Astronomy Study Guide
... b. Revolution: stars and planets orbiting around other objects-one orbit = a year c. Create an analogy using rotation and revolution: spinning is to rotation as circling (like a plane) is to revolution ...
... b. Revolution: stars and planets orbiting around other objects-one orbit = a year c. Create an analogy using rotation and revolution: spinning is to rotation as circling (like a plane) is to revolution ...
© Space Explorers, Inc.
... three-fourths of our planet is covered with water, it appears blue from outer space. As far as we know, the only life that exists in our solar system comes from Earth. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and has a very thin atmosphere. Also called the red planet because of iron in the soil, over ...
... three-fourths of our planet is covered with water, it appears blue from outer space. As far as we know, the only life that exists in our solar system comes from Earth. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and has a very thin atmosphere. Also called the red planet because of iron in the soil, over ...
Solar System Bodies PPT
... gas to somewhat liquid materials on what would be the “surface” Possible that the center is solid if differentiation is happening just as it did on Earth. ...
... gas to somewhat liquid materials on what would be the “surface” Possible that the center is solid if differentiation is happening just as it did on Earth. ...
Science 9 – Unit E - JA Williams High School
... was particularly rich in valuable materials. List three issues that would arise from the group’s claiming the asteroid. (Hint: Consider the political, environmental, and ethical issues described in ...
... was particularly rich in valuable materials. List three issues that would arise from the group’s claiming the asteroid. (Hint: Consider the political, environmental, and ethical issues described in ...
Compute This Practice-Satellites Dwarf Planets 2010
... a . What is the difference between a dwarf planet and a plutoid? A "dwarf planet" is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, (c) has not cleared ...
... a . What is the difference between a dwarf planet and a plutoid? A "dwarf planet" is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, (c) has not cleared ...
Solar system intro and formation
... fluid". Planets formed out of eddies in the fluid. Sun formed at center. Planets in cooler regions. Cloud called "Solar Nebula". ...
... fluid". Planets formed out of eddies in the fluid. Sun formed at center. Planets in cooler regions. Cloud called "Solar Nebula". ...
File - 5th Grade Science Almost done!!!!!!!!!
... planet by the rings remains narrow. Mimas can be seen as a speck at lower left. ...
... planet by the rings remains narrow. Mimas can be seen as a speck at lower left. ...
Section 23.2 The Terrestrial Planets
... Describe the distinguishing characteristics of each terrestrial planet Mercury: The Innermost Planet Mercury is the innermost and second smallest planet; it is hardly larger than Earth’s moon. ...
... Describe the distinguishing characteristics of each terrestrial planet Mercury: The Innermost Planet Mercury is the innermost and second smallest planet; it is hardly larger than Earth’s moon. ...
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... Some of the planets have many moons. A moon is a satellite that orbits a planet. Earth has one moon. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 kilometres (238,857 miles), about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. The Moon's diameter is 3,474 kilometres (2,159 mi ...
... Some of the planets have many moons. A moon is a satellite that orbits a planet. Earth has one moon. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 kilometres (238,857 miles), about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. The Moon's diameter is 3,474 kilometres (2,159 mi ...
The Planets
... Mercury is the closest planet to the sun (36 million miles from the sun) Eighth largest planet ...
... Mercury is the closest planet to the sun (36 million miles from the sun) Eighth largest planet ...
The Other Distant Giants Are Kindred Planets with Individual Quirks
... hydrogen and helium. They have ring systems and several small moons. Like Earth and Jupiter, they have magnetic fields produced by internal processes. ...
... hydrogen and helium. They have ring systems and several small moons. Like Earth and Jupiter, they have magnetic fields produced by internal processes. ...
planet study sheet
... of asteroids and comets that orbit around the sun. • The closest four planets to the sun are considered terrestrial planets [made of rock], while the most distant four are called gas giants. The terrestrial planets and the gas giants are separated by an asteroid belt. ...
... of asteroids and comets that orbit around the sun. • The closest four planets to the sun are considered terrestrial planets [made of rock], while the most distant four are called gas giants. The terrestrial planets and the gas giants are separated by an asteroid belt. ...
Gravitation Simulation Lab
... the gravitational force controls the motions of the planets; To understand how orbital velocity is affected by distance. Background: According to Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation, the mass of an object, its distance from another object, and the mass of the other object all affect the magnitude ...
... the gravitational force controls the motions of the planets; To understand how orbital velocity is affected by distance. Background: According to Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation, the mass of an object, its distance from another object, and the mass of the other object all affect the magnitude ...
Solar_Systems_Test_Face
... BONUS QUESTIONS (These questions will not count against you if you get them wrong, but points will be added to the score if they are answered correctly.) 46. What is Jupiter’s escape velocity? ...
... BONUS QUESTIONS (These questions will not count against you if you get them wrong, but points will be added to the score if they are answered correctly.) 46. What is Jupiter’s escape velocity? ...
Workbook II - Mr. Hill`s Science Website
... 1. Which of these is not one of the criteria the group of astronomers used to identify an object in space as a planet? a. Its gravity squishes it into a round ball. b. It must orbit the Sun. c. It must have at least one moon, or satellite. d. It must have cleared all other objects in its orbital pat ...
... 1. Which of these is not one of the criteria the group of astronomers used to identify an object in space as a planet? a. Its gravity squishes it into a round ball. b. It must orbit the Sun. c. It must have at least one moon, or satellite. d. It must have cleared all other objects in its orbital pat ...
PowerPoint
... Potential definition 1 A planet would need to a) revolve around a star, b) be massive enough to have formed into a round shape, c) not be a moon, and d) not be another star This option would have resulted in 12 planets, with more possible in the future ...
... Potential definition 1 A planet would need to a) revolve around a star, b) be massive enough to have formed into a round shape, c) not be a moon, and d) not be another star This option would have resulted in 12 planets, with more possible in the future ...
name_____________________ period - ISS2009
... (1) A planet is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its selfgravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. (2) A dwarf planet is a celestial ...
... (1) A planet is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its selfgravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. (2) A dwarf planet is a celestial ...
Large planets – little moons
... The planets all have their own satellites, like the earth’s moon, Phobos and Deimos of Mars or the 16 satellites of Jupiter. Some of the moons are regular, or moving around the mother planet in the same direction as the planet is rotating, while some of the moons are irregular, or going round the ot ...
... The planets all have their own satellites, like the earth’s moon, Phobos and Deimos of Mars or the 16 satellites of Jupiter. Some of the moons are regular, or moving around the mother planet in the same direction as the planet is rotating, while some of the moons are irregular, or going round the ot ...
CHAPTER 23 – SOLAR SYSTEM
... No longer the smallest planet, now called Dwarf planet Located within a swarm of other icy objects 40 times farther from the sun than Earth Slow orbital speeds, 1 year on Pluto = 248 Earth years Highly eccentric (angled orbit) – occasionally Pluto is closer to te sun than Neptune • Icy world = “dirt ...
... No longer the smallest planet, now called Dwarf planet Located within a swarm of other icy objects 40 times farther from the sun than Earth Slow orbital speeds, 1 year on Pluto = 248 Earth years Highly eccentric (angled orbit) – occasionally Pluto is closer to te sun than Neptune • Icy world = “dirt ...
Presentation 3
... solar system. It is in the farther part of our solar system. It's orbit period expands from 10,000 years too 20,000 years. The gravitational effects which would explain the improbable orbital configuration of transNeptunian objects that orbit mostly around the Kuiper belt. The Kuiper belt is home to ...
... solar system. It is in the farther part of our solar system. It's orbit period expands from 10,000 years too 20,000 years. The gravitational effects which would explain the improbable orbital configuration of transNeptunian objects that orbit mostly around the Kuiper belt. The Kuiper belt is home to ...
TOILET PAPER SOLAR SYSTEM
... Uranus: Uranus is a gas giant planet, orbiting at 19.2 AU from earth. It is unusual in that it rolls along its orbit rather than spins. Neptune: Neptune is another blue gas giant planet, 30.1 AU from the sun. It is about 3.9 times the diameter of the earth. ...
... Uranus: Uranus is a gas giant planet, orbiting at 19.2 AU from earth. It is unusual in that it rolls along its orbit rather than spins. Neptune: Neptune is another blue gas giant planet, 30.1 AU from the sun. It is about 3.9 times the diameter of the earth. ...
L`Aquila verdict poses risk for science
... “Alpha Centauri Bb is the first planet with a mass similar to Earth ever found around a star like the Sun. Its orbit is very close to its star and it must be much too hot for life as we know it,” said Stéphane Udry (Geneva Observatory), a co-author of the paper and member of the team, “but it may we ...
... “Alpha Centauri Bb is the first planet with a mass similar to Earth ever found around a star like the Sun. Its orbit is very close to its star and it must be much too hot for life as we know it,” said Stéphane Udry (Geneva Observatory), a co-author of the paper and member of the team, “but it may we ...