery of radioactivity provided science with a “clock.” Radioactive dating of terrestrial samples, lunar samples, and meteorites indicates that the Earth and Moon system and meteorites are approximately 4.6 billion years old. ...
Be Chart Smart Name:
... (“Super-Sized Ring Circles Saturn”). Then look at the chart below to learn more about Saturn and the other planets in our solar system. Use the chart to answer the questions. ...
... (“Super-Sized Ring Circles Saturn”). Then look at the chart below to learn more about Saturn and the other planets in our solar system. Use the chart to answer the questions. ...
20.1 A Solar System is Born
... Why doesn’t the nebula cloud collapse? The outward pressure balances the inward gravity ...
... Why doesn’t the nebula cloud collapse? The outward pressure balances the inward gravity ...
proposed another geocentric _ _ _ _ _.
... Copernicus (1473-1543) proposed that the sun is stationary near the _ _ _ _ _ _ of the universe. His _ _ _ _ _ _ proposed that the Earth _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on its _ _ _ _ once daily and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ around the sun once a year. He suggested that the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the radius of a planet’s _ _ _ _ _ , the ...
... Copernicus (1473-1543) proposed that the sun is stationary near the _ _ _ _ _ _ of the universe. His _ _ _ _ _ _ proposed that the Earth _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on its _ _ _ _ once daily and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ around the sun once a year. He suggested that the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the radius of a planet’s _ _ _ _ _ , the ...
2014-2015 Earth Space Final Review: Vocab: Mineral
... Our solar system formed from a huge ball of gas made primarily of ___________ and ____________. Name Earth’s 4 Major spheres_________________________________________________________. If granite undergoes high temperatures and high pressures deep within Earth, what type of rock will be formed? Assume ...
... Our solar system formed from a huge ball of gas made primarily of ___________ and ____________. Name Earth’s 4 Major spheres_________________________________________________________. If granite undergoes high temperatures and high pressures deep within Earth, what type of rock will be formed? Assume ...
Dead Earth – Lesson 2 – Solar System
... • Planet rotates on its side, with south pole facing Sun ...
... • Planet rotates on its side, with south pole facing Sun ...
Other Objects in Our Solar System
... • The tails are caused by the ice becoming gas. • The “coma” is a bright cloud of gas that forms around the solid core of the comet. ...
... • The tails are caused by the ice becoming gas. • The “coma” is a bright cloud of gas that forms around the solid core of the comet. ...
Planets and Small Objects in the Solar System Worksheet
... 6. Asteroids and meteoroids are chunks of rocks left over from the formation of the early Solar System. Which of the following describes the difference between these? A) Asteroids are round and meteoroids are irregular shaped B) Asteroids are much larger than meteoroids C) Asteroids are located much ...
... 6. Asteroids and meteoroids are chunks of rocks left over from the formation of the early Solar System. Which of the following describes the difference between these? A) Asteroids are round and meteoroids are irregular shaped B) Asteroids are much larger than meteoroids C) Asteroids are located much ...
File
... b. Saturn, Pluto, Neptune, and Venus c. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune d. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Venus 5) The Moon is unlivable compare with Earth because a. there is no air to breathe b. there is no water to drink ...
... b. Saturn, Pluto, Neptune, and Venus c. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune d. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Venus 5) The Moon is unlivable compare with Earth because a. there is no air to breathe b. there is no water to drink ...
The movements of planets and other nearby objects are
... bird and a plane flew overhead at the same time, you might think that the bird was faster. You would have this impression because the farther away a moving object is from you, the less it seems to move. Stars are always moving, but they are so far away that you cannot see their movements. Observers ...
... bird and a plane flew overhead at the same time, you might think that the bird was faster. You would have this impression because the farther away a moving object is from you, the less it seems to move. Stars are always moving, but they are so far away that you cannot see their movements. Observers ...
Newton`s Law of Universal Gravitation
... of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The sun, mass 2.0X1030kg, revolves around the center of thee galaxy with a radius of 2.2X1020 m. The period of one rotation is 2.6X108 years. a. Find the approximate mass of the galaxy. b. Assume the average star in the galaxy has the mass of the sun, find the number of ...
... of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The sun, mass 2.0X1030kg, revolves around the center of thee galaxy with a radius of 2.2X1020 m. The period of one rotation is 2.6X108 years. a. Find the approximate mass of the galaxy. b. Assume the average star in the galaxy has the mass of the sun, find the number of ...
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.