Week 5 Notes Inner Planets
... a. Mars is called the __RED__ planet due to the breakdown of __IRON__ rich rocs A. Mars’s Atmosphere a. The atmosphere is made up of __95%__ carbon dioxide b. Temperature ranges on mars is __-140C__ to __20C__ B. Water On Mars a. Scientists think that a __LARGE__ amount of liquid water flowed on M ...
... a. Mars is called the __RED__ planet due to the breakdown of __IRON__ rich rocs A. Mars’s Atmosphere a. The atmosphere is made up of __95%__ carbon dioxide b. Temperature ranges on mars is __-140C__ to __20C__ B. Water On Mars a. Scientists think that a __LARGE__ amount of liquid water flowed on M ...
Chapter10
... 1. Nights are 88 Earth days long and there is no atmosphere to insulate the surface. 2. The scarps probably formed when Mercury shrank in size after its surface hardened. 3. Because Mercury has a high density despite little internal compression ...
... 1. Nights are 88 Earth days long and there is no atmosphere to insulate the surface. 2. The scarps probably formed when Mercury shrank in size after its surface hardened. 3. Because Mercury has a high density despite little internal compression ...
C13 Lesson 4 Enrich
... below shows how much energy is reflected back into space with different thicknesses of cloud cover and different types of surface on Earth. ...
... below shows how much energy is reflected back into space with different thicknesses of cloud cover and different types of surface on Earth. ...
The Inner Planets - Germantown School District
... Atmosphere- so thick that it is always cloudy; at the surface you would be quickly crushed by the weight of its atmosphere; pressure is 90 times greater than the pressure of Earth’s atmosphere; you couldn’t breathe on Venus because its atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide Rotation- takes about 7.5 E ...
... Atmosphere- so thick that it is always cloudy; at the surface you would be quickly crushed by the weight of its atmosphere; pressure is 90 times greater than the pressure of Earth’s atmosphere; you couldn’t breathe on Venus because its atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide Rotation- takes about 7.5 E ...
All About Planets
... A wide belt of small objects that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter. Sometimes they are called minor planets. They might be remains of a planet pulled apart or leftovers from the formation of the solar system. ...
... A wide belt of small objects that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter. Sometimes they are called minor planets. They might be remains of a planet pulled apart or leftovers from the formation of the solar system. ...
Molecular Evolution
... FIGURE 1.1 Earth ’ s Atmosphere. The atmosphere of the Earth is an amazingly thin layer of gases. At its thickest, the atmosphere is approximately 100 km deep, which is less than 1/100th of the Earth ’ s diameter (12,700 km). Viewed in this perspective, the atmosphere appears as a thin, vulnerable ...
... FIGURE 1.1 Earth ’ s Atmosphere. The atmosphere of the Earth is an amazingly thin layer of gases. At its thickest, the atmosphere is approximately 100 km deep, which is less than 1/100th of the Earth ’ s diameter (12,700 km). Viewed in this perspective, the atmosphere appears as a thin, vulnerable ...
Venus has been called Earth`s sister planet because the two are
... is estimated to be about 800 million years old; the oldest crust on Earth is about 4.3 billion years old. In 1985, two balloons carrying weather instruments were placed in the atmosphere of Venus. Their data showed that the dense atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide with about 3 percent nitrogen. Ven ...
... is estimated to be about 800 million years old; the oldest crust on Earth is about 4.3 billion years old. In 1985, two balloons carrying weather instruments were placed in the atmosphere of Venus. Their data showed that the dense atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide with about 3 percent nitrogen. Ven ...
Looking at our Neighbors with the VLA
... Planetary Radio Astronomy Observation of radio wavelength radiation which has interacted with a solar system body in any way, and use of the data to deduce information about the body: spin/orbit state surface and subsurface properties atmospheric properties magnetospheric properties ring ...
... Planetary Radio Astronomy Observation of radio wavelength radiation which has interacted with a solar system body in any way, and use of the data to deduce information about the body: spin/orbit state surface and subsurface properties atmospheric properties magnetospheric properties ring ...
The Atmosphere and Weather Factors Study Guide
... density – How heavy (mass) something is for its size (volume). formula for finding density - mass/volume (Air has mass.) altitude (elevation ) – basis for classifying the layers of the atmosphere Earth’s atmosphere is made up of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), carbon dioxide, water vapor, and ...
... density – How heavy (mass) something is for its size (volume). formula for finding density - mass/volume (Air has mass.) altitude (elevation ) – basis for classifying the layers of the atmosphere Earth’s atmosphere is made up of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), carbon dioxide, water vapor, and ...
Terrestrial Bodies of the Solar System
... The orbital radius of Earth is 1.0 AU The orbital radius of Venus is 0.72 AU The intensity of light from the Sun (or any source) decreases as the inverse square of the distance. ...
... The orbital radius of Earth is 1.0 AU The orbital radius of Venus is 0.72 AU The intensity of light from the Sun (or any source) decreases as the inverse square of the distance. ...
CHAPTER 6 LESSON 4 GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
... 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other gases. Layers are called the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere. ...
... 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other gases. Layers are called the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere. ...
GEOL1033-SQS24R
... __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 8. If carbon dioxide in our atmosphere continues to increase, what will hap ...
... __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 8. If carbon dioxide in our atmosphere continues to increase, what will hap ...
Venus - Room221
... In 1989 there was a space craft called Magellan orbiting Venus in order to map it’s surface. Venus is highly volcanic, lava forms solid waterfalls over much of it’s surface. The time it takes Venus to orbit the sun is 7.5 months to orbit the sun with no moons at all with no moons to follow it . ...
... In 1989 there was a space craft called Magellan orbiting Venus in order to map it’s surface. Venus is highly volcanic, lava forms solid waterfalls over much of it’s surface. The time it takes Venus to orbit the sun is 7.5 months to orbit the sun with no moons at all with no moons to follow it . ...
The Inner Planets
... to the five outer planets. The four inner planets are small and dense and have rocky surfaces. These planets are often called the terrestrial planets, from the Latin word terra, or “earth.” Earth is unique in our solar system in having liquid water at its surface. Earth has a suitable atmosphere and ...
... to the five outer planets. The four inner planets are small and dense and have rocky surfaces. These planets are often called the terrestrial planets, from the Latin word terra, or “earth.” Earth is unique in our solar system in having liquid water at its surface. Earth has a suitable atmosphere and ...
the inner planets - Horace Mann Webmail
... around the sun. • It takes Venus 8 Earth-months to rotate on its axis. On Venus a day is longer than a year. • Venus also rotates in a direction that is opposite of all the other planets. That is called retrograde ...
... around the sun. • It takes Venus 8 Earth-months to rotate on its axis. On Venus a day is longer than a year. • Venus also rotates in a direction that is opposite of all the other planets. That is called retrograde ...
Inner Planets Power Point
... Mercury -has a surface much like our moon: cratered, but with HUGE volcanoes ...
... Mercury -has a surface much like our moon: cratered, but with HUGE volcanoes ...
The Inner Solar System
... Tectonically - active • Radioactive decay and settling heats core • Mantle convects heat to surface • Crust floats on mantle • Crust is created and destroyed ...
... Tectonically - active • Radioactive decay and settling heats core • Mantle convects heat to surface • Crust floats on mantle • Crust is created and destroyed ...
The Terrestrial Planets
... Based on the low density of impact craters, these forces must have been very active during the recent geologic past On Venus, the greenhouse effect has heated the planet’s atmosphere to 475ºC; the main reason for the runaway greenhouse effect is that Venus’s atmosphere consists of 97% carbon dio ...
... Based on the low density of impact craters, these forces must have been very active during the recent geologic past On Venus, the greenhouse effect has heated the planet’s atmosphere to 475ºC; the main reason for the runaway greenhouse effect is that Venus’s atmosphere consists of 97% carbon dio ...
Period of Revolution
... oceans under its icy surface. B. Its atmosphere is similar to that of Earth with high amounts of nitrogen C. It is covered in active volcanoes, which could be from plate tectonics, which could mean future H2O Ans. C ...
... oceans under its icy surface. B. Its atmosphere is similar to that of Earth with high amounts of nitrogen C. It is covered in active volcanoes, which could be from plate tectonics, which could mean future H2O Ans. C ...
The Inner Planets
... because it has very little gravity. Gases escape out into space as they heat up. Mercury has extreme temperature difference (-170 °C to 430 °C) . ...
... because it has very little gravity. Gases escape out into space as they heat up. Mercury has extreme temperature difference (-170 °C to 430 °C) . ...
Atmosphere of Venus
The atmosphere of Venus is the layer of gases surrounding Venus. It is composed primarily of carbon dioxide and is much denser and hotter than that of Earth. The temperature at the surface is 740 K (467 °C, 872 °F), whereas the pressure is 93 bar. The Venusian atmosphere supports opaque clouds made of sulfuric acid, making optical Earth-based and orbital observation of the surface impossible. Information about the topography has been obtained exclusively by radar imaging. Aside from carbon dioxide, the other main component is nitrogen. Other chemical compounds are present only in trace amounts.Mikhail Lomonosov was the first person to hypothesize the existence of an atmosphere on Venus based on his observation of the transit of Venus of 1761 in a small observatory near his house in Saint Petersburg.The atmosphere is in a state of vigorous circulation and super-rotation. The whole atmosphere circles the planet in just four Earth days, much faster than the planet's sidereal day of 243 days. The winds supporting super-rotation blow as fast as 100 m/s (~360 km/h or 220 mph). Winds move at up to 60 times the speed of the planet's rotation, while Earth's fastest winds are only 10% to 20% rotation speed. On the other hand, the wind speed becomes increasingly slower as the elevation from the surface decreases, with the breeze barely reaching the speed of 10 km/h on the surface. Near the poles are anticyclonic structures called polar vortices. Each vortex is double-eyed and shows a characteristic S-shaped pattern of clouds.Unlike Earth, Venus lacks a magnetic field. Its ionosphere separates the atmosphere from outer space and the solar wind. This ionised layer excludes the solar magnetic field, giving Venus a distinct magnetic environment. This is considered Venus's induced magnetosphere. Lighter gases, including water vapour, are continuously blown away by the solar wind through the induced magnetotail. It is speculated that the atmosphere of Venus up to around 4 billion years ago was more like that of the Earth with liquid water on the surface. A runaway greenhouse effect may have been caused by the evaporation of the surface water and subsequent rise of the levels of other greenhouse gases.Despite the harsh conditions on the surface, the atmospheric pressure and temperature at about 50 km to 65 km above the surface of the planet is nearly the same as that of the Earth, making its upper atmosphere the most Earth-like area in the Solar System, even more so than the surface of Mars. Due to the similarity in pressure and temperature and the fact that breathable air (21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen) is a lifting gas on Venus in the same way that helium is a lifting gas on Earth, the upper atmosphere has been proposed as a location for both exploration and colonization.On January 29, 2013, ESA scientists reported that the ionosphere of the planet Venus streams outwards in a manner similar to ""the ion tail seen streaming from a comet under similar conditions.""