May 8, 2012 - Plummer Pumas Science
... Defining the Habitable Zone The presence of liquid water at the surface of a planet appears to be one of the central characteristic that distinguishes whether or not a planet can harbor life. This requires that the planet be at a distance from the central star where the temperature is not too low t ...
... Defining the Habitable Zone The presence of liquid water at the surface of a planet appears to be one of the central characteristic that distinguishes whether or not a planet can harbor life. This requires that the planet be at a distance from the central star where the temperature is not too low t ...
How Big Is Big
... 8. Arcturus, Pollux and Sirius can be seen on any clear __________ night! 9. Arcturus is big compared to Pollux and Sirius but it’s tiny compared to larger ___________! 10. Antares is about ________ times larger than our Sun in size. But Antares is only about _____ times more massive that the Sun, s ...
... 8. Arcturus, Pollux and Sirius can be seen on any clear __________ night! 9. Arcturus is big compared to Pollux and Sirius but it’s tiny compared to larger ___________! 10. Antares is about ________ times larger than our Sun in size. But Antares is only about _____ times more massive that the Sun, s ...
Warm Up - Cloudfront.net
... • Beyond the planets was a transparent, hollow sphere on which the stars traveled daily around Earth (the celestial sphere) • All of the heavenly bodies, except seven (the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn), appeared to remain in the same relative position to one another ...
... • Beyond the planets was a transparent, hollow sphere on which the stars traveled daily around Earth (the celestial sphere) • All of the heavenly bodies, except seven (the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn), appeared to remain in the same relative position to one another ...
Unit E - Topic 1.0 Notes
... 1 AU = average distance from the center of Earth to the center of the Sun = 149 599 000 km 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 ...
... 1 AU = average distance from the center of Earth to the center of the Sun = 149 599 000 km 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 ...
Earth in Space
... All of these elliptical orbits occur because of the balance between inertia and gravity. • The planet attempts to move outward in a straight line due to ...
... All of these elliptical orbits occur because of the balance between inertia and gravity. • The planet attempts to move outward in a straight line due to ...
CST Prep- 8th Grade Astronomy 19. Sketch a planet
... 9. When the shadow of one celestial body falls on another, a(n) ...
... 9. When the shadow of one celestial body falls on another, a(n) ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... • Properties of objects scale like the perimeter, the area or the volume – Mass scales like the volume (“more of the same stuff”) – A roof will collect rain water proportional to its surface area ...
... • Properties of objects scale like the perimeter, the area or the volume – Mass scales like the volume (“more of the same stuff”) – A roof will collect rain water proportional to its surface area ...
3 Exam #1
... 20. Earth’s atmosphere is described as consisting of 4 layers. What are these 4 layers? Describe a distinguishing characteristic for each layer. 21. What controls the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere? Describe both the physical principle and the sources of energy. 22. What role does carbon dioxide ...
... 20. Earth’s atmosphere is described as consisting of 4 layers. What are these 4 layers? Describe a distinguishing characteristic for each layer. 21. What controls the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere? Describe both the physical principle and the sources of energy. 22. What role does carbon dioxide ...
Homework #5 Chapter 3: Solar System Due
... the temperatures were sufficiently low for ices of water, ammonia, and methane to form. This provided much more material for the early accretion that occurred, and it proceeded rapidly. The planetesimals that formed could then also attract hydrogen and helium, and the jovian planets grew to a large ...
... the temperatures were sufficiently low for ices of water, ammonia, and methane to form. This provided much more material for the early accretion that occurred, and it proceeded rapidly. The planetesimals that formed could then also attract hydrogen and helium, and the jovian planets grew to a large ...
the planets of the milky way solar system
... Venus gets so hot during its day that it metal would melt like ice cream ...
... Venus gets so hot during its day that it metal would melt like ice cream ...
9ol.ASTRONOMY 1 ... Identify Terms - Matching (20 @ 1 point each =...
... 3. What is one important source of particles to circulate around Jupiter's magnetic field? 4. What jovian planet has the highest equatorial wind speeds.? 5. Who first discovered the four large moons of Jupiter ? (Slide 24) 6. What is the cause of its many volcanic/geyser-like eruptions on the moon I ...
... 3. What is one important source of particles to circulate around Jupiter's magnetic field? 4. What jovian planet has the highest equatorial wind speeds.? 5. Who first discovered the four large moons of Jupiter ? (Slide 24) 6. What is the cause of its many volcanic/geyser-like eruptions on the moon I ...
Unit Review Name
... period of time. A. It seemed to match the data that were available. B. The limited technology of the period could not prove it invalid. C. For a long period of time, no one offered a better explanation. D. Scientists lost interest in space studies as other discoveries were made. 12. What is the main ...
... period of time. A. It seemed to match the data that were available. B. The limited technology of the period could not prove it invalid. C. For a long period of time, no one offered a better explanation. D. Scientists lost interest in space studies as other discoveries were made. 12. What is the main ...
Homework 3
... (b) How much further away from Earth will the Moon be in 1000 years? (c) How much slower will the Earth be rotating in 1000 years? ...
... (b) How much further away from Earth will the Moon be in 1000 years? (c) How much slower will the Earth be rotating in 1000 years? ...
E8B4_CRT_CR_MSTIPS_FinalS
... A. six planets and their moons. B. seven planets and their moons. C. eight planets and their moons. D. eleven planets and their moons. 8. The Sun is part of a group of stars that are relatively close together, this group is called a A. Galaxy. B. Solar System. C. Local cluster. D. Universe. Depth of ...
... A. six planets and their moons. B. seven planets and their moons. C. eight planets and their moons. D. eleven planets and their moons. 8. The Sun is part of a group of stars that are relatively close together, this group is called a A. Galaxy. B. Solar System. C. Local cluster. D. Universe. Depth of ...
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1. Match the following items [a] 1. when a planet seems to reverse its
... movement through the sky [c] 2. cooler, darker regions on the photosphere of the Sun [b] 3. group of stars that forms a pattern [d] 4. a small rocky body that revolves magnitude around the sun [e] 5. a device sent, with no human pilot, to another celestial body to gather information a. b. c. d. e. ...
... movement through the sky [c] 2. cooler, darker regions on the photosphere of the Sun [b] 3. group of stars that forms a pattern [d] 4. a small rocky body that revolves magnitude around the sun [e] 5. a device sent, with no human pilot, to another celestial body to gather information a. b. c. d. e. ...
The Sun - rosedalegrade9astronomy
... The Sun – Is our nearest star. It is 5 billion years old. – It will last another 5 billion years – Has the mass of more than 300 000 Earths – So big that gravity forces everything together so tight that there are nuclear reactions and a great amount of heat. -Hydrogen atoms are squashed together to ...
... The Sun – Is our nearest star. It is 5 billion years old. – It will last another 5 billion years – Has the mass of more than 300 000 Earths – So big that gravity forces everything together so tight that there are nuclear reactions and a great amount of heat. -Hydrogen atoms are squashed together to ...
Lecture - Faculty
... orderly way at their current locations • These models suggest that the jovian planets changed their orbits substantially, and that Uranus and Neptune could have changed places • These chaotic motions could also explain a ‘spike’ in the number of impacts in the inner solar system ~3.8 billion years a ...
... orderly way at their current locations • These models suggest that the jovian planets changed their orbits substantially, and that Uranus and Neptune could have changed places • These chaotic motions could also explain a ‘spike’ in the number of impacts in the inner solar system ~3.8 billion years a ...
Comparing Earth, Sun and Jupiter
... ¾ Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus: Gas giants with many small moons • Smaller bodies found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. ¾ Often nonspherical, with orbits close to the ecliptic plane ¾ Almost certainly pieces left over from formation of SS. • Most of the planets rotate in the same ...
... ¾ Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus: Gas giants with many small moons • Smaller bodies found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. ¾ Often nonspherical, with orbits close to the ecliptic plane ¾ Almost certainly pieces left over from formation of SS. • Most of the planets rotate in the same ...
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 and Space
... dust and gas), planets, and asteroids. It is approximately 100 light years in diameter. All objects in the Galaxy revolve around the Galaxy’s center. It takes the Sun 250 million years to pull us through 1 revolution around the center of the ...
... dust and gas), planets, and asteroids. It is approximately 100 light years in diameter. All objects in the Galaxy revolve around the Galaxy’s center. It takes the Sun 250 million years to pull us through 1 revolution around the center of the ...
Rare Earth hypothesis
In planetary astronomy and astrobiology, the Rare Earth Hypothesis argues that the origin of life and the evolution of biological complexity such as sexually reproducing, multicellular organisms on Earth (and, subsequently, human intelligence) required an improbable combination of astrophysical and geological events and circumstances. The hypothesis argues that complex extraterrestrial life is a very improbable phenomenon and likely to be extremely rare. The term ""Rare Earth"" originates from Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe (2000), a book by Peter Ward, a geologist and paleontologist, and Donald E. Brownlee, an astronomer and astrobiologist, both faculty members at the University of Washington.An alternative view point was argued by Carl Sagan and Frank Drake, among others. It holds that Earth is a typical rocky planet in a typical planetary system, located in a non-exceptional region of a common barred-spiral galaxy. Given the principle of mediocrity (also called the Copernican principle), it is probable that the universe teems with complex life. Ward and Brownlee argue to the contrary: that planets, planetary systems, and galactic regions that are as friendly to complex life as are the Earth, the Solar System, and our region of the Milky Way are very rare.