Terminology Used in Planetary Data
... can throw people into confusion. At times it can be like reading another language! So here is a brief summary of the commonly used terms and what they mean. The diagram will help you to better understand these descriptions! Orbits In our solar system, the planets orbit the Sun and each planet has mo ...
... can throw people into confusion. At times it can be like reading another language! So here is a brief summary of the commonly used terms and what they mean. The diagram will help you to better understand these descriptions! Orbits In our solar system, the planets orbit the Sun and each planet has mo ...
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... 38) The comet that was torn apart by tidal forces and also impacted Jupiter was called … A) Eris B) Halley C) Shoemaker-Levy 9 D) LINEAR 50 E) Siding Spring 4 39) Why do the stars in the sky appear to move in the sky over the course of evening? A) Because the stars orbit the center of our galaxy B) ...
... 38) The comet that was torn apart by tidal forces and also impacted Jupiter was called … A) Eris B) Halley C) Shoemaker-Levy 9 D) LINEAR 50 E) Siding Spring 4 39) Why do the stars in the sky appear to move in the sky over the course of evening? A) Because the stars orbit the center of our galaxy B) ...
Chapter 25 Teacher Notes
... •Most like Earth of all of the planets •“red planet” because of high iron content on its surface •Last volcanic activity about 100 million years ago •Olympus Mon is largest volcano in solar system. If on Earth, its base would cover the space between Cleveland and Washington D.C. Mars •Very thin atmo ...
... •Most like Earth of all of the planets •“red planet” because of high iron content on its surface •Last volcanic activity about 100 million years ago •Olympus Mon is largest volcano in solar system. If on Earth, its base would cover the space between Cleveland and Washington D.C. Mars •Very thin atmo ...
Models of the Solar System
... is directly proportional to the cube of its semi-major axis. This law relates the amount of time for the planet to complete one orbit around the Sun to the planet’s average distance from the Sun. If we measure the orbital periods (P) in years and distances (a) in astronomical units, then the law mat ...
... is directly proportional to the cube of its semi-major axis. This law relates the amount of time for the planet to complete one orbit around the Sun to the planet’s average distance from the Sun. If we measure the orbital periods (P) in years and distances (a) in astronomical units, then the law mat ...
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... permissible to ignore, thoseused eight show Copernican minutes pointed theto road to the a complete model could work, but only reformation in astronomy.” if planetary orbits are Johannes Kepler ellipses, not circles! ...
... permissible to ignore, thoseused eight show Copernican minutes pointed theto road to the a complete model could work, but only reformation in astronomy.” if planetary orbits are Johannes Kepler ellipses, not circles! ...
Neptune and Beyond, Asteroids, Comets
... But away from the Sun, beyond Neptune in coldest regions of the nebula, the density was low that planetesimals could not grow very large. They ended up like loosely packed dirty snow balls, most few kilometers in size. They became the family of Kuiper belt objects located in the region 30-50 AU from ...
... But away from the Sun, beyond Neptune in coldest regions of the nebula, the density was low that planetesimals could not grow very large. They ended up like loosely packed dirty snow balls, most few kilometers in size. They became the family of Kuiper belt objects located in the region 30-50 AU from ...
pals_20160211_howpla.. - Department of Physics and Astronomy
... “Drag” from proto-planetary nebula gas? Gravitational interactions with each other? We think that Uranus & Neptune formed closer to Sun, were flung to their present orbits by interactions with Jupiter, maybe Saturn ...
... “Drag” from proto-planetary nebula gas? Gravitational interactions with each other? We think that Uranus & Neptune formed closer to Sun, were flung to their present orbits by interactions with Jupiter, maybe Saturn ...
Name - MIT
... D) Precession of the Earth’s rotation axis changes the Earth’s North Celestial Pole. E) Direct light strikes the Northern Hemisphere in the summer. 37) All stars in the sky appear to lie on the … A) celestial equator. B) celestial sphere. C) zodiac. D) celestial north pole. E) celestial south pole. ...
... D) Precession of the Earth’s rotation axis changes the Earth’s North Celestial Pole. E) Direct light strikes the Northern Hemisphere in the summer. 37) All stars in the sky appear to lie on the … A) celestial equator. B) celestial sphere. C) zodiac. D) celestial north pole. E) celestial south pole. ...
The Solar System and its Planets
... Where are the surfaces of the moons of the gas giant planets located on this plot? ...
... Where are the surfaces of the moons of the gas giant planets located on this plot? ...
Study Guide 2 - Otterbein University
... 3. The mass of the Moon is 80 times smaller than that of Earth. How does the strength of the gravitational force that the Earth exerts on the Moon compare to the gravitational force that the Moon exerts on Earth? a) It is 80 times smaller. b) It is 80 times bigger. c) It is 6400 times smaller. d) No ...
... 3. The mass of the Moon is 80 times smaller than that of Earth. How does the strength of the gravitational force that the Earth exerts on the Moon compare to the gravitational force that the Moon exerts on Earth? a) It is 80 times smaller. b) It is 80 times bigger. c) It is 6400 times smaller. d) No ...
Quiz # 1 - Oglethorpe University
... c. the Sun moved among the planets, and pulled them out of their circular orbits d. the planets moved on a small circle whose center in turn circled a point near the Earth e. you can't fool me, Ptolemy's system did not include ANY explanation of retrograde motion We now know that the orbit of a stab ...
... c. the Sun moved among the planets, and pulled them out of their circular orbits d. the planets moved on a small circle whose center in turn circled a point near the Earth e. you can't fool me, Ptolemy's system did not include ANY explanation of retrograde motion We now know that the orbit of a stab ...
CH 26 PPT
... kilometers per second (reaching Earth in a few days). Earth’s magnetic field deflects most of the solar wind particles around the planet. Solar flares (outbursts of light that rise up suddenly in areas of sunspot activity) are another source of solar wind bursts. ...
... kilometers per second (reaching Earth in a few days). Earth’s magnetic field deflects most of the solar wind particles around the planet. Solar flares (outbursts of light that rise up suddenly in areas of sunspot activity) are another source of solar wind bursts. ...
Chapter 29 Our Solar System
... 5. Interior: Solid core of __________, ___________, & ____________ Asteroid belt 1. Left over planetary debris from solar system formation, that never formed planets 2. Located between Mars & Jupiter 3. Separates terrestrial planets and gas giants ...
... 5. Interior: Solid core of __________, ___________, & ____________ Asteroid belt 1. Left over planetary debris from solar system formation, that never formed planets 2. Located between Mars & Jupiter 3. Separates terrestrial planets and gas giants ...
Science Model answer Revision sheet Q3
... A. they measure temperature only B. they measure temperature ,and precipitation C. they measure temperature , precipitation and wind ...
... A. they measure temperature only B. they measure temperature ,and precipitation C. they measure temperature , precipitation and wind ...
Asteroids, Comets and Meteorites What is an Asteroid? Asteroids
... about 45 m across dinosaur extinction by a meteor 10 km across? ...
... about 45 m across dinosaur extinction by a meteor 10 km across? ...
ppt - Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington
... Solar system formed from cloud of gas/debris from supernova ...
... Solar system formed from cloud of gas/debris from supernova ...
Untitled - IES Bachiller Sabuco
... Space Telescope can make out only the largest features on its surface. ...
... Space Telescope can make out only the largest features on its surface. ...
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... rements, allows us to estimate the size. This is particularly important for Near Earth Asteroids, that can pose threats to the Earth. (ii) Polarimetry is also a very useful diagnostic tool for the planet atmospheres, providing unique information on their structure and the scattering properties of pa ...
... rements, allows us to estimate the size. This is particularly important for Near Earth Asteroids, that can pose threats to the Earth. (ii) Polarimetry is also a very useful diagnostic tool for the planet atmospheres, providing unique information on their structure and the scattering properties of pa ...
Can you write numbers in scientific notation
... lecture/discussion, which may include additional material not found within this review sheet. Star Properties Are you familiar with how astronomers use solar units as a way of describing physical qualities of other stars? Do you know the surface temperature, total lifespan, and general composition o ...
... lecture/discussion, which may include additional material not found within this review sheet. Star Properties Are you familiar with how astronomers use solar units as a way of describing physical qualities of other stars? Do you know the surface temperature, total lifespan, and general composition o ...
The Sun`s Energy Study Guide Module 16 • The sun is the to the
... ___________________ from the sun • Winter solstice = occurs around Dec 21 and is the __________________________________of the year • Summer solstice= occurs around June 21 and is the ______________________________ of the year Equinoxes occur _____________ a year as well (vernal and autumnal equinox) ...
... ___________________ from the sun • Winter solstice = occurs around Dec 21 and is the __________________________________of the year • Summer solstice= occurs around June 21 and is the ______________________________ of the year Equinoxes occur _____________ a year as well (vernal and autumnal equinox) ...
Chapter 5 Essay Questions
... Approximately, what is the average density of the sun? 4 The corona is much hotter than the photosphere, yet we have to wait for a total solar eclipse to see the corona. Why is that? 5 Suppose you have a cool gas cloud of atoms, and you send visible light of all wavelengths through the gas. What wil ...
... Approximately, what is the average density of the sun? 4 The corona is much hotter than the photosphere, yet we have to wait for a total solar eclipse to see the corona. Why is that? 5 Suppose you have a cool gas cloud of atoms, and you send visible light of all wavelengths through the gas. What wil ...
The formation of the Solar System
... began as a huge cloud of (mainly) hydrogen and helium collapsing under its own gravity. Most of this matter went into the Sun. Some tiny part of it ended up as the rest of the solar system. Leads to the concept of the solar nebula for the cloud of matter that surrounded the “proto-Sun” ...
... began as a huge cloud of (mainly) hydrogen and helium collapsing under its own gravity. Most of this matter went into the Sun. Some tiny part of it ended up as the rest of the solar system. Leads to the concept of the solar nebula for the cloud of matter that surrounded the “proto-Sun” ...
a 03 Scale and Comparing Planets to Stars ppt
... • It is therefore very possible that some of the stars in Andromeda have exploded as a supernova or gone out long ago. The message of these star finishing events just has not gotten to us yet! ...
... • It is therefore very possible that some of the stars in Andromeda have exploded as a supernova or gone out long ago. The message of these star finishing events just has not gotten to us yet! ...
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.