Solar System Study Guide 1
... The largest object in our solar system is the sun. The sun has 99.8 percent of the mass of our solar system. Each planet travels in its own orbit, a path around the sun. A planet, such as Earth, is a large object that moves around a star. Most planets in our solar system also have at least o ...
... The largest object in our solar system is the sun. The sun has 99.8 percent of the mass of our solar system. Each planet travels in its own orbit, a path around the sun. A planet, such as Earth, is a large object that moves around a star. Most planets in our solar system also have at least o ...
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... • Mars, Jupiter, Saturn: move eastward within the zodiac, but each one makes a westward loop once a year when its farthest from the sun •Uranus, Neptune: need a telescope to see them, bu they each describe westward loops once a year, each smaller than the previous planet. How can this motion be expl ...
... • Mars, Jupiter, Saturn: move eastward within the zodiac, but each one makes a westward loop once a year when its farthest from the sun •Uranus, Neptune: need a telescope to see them, bu they each describe westward loops once a year, each smaller than the previous planet. How can this motion be expl ...
Motions of the Planets: Not the same as Stars!
... • Mars, Jupiter, Saturn: move eastward within the zodiac, but each one makes a westward loop once a year when its farthest from the sun • Uranus, Neptune: need a telescope to see them, bu they each describe westward loops once a year, each smaller than the previous planet. How can this motion be ex ...
... • Mars, Jupiter, Saturn: move eastward within the zodiac, but each one makes a westward loop once a year when its farthest from the sun • Uranus, Neptune: need a telescope to see them, bu they each describe westward loops once a year, each smaller than the previous planet. How can this motion be ex ...
Inner and Outer Planets of the Solar System
... System. The high activity is believed to be caused by Jupiter and the other moons gravitational effect on Io. They squeeze and stretch the moon heating up its interior to very high temperatures. Eruptions resulting in plumes hundreds of kilometers high are then inevitable to relieve the pressure. Be ...
... System. The high activity is believed to be caused by Jupiter and the other moons gravitational effect on Io. They squeeze and stretch the moon heating up its interior to very high temperatures. Eruptions resulting in plumes hundreds of kilometers high are then inevitable to relieve the pressure. Be ...
Physical Science 1 Quiz 10 1 ID # or name:
... Please circle the letter or write the letter next to or under the question number. This quiz is due by 7:30 pm, Wed., May 28th. Please submit your quiz to me via email to one of the ...
... Please circle the letter or write the letter next to or under the question number. This quiz is due by 7:30 pm, Wed., May 28th. Please submit your quiz to me via email to one of the ...
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... Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) • Brahe’s assistant. Used Brahe’s data to create an accurate picture of the path of Mars. • Not a circle, but an ellipse (a flattened circle.) • An ellipse has long and short dimensions, its major and minor axes. • ½ the major axis is referred to as the ...
... Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) • Brahe’s assistant. Used Brahe’s data to create an accurate picture of the path of Mars. • Not a circle, but an ellipse (a flattened circle.) • An ellipse has long and short dimensions, its major and minor axes. • ½ the major axis is referred to as the ...
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... An asteroid about the size of a mountain struck earth 65 million years ago. As a result, there were catastrophic changes to the Earth’s atmosphere. Some scientists think these changes were responsible for global mass extinction of thousands of species, including the dinssaurs. There are many impact ...
... An asteroid about the size of a mountain struck earth 65 million years ago. As a result, there were catastrophic changes to the Earth’s atmosphere. Some scientists think these changes were responsible for global mass extinction of thousands of species, including the dinssaurs. There are many impact ...
ASTR100 Fall 2009: Exam #2 Review Sheet EXAM IS THURSDAY
... 2] What are some clues that help us figure out how the Solar System formed? (Page 157 may prove useful) _______________________________________________________ 3] List these in order from closest to furthest from the Sun: Kuiper belt, asteroid belt, jovian planets, Oort Cloud, terrestrial planets. _ ...
... 2] What are some clues that help us figure out how the Solar System formed? (Page 157 may prove useful) _______________________________________________________ 3] List these in order from closest to furthest from the Sun: Kuiper belt, asteroid belt, jovian planets, Oort Cloud, terrestrial planets. _ ...
Topic E: Astrophysics
... b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that is assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. ...
... b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that is assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. ...
The Solar System
... • Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, More than 1300 earths could fit inside it. • It has winds that go up to 400mph. • Jupiter is the 5th planet away from the sun{466 million miles} • It has 67 moons. • Jupiter's clouds are no more then 50 km in thickness. •Jupiter is one of the sola ...
... • Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, More than 1300 earths could fit inside it. • It has winds that go up to 400mph. • Jupiter is the 5th planet away from the sun{466 million miles} • It has 67 moons. • Jupiter's clouds are no more then 50 km in thickness. •Jupiter is one of the sola ...
Test 2 review session
... continued growth of clumps of matter, producing planetesimals planetesimals collide and stick, enhanced by their gravity result is a few large planets ...
... continued growth of clumps of matter, producing planetesimals planetesimals collide and stick, enhanced by their gravity result is a few large planets ...
Planet Flash Cards
... Has a red spot (1.5 X the diameter of Earth) Radiates more heat than it gets from the Sun ...
... Has a red spot (1.5 X the diameter of Earth) Radiates more heat than it gets from the Sun ...
Astronomy Review Worksheet-2
... a. because they are very hot b. because like Earth they are dense and rocky c. because most are gas giants d. because they can support life 11. In what three ways do the inner planets differ from the outer planets? 1. __________________________________________________________________________________ ...
... a. because they are very hot b. because like Earth they are dense and rocky c. because most are gas giants d. because they can support life 11. In what three ways do the inner planets differ from the outer planets? 1. __________________________________________________________________________________ ...
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
... Of the planets in our solar system, Mars is the most like earth. There might have once been lakes and rivers on mars, but they are now all dried up. ...
... Of the planets in our solar system, Mars is the most like earth. There might have once been lakes and rivers on mars, but they are now all dried up. ...
Largest mountain in solar system
... around the Sun. Because the Sun is so large, its powerful gravity attracts all the other objects in the Solar System towards it. The planets at the same time are trying to pull away from the sun. What happens is that the planets become trapped in between the motions- balanced eternally orbiting arou ...
... around the Sun. Because the Sun is so large, its powerful gravity attracts all the other objects in the Solar System towards it. The planets at the same time are trying to pull away from the sun. What happens is that the planets become trapped in between the motions- balanced eternally orbiting arou ...
EARTH LIKE PLANETS SHOULD BE QUITE COMMON IN THE
... assumed it to be average in every way. Now a new study by Northwestern University astronomers, using recent data from the 300 planets discovered orbiting other stars, turns that view on its head. "These other planetary systems don't look like the solar system at all," said Prof Frederic Rasio, senio ...
... assumed it to be average in every way. Now a new study by Northwestern University astronomers, using recent data from the 300 planets discovered orbiting other stars, turns that view on its head. "These other planetary systems don't look like the solar system at all," said Prof Frederic Rasio, senio ...
Jovian planets
... The 9 classical planets, period. Too few? Planet definition #2 An object in orbit around the sun that is sufficiently large that self-gravity shapes it into a spherical form. Includes: biggest asteroids, biggest KBOs. Too many? Planet definition #3 Same as #2, but greater in size than Pluto (2320 km ...
... The 9 classical planets, period. Too few? Planet definition #2 An object in orbit around the sun that is sufficiently large that self-gravity shapes it into a spherical form. Includes: biggest asteroids, biggest KBOs. Too many? Planet definition #3 Same as #2, but greater in size than Pluto (2320 km ...
Astronomy Notes
... Giants and Supergiants 8. _____________________ - heats up enough to begin the next fusion step 9. _______________________ - for an unknown reason the core then continues to heat up 10. ______________________ - Energy wave from the core of the very massive star shoots outward overcoming gravity; the ...
... Giants and Supergiants 8. _____________________ - heats up enough to begin the next fusion step 9. _______________________ - for an unknown reason the core then continues to heat up 10. ______________________ - Energy wave from the core of the very massive star shoots outward overcoming gravity; the ...
The Astronomical Revolution
... both Ptolemaic and Copernican models were a relatively poor fit to the data Tycho wanted to know why and believed more accurate observations were needed compiled 20 years of accurate observations at his observatory Uraniborg ...
... both Ptolemaic and Copernican models were a relatively poor fit to the data Tycho wanted to know why and believed more accurate observations were needed compiled 20 years of accurate observations at his observatory Uraniborg ...
Lesson 5-3
... How Planets Move Through Space A. The sun is slightly away from the center of the solar system B. All planets orbit the sun ...
... How Planets Move Through Space A. The sun is slightly away from the center of the solar system B. All planets orbit the sun ...
Goal: To understand how Saturn formed and what its core is like
... form planets. • One is our asteroid belt. • In this region gravity from Jupiter would have made rocks that hit each other break each other apart instead of make bigger rocks. ...
... form planets. • One is our asteroid belt. • In this region gravity from Jupiter would have made rocks that hit each other break each other apart instead of make bigger rocks. ...
Space
... 98% of the total solar system mass. One hundred and nine Earths would be required to fit across the Sun's disk, and its interior could hold over 1.3 million Earths. The Sun's outer visible layer is called the photosphere and has a temperature of 6,000°C. This layer has a mottled appearance due to th ...
... 98% of the total solar system mass. One hundred and nine Earths would be required to fit across the Sun's disk, and its interior could hold over 1.3 million Earths. The Sun's outer visible layer is called the photosphere and has a temperature of 6,000°C. This layer has a mottled appearance due to th ...
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.