Planets and Moons
... What are moons? Moons are like little planets that encircle the real planets. Usually, they are much smaller than planets. Planets can have no moons (like Mercury and Venus), one moon (like Earth) or up to a very large number of moons (e.g. 63 for Jupiter). ...
... What are moons? Moons are like little planets that encircle the real planets. Usually, they are much smaller than planets. Planets can have no moons (like Mercury and Venus), one moon (like Earth) or up to a very large number of moons (e.g. 63 for Jupiter). ...
Solar System Scale - Siemens Science Day
... Saturn: Saturn is a gas giant named after the Roman god Saturn. Saturn has a ring system. Saturn is sixth from the sun. Sixty-two known moons orbit the planet. Uranus: Uranus is seventh from the sun. Uranus is a gas giant. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky, Uranus. The Uranus is t ...
... Saturn: Saturn is a gas giant named after the Roman god Saturn. Saturn has a ring system. Saturn is sixth from the sun. Sixty-two known moons orbit the planet. Uranus: Uranus is seventh from the sun. Uranus is a gas giant. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky, Uranus. The Uranus is t ...
Introduction to the Planets and other solar
... most of the time it is the direct effect of the “surface gravity”, or the ability of one object to keep other objects in orbit. But gravity has no limits. We have objects that influence more distant objects due to their mass. This is how Neptune was discovered – by the perturbations that it caused i ...
... most of the time it is the direct effect of the “surface gravity”, or the ability of one object to keep other objects in orbit. But gravity has no limits. We have objects that influence more distant objects due to their mass. This is how Neptune was discovered – by the perturbations that it caused i ...
A Third grade Module The
... " This rocky planet rotates in the opposite direction". Give the students time to figure the answer. Remind the rest of the class to listen to the question and answers because if the answer is incorrect it will be placed back on the board and may be picked until the correct answer is given. The grou ...
... " This rocky planet rotates in the opposite direction". Give the students time to figure the answer. Remind the rest of the class to listen to the question and answers because if the answer is incorrect it will be placed back on the board and may be picked until the correct answer is given. The grou ...
The Milky Way
... According to Mohaini Mohamed, the Arabian astronomer, Alhazen (965–1037), made the first attempt at observing and measuring the Milky Way's parallax, and he thus "determined that because the Milky Way had no parallax, it was very remote from the Earth and did not belong to the atmosphere.“ An Pers ...
... According to Mohaini Mohamed, the Arabian astronomer, Alhazen (965–1037), made the first attempt at observing and measuring the Milky Way's parallax, and he thus "determined that because the Milky Way had no parallax, it was very remote from the Earth and did not belong to the atmosphere.“ An Pers ...
Planet Uranus Reading Comprehension Page
... If Earth is known as the Blue Planet because its atmosphere appears blue from space then Uranus should be known as the Green Planet. Pictures returned from space in 1985 and 1986 by NASA’s Voyager 2 space probe show Uranus appears light blue-green when viewed from space. Uranus has spots similar to ...
... If Earth is known as the Blue Planet because its atmosphere appears blue from space then Uranus should be known as the Green Planet. Pictures returned from space in 1985 and 1986 by NASA’s Voyager 2 space probe show Uranus appears light blue-green when viewed from space. Uranus has spots similar to ...
Worcester Public Schools
... Essential Questions: 1.What planets make up the solar system? 2. What are the different sizes, densities, temperatures, and compositions of each planet in the solar system and how do they compare to Earth? 3. What are the different orbits, rotations, and distances from the sun of each planet in the ...
... Essential Questions: 1.What planets make up the solar system? 2. What are the different sizes, densities, temperatures, and compositions of each planet in the solar system and how do they compare to Earth? 3. What are the different orbits, rotations, and distances from the sun of each planet in the ...
File - Mr. Pelton Science
... Jupiter contains over 70% of the mass in the solar system outside the Sun. It is about 11 times the radius and 330 times the mass of the earth. It is the first representative of the outer solar system. Unlike the inner planets, Jupiter is not a solid body, but instead is a ball of gas and liqu ...
... Jupiter contains over 70% of the mass in the solar system outside the Sun. It is about 11 times the radius and 330 times the mass of the earth. It is the first representative of the outer solar system. Unlike the inner planets, Jupiter is not a solid body, but instead is a ball of gas and liqu ...
Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets
... planet to complete one full orbit of the Sun relative to the stars • Sidereal period is deduced from observed synodic period ...
... planet to complete one full orbit of the Sun relative to the stars • Sidereal period is deduced from observed synodic period ...
Solar System Reading Packet
... times larger than it does on Earth. When the Sun is overhead on Mercury, the temperature rises to about 430°C ...
... times larger than it does on Earth. When the Sun is overhead on Mercury, the temperature rises to about 430°C ...
Chapter 8
... Pluto was not unique. These objects, along with Pluto and others, seem to be the largest of the Kuiper Belt objects, also known as transNeptunian objects or plutoids. Several hundred have been found. It is estimated that several thousands may form the Kuiper belt Other Kuiper belt objects not shown ...
... Pluto was not unique. These objects, along with Pluto and others, seem to be the largest of the Kuiper Belt objects, also known as transNeptunian objects or plutoids. Several hundred have been found. It is estimated that several thousands may form the Kuiper belt Other Kuiper belt objects not shown ...
Outer Planets and Moons Notes
... What are Uranus’s mass, density, radius (diameter divided by 2), rotation period, and period of revolution? How do they compare with Earth? ...
... What are Uranus’s mass, density, radius (diameter divided by 2), rotation period, and period of revolution? How do they compare with Earth? ...
Meet the Dwarf Planets Pluto: The Demoted Former Planet
... sun without being some other object's satellite, is large enough to be rounded by its own gravity (but not so big that it begins to undergo nuclear fusion , like a star) and has "cleared its neighborhood" of most other orbiting bodies. Since Pluto shares orbital space with lots of other objects out ...
... sun without being some other object's satellite, is large enough to be rounded by its own gravity (but not so big that it begins to undergo nuclear fusion , like a star) and has "cleared its neighborhood" of most other orbiting bodies. Since Pluto shares orbital space with lots of other objects out ...
solar system - s3.amazonaws.com
... What is an Astronomical Unit (A.U.)? • 1 Astronomical Unit is equal to the average distance between Earth and the sun ( 150 million kilometers). • A.U.’s are unit when describing the distance between planets within our solar system. ...
... What is an Astronomical Unit (A.U.)? • 1 Astronomical Unit is equal to the average distance between Earth and the sun ( 150 million kilometers). • A.U.’s are unit when describing the distance between planets within our solar system. ...
The Planets
... 1. The geocentric model came before the heliocentric model, but the heliocentric model ended up being the simpler, more accurate model of the two. The geocentric model was a model that was Earth-centered. It was developed first by Aristotle, and was very complex as well as contained some flaws. For ...
... 1. The geocentric model came before the heliocentric model, but the heliocentric model ended up being the simpler, more accurate model of the two. The geocentric model was a model that was Earth-centered. It was developed first by Aristotle, and was very complex as well as contained some flaws. For ...
LESSON PLAN: National Geographic Magazine Archive
... Set up 9 stations around the room, each with information from the article about one planet and one with general information about the solar system. Pass out student worksheets. Have students go from station to station spending 2‐3 minutes at each station copying down the information to the ...
... Set up 9 stations around the room, each with information from the article about one planet and one with general information about the solar system. Pass out student worksheets. Have students go from station to station spending 2‐3 minutes at each station copying down the information to the ...
Chapter 2 Astronomy Notes
... dozens of planets. Distant Sedna, discovered in 2002 far beyond the Kuiper Belt and which is probably not much smaller than Pluto, was hailed by some in the press as the “tenth planet.” When Eris (originally designated 2003 UB313 and nicknamed Xena) was discovered in 2005, even NASA hailed the new d ...
... dozens of planets. Distant Sedna, discovered in 2002 far beyond the Kuiper Belt and which is probably not much smaller than Pluto, was hailed by some in the press as the “tenth planet.” When Eris (originally designated 2003 UB313 and nicknamed Xena) was discovered in 2005, even NASA hailed the new d ...
Planet Exploration http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
... 1. How much of Earth is water? How much of Earth is land? 70% of Earth is water. 30% of Earth is land. 2. Name 3 or 4 things that make Earth unique compared to other planets. Earth has humans, a breathable atmosphere, suitable temperature, and liquid water. 3. Why is Earth important when ...
... 1. How much of Earth is water? How much of Earth is land? 70% of Earth is water. 30% of Earth is land. 2. Name 3 or 4 things that make Earth unique compared to other planets. Earth has humans, a breathable atmosphere, suitable temperature, and liquid water. 3. Why is Earth important when ...
Observing the Solar System
... • According to the new definition, a full-fledged planet is an object that orbits the sun and is large enough to have become round due to the force of its own gravity. In addition, a planet has to dominate the neighborhood around its orbit. • Pluto does not dominate its neighborhood Charon is half i ...
... • According to the new definition, a full-fledged planet is an object that orbits the sun and is large enough to have become round due to the force of its own gravity. In addition, a planet has to dominate the neighborhood around its orbit. • Pluto does not dominate its neighborhood Charon is half i ...
The interiors of Planets
... which are bound by the Pauli Exclusion principle, fill up all of the energy states up to & exceeding the ionization energy of hydrogen (13.6 eV = 2x10-18 J). When this occurs, hydrogen goes from being non-conducting to a conducting “metallic” hydrogen • For hydrogen, the pressure at the onset of the ...
... which are bound by the Pauli Exclusion principle, fill up all of the energy states up to & exceeding the ionization energy of hydrogen (13.6 eV = 2x10-18 J). When this occurs, hydrogen goes from being non-conducting to a conducting “metallic” hydrogen • For hydrogen, the pressure at the onset of the ...
10 Question - Solar System Quiz (ETE- 261)
... 3. On the last page of the Quiz you will be able to see which questions are unanswered, are answered and have been flagged. ...
... 3. On the last page of the Quiz you will be able to see which questions are unanswered, are answered and have been flagged. ...
Word Doc - CAASTRO
... es/modules.html Most of this interactive site is about Black Holes, but this section (Finding the invisible) provides images of various celestial objects through different types of telescopes (using different electromagnetic radiation), demonstrating how different instruments can be used to study sp ...
... es/modules.html Most of this interactive site is about Black Holes, but this section (Finding the invisible) provides images of various celestial objects through different types of telescopes (using different electromagnetic radiation), demonstrating how different instruments can be used to study sp ...
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... The most distant known object in the Solar System, 2003 UB313 (97 au from the Sun), was recently discovered near its aphelion. Its high eccentricity and inclination to the ecliptic plane, along with its perihelion near the orbit of Neptune, identify it as a member of the ‘scattered disk’. This disk ...
... The most distant known object in the Solar System, 2003 UB313 (97 au from the Sun), was recently discovered near its aphelion. Its high eccentricity and inclination to the ecliptic plane, along with its perihelion near the orbit of Neptune, identify it as a member of the ‘scattered disk’. This disk ...