The Planets
... • The outer planets consist mainly of liquid hydrogen and helium and may have a small cores of metal and rock • Outer planets are much larger than the terrestrial planets • Cooler than inner planets • Outer planets have more moons than inner planets ...
... • The outer planets consist mainly of liquid hydrogen and helium and may have a small cores of metal and rock • Outer planets are much larger than the terrestrial planets • Cooler than inner planets • Outer planets have more moons than inner planets ...
Review Questions on the Solar System
... 4. Which planet recently became a dwarf planet? Pluto 5. Which planets rotate in retrograde? On these planets does sun “rise” in the East or the West? Venus, Uranus. The sun rises in the West. 6. Which planet is the 3rd “rock from the sun? Earth 7. The orbital period is defined as the time it takes ...
... 4. Which planet recently became a dwarf planet? Pluto 5. Which planets rotate in retrograde? On these planets does sun “rise” in the East or the West? Venus, Uranus. The sun rises in the West. 6. Which planet is the 3rd “rock from the sun? Earth 7. The orbital period is defined as the time it takes ...
Jovian Planets
... • All have a much larger radii than the Earth • All are much more massive than the Earth, but they’re much less dense (0.7-1.6 g/cm3, where 1 g/cm3 is the density of water) • Far from the Sun and MANY moons • Mostly liquid, but have rock/iron cores • All are rotating very quickly (Jupiter has a radi ...
... • All have a much larger radii than the Earth • All are much more massive than the Earth, but they’re much less dense (0.7-1.6 g/cm3, where 1 g/cm3 is the density of water) • Far from the Sun and MANY moons • Mostly liquid, but have rock/iron cores • All are rotating very quickly (Jupiter has a radi ...
The astronauts in the upper left of this photo are working on the
... coefficient of static friction for a car not to skid when traveling at 95 km h? ...
... coefficient of static friction for a car not to skid when traveling at 95 km h? ...
Our Exciting Solar Neighborhood!
... than all of the other planets and even smaller than many of the moons in the solar system! Pluto is so far away that no satellites have ever been there, so we don’t know a whole lot about it. We do know that it is very cold and very dark and has one moon named Charon. Scientists voted to call Pluto ...
... than all of the other planets and even smaller than many of the moons in the solar system! Pluto is so far away that no satellites have ever been there, so we don’t know a whole lot about it. We do know that it is very cold and very dark and has one moon named Charon. Scientists voted to call Pluto ...
Objects in the Sky Power Point
... harmful rays are filtered by atmosphere, ozone and Earth's surface Sun is much larger than Earth 840,000 miles diameter Sun is medium sized star ...
... harmful rays are filtered by atmosphere, ozone and Earth's surface Sun is much larger than Earth 840,000 miles diameter Sun is medium sized star ...
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... The telescope had not yet been invented; he used other instruments to pretty accurately measure locations of “heavenly bodies” (as they were called)—More accurately than any other astronomer to that date. Kepler – 1571-1630 (Germany) Kept most of Brahe’s observations and put them to exceptional ...
... The telescope had not yet been invented; he used other instruments to pretty accurately measure locations of “heavenly bodies” (as they were called)—More accurately than any other astronomer to that date. Kepler – 1571-1630 (Germany) Kept most of Brahe’s observations and put them to exceptional ...
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... The disk of dust and gas that formed the Sun and planets is known as the solar nebula. Dense concentration at center became the Sun. Temperature differed, Hotter at center and cooler at edges disk Due to temp differences different compounds were able to condense depending on distance from Su ...
... The disk of dust and gas that formed the Sun and planets is known as the solar nebula. Dense concentration at center became the Sun. Temperature differed, Hotter at center and cooler at edges disk Due to temp differences different compounds were able to condense depending on distance from Su ...
Earth, Moon, Space, Solar System and Sun Study Guide Vocabulary
... 3. Orbit- The path that one object in space takes around another object in space. Earth orbits or revolves around the sun. 4. Sun- is a medium size star made up of gases. 5. Photosphere- the layer of the sun we see. 6. Chromosphere- is a red circle around the outside of the sun and can sometimes be ...
... 3. Orbit- The path that one object in space takes around another object in space. Earth orbits or revolves around the sun. 4. Sun- is a medium size star made up of gases. 5. Photosphere- the layer of the sun we see. 6. Chromosphere- is a red circle around the outside of the sun and can sometimes be ...
Рабочий лист 1.1
... Look up and you may spot me in the sky, I'm the orange-colored dot, way up high. Which planet am I? __________________________________ I'm blue and green and a little brown. I'm a small planet with life all around. I’m the third planet from the sun. I don't have many moons – just one. Which planet a ...
... Look up and you may spot me in the sky, I'm the orange-colored dot, way up high. Which planet am I? __________________________________ I'm blue and green and a little brown. I'm a small planet with life all around. I’m the third planet from the sun. I don't have many moons – just one. Which planet a ...
un Facts About Venus F
... and b righter during the month of Januar y. A rare event, a total solar eclipse visible from the United States will be on August 21, 2017. Come to the planetarium to find out where to look for all these c elestial objects. ...
... and b righter during the month of Januar y. A rare event, a total solar eclipse visible from the United States will be on August 21, 2017. Come to the planetarium to find out where to look for all these c elestial objects. ...
STUDY QUESTIONS #13 THE OUTER PLANETS 1. What
... 15. Io, the closest of Jupiter's large moons, orbits around Jupiter every two days (our moon takes 28 days to orbit earth and Io's path around Jupiter is much larger than the path of our moon around earth). Why does Io move so fast 16. What are the moons of Saturn made of and why are there spaces in ...
... 15. Io, the closest of Jupiter's large moons, orbits around Jupiter every two days (our moon takes 28 days to orbit earth and Io's path around Jupiter is much larger than the path of our moon around earth). Why does Io move so fast 16. What are the moons of Saturn made of and why are there spaces in ...
The Nine Planets
... Why are the four planets closest to the Sun called the “terrestrial planets”? The word terrestrial refers to Earth. Mercury, Mars, and Venus have several properties in common with Earth, so together the four planets are called the terrestrial planets Why is Jupiter easy to see in the night sky? Jupi ...
... Why are the four planets closest to the Sun called the “terrestrial planets”? The word terrestrial refers to Earth. Mercury, Mars, and Venus have several properties in common with Earth, so together the four planets are called the terrestrial planets Why is Jupiter easy to see in the night sky? Jupi ...
Notes
... E. _________________________ holds the solar system together 1. We usually think of gravity as the ____________________ that pulls us to the Earth. 2. True definition of gravity is the attractive force between ____________. 3. The more _________ an object has the ________ its gravitational pull. a. ...
... E. _________________________ holds the solar system together 1. We usually think of gravity as the ____________________ that pulls us to the Earth. 2. True definition of gravity is the attractive force between ____________. 3. The more _________ an object has the ________ its gravitational pull. a. ...
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 ...
Figures from Lectures 2+3 - University of Texas Astronomy
... Death of Stars: Planetary Nebulae, White Dwarfs, Supernovae remnants Why is human life `star stuff’?’ Different Type of Nebulae: Star-forming nebulae vs Planetary nebulae Galaxies and the Milky Way -- Scales and Distances: From the infinitesimal to the grandest -- Angular scales and sizes -- Timesca ...
... Death of Stars: Planetary Nebulae, White Dwarfs, Supernovae remnants Why is human life `star stuff’?’ Different Type of Nebulae: Star-forming nebulae vs Planetary nebulae Galaxies and the Milky Way -- Scales and Distances: From the infinitesimal to the grandest -- Angular scales and sizes -- Timesca ...
Astronomy Final Exam Review
... system formed from a rotating cloud of gas and dust, which condensed to form the sun and all other solar system objects ...
... system formed from a rotating cloud of gas and dust, which condensed to form the sun and all other solar system objects ...
Gas Giant Sun-Catcher - Lunar and Planetary Institute
... the planets on the Gas Giant template. Use double-sided tape to attach one square’s clear (non-sticky) side to the planet on the template, and remove the backing from the contact paper. Place the pieces of different colors of tissue paper onto the adhesive side of the contact paper so that the tissu ...
... the planets on the Gas Giant template. Use double-sided tape to attach one square’s clear (non-sticky) side to the planet on the template, and remove the backing from the contact paper. Place the pieces of different colors of tissue paper onto the adhesive side of the contact paper so that the tissu ...
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.