Astronomy 201 Review 3 Explain why the jovian planets are so
... Explain why the jovian planets are so much different from the terrestrial planets and why Jupiter has the most mass, followed by Saturn, and so forth. Compare the atmospheres of the jovian planets including defining characteristics, weather patterns, and structure. Compare the in ...
... Explain why the jovian planets are so much different from the terrestrial planets and why Jupiter has the most mass, followed by Saturn, and so forth. Compare the atmospheres of the jovian planets including defining characteristics, weather patterns, and structure. Compare the in ...
lesson 3 – explore – page 391 – the outer planets
... quickly, these clouds stretch into colorful, swirling bands. The Great Red Spot on the planet’s surface is a storm of swirling gases. Jupiter’s Structure Overall, Jupiter is about 80 percent hydrogen and 20 percent helium with small amounts of other materials. The planet is a ball of gas swirling ...
... quickly, these clouds stretch into colorful, swirling bands. The Great Red Spot on the planet’s surface is a storm of swirling gases. Jupiter’s Structure Overall, Jupiter is about 80 percent hydrogen and 20 percent helium with small amounts of other materials. The planet is a ball of gas swirling ...
Physics of the solar system10 Jan Announcements • Phenomena in the solar system and the
... Kepler’s Second Law 1602 • The line joining the planet and the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal amounts of time – Planet moves slowly when it is far from sun – Planet moves rapidly when close to sun ...
... Kepler’s Second Law 1602 • The line joining the planet and the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal amounts of time – Planet moves slowly when it is far from sun – Planet moves rapidly when close to sun ...
205 Tiffany Science
... The solar system has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. All of these planets orbit the Sun, the only star in the solar system. When they orbit, they revolve around the Sun. When they rotate, the planets spin on their axis. Meteorites are masses of rock ...
... The solar system has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. All of these planets orbit the Sun, the only star in the solar system. When they orbit, they revolve around the Sun. When they rotate, the planets spin on their axis. Meteorites are masses of rock ...
Saturn - Otterbein University
... than polar regions – On Saturn the equatorial region is about 26 minutes slower ...
... than polar regions – On Saturn the equatorial region is about 26 minutes slower ...
Rings, Moons, etc
... Origin of Saturn's Rings: Unclear. Total mass of ring pieces equivalent to 300 km moon. Perhaps a collision of a comet and a moon? A captured object? Regardless, the material cannot coalesce into a moon again: If a large moon, held together by gravity, gets too close to Saturn, tidal force breaks i ...
... Origin of Saturn's Rings: Unclear. Total mass of ring pieces equivalent to 300 km moon. Perhaps a collision of a comet and a moon? A captured object? Regardless, the material cannot coalesce into a moon again: If a large moon, held together by gravity, gets too close to Saturn, tidal force breaks i ...
8003
... growing with the approach to dense iron–silicate cores of their parental giant planets. The maximum density of satellites of the peripheral, remote from the Sun planets (Neptune, Uranus, Saturn) does not exceed 1,9 g/cm3, but for near–solar giant planets it reaches 3,5 g/cm3 (Io, the satellite of Ju ...
... growing with the approach to dense iron–silicate cores of their parental giant planets. The maximum density of satellites of the peripheral, remote from the Sun planets (Neptune, Uranus, Saturn) does not exceed 1,9 g/cm3, but for near–solar giant planets it reaches 3,5 g/cm3 (Io, the satellite of Ju ...
Formation of our solar system
... • comets: lumps of ice and dust, tails point away from the sun, have very long orbital periods. • Examples of Comets: Halley’s (76 years), Hale-Bopp ...
... • comets: lumps of ice and dust, tails point away from the sun, have very long orbital periods. • Examples of Comets: Halley’s (76 years), Hale-Bopp ...
Lecture11
... asteroid, or even the moon or another planet, that has fallen to Earth. A meteor is the bright tail of hot debris as it falls through the atmosphere (a shooting star!). ...
... asteroid, or even the moon or another planet, that has fallen to Earth. A meteor is the bright tail of hot debris as it falls through the atmosphere (a shooting star!). ...
The Solar System comprises the Sun and the objects that orbit it
... The Solar System comprises the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets that form the planetary system around it, while the remainder are significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and ...
... The Solar System comprises the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets that form the planetary system around it, while the remainder are significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and ...
What Makes Up Our Solar System
... hydrogen and helium and generally have low densities, rapid rotation, deep atmospheres, rings and lots of satellites. It is thought that these planets may have a small solid core as large as three to 20 Earth masses at their center. The Kuiper Belt The Kuiper Belt is a disk-shaped region past the or ...
... hydrogen and helium and generally have low densities, rapid rotation, deep atmospheres, rings and lots of satellites. It is thought that these planets may have a small solid core as large as three to 20 Earth masses at their center. The Kuiper Belt The Kuiper Belt is a disk-shaped region past the or ...
HW10 (due 4/24/14) (There are 205 possible points)
... ____ 10. Why do we find methane clouds above water clouds in the atmosphere of Saturn? a. Methane clouds are less dense than water clouds. b. Methane is far more plentiful than water on Saturn. c. Methane is in a liquid/gas state at lower temperatures than water. d. We can’t observe the methane clou ...
... ____ 10. Why do we find methane clouds above water clouds in the atmosphere of Saturn? a. Methane clouds are less dense than water clouds. b. Methane is far more plentiful than water on Saturn. c. Methane is in a liquid/gas state at lower temperatures than water. d. We can’t observe the methane clou ...
The Outer Planets
... Many more have been discovered as technology improved – latest count is more than 63 The four largest are all very different from each other and are all larger than our Moon ...
... Many more have been discovered as technology improved – latest count is more than 63 The four largest are all very different from each other and are all larger than our Moon ...
Lecture 12A - Solar System Structure
... • It emits light and heat through nuclear fusion in its core. • It is by far the largest object in the Solar System. 700 times more massive than all of the other objects in the Solar System put together. • It is composed mostly of Hydrogen and Helium gas and traces of many other elements. • The Sun ...
... • It emits light and heat through nuclear fusion in its core. • It is by far the largest object in the Solar System. 700 times more massive than all of the other objects in the Solar System put together. • It is composed mostly of Hydrogen and Helium gas and traces of many other elements. • The Sun ...
File - 5th Grade Science Almost done!!!!!!!!!
... of Saturn's auroras. They show tall auroral curtains, rapidly changing over time when viewed at the limb, or edge, of the planet's northern hemisphere. The sequence of images also reveals that Saturn's auroral curtains reach heights of more than 1,200 km (746 mi) above the planet's limb. These are t ...
... of Saturn's auroras. They show tall auroral curtains, rapidly changing over time when viewed at the limb, or edge, of the planet's northern hemisphere. The sequence of images also reveals that Saturn's auroral curtains reach heights of more than 1,200 km (746 mi) above the planet's limb. These are t ...
Day-25
... The collapse is slowed perpendicular to the rotation axis, but not parallel to it! It is easier for the parts along the rotation axis to fall in. Most of the gas lands on an accretion disk, which continues the rotation. Accretion = growth by infall. ...
... The collapse is slowed perpendicular to the rotation axis, but not parallel to it! It is easier for the parts along the rotation axis to fall in. Most of the gas lands on an accretion disk, which continues the rotation. Accretion = growth by infall. ...
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... Mars is very bright, which makes it easy to spot in the night sky. It was named after the Roman god of war because its reddish color reminded the people of blood. Mars is known as the “Red Planet” due to the high prevalence of iron oxide on its surface. Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in our sol ...
... Mars is very bright, which makes it easy to spot in the night sky. It was named after the Roman god of war because its reddish color reminded the people of blood. Mars is known as the “Red Planet” due to the high prevalence of iron oxide on its surface. Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in our sol ...
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... A. Probes have been sent into the interiors of the planets and have returned data about the conditions. B. Astronomers use the Earth's internal structure as a basis of comparison. C. Astronomers examine the composition of the satellites of these planets. D. Astronomers use information about the phys ...
... A. Probes have been sent into the interiors of the planets and have returned data about the conditions. B. Astronomers use the Earth's internal structure as a basis of comparison. C. Astronomers examine the composition of the satellites of these planets. D. Astronomers use information about the phys ...
Jupiter
... Ganyemade • Ganyemade is the largest moon in the solar system. • It has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi), 8% larger than that of the planet Mercury, but has only 45% of the latter’s mass. • Ganymede is the only moon in the Solar System known to possess a magnetosphere, likely created through conve ...
... Ganyemade • Ganyemade is the largest moon in the solar system. • It has a diameter of 5,268 km (3,273 mi), 8% larger than that of the planet Mercury, but has only 45% of the latter’s mass. • Ganymede is the only moon in the Solar System known to possess a magnetosphere, likely created through conve ...
Saturn - Midland ISD
... winds like these, it is hard to have peace and quiet. The region where it is 80 degrees sounds pretty friendly, but where the temperature is 80 degrees, the pressure is about the same as it would be if you were a couple miles below the sea on Earth! Overall, this environment sounds very unfriendly t ...
... winds like these, it is hard to have peace and quiet. The region where it is 80 degrees sounds pretty friendly, but where the temperature is 80 degrees, the pressure is about the same as it would be if you were a couple miles below the sea on Earth! Overall, this environment sounds very unfriendly t ...
Outer Planets
... •The interaction between solar wind and the magnetic field cause Jupiter to have auroras. •It also has intense lightning storms ...
... •The interaction between solar wind and the magnetic field cause Jupiter to have auroras. •It also has intense lightning storms ...
Solar System in Your Pocket
... Pull out a folded up completed sample of the solar system model. Point out that the planets never appear in a straight line like this model, which is an example of one of the limitations of this model. The planets would be found somewhere along a circle this far from the Sun. If there is a bulletin ...
... Pull out a folded up completed sample of the solar system model. Point out that the planets never appear in a straight line like this model, which is an example of one of the limitations of this model. The planets would be found somewhere along a circle this far from the Sun. If there is a bulletin ...
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... - Zones and belts are Jupiter's high and low pressure systems, respectively. - They mark a convection cycle. - Jupiter's rapid rotation stretches them horizontally around the entire planet. - Gas in zones and belts flow in opposite directions. ...
... - Zones and belts are Jupiter's high and low pressure systems, respectively. - They mark a convection cycle. - Jupiter's rapid rotation stretches them horizontally around the entire planet. - Gas in zones and belts flow in opposite directions. ...
October 2010
... Kepler’s Second Law An imaginary line connecting the Sun to any planet sweeps out equal areas of the ellipse in equal times ...
... Kepler’s Second Law An imaginary line connecting the Sun to any planet sweeps out equal areas of the ellipse in equal times ...