Day-38
... the moon, and the distance between them: Can use this to find the relative tidal forces for different moons of the same planet. ...
... the moon, and the distance between them: Can use this to find the relative tidal forces for different moons of the same planet. ...
Outer Planets!
... Jupiter is the fifth and largest planet in our solar system. This gas giant has a thick atmosphere and a dark, barely-visible ring composed of dust from nearby meteoroids. Its most prominent features are bands across its latitudes and a great red spot (which is a storm). Jupiter is a gaseous planet; ...
... Jupiter is the fifth and largest planet in our solar system. This gas giant has a thick atmosphere and a dark, barely-visible ring composed of dust from nearby meteoroids. Its most prominent features are bands across its latitudes and a great red spot (which is a storm). Jupiter is a gaseous planet; ...
Science 8
... 13. Ice crystals made of frozen ammonia form the high white clouds. TRUE or FALSE 14. A giant storm called _____________________________________ has lasted for over 100 years. 15. Why does Jupiter have very strong winds? ___________________________________________________ ...
... 13. Ice crystals made of frozen ammonia form the high white clouds. TRUE or FALSE 14. A giant storm called _____________________________________ has lasted for over 100 years. 15. Why does Jupiter have very strong winds? ___________________________________________________ ...
The Voyagers opened a new frontier — the worlds of the outer solar
... study in cloudy turbulence, sporting a Great Red Spot and a collection of moons — among them volcanic Io. Next was Saturn, with its ten thousand glittering rings, cloud-shrouded Titan, and a flock of smaller icy moons. That was followed by bland-looking Uranus, a planet that rolls around the Sun on ...
... study in cloudy turbulence, sporting a Great Red Spot and a collection of moons — among them volcanic Io. Next was Saturn, with its ten thousand glittering rings, cloud-shrouded Titan, and a flock of smaller icy moons. That was followed by bland-looking Uranus, a planet that rolls around the Sun on ...
Chapter 8 The Giant Planets
... You discover a giant planet around another star. It is as big as Jupiter, but much more dense. What does the density tell you? A. It has less hydrogen and helium than Jupiter. B. It has a lower mass than Jupiter. C. Like Jupiter, it is probably hot inside. ...
... You discover a giant planet around another star. It is as big as Jupiter, but much more dense. What does the density tell you? A. It has less hydrogen and helium than Jupiter. B. It has a lower mass than Jupiter. C. Like Jupiter, it is probably hot inside. ...
The Planets - Giants video questions
... 33) Uranus’s tiny moon Miranda has a strange terrain suggesting the terrain was the result of a collision. The pieces stuck together resulting in the surface Voyager observed. Perhaps it was just such a collision that knocked Uranus over on its ________________ during the early days of the Solar Sys ...
... 33) Uranus’s tiny moon Miranda has a strange terrain suggesting the terrain was the result of a collision. The pieces stuck together resulting in the surface Voyager observed. Perhaps it was just such a collision that knocked Uranus over on its ________________ during the early days of the Solar Sys ...
Jupiter and Saturn
... • Are mostly gases (H, He, H2O, CH4, NH3); the rest = ice + rock • Have no solid surface: gases --> solid at high pressure • Have ring systems and many moons • Form faster, and in a different way, compared to terrestrial planets: large enough to accumulate gas directly from the solar nebula • They a ...
... • Are mostly gases (H, He, H2O, CH4, NH3); the rest = ice + rock • Have no solid surface: gases --> solid at high pressure • Have ring systems and many moons • Form faster, and in a different way, compared to terrestrial planets: large enough to accumulate gas directly from the solar nebula • They a ...
16gasgiants2s
... All of the outer planets (not just Saturn have ring systems) rings composed of small particles Ring properties different for each planet ...
... All of the outer planets (not just Saturn have ring systems) rings composed of small particles Ring properties different for each planet ...
Jovian Planets
... • Surface covered in water ice • Tidal stresses heat water, keep liquid layer under the surface • Very few craters, indicates geological activity ...
... • Surface covered in water ice • Tidal stresses heat water, keep liquid layer under the surface • Very few craters, indicates geological activity ...
Lecture 08b: Other Jovian moons - Sierra College Astronomy Home
... Dunes and craters have been observed. Surface volcanism has been proposed, with water as the magma? The N2 atmosphere probably originated from outgassing? Radar-smooth surfaces due to lakes of methane/ethane? ...
... Dunes and craters have been observed. Surface volcanism has been proposed, with water as the magma? The N2 atmosphere probably originated from outgassing? Radar-smooth surfaces due to lakes of methane/ethane? ...
solution
... 11.26 Why is it impossible for liquid water to exist on Mars today? If liquid water existed on Mars in the past, what must have been different then? Mars is too cold and has too thin an atmosphere for water to exist in liquid form on its surface for very long (the mean temperature is about -10◦ F). ...
... 11.26 Why is it impossible for liquid water to exist on Mars today? If liquid water existed on Mars in the past, what must have been different then? Mars is too cold and has too thin an atmosphere for water to exist in liquid form on its surface for very long (the mean temperature is about -10◦ F). ...
lesson 3 – explore – page 391 – the outer planets
... gravity creates tremendous atmospheric pressure that changes gases to liquids. Thus the outer planets mainly have liquid interiors. In general, the outer planets have a thick gas and liquid layer covering a small, solid core. Jupiter Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Its diamete ...
... gravity creates tremendous atmospheric pressure that changes gases to liquids. Thus the outer planets mainly have liquid interiors. In general, the outer planets have a thick gas and liquid layer covering a small, solid core. Jupiter Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Its diamete ...
Class 32
... The composition of the cores of all four Jovian planets is expected to be very similar despite their large range of size and density. Jupiter and Saturn are large enough to have metallic hydrogen and to have liquid cores of rock, metal and H compounds. The cores of Uranus and Neptune are relatively ...
... The composition of the cores of all four Jovian planets is expected to be very similar despite their large range of size and density. Jupiter and Saturn are large enough to have metallic hydrogen and to have liquid cores of rock, metal and H compounds. The cores of Uranus and Neptune are relatively ...
Solar System Formation
... Describe something you have already learned in this course that you did not know previously. 1. clathrates are ices with molecules inserted into ice structure 2. storm on Neptune is a downwelling compared to Jupiter’s GRS upwelling 3. Titan has magic islands on its mare that appear/disappear 4. spac ...
... Describe something you have already learned in this course that you did not know previously. 1. clathrates are ices with molecules inserted into ice structure 2. storm on Neptune is a downwelling compared to Jupiter’s GRS upwelling 3. Titan has magic islands on its mare that appear/disappear 4. spac ...
Rings
... That is, it exists as an ice on the surface and as vapor in the atmosphere, in the same way that water exists as liquid and ice on Earth’s surface and as a gas in the atmosphere. The amount of gas depends on the temperature. Less exists at cooler temperatures. ...
... That is, it exists as an ice on the surface and as vapor in the atmosphere, in the same way that water exists as liquid and ice on Earth’s surface and as a gas in the atmosphere. The amount of gas depends on the temperature. Less exists at cooler temperatures. ...
2010_03_09 LP18 & 19 Jupiter Saturn Uranus
... made of? How do we know that compounds are in an atmosphere, and not their components? Is/was there life on the giant planets or their moons? What makes the colors? Do the colors/stripes change over time? RINGS?!?!?!??!?!?!?! Temperature? ...
... made of? How do we know that compounds are in an atmosphere, and not their components? Is/was there life on the giant planets or their moons? What makes the colors? Do the colors/stripes change over time? RINGS?!?!?!??!?!?!?! Temperature? ...
Module G: Unit 2, Lesson 5 – The Gas Giant Planets
... • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the gas giant planets. • Gas giants have deep, massive gas atmospheres, which are made up mostly of hydrogen and helium. They have no surface to stand on. • The gas giant planets are large and cold. What is known about Jupiter? • Jupiter is the largest plan ...
... • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the gas giant planets. • Gas giants have deep, massive gas atmospheres, which are made up mostly of hydrogen and helium. They have no surface to stand on. • The gas giant planets are large and cold. What is known about Jupiter? • Jupiter is the largest plan ...
A Brief History of Planetary Science
... Summary Size: ~4-11 times Earth diameter Mass: ~15-318 Earth masses Composition: mostly hydrogen and helium Atmosphere: clouds of methane and ammonia also have large, long-lived storm systems and oppositely moving bands ...
... Summary Size: ~4-11 times Earth diameter Mass: ~15-318 Earth masses Composition: mostly hydrogen and helium Atmosphere: clouds of methane and ammonia also have large, long-lived storm systems and oppositely moving bands ...
The Outer Planets - Jupiter
... Saturn from HST • The Second largest planet • Lowest density of any planet • Most notable ring system of the outer planets (which all have some rings) • Saturn’s more yellowish color compared to Jupiter is due to more sulfur • A day on Saturn is 10 hrs. and 47 min. long. • A Saturn year is 29.7 Ear ...
... Saturn from HST • The Second largest planet • Lowest density of any planet • Most notable ring system of the outer planets (which all have some rings) • Saturn’s more yellowish color compared to Jupiter is due to more sulfur • A day on Saturn is 10 hrs. and 47 min. long. • A Saturn year is 29.7 Ear ...
Jupiter - Moodle
... primordial Solar Nebula from which the entire solar system was formed • Saturn has a similar composition, but Uranus and Neptune have much less hydrogen and helium ...
... primordial Solar Nebula from which the entire solar system was formed • Saturn has a similar composition, but Uranus and Neptune have much less hydrogen and helium ...
Jovian Planet Systems (Chapter 11) Jupiter and Saturn are mostly
... above a small rock/ice (water, methane, ammonia) core. Uranus and Neptune have a thinner outer layer of hydrogen gas, a thick ice mantle, and a core. All four planets contain about 10 Earth masses of ice, rock, and metal.The nebular theory of solar system formation can explain why Jupiter is heavier ...
... above a small rock/ice (water, methane, ammonia) core. Uranus and Neptune have a thinner outer layer of hydrogen gas, a thick ice mantle, and a core. All four planets contain about 10 Earth masses of ice, rock, and metal.The nebular theory of solar system formation can explain why Jupiter is heavier ...
Moons of the Giant Planets
... • No sign of volcanic or tectonic activity • But magnetic field measurements say that a salty ocean beneath the icy surface cannot be ruled out ...
... • No sign of volcanic or tectonic activity • But magnetic field measurements say that a salty ocean beneath the icy surface cannot be ruled out ...
Ch. 3 Sec. 4 Notes
... *Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the 4 outer planets Gas Giants and Pluto *The 4 outer planets are much bigger than Earth and do not have solid surfaces -Referred to as gas giants -Pluto is a "gas dwarf" *The gas giants are composed of mainly hydrogen and helium *Due to their large size, th ...
... *Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the 4 outer planets Gas Giants and Pluto *The 4 outer planets are much bigger than Earth and do not have solid surfaces -Referred to as gas giants -Pluto is a "gas dwarf" *The gas giants are composed of mainly hydrogen and helium *Due to their large size, th ...
Meet the Giants
... Each giant planet is surrounded by an enormous magnetic field that is invisible except near the poles, where magnetized particles show up as spectacular aurorae. Our eyes see only a narrow range of the light filling the Universe. However instruments allow us to detect light waves that are longer or ...
... Each giant planet is surrounded by an enormous magnetic field that is invisible except near the poles, where magnetized particles show up as spectacular aurorae. Our eyes see only a narrow range of the light filling the Universe. However instruments allow us to detect light waves that are longer or ...
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius about nine times that of Earth. Although only one-eighth the average density of Earth, with its larger volume Saturn is just over 95 times more massive. Saturn is named after the Roman god of agriculture, its astronomical symbol (♄) represents the god's sickle.Saturn's interior is probably composed of a core of iron–nickel and rock (silicon and oxygen compounds). This core is surrounded by a deep layer of metallic hydrogen, an intermediate layer of liquid hydrogen and liquid helium, and finally outside the Frenkel line a gaseous outer layer. Saturn has a pale yellow hue due to ammonia crystals in its upper atmosphere. Electrical current within the metallic hydrogen layer is thought to give rise to Saturn's planetary magnetic field, which is weaker than Earth's, but has a magnetic moment 580 times that of Earth due to Saturn's larger size. Saturn's magnetic field strength is around one-twentieth the strength of Jupiter's. The outer atmosphere is generally bland and lacking in contrast, although long-lived features can appear. Wind speeds on Saturn can reach 1,800 km/h (500 m/s), higher than on Jupiter, but not as high as those on Neptune.Saturn has a prominent ring system that consists of nine continuous main rings and three discontinuous arcs and that is composed mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. Sixty-two moons are known to orbit Saturn, of which fifty-three are officially named. This does not include the hundreds of moonlets comprising the rings. Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and the second-largest in the Solar System, is larger than the planet Mercury, although less massive, and is the only moon in the Solar System to have a substantial atmosphere.