Solar System - U
... mantles, and metals, such as iron and nickel, which form their cores. Three of the four inner planets (Venus, Earth and Mars) have atmospheres substantial enough to generate weather; all have impact craters and tectonic surface features, such as rift valleys and volcanoes. The four outer planets, or ...
... mantles, and metals, such as iron and nickel, which form their cores. Three of the four inner planets (Venus, Earth and Mars) have atmospheres substantial enough to generate weather; all have impact craters and tectonic surface features, such as rift valleys and volcanoes. The four outer planets, or ...
The Modern Solar System
... Superior vs. Inferior Planets The configurations and phases of the superior and inferior planets differ because of geometry: o Superior = orbits are outside that of the Earth o Inferior = orbits are between the Earth and the Sun The superior planets do not exhibit a full range of phases; they a ...
... Superior vs. Inferior Planets The configurations and phases of the superior and inferior planets differ because of geometry: o Superior = orbits are outside that of the Earth o Inferior = orbits are between the Earth and the Sun The superior planets do not exhibit a full range of phases; they a ...
Chapter 7
... Rock or Gas? Color? Rings? Clouds? Moons? – Names of major moons Anything else that is odd or intersting. ...
... Rock or Gas? Color? Rings? Clouds? Moons? – Names of major moons Anything else that is odd or intersting. ...
Answers to Question #`s 6-16 only. What two forces keep the solar
... 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 each planet (color, rings, gases, surface, and atmosphere). Mercury - Smallest planet; no atmosphere Jupiter - Huge plane ...
... 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 each planet (color, rings, gases, surface, and atmosphere). Mercury - Smallest planet; no atmosphere Jupiter - Huge plane ...
Astronomy Review Worksheet-2
... __________ 21. How does the air pressure on Mars compare with that on Earth? a. The air pressure is about the same as on Earth. c. The air pressure is lower on Mars. b. The air pressure is greater on Mars. d. The air pressure is lower on Earth. __________ 22. What evidence suggests that there was on ...
... __________ 21. How does the air pressure on Mars compare with that on Earth? a. The air pressure is about the same as on Earth. c. The air pressure is lower on Mars. b. The air pressure is greater on Mars. d. The air pressure is lower on Earth. __________ 22. What evidence suggests that there was on ...
Introduction to Our Solar System
... gravitational pull of large objects can affect the the orbit of smaller objects. In 1845, astronomers noticed variations in the orbit of Uranus, and used mathematics to predict the existence of an eighth planet. This planet was found the following year using these calulations and named Neptune. Rece ...
... gravitational pull of large objects can affect the the orbit of smaller objects. In 1845, astronomers noticed variations in the orbit of Uranus, and used mathematics to predict the existence of an eighth planet. This planet was found the following year using these calulations and named Neptune. Rece ...
Ch. 20-4 Outer Planets
... 3. What are the two main differences between Pluto and the gas giants? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ___________________ ...
... 3. What are the two main differences between Pluto and the gas giants? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ___________________ ...
Lesson Power Point
... they are often called the gas giants. These planets are large and have many moons. ...
... they are often called the gas giants. These planets are large and have many moons. ...
Solar System Worksheet
... 6. Venus’s period of revolution lasts ____________ (compared to one earth year). 7. _____________ _ is the hottest planet due to a runaway greenhouse gas effect that traps heat with its thick CO2 atmosphere. 8. Earth is the only planet in the solar system known to have _____________ 9. Venus’s perio ...
... 6. Venus’s period of revolution lasts ____________ (compared to one earth year). 7. _____________ _ is the hottest planet due to a runaway greenhouse gas effect that traps heat with its thick CO2 atmosphere. 8. Earth is the only planet in the solar system known to have _____________ 9. Venus’s perio ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... Inner/Before the asteroid belt: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Inner Planets are small and rocky. They are warmer than the outer planets and they do not have rings. Earth is the only planet that can sustain life. It is able to do this because it has an atmosphere, water, and it is a good distance from ...
... Inner/Before the asteroid belt: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Inner Planets are small and rocky. They are warmer than the outer planets and they do not have rings. Earth is the only planet that can sustain life. It is able to do this because it has an atmosphere, water, and it is a good distance from ...
Our Solar System
... Most are found in the Main Belt (2.1-3.2 AU) Meteoroids: material that falls toward Earth and enters the atmosphere. Bits of rock and metal Sizes: grains of sand to boulders Meteor: meteoroid that burns up in the atmosphere creating a streak of light Meteorite: meteoroid that collides with the groun ...
... Most are found in the Main Belt (2.1-3.2 AU) Meteoroids: material that falls toward Earth and enters the atmosphere. Bits of rock and metal Sizes: grains of sand to boulders Meteor: meteoroid that burns up in the atmosphere creating a streak of light Meteorite: meteoroid that collides with the groun ...
Solar System Cornell Notes - CE Williams Middle School
... meteorite - when a meteor is so large that it doesn't completely vaporize in Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface. asteroid - large pieces of rock with same composition of planets. Large What is the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter believed to be from unformed Kuiper Disk? planet. Li ...
... meteorite - when a meteor is so large that it doesn't completely vaporize in Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface. asteroid - large pieces of rock with same composition of planets. Large What is the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter believed to be from unformed Kuiper Disk? planet. Li ...
27-4
... Section: The Outer Planets In the space provided, write the letter of the description that best matches the term or phrase. ...
... Section: The Outer Planets In the space provided, write the letter of the description that best matches the term or phrase. ...
Simon Freitag
... because it’s years are shorter than a day! That’s a lot of presents! The daytime side of Mercury is over 800 degrees, which could melt lead! No wonder it’s water is dried out, and night is under 300 degrees! Making it one of the hottest and coldest planets. Confusing, right?! ...
... because it’s years are shorter than a day! That’s a lot of presents! The daytime side of Mercury is over 800 degrees, which could melt lead! No wonder it’s water is dried out, and night is under 300 degrees! Making it one of the hottest and coldest planets. Confusing, right?! ...
4th-grade-science-lesson-plan
... student help judge where the next cone goes, placing all eight cones representing the planets and the distance they are from the sun. *For best results have this outside 2. Give each child a space jam card 3. Have students get into groups so that there is one student with each planet. (If there are ...
... student help judge where the next cone goes, placing all eight cones representing the planets and the distance they are from the sun. *For best results have this outside 2. Give each child a space jam card 3. Have students get into groups so that there is one student with each planet. (If there are ...
MERCURY VENUS MARS JUPITER
... 88 days, which is the same as four complete journeys around the Sun every year. If people moved to Mercury, they would be four times older than their Earth age! It moves so quickly that it can only be seen from Earth six times a year. ...
... 88 days, which is the same as four complete journeys around the Sun every year. If people moved to Mercury, they would be four times older than their Earth age! It moves so quickly that it can only be seen from Earth six times a year. ...
The Solar System
... Great dust storms engulf the entire planet at times creating big craters on the planets surface. The planet is also covered with volcanoes. ...
... Great dust storms engulf the entire planet at times creating big craters on the planets surface. The planet is also covered with volcanoes. ...
Planet Card Game - Space Awareness
... is the only planet with liquid water and air to breathe! And the only we know to harbour life. Its atmosphere protects us from meteorite impacts. The Earth takes one year to travel around the Sun once. It only has one moon. ...
... is the only planet with liquid water and air to breathe! And the only we know to harbour life. Its atmosphere protects us from meteorite impacts. The Earth takes one year to travel around the Sun once. It only has one moon. ...
Section 13.14: A Closer Look at the Planets • Images and
... Section 13.14: A Closer Look at the Planets • Images and information we have about the planets comes from space probes that have visited all planets in our solar system, except Pluto which is now considered a dwarf planet. • Images are computer enhanced because they are taken at wavelengths not visi ...
... Section 13.14: A Closer Look at the Planets • Images and information we have about the planets comes from space probes that have visited all planets in our solar system, except Pluto which is now considered a dwarf planet. • Images are computer enhanced because they are taken at wavelengths not visi ...
Planets in astrology
Planets in astrology have a meaning different from the modern astronomical understanding of what a planet is. Before the age of telescopes, the night sky was thought to consist of two very similar components: fixed stars, which remained motionless in relation to each other, and ""wandering stars"" (Ancient Greek: ἀστέρες πλανῆται asteres planetai), which moved relative to the fixed stars over the course of the year.To the Greeks and the other earliest astronomers, this group comprised the five planets visible to the naked eye, and excluded the Earth. Although strictly the term ""planet"" applied only to those five objects, the term was latterly broadened, particularly in the Middle Ages, to include the Sun and the Moon (sometimes referred to as ""Lights""), making a total of seven planets. Astrologers retain this definition today.To ancient astrologers, the planets represented the will of the gods and their direct influence upon human affairs. To modern astrologers the planets represent basic drives or urges in the unconscious, or energy flow regulators representing dimensions of experience. They express themselves with different qualities in the twelve signs of the zodiac and in the twelve houses. The planets are also related to each other in the form of aspects.Modern astrologers differ on the source of the planets' influence. Hone writes that the planets exert it directly through gravitation or another, unknown influence. Others hold that the planets have no direct influence in themselves, but are mirrors of basic organizing principles in the universe. In other words, the basic patterns of the universe repeat themselves everywhere, in fractal-like fashion, and ""as above so below"". Therefore, the patterns that the planets make in the sky reflect the ebb and flow of basic human impulses. The planets are also associated, especially in the Chinese tradition, with the basic forces of nature.Listed below are the specific meanings and domains associated with the astrological planets since ancient times, with the main focus on the Western astrological tradition. The planets in Hindu astrology are known as the Navagraha or ""nine realms"". In Chinese astrology, the planets are associated with the life forces of yin and yang and the five elements, which play an important role in the Chinese form of geomancy known as Feng Shui.