OurSolarSystem_part1
... Most asteroids can be found in the Asteroid Belt, which is located between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids are rocky and metallic objects that orbit the Sun, but are too small to be considered planets. They are known as minor planets. Asteroids range in size from Ceres, which has a diameter of about 100 ...
... Most asteroids can be found in the Asteroid Belt, which is located between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids are rocky and metallic objects that orbit the Sun, but are too small to be considered planets. They are known as minor planets. Asteroids range in size from Ceres, which has a diameter of about 100 ...
mary - Cal State LA - Instructional Web Server
... Saturn Sixth planet from the sun and the second largest Has thousands of rings around it that are made of ice, rock and dust ...
... Saturn Sixth planet from the sun and the second largest Has thousands of rings around it that are made of ice, rock and dust ...
The basic premise of the Nebular Model or Theory is that planets var
... This may have been started by a shock wave from an exploding star. Like water going down a drain, it started to spin as it contracted into a disc shape. Eventually, the density and temperature at its center began nuclear fusion, and started the sun shining. The rest of the gas and dust, that did not ...
... This may have been started by a shock wave from an exploding star. Like water going down a drain, it started to spin as it contracted into a disc shape. Eventually, the density and temperature at its center began nuclear fusion, and started the sun shining. The rest of the gas and dust, that did not ...
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Sun, Stars and Planets [Level 2] 2015
... our own Solar System, and that allow us to detect and begin to characterise planets in other star systems. Objectives: By the end of this course you should be able to: • Describe the Sun’s internal structure using stellar structure equations, the nuclear generation of energy in the Sun and how this ...
... our own Solar System, and that allow us to detect and begin to characterise planets in other star systems. Objectives: By the end of this course you should be able to: • Describe the Sun’s internal structure using stellar structure equations, the nuclear generation of energy in the Sun and how this ...
space facts sheet
... Valles Marineris, is as wide as the United States. Might have had running water at one time. Has ice caps Largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons Jupiter The largest planet has an atmosphere of cold hydrogen gas. It has many moons, so far 17 have been found. It has a giant red spot that is ...
... Valles Marineris, is as wide as the United States. Might have had running water at one time. Has ice caps Largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons Jupiter The largest planet has an atmosphere of cold hydrogen gas. It has many moons, so far 17 have been found. It has a giant red spot that is ...
the planets - St John Brebeuf
... which revolve around the Sun at the center. 2) When a star forms from a nebula, gravity pulls most of the material into the new star, but some may also clump together to form objects in a solar system. This is the Nebular Theory. a) ...
... which revolve around the Sun at the center. 2) When a star forms from a nebula, gravity pulls most of the material into the new star, but some may also clump together to form objects in a solar system. This is the Nebular Theory. a) ...
3/3 What Are Planets?
... • Sometimes is further than Pluto- orbits cross in ellipse • 13 known moons • Last of the main stream planets! • Voyager discovered rings around in 1989 Neptune ...
... • Sometimes is further than Pluto- orbits cross in ellipse • 13 known moons • Last of the main stream planets! • Voyager discovered rings around in 1989 Neptune ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Welcome to Modern Astronomy Fall 2003
... Tomorrow Morning: Total Eclipse of the Moon Timetable for lunar eclipse ...
... Tomorrow Morning: Total Eclipse of the Moon Timetable for lunar eclipse ...
the planets - St John Brebeuf
... which revolve around the Sun at the center. 2) When a star forms from a nebula, gravity pulls most of the material into the new star, but some may also clump together to form objects in a solar system. a) ...
... which revolve around the Sun at the center. 2) When a star forms from a nebula, gravity pulls most of the material into the new star, but some may also clump together to form objects in a solar system. a) ...
Inner planets
... Outer planets: they are further from the sun, large and made up mainly of light gases and ices Astronomers: scientists who study the universe Moon: a natural object that revolves around a planet (are called satellites) Asteroids: large pieces of space rock with irregular shapes most found in asteroi ...
... Outer planets: they are further from the sun, large and made up mainly of light gases and ices Astronomers: scientists who study the universe Moon: a natural object that revolves around a planet (are called satellites) Asteroids: large pieces of space rock with irregular shapes most found in asteroi ...
Chapter 28 Notes
... – Planets (including Earth) orbit the Sun in circular orbits – Supporting evidence collected by Tycho Brahe ...
... – Planets (including Earth) orbit the Sun in circular orbits – Supporting evidence collected by Tycho Brahe ...
Astronomy Study Guide axis - A real or imaginary line through the
... orbit - The curved path a planet, spacecraft, or heavenly body takes around another object in space rotate - To turn around an axis or a center NASA - An acronym for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; an organization in the United States that directs space travel and research solar s ...
... orbit - The curved path a planet, spacecraft, or heavenly body takes around another object in space rotate - To turn around an axis or a center NASA - An acronym for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; an organization in the United States that directs space travel and research solar s ...
Solar System knowledge
... The origin of the Sun and of the Solar System is connected to the condensation of a primordial cloud of gas and dust as those often seen in our galaxy. It is probable that an external event triggered the collapse of the cloud, since its parts were in equilibrium. Scientists have put forward the hypo ...
... The origin of the Sun and of the Solar System is connected to the condensation of a primordial cloud of gas and dust as those often seen in our galaxy. It is probable that an external event triggered the collapse of the cloud, since its parts were in equilibrium. Scientists have put forward the hypo ...
drakeSolar System
... Space station send rovers to mar to see if their are any life on mars. Mars Rovers are just a mobile robot that can explore the Red Planet. all the space rovers on Mars have solar panels to gather energy, and have to find their way by themselves. They also have a communication system that allows the ...
... Space station send rovers to mar to see if their are any life on mars. Mars Rovers are just a mobile robot that can explore the Red Planet. all the space rovers on Mars have solar panels to gather energy, and have to find their way by themselves. They also have a communication system that allows the ...
Unit 8: Astronomy
... of a Planet that never formed. An asteroid that escapes the belt is called a meteor. A meteor that lands on a planet is called a meteorite. Most meteors burn up in the Earth’s Atmosphere and are called “shooting stars”. ...
... of a Planet that never formed. An asteroid that escapes the belt is called a meteor. A meteor that lands on a planet is called a meteorite. Most meteors burn up in the Earth’s Atmosphere and are called “shooting stars”. ...
Survey of the Solar Systems
... Inner planets are vastly different than outer planets in terms of sizes, masses, and densities Most Voyagers Entering Mars Journey Serenely Until Nightfall ...
... Inner planets are vastly different than outer planets in terms of sizes, masses, and densities Most Voyagers Entering Mars Journey Serenely Until Nightfall ...
ppt
... All planets orbit the Sun in same sense. The Sun and all planets (apart from Venus, Uranus, & Pluto) rotate in the same sense as they orbit the Sun. Inner planets are small and rocky, but outer planets are large and gaseous. There are also asteroids and comets ...
... All planets orbit the Sun in same sense. The Sun and all planets (apart from Venus, Uranus, & Pluto) rotate in the same sense as they orbit the Sun. Inner planets are small and rocky, but outer planets are large and gaseous. There are also asteroids and comets ...
Part I: Moons, Asteroids, and Comets
... 1. What is a moon? _________________________________________________________________________ 2. How many moons are in our solar system? _________________________________________________________________________ 3. Do all planets have moons? _________________________________________________________ ...
... 1. What is a moon? _________________________________________________________________________ 2. How many moons are in our solar system? _________________________________________________________________________ 3. Do all planets have moons? _________________________________________________________ ...
What is a planet
... **Moons revolve around ______________________ and rotate on their axis. Earth only has _______________ moon. How long does it takes our Moon to revolve: ______________ How long does it takes our Moon to rotate: _____________________ Planet with the MOST moons: ________________________(63) Plan ...
... **Moons revolve around ______________________ and rotate on their axis. Earth only has _______________ moon. How long does it takes our Moon to revolve: ______________ How long does it takes our Moon to rotate: _____________________ Planet with the MOST moons: ________________________(63) Plan ...
The Solar System
... The Solar System Contains: • One star (the sun). • Nine planets (well now there’s eight planets and 3 dwarf planets). • 157 moons (at last count) orbiting the planets. • Eight large asteroids. • More than 100 Kuiper belt objects larger than 300 km in diameter. • Tens of thousands of smaller asteroi ...
... The Solar System Contains: • One star (the sun). • Nine planets (well now there’s eight planets and 3 dwarf planets). • 157 moons (at last count) orbiting the planets. • Eight large asteroids. • More than 100 Kuiper belt objects larger than 300 km in diameter. • Tens of thousands of smaller asteroi ...
Solar System
... • In our solar system, there are eight such objects which are traditionally called “planets” ...
... • In our solar system, there are eight such objects which are traditionally called “planets” ...
Solar System Overview-Sec.1
... • In our solar system, there are eight such objects which are traditionally called “planets” ...
... • In our solar system, there are eight such objects which are traditionally called “planets” ...
Science Astronomy Name
... 24. A galaxy is a large cluster of billions of stars and clouds of gas and dust held together by gravity. 25. The Milky Way is a large collection of stars that make up the galaxy in which our solar system is located. The Andromeda Galaxy is another galaxy. 26. A comet is a ball of ice and dust that ...
... 24. A galaxy is a large cluster of billions of stars and clouds of gas and dust held together by gravity. 25. The Milky Way is a large collection of stars that make up the galaxy in which our solar system is located. The Andromeda Galaxy is another galaxy. 26. A comet is a ball of ice and dust that ...
Science Astronomy Name
... 24. A galaxy is a large cluster of billions of stars and clouds of gas and dust held together by gravity. 25. The Milky Way is a large collection of stars that make up the galaxy in which our solar system is located. The Andromeda Galaxy is another ...
... 24. A galaxy is a large cluster of billions of stars and clouds of gas and dust held together by gravity. 25. The Milky Way is a large collection of stars that make up the galaxy in which our solar system is located. The Andromeda Galaxy is another ...
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.