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... Can be seen from their long tails Comets in the plane of the planets come from Kuiper Belt Comets out of the plane come from Oort ...
... Can be seen from their long tails Comets in the plane of the planets come from Kuiper Belt Comets out of the plane come from Oort ...
A. Comet: dust and rock particles combined with frozen water
... Only the inner planets have volcanoes Venus and Earth are the only ones that have active volcanoes. Mercury and Mars have extinct volcanoes. Olympus Mons is found on Mars The outer planets are gas giants and do not have land masses on which to have a ...
... Only the inner planets have volcanoes Venus and Earth are the only ones that have active volcanoes. Mercury and Mars have extinct volcanoes. Olympus Mons is found on Mars The outer planets are gas giants and do not have land masses on which to have a ...
Chapter 1 – Nebular hypothesis, rotation vs
... compared to the Earth. What’s an AU? Know location of asteroid belt, Kuiper Belt/Trans Neptunian Objects, Oort Cloud (50-100K AU) Article on impact of Moon’s size on Earth system – main points Articles on new planet around Gliese; on Eris; on watching the night sky Nebular Hypothesis with pictures a ...
... compared to the Earth. What’s an AU? Know location of asteroid belt, Kuiper Belt/Trans Neptunian Objects, Oort Cloud (50-100K AU) Article on impact of Moon’s size on Earth system – main points Articles on new planet around Gliese; on Eris; on watching the night sky Nebular Hypothesis with pictures a ...
Earth Science - Chapter 1 Notes
... D. Oceanography - Study of oceanic phenomena. Measure ocean depth and terrain, track currents, and study life forms. (Oceanographers) II. Origin of Earth A. Hypothesis - an informed guess that explains how or why an event occurs. B. Protoplanet Hypothesis - explains origin of solar system and earth. ...
... D. Oceanography - Study of oceanic phenomena. Measure ocean depth and terrain, track currents, and study life forms. (Oceanographers) II. Origin of Earth A. Hypothesis - an informed guess that explains how or why an event occurs. B. Protoplanet Hypothesis - explains origin of solar system and earth. ...
What should I study for the Chapter 27 – Solar System Test
... Asteroids, Meteors, Meteorites, or Meteoroids 44. More commonly known as “shooting stars” METEORS are small pieces of rock that burn up after entering the earth’s atmosphere. 45. Most ASTEROIDS orbit the sun and lie between Mars and Jupiter. 46. Pieces of rock that actually hit Earth’s surface are ...
... Asteroids, Meteors, Meteorites, or Meteoroids 44. More commonly known as “shooting stars” METEORS are small pieces of rock that burn up after entering the earth’s atmosphere. 45. Most ASTEROIDS orbit the sun and lie between Mars and Jupiter. 46. Pieces of rock that actually hit Earth’s surface are ...
SOLAR SYSTEM
... • A year on Earth is exactly 365.26 days. This is the reason for a leap year every four years. Seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth on its own axis. When the N hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is summer for us; when the S hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is their summer. During an ...
... • A year on Earth is exactly 365.26 days. This is the reason for a leap year every four years. Seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth on its own axis. When the N hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is summer for us; when the S hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is their summer. During an ...
Review sheet for Solar System Test
... 5. What is the tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place? INERTIA 6. Each planet and its moons form a SYSTEM 7. Scientists believe there is enough fuel in the sun to last for about another 5 BILLION YEARS 8. What layer are you looking ...
... 5. What is the tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place? INERTIA 6. Each planet and its moons form a SYSTEM 7. Scientists believe there is enough fuel in the sun to last for about another 5 BILLION YEARS 8. What layer are you looking ...
Earth in Space
... hemisphere is tilted toward nor away from the Sun Vernal Equinox = (spring) March Autumnal Equinox = (fall) September ...
... hemisphere is tilted toward nor away from the Sun Vernal Equinox = (spring) March Autumnal Equinox = (fall) September ...
Astronomy Guided Reading
... correctly describes Jupiter’s mass. a. 800 times as massive as the sun b. the same mass as the sun c. 2 1/2 times greater than the mass of all of the other planets and moons combined d. the same mass as all of the other planets and moons combined _________are pieces of rocky and metallic materials h ...
... correctly describes Jupiter’s mass. a. 800 times as massive as the sun b. the same mass as the sun c. 2 1/2 times greater than the mass of all of the other planets and moons combined d. the same mass as all of the other planets and moons combined _________are pieces of rocky and metallic materials h ...
Geology of the Hawaiian Islands
... space and brought back bits of a comet First U.S. mission designed to return samples from another Solar System body since the Apollo missions to the Moon in the 1960s and early 1970s ...
... space and brought back bits of a comet First U.S. mission designed to return samples from another Solar System body since the Apollo missions to the Moon in the 1960s and early 1970s ...
The Solar System
... Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. ...
... Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. ...
Astronomy Jeopardy / Microsoft PowerPoint
... Temperature, thin atmosphere=liquid H2O would turn into gas, Co2 atmosphere, ...
... Temperature, thin atmosphere=liquid H2O would turn into gas, Co2 atmosphere, ...
Interactive Minds Solar System Review
... 9. Please access the link to the MOON (bottom left of Earth page) to help you answer this question. What do we call it when the moon seems to change shape in the sky? ________________________ ...
... 9. Please access the link to the MOON (bottom left of Earth page) to help you answer this question. What do we call it when the moon seems to change shape in the sky? ________________________ ...
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... Heaviest impacts lasted 100 million years Tapered off 3.5 billion years ago Evidence? Impacts still occur today ...
... Heaviest impacts lasted 100 million years Tapered off 3.5 billion years ago Evidence? Impacts still occur today ...
miracleplanetnotes - hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca
... MER- red, hostile, desolate 3) SPACE TRAVEL PIECES TOGETHER… details of earth’s origin 4) IMPORTANCE OF MOON’S CRATORSthese tell the history of earth and the solar system 5) OTHER CRATOR LOCATIONSeverywhere 6) MOON’S CRATORS ARE REMNANTS OF… impacts of meteorites and asteroid collisions 7) SOLAR SYS ...
... MER- red, hostile, desolate 3) SPACE TRAVEL PIECES TOGETHER… details of earth’s origin 4) IMPORTANCE OF MOON’S CRATORSthese tell the history of earth and the solar system 5) OTHER CRATOR LOCATIONSeverywhere 6) MOON’S CRATORS ARE REMNANTS OF… impacts of meteorites and asteroid collisions 7) SOLAR SYS ...
Planetarium Field Guide 2015-2016 Fifth Grade
... a. Earth’s magnetic field shields us from energetic particles in the solar wind. b. The atmosphere also protects us. Most of the rock and dust from space that collides with Earth’s atmosphere burns up before it hits the ground. The Lunar Environment a. With no magnetic field or atmosphere the Moon i ...
... a. Earth’s magnetic field shields us from energetic particles in the solar wind. b. The atmosphere also protects us. Most of the rock and dust from space that collides with Earth’s atmosphere burns up before it hits the ground. The Lunar Environment a. With no magnetic field or atmosphere the Moon i ...
planet - FieldStudy.com
... KUIPPER BELT OBJECTS: Icy objects beyond Neptune out to Oort Comet Cloud. Pluto, and newly discovered minor planets out beyond Pluto, fall in this category. COMETS: Come from the Oort comet cloud and fall in toward the sun in highly elliptical orbits, Head composed of Nucleus and Coma, Dust Tail (cu ...
... KUIPPER BELT OBJECTS: Icy objects beyond Neptune out to Oort Comet Cloud. Pluto, and newly discovered minor planets out beyond Pluto, fall in this category. COMETS: Come from the Oort comet cloud and fall in toward the sun in highly elliptical orbits, Head composed of Nucleus and Coma, Dust Tail (cu ...
Solar System Planet Summary
... MOON – Earth’s moon, ¼ the diameter of Earth, highlands, maria, no water or atmosphere, Apollo Landers. MARS: Terrestrial, thin CO2 atmosphere (less than 1/100 atm), cold, polar caps, “started” plate tectonic activity, may have had life in past, about half the size of Earth, Viking Landers, and most ...
... MOON – Earth’s moon, ¼ the diameter of Earth, highlands, maria, no water or atmosphere, Apollo Landers. MARS: Terrestrial, thin CO2 atmosphere (less than 1/100 atm), cold, polar caps, “started” plate tectonic activity, may have had life in past, about half the size of Earth, Viking Landers, and most ...
Formation of Solid Earth
... Formation of Planets • PLANETESIMALS- Small bodies from which planets originated in early formation • PROTOPLANETS- Formed from collisions between planetesimals and through the force of gravity. • Planetesimals and protoplanets formed by ...
... Formation of Planets • PLANETESIMALS- Small bodies from which planets originated in early formation • PROTOPLANETS- Formed from collisions between planetesimals and through the force of gravity. • Planetesimals and protoplanets formed by ...
STUDY GUIDE Unit 3 – Lesson 4 The terrestrial planets are the
... snow and rock. The ion tail and dust tail are made of ice and dust. Comets become visible as they near the sun and burn off their outer layers. Comets can come from the Kuiper Belt, or the Oort Cloud. A meteoroid is a rocky body that travels through space. If that rocky body burns up in Earth’s atmo ...
... snow and rock. The ion tail and dust tail are made of ice and dust. Comets become visible as they near the sun and burn off their outer layers. Comets can come from the Kuiper Belt, or the Oort Cloud. A meteoroid is a rocky body that travels through space. If that rocky body burns up in Earth’s atmo ...
Chapter 14 The Solar System
... 1. A huge, reddish loop of gas that protrudes from the sun's surface, linking parts of sunspot regions. 2. ____ giants: The name often given to the first four outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. 3. ____ cloud: A spherical region of comets that surrounds the solar system. 4. ____ pla ...
... 1. A huge, reddish loop of gas that protrudes from the sun's surface, linking parts of sunspot regions. 2. ____ giants: The name often given to the first four outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. 3. ____ cloud: A spherical region of comets that surrounds the solar system. 4. ____ pla ...
Chapter 14 The Solar System
... 1. A huge, reddish loop of gas that protrudes from the sun's surface, linking parts of sunspot regions. 2. ____ giants: The name often given to the first four outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. 3. ____ cloud: A spherical region of comets that surrounds the solar system. 4. ____ pla ...
... 1. A huge, reddish loop of gas that protrudes from the sun's surface, linking parts of sunspot regions. 2. ____ giants: The name often given to the first four outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. 3. ____ cloud: A spherical region of comets that surrounds the solar system. 4. ____ pla ...
Answers to Question #`s 6-16 only. What two forces keep the solar
... 9. What are three differences between the inner and outer planets? Inner – smaller, solid core, closest to the sun, rocky Outer – colder, farther from the sun, larger, gaseous 10. Which planet is called Earth’s sister? Give two reasons why? Venus – similar size, rocky 11. List one unique property of ...
... 9. What are three differences between the inner and outer planets? Inner – smaller, solid core, closest to the sun, rocky Outer – colder, farther from the sun, larger, gaseous 10. Which planet is called Earth’s sister? Give two reasons why? Venus – similar size, rocky 11. List one unique property of ...