Objects in the Kuiper belt are made mostly of rock and
... d) Objects in the asteroid belt and Kuiper belt orbit the Sun in nearly the same plane as the planets, but objects in the Oort cloud do not. 2. A rock found on Earth that crashed down from space is called ______. a) an impact b) meteorite c) an asteroid d) meteor 3. Which statement is NOT thought to ...
... d) Objects in the asteroid belt and Kuiper belt orbit the Sun in nearly the same plane as the planets, but objects in the Oort cloud do not. 2. A rock found on Earth that crashed down from space is called ______. a) an impact b) meteorite c) an asteroid d) meteor 3. Which statement is NOT thought to ...
Lecture 12
... atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn • The reasons for the distinctive colors of these different layers are not yet known • The cloud layers in Saturn’s atmosphere are spread out over a greater range of altitude than those of Jupiter, giving Saturn a more washed-out appearance • Saturn’s atmosphere con ...
... atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn • The reasons for the distinctive colors of these different layers are not yet known • The cloud layers in Saturn’s atmosphere are spread out over a greater range of altitude than those of Jupiter, giving Saturn a more washed-out appearance • Saturn’s atmosphere con ...
How to Use This Presentation
... objects in our solar system beyond Neptune’s orbit. These objects are called trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and exist in the Kuiper Belt. • Kuiper Belt a region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains dwarf planets and other small bodies made mostly of ice • Er ...
... objects in our solar system beyond Neptune’s orbit. These objects are called trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and exist in the Kuiper Belt. • Kuiper Belt a region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains dwarf planets and other small bodies made mostly of ice • Er ...
Section 4
... objects in our solar system beyond Neptune’s orbit. These objects are called trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and exist in the Kuiper Belt. • Kuiper Belt a region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains dwarf planets and other small bodies made mostly of ice • Er ...
... objects in our solar system beyond Neptune’s orbit. These objects are called trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and exist in the Kuiper Belt. • Kuiper Belt a region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains dwarf planets and other small bodies made mostly of ice • Er ...
PHAS 2B17 Physics of the Solar System
... the most common ion, CO+, scatters blue light better than red, the ion tail often appears to the human eye as blue. Also, the magnetic force is very strong and produces ropes, knots and streamers that distinguish the ion tail from the dust tail. The solar wind sweeps past the comet at about 500 km/s ...
... the most common ion, CO+, scatters blue light better than red, the ion tail often appears to the human eye as blue. Also, the magnetic force is very strong and produces ropes, knots and streamers that distinguish the ion tail from the dust tail. The solar wind sweeps past the comet at about 500 km/s ...
Review Sheet
... I. I can identify properties and characteristics of comets. A comet is made of water ice, dry ice, frozen ammonia, dust, dirt, and rocks. A comet has been described as a “dirty snowball” or an “icy dirtball.” It is made up of three major parts. Nucleus (the “dirty snowball, “icy dirtball,” or the ac ...
... I. I can identify properties and characteristics of comets. A comet is made of water ice, dry ice, frozen ammonia, dust, dirt, and rocks. A comet has been described as a “dirty snowball” or an “icy dirtball.” It is made up of three major parts. Nucleus (the “dirty snowball, “icy dirtball,” or the ac ...
Jupiter and Saturn
... Triton is a frigid, icy world with a young surface and a tenuous atmosphere • Neptune has 13 satellites, one of which (Triton) is comparable in size to our Moon or the Galilean satellites of Jupiter • Triton has a young, icy surface indicative of tectonic activity • The energy for this activity ma ...
... Triton is a frigid, icy world with a young surface and a tenuous atmosphere • Neptune has 13 satellites, one of which (Triton) is comparable in size to our Moon or the Galilean satellites of Jupiter • Triton has a young, icy surface indicative of tectonic activity • The energy for this activity ma ...
Solar System Webquest - Planets, Moons, +
... 1. How many planets (not including Dwarf Planets) are there in our Solar System? ...
... 1. How many planets (not including Dwarf Planets) are there in our Solar System? ...
Lecture12
... The Jovian planets spin faster There is no solid surface to impede motion of the atmosphere Except for Uranus, Winds of Jupiter Winds of Saturn ...
... The Jovian planets spin faster There is no solid surface to impede motion of the atmosphere Except for Uranus, Winds of Jupiter Winds of Saturn ...
Rendezvous with a Comet
... begins to vaporizes creating a hydrogen gas envelope around it. This envelope is not visible to the naked eye. The hydrogen in the envelope comes from water molecules breaking up when they absorb the ultraviolet photons from the Sun. The hydrogen atoms also absorb ultraviolet photons and can onl ...
... begins to vaporizes creating a hydrogen gas envelope around it. This envelope is not visible to the naked eye. The hydrogen in the envelope comes from water molecules breaking up when they absorb the ultraviolet photons from the Sun. The hydrogen atoms also absorb ultraviolet photons and can onl ...
Astro-Lecture-Ch09 - Physics and Astronomy
... • We see atmospheres (some very cloudy, some not), not surfaces. • They are less dense than the terrestrial planets— in fact, Saturn would float in a large enough vat of water. • Jupiter’s chemistry is like the Sun: mostly hydrogen and helium. • Saturn has some more massive elements; Uranus and Nept ...
... • We see atmospheres (some very cloudy, some not), not surfaces. • They are less dense than the terrestrial planets— in fact, Saturn would float in a large enough vat of water. • Jupiter’s chemistry is like the Sun: mostly hydrogen and helium. • Saturn has some more massive elements; Uranus and Nept ...
File
... How did comets form??????? Astronomers are not certain how comets formed, but most believe that comets formed at the same time our solar system did, perhaps even in among the planets. Comets are made of a mixture of ices (water, methane, carbon dioxide, etc) and dust. These are precisely the materia ...
... How did comets form??????? Astronomers are not certain how comets formed, but most believe that comets formed at the same time our solar system did, perhaps even in among the planets. Comets are made of a mixture of ices (water, methane, carbon dioxide, etc) and dust. These are precisely the materia ...
Earth and Jupiter
... Our Earth is the 3rd planet away from the sun. There are multiple conditions on earth that must remain in order to maintain life on earth. Earth is 12, 756.3 km in diameter and is approximately 14, 600, 000 km away from the sun. The Earth’s core is most likely made of nickel or iron and other elemen ...
... Our Earth is the 3rd planet away from the sun. There are multiple conditions on earth that must remain in order to maintain life on earth. Earth is 12, 756.3 km in diameter and is approximately 14, 600, 000 km away from the sun. The Earth’s core is most likely made of nickel or iron and other elemen ...
Lecture 10. Roche Limit / Comets
... • Roche limit is the closest distance an object can come to another object without being pulled apart by tidal forces. • Inside the Roche limit, orbiting material will tend to disperse and form rings, while outside the limit, material will tend to coalesce. • Notable examples : - Saturn rings - Shoe ...
... • Roche limit is the closest distance an object can come to another object without being pulled apart by tidal forces. • Inside the Roche limit, orbiting material will tend to disperse and form rings, while outside the limit, material will tend to coalesce. • Notable examples : - Saturn rings - Shoe ...
15.Giant Planets - University of New Mexico
... •At very high pressures inside Jupiter and Saturn hydrogen begins to act like a liquid metal This provides an electrically conducting fluid in which a magnetic field is generated. •In Uranus and Neptune the magnetic fields are generated by convection of water, ammonia and methane. •Jupiter and Satur ...
... •At very high pressures inside Jupiter and Saturn hydrogen begins to act like a liquid metal This provides an electrically conducting fluid in which a magnetic field is generated. •In Uranus and Neptune the magnetic fields are generated by convection of water, ammonia and methane. •Jupiter and Satur ...
The Solar System (Planetary Debris) - NATSCI-A7
... • Several hundred million km long composed of plasma and laced with rays and streamers caused by interactions with the solar wind ...
... • Several hundred million km long composed of plasma and laced with rays and streamers caused by interactions with the solar wind ...
Lab_Solar system scale inside_afw
... Answer these questions on the BACK OF YOUR CONSTRUCTION PAPER. Put the number and the answer only on your paper. 1. Which planet was the smallest? 2. Which planet was the largest? 3. How many Earths would it take to equal the diameter of Jupiter? 4. How many Plutos would it take to equal the diamete ...
... Answer these questions on the BACK OF YOUR CONSTRUCTION PAPER. Put the number and the answer only on your paper. 1. Which planet was the smallest? 2. Which planet was the largest? 3. How many Earths would it take to equal the diameter of Jupiter? 4. How many Plutos would it take to equal the diamete ...
How are comets discovered? - Australian Institute of Policy and
... It isn’t often that someone makes a world-first discovery when they are only 27 years old. That’s what Australia's John Tebbutt (18341916) did when he decided that a fuzzy star he was looking at through his telescope was moving differently from the stars around it. Not that he could see it moving, b ...
... It isn’t often that someone makes a world-first discovery when they are only 27 years old. That’s what Australia's John Tebbutt (18341916) did when he decided that a fuzzy star he was looking at through his telescope was moving differently from the stars around it. Not that he could see it moving, b ...
DTU_9e_ch09 - University of San Diego Home Pages
... CCDs were overloaded with light from the event. (d) Moments later, the gases and dust were expanding outward. (e) This is an image taken 67 s after impact. Within minutes, the cloud of debris eventually became much larger than the entire nucleus. ...
... CCDs were overloaded with light from the event. (d) Moments later, the gases and dust were expanding outward. (e) This is an image taken 67 s after impact. Within minutes, the cloud of debris eventually became much larger than the entire nucleus. ...
they aren`t just made of ice. They are made from
... Comets are icy objects that orbit the sun. They are most often found in two areas past the orbit of Neptune: The first is the Kuiper Belt where Pluto exists and the second is the more distant Oort Cloud. There could be billions of comets in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Occasionally the gravity o ...
... Comets are icy objects that orbit the sun. They are most often found in two areas past the orbit of Neptune: The first is the Kuiper Belt where Pluto exists and the second is the more distant Oort Cloud. There could be billions of comets in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Occasionally the gravity o ...
Week 6 - Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
... friction vaporizes most of the meteor, leaving a bright trail of gas and dust. Most meteors burn up in the atmosphere and fall to Earth's surface as tiny, dust-like grains called micrometeoroids. Scientists estimate that anywhere between 1,000 tons and 10,000 of micrometeoroids fall on Earth each da ...
... friction vaporizes most of the meteor, leaving a bright trail of gas and dust. Most meteors burn up in the atmosphere and fall to Earth's surface as tiny, dust-like grains called micrometeoroids. Scientists estimate that anywhere between 1,000 tons and 10,000 of micrometeoroids fall on Earth each da ...
24.Comets
... • Huge tsunami waves left debris 50-100 m above sea level around Gulf of Mexico • Breakup of asteroid may have caused multiple impacts • Manson impact structure in central Iowa is also 65 million years old, but only 35 km in diameter – too small to be main impact site ...
... • Huge tsunami waves left debris 50-100 m above sea level around Gulf of Mexico • Breakup of asteroid may have caused multiple impacts • Manson impact structure in central Iowa is also 65 million years old, but only 35 km in diameter – too small to be main impact site ...
Chapter 12 section 3
... Methane gives the atmosphere of Neptune its bluish-green color, just as it does for Uranus. Neptune has dark-colored storms similar to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. These storms and bright clouds form and disappear. This shows that Neptune’s atmosphere is active and changes rapidly. There may be a ...
... Methane gives the atmosphere of Neptune its bluish-green color, just as it does for Uranus. Neptune has dark-colored storms similar to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. These storms and bright clouds form and disappear. This shows that Neptune’s atmosphere is active and changes rapidly. There may be a ...
File - Mrs. Phillips` Physical Science Webpage
... Galilean satellites and they material are cratered Differentiation may have • Outermost moons have allowed iron to sink to core orbits that have high inclinations suggesting that they are captured asteroids ...
... Galilean satellites and they material are cratered Differentiation may have • Outermost moons have allowed iron to sink to core orbits that have high inclinations suggesting that they are captured asteroids ...
The Reflector - Peterborough Astronomical Association
... If you missed the beautiful gathering of the planets Venus and Mars with a slender crescent Moon on the evening of February 20th, then you missed one of the best conjunctions with a clear sky in recent memory. By checking out the western sky within an hour after sunset you were treated to a nice clo ...
... If you missed the beautiful gathering of the planets Venus and Mars with a slender crescent Moon on the evening of February 20th, then you missed one of the best conjunctions with a clear sky in recent memory. By checking out the western sky within an hour after sunset you were treated to a nice clo ...
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (formally designated D/1993 F2) was a comet that broke apart and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects. This generated a large amount of coverage in the popular media, and the comet was closely observed by astronomers worldwide. The collision provided new information about Jupiter and highlighted its role in reducing space debris in the inner Solar System.The comet was discovered by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene M. Shoemaker and David Levy. Shoemaker–Levy 9, at the time captured by and orbiting Jupiter, was located on the night of March 24, 1993, in a photograph taken with the 40 cm (16 in) Schmidt telescope at the Palomar Observatory in California. It was the first comet observed to be orbiting a planet, and had probably been captured by the planet around 20 – 30 years earlier.Calculations showed that its unusual fragmented form was due to a previous closer approach to Jupiter in July 1992. At that time, the orbit of Shoemaker–Levy 9 passed within Jupiter's Roche limit, and Jupiter's tidal forces had acted to pull apart the comet. The comet was later observed as a series of fragments ranging up to 2 km (1.2 mi) in diameter. These fragments collided with Jupiter's southern hemisphere between July 16 and July 22, 1994, at a speed of approximately 60 km/s (37 mi/s) or 216,000 km/h (134,000 mph). The prominent scars from the impacts were more easily visible than the Great Red Spot and persisted for many months.