Science Project
... conditions in the protoplanetary nebula . Jupiter and Saturn are composed mainly of gases , the astronomical term for materials with extremely low melting points and high vapor pressure such as molecular hydrogen , helium , and neon , which were always in the gaseous phase in the nebula . Ices , lik ...
... conditions in the protoplanetary nebula . Jupiter and Saturn are composed mainly of gases , the astronomical term for materials with extremely low melting points and high vapor pressure such as molecular hydrogen , helium , and neon , which were always in the gaseous phase in the nebula . Ices , lik ...
Grade 5 Science Pacing Guide 2015-2016 Quarter 2
... Big Idea: There are 8 main moon phases in the lunar cycle 5.2.4 Use a calendar to record observations of the shape of the moon and the rising and setting times over the course of a month. Based on the observations, describe patterns in the moon cycle. Unit #3 The Solar System Identify and describe t ...
... Big Idea: There are 8 main moon phases in the lunar cycle 5.2.4 Use a calendar to record observations of the shape of the moon and the rising and setting times over the course of a month. Based on the observations, describe patterns in the moon cycle. Unit #3 The Solar System Identify and describe t ...
Problems 4 File
... eccentricity = 34 . Calculate: (i.) The length of its semi-major axis. (ii.) The period of the planet’s orbit (in Earth years), τ . Problem 4.2 ”I see myself as a huge fiery comet, a shooting star. Everyone stops, points up and gasps ”Oh look at that!” Then whoosh, and I’m gone... and they’ll neve ...
... eccentricity = 34 . Calculate: (i.) The length of its semi-major axis. (ii.) The period of the planet’s orbit (in Earth years), τ . Problem 4.2 ”I see myself as a huge fiery comet, a shooting star. Everyone stops, points up and gasps ”Oh look at that!” Then whoosh, and I’m gone... and they’ll neve ...
Topic 4: Sun, Earth, Moon and the Solar System
... argumentation necessary in scientific inquiry and what role does it play in the generation and validation of scientific knowledge? NGSSS ...
... argumentation necessary in scientific inquiry and what role does it play in the generation and validation of scientific knowledge? NGSSS ...
Sixth Grade Science Vocabulary by Standard Standards 1 and 2
... Light Year: The distance light travels in one year; it is used to measure distances in space. ...
... Light Year: The distance light travels in one year; it is used to measure distances in space. ...
The Sun, Stars, and Beyond
... Formation • The Sun condensed ~5 billion years ago out of an enormous cloud of hydrogen, dust, and other gases called a Bok Globule. • As the globule contracted due to gravity, angular momentum was conserved and the cloud spun faster and faster, becoming a protostar. • Small bits of the protostar w ...
... Formation • The Sun condensed ~5 billion years ago out of an enormous cloud of hydrogen, dust, and other gases called a Bok Globule. • As the globule contracted due to gravity, angular momentum was conserved and the cloud spun faster and faster, becoming a protostar. • Small bits of the protostar w ...
No Slide Title
... solar system. • It is a huge ball of hot gases (mostly hydrogen and helium). • It is a star (an object that produces its own energy). ...
... solar system. • It is a huge ball of hot gases (mostly hydrogen and helium). • It is a star (an object that produces its own energy). ...
Review 2
... Internal structure of our Sun and its chemical composition. What is the convection zone on the Sun and what are the granules and supergranules? What is the temperature in the Sun’s core? What is the photosphere, chromosphere and corona? What is their temperature and what causes their color? What is ...
... Internal structure of our Sun and its chemical composition. What is the convection zone on the Sun and what are the granules and supergranules? What is the temperature in the Sun’s core? What is the photosphere, chromosphere and corona? What is their temperature and what causes their color? What is ...
Origin of the Solar System – Notes Rings encircle Jupiter, Saturn
... The Jovian planets are sometimes called “gas giants.” It is true that their primary constituents, including hydrogen, helium, ammonia, and methane, are gases under normal conditions on Earth. But in the interiors of these planets, pressures are so high that these substances are liquids, not gases. T ...
... The Jovian planets are sometimes called “gas giants.” It is true that their primary constituents, including hydrogen, helium, ammonia, and methane, are gases under normal conditions on Earth. But in the interiors of these planets, pressures are so high that these substances are liquids, not gases. T ...
PTYS/ASTR 206 – Section 3 – Homework1 – Assigned 1/22/09
... to be 500 days. Using Kepler’s third law, find the semi-major axis of this asteroid’s orbit in astronomical units (AU). ...
... to be 500 days. Using Kepler’s third law, find the semi-major axis of this asteroid’s orbit in astronomical units (AU). ...
Solar SyStem - Lorenz Educational Press
... The Sun is a star made up of hot gases that explode with energy similar to that of a continuously exploding nuclear bomb. It is the center of our Solar System. It provides us with heat and light. The Sun has been spinning on its axis and exploding for about 5 billion years. The Sun is an average-siz ...
... The Sun is a star made up of hot gases that explode with energy similar to that of a continuously exploding nuclear bomb. It is the center of our Solar System. It provides us with heat and light. The Sun has been spinning on its axis and exploding for about 5 billion years. The Sun is an average-siz ...
Celestial Objects
... They are made of minerals similar to those on Earth. For this reason, the inner planets are also known as the “rocky” or “terrestrial” planets. The four planets farthest from the Sun are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. They are known as the outer planets. The outer planets are all larger than ...
... They are made of minerals similar to those on Earth. For this reason, the inner planets are also known as the “rocky” or “terrestrial” planets. The four planets farthest from the Sun are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. They are known as the outer planets. The outer planets are all larger than ...
4550-15Lecture35
... liquid silicate-metal cores. Elements heavier than He are about 300 times enriched in Neptune and Uranus compared with the Sun. The Kuiper Belt, which lies between 30 to 50 AU from the Sun, is a great ring of debris, similar to the asteroid belt but of much lower density material – presumably domina ...
... liquid silicate-metal cores. Elements heavier than He are about 300 times enriched in Neptune and Uranus compared with the Sun. The Kuiper Belt, which lies between 30 to 50 AU from the Sun, is a great ring of debris, similar to the asteroid belt but of much lower density material – presumably domina ...
Document
... • Hot, low density, gas emits the radiation we see as the Corona: 1,000,000 K • Solar Wind: Like steam above our boiling pot of water, the gas ‘evaporates’. • Carries away a million tons of Sun’s mass each second! • Only 0.1% of total Sun’s mass in last 4.6 billion years. ...
... • Hot, low density, gas emits the radiation we see as the Corona: 1,000,000 K • Solar Wind: Like steam above our boiling pot of water, the gas ‘evaporates’. • Carries away a million tons of Sun’s mass each second! • Only 0.1% of total Sun’s mass in last 4.6 billion years. ...
PLANETS OF THE DOUBLE SUN - Space Frontier Foundation
... numerous astronomers have performed stability analyses with a variety of mathematical techniques, and the general conclusion is that there are two scenarios within double-star systems that can produce stable planetary orbits. One of these scenarios involves two stars that are very close together wit ...
... numerous astronomers have performed stability analyses with a variety of mathematical techniques, and the general conclusion is that there are two scenarios within double-star systems that can produce stable planetary orbits. One of these scenarios involves two stars that are very close together wit ...
Lecture #2 - Personal.psu.edu
... Astronomical unit: mean distance from Earth to Sun First measured during transits of Mercury and Venus, using triangulation ...
... Astronomical unit: mean distance from Earth to Sun First measured during transits of Mercury and Venus, using triangulation ...
Our solar system
... • Mercury is the first planet in our solar system • Mercury is covered with many craters • Mercury has a very low surface gravity • Mercury has a very low surface gravity • Mercury is very hot • Mercury is 58,000,000 km away from the sun • It takes 0.2 years to orbit the sun • The mass of this plane ...
... • Mercury is the first planet in our solar system • Mercury is covered with many craters • Mercury has a very low surface gravity • Mercury has a very low surface gravity • Mercury is very hot • Mercury is 58,000,000 km away from the sun • It takes 0.2 years to orbit the sun • The mass of this plane ...
1. The Sun has a surface temperature of about 6000 K.
... 4. Give one fact about the solar system that a theory of its origin should explain, and say how the nebular theory of the origin of the solar system explains that fact. (there are many correct answers) The planets all orbit in nearly the same plane and in the same direction. The planets formed out ...
... 4. Give one fact about the solar system that a theory of its origin should explain, and say how the nebular theory of the origin of the solar system explains that fact. (there are many correct answers) The planets all orbit in nearly the same plane and in the same direction. The planets formed out ...
NS2-M3C16_-_Asteroids,_Comets,_and_Meteorites_Exam
... Correct the following sentence in regards to the appearance of comets: Pressure from the planets causes the gas vapor and dust particles in the nucleus to fan out from the head in the direction of the Sun. A ...
... Correct the following sentence in regards to the appearance of comets: Pressure from the planets causes the gas vapor and dust particles in the nucleus to fan out from the head in the direction of the Sun. A ...
Destination Antarctica Study Buddy
... may happen as a result. Polar ice-caps are reducing in average size. The result is possible coastline flooding and weather changes. I can describe characteristics of each of the planets in our solar system. Mercury—smallest and closest to the sun Venus—the hottest, referred to as Earth’s twin Earth— ...
... may happen as a result. Polar ice-caps are reducing in average size. The result is possible coastline flooding and weather changes. I can describe characteristics of each of the planets in our solar system. Mercury—smallest and closest to the sun Venus—the hottest, referred to as Earth’s twin Earth— ...
Unit A, “Processes of Living Things”
... The sun is Earth’s ______local star______________, which means … It is the star at the center of the solar system ...
... The sun is Earth’s ______local star______________, which means … It is the star at the center of the solar system ...
Solar System
The Solar System comprises the Sun and the planetary system that orbits it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets, with the remainder being significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies such as comets and asteroids. Of those that orbit the Sun indirectly, two are larger than the smallest planet.The Solar System formed 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a giant interstellar molecular cloud. The vast majority of the system's mass is in the Sun, with most of the remaining mass contained in Jupiter. The four smaller inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, are terrestrial planets, being primarily composed of rock and metal. The four outer planets are giant planets, being substantially more massive than the terrestrials. The two largest, Jupiter and Saturn, are gas giants, being composed mainly of hydrogen and helium; the two outermost planets, Uranus and Neptune, are ice giants, being composed largely of substances with relatively high melting points compared with hydrogen and helium, called ices, such as water, ammonia and methane. All planets have almost circular orbits that lie within a nearly flat disc called the ecliptic.The Solar System also contains smaller objects. The asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter, mostly contains objects composed, like the terrestrial planets, of rock and metal. Beyond Neptune's orbit lie the Kuiper belt and scattered disc, populations of trans-Neptunian objects composed mostly of ices, and beyond them a newly discovered population of sednoids. Within these populations are several dozen to possibly tens of thousands of objects large enough to have been rounded by their own gravity. Such objects are categorized as dwarf planets. Identified dwarf planets include the asteroid Ceres and the trans-Neptunian objects Pluto and Eris. In addition to these two regions, various other small-body populations, including comets, centaurs and interplanetary dust, freely travel between regions. Six of the planets, at least three of the dwarf planets, and many of the smaller bodies are orbited by natural satellites, usually termed ""moons"" after the Moon. Each of the outer planets is encircled by planetary rings of dust and other small objects.The solar wind, a stream of charged particles flowing outwards from the Sun, creates a bubble-like region in the interstellar medium known as the heliosphere. The heliopause is the point at which pressure from the solar wind is equal to the opposing pressure of interstellar wind; it extends out to the edge of the scattered disc. The Oort cloud, which is believed to be the source for long-period comets, may also exist at a distance roughly a thousand times further than the heliosphere. The Solar System is located in the Orion Arm, 26,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way.