Solar System History - Mr. Hill`s Science Website
... a. Rocky planets are SMALLER than are the gas giants. b. Gas giants are FARTHER from the Sun. c. Rocky planets are WARMER than the gas giants. d. ALL of the above. 3. What is the ORDER of the planets from the Sun? a. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus b. Mercury, Venus, Ea ...
... a. Rocky planets are SMALLER than are the gas giants. b. Gas giants are FARTHER from the Sun. c. Rocky planets are WARMER than the gas giants. d. ALL of the above. 3. What is the ORDER of the planets from the Sun? a. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus b. Mercury, Venus, Ea ...
The Outer Solar System
... • Ganymede and Callisto are similar in size to Mercury. • Io is covered with actively erupting volcanoes. • Io and Europa are somewhat smaller, about the size of our moon. ...
... • Ganymede and Callisto are similar in size to Mercury. • Io is covered with actively erupting volcanoes. • Io and Europa are somewhat smaller, about the size of our moon. ...
Samenvatting ANW SPU set 3 Chapter 2: The Earth What are
... The basic difference between a star and a planet is that a star emits light produced by a nuclear reaction in its core, whereas a planet only shines by reflected light. Not all objects in the universe that don't produce their own light are planets however. Stars are big, hot balls of plasma. Planets ...
... The basic difference between a star and a planet is that a star emits light produced by a nuclear reaction in its core, whereas a planet only shines by reflected light. Not all objects in the universe that don't produce their own light are planets however. Stars are big, hot balls of plasma. Planets ...
STICKING THE EARLY PLANETS TOGETHER
... 4. Class discussion on this model In what way is it not an accurate representation? Time – the process took millions of years. Material – Play-Doh had not yet been invented, hydrogen gas and dust were the primary components, also the materials that collected in the hot inner solar system are differe ...
... 4. Class discussion on this model In what way is it not an accurate representation? Time – the process took millions of years. Material – Play-Doh had not yet been invented, hydrogen gas and dust were the primary components, also the materials that collected in the hot inner solar system are differe ...
What`s Up With Venus?
... What are the four inner planets? (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) How are they different; how are they similar? (they have different sizes, different atmospheres, different orbits and different distances from the sun. They are all made of rock or metal, not gas) The teacher will illicit prior knowledge ...
... What are the four inner planets? (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) How are they different; how are they similar? (they have different sizes, different atmospheres, different orbits and different distances from the sun. They are all made of rock or metal, not gas) The teacher will illicit prior knowledge ...
The Stars and the Solar System
... on a summer night. Others can only be seen on a winter night. This is because the Earth revolves around the sun. As it does, the part of the night sky that is visible from any one place changes. ...
... on a summer night. Others can only be seen on a winter night. This is because the Earth revolves around the sun. As it does, the part of the night sky that is visible from any one place changes. ...
The Stars and the Solar System
... on a summer night. Others can only be seen on a winter night. This is because the Earth revolves around the sun. As it does, the part of the night sky that is visible from any one place changes. ...
... on a summer night. Others can only be seen on a winter night. This is because the Earth revolves around the sun. As it does, the part of the night sky that is visible from any one place changes. ...
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... planetary systems similar to our solar system. Earth is a satellite planet of one particular star (our sun) ...
... planetary systems similar to our solar system. Earth is a satellite planet of one particular star (our sun) ...
Lecture 3 - Empyrean Quest Publishers
... --gives angular position of objects in the sky, has arbitrary size, and earth turns underneath it. Zenith--point directly overhead on sphere. Local Coordinates—altitude and azimuth. Celestial poles--points just above N. and S. pole. Meridian--circle passing through poles and zenith. A great circle-- ...
... --gives angular position of objects in the sky, has arbitrary size, and earth turns underneath it. Zenith--point directly overhead on sphere. Local Coordinates—altitude and azimuth. Celestial poles--points just above N. and S. pole. Meridian--circle passing through poles and zenith. A great circle-- ...
Moons Jupiter was known to have at least 16 moons at the time this
... water ice. The lines may be cracks in the ice. Europa has few craters. ...
... water ice. The lines may be cracks in the ice. Europa has few craters. ...
PHY 115–003 - Oakton Community College
... 4) At a certain time of the year, the pointer stars in the Big Dipper lie directly to the left of Polaris, when viewed from Chicago at 2 am. At the same time of year, at what time would the pointers stars of the Big Dipper appear to be directly above Polaris, as viewed from Chicago? ...
... 4) At a certain time of the year, the pointer stars in the Big Dipper lie directly to the left of Polaris, when viewed from Chicago at 2 am. At the same time of year, at what time would the pointers stars of the Big Dipper appear to be directly above Polaris, as viewed from Chicago? ...
Mason_Engines of Cha..
... • New Horizons (NASA) – Launch 2006 – Encounter with Pluto/Charon 2015 ...
... • New Horizons (NASA) – Launch 2006 – Encounter with Pluto/Charon 2015 ...
Useful Things to Study (#2)
... What is a dwarf planet? The destructive power of a collision with an asteroid or comet nucleus comes from the kinetic energy of the object hitting the Earth. Since kinetic energy is 1/2 m v2 , it goes up rapidly with the velocity of the impact. What are the three most abundant elements in the Earth’ ...
... What is a dwarf planet? The destructive power of a collision with an asteroid or comet nucleus comes from the kinetic energy of the object hitting the Earth. Since kinetic energy is 1/2 m v2 , it goes up rapidly with the velocity of the impact. What are the three most abundant elements in the Earth’ ...
Inner versus Outer Planets
... The four planets closest to the Sun—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—are the inner planets or terrestrial planets ( Figure 1.1). They are similar to Earth. All are solid, dense, and rocky. None of the inner planets has rings. Compared to the outer planets, the inner planets are small. They have short ...
... The four planets closest to the Sun—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—are the inner planets or terrestrial planets ( Figure 1.1). They are similar to Earth. All are solid, dense, and rocky. None of the inner planets has rings. Compared to the outer planets, the inner planets are small. They have short ...
Procedure - Matt Jorgensen E
... outer planets are mostly gasses and ice. This difference reflects conditions when the planets were just forming. In the inner solar system heat and radiation from the young sun removed most of the gasses and ice, leaving behind rocky materials to make planets. Further from the sun the gasses and ice ...
... outer planets are mostly gasses and ice. This difference reflects conditions when the planets were just forming. In the inner solar system heat and radiation from the young sun removed most of the gasses and ice, leaving behind rocky materials to make planets. Further from the sun the gasses and ice ...
Terrestrial planets
... More than 400 extrasolar planets have been found Understanding planetary formation in our own solar system helps understand its formation as well as formation of other systems ...
... More than 400 extrasolar planets have been found Understanding planetary formation in our own solar system helps understand its formation as well as formation of other systems ...
Inferior planets.
... between the mystical and the rigorously scientific. • He fit the five regular solids of Euclid between the orbits of the planets, which he thought was demonstration of the harmony of the universe. ...
... between the mystical and the rigorously scientific. • He fit the five regular solids of Euclid between the orbits of the planets, which he thought was demonstration of the harmony of the universe. ...
ExampleQuestions
... Some Fundamental Questions - Planet Earth and Plate Tectonics 1. Compared to other planets in the solar system how is the Earth different? Why? ...
... Some Fundamental Questions - Planet Earth and Plate Tectonics 1. Compared to other planets in the solar system how is the Earth different? Why? ...
Kepler`s Third Law
... By comparing the length of the periods of retrograde motion of different planets, they were able to discover the order of distance of the planets. One of the earliest and greatest philosophers, Aristotle, lived in Greece in about 350 B.C.E. His views of the Universe dominated thinking for 1800 years ...
... By comparing the length of the periods of retrograde motion of different planets, they were able to discover the order of distance of the planets. One of the earliest and greatest philosophers, Aristotle, lived in Greece in about 350 B.C.E. His views of the Universe dominated thinking for 1800 years ...
Final Study Guide
... 20. What can the doppler effect tell us about stars and galaxies? How does this work? 21. Compare and contrast elliptical galaxies and spiral galaxies. 22. Discuss the process of differentiation, and how we can know about the interior of the earth. 23. What is meant by the “runaway greenhouse effect ...
... 20. What can the doppler effect tell us about stars and galaxies? How does this work? 21. Compare and contrast elliptical galaxies and spiral galaxies. 22. Discuss the process of differentiation, and how we can know about the interior of the earth. 23. What is meant by the “runaway greenhouse effect ...
8-4 Standards
... than terrestrial planets. Planets may have rings. Some planets have a unique surface characteristic, for example color or an atmospheric storm. Movement of planets should be based on revolution around the Sun and rotation on the planet’s axis. Moons Moons are studies in relation to the planet they o ...
... than terrestrial planets. Planets may have rings. Some planets have a unique surface characteristic, for example color or an atmospheric storm. Movement of planets should be based on revolution around the Sun and rotation on the planet’s axis. Moons Moons are studies in relation to the planet they o ...
Week 2
... • Earth’s axis points in the same direction (to Polaris) all year round, so its orientation relative to the Sun changes as Earth orbits the Sun Sun. • Summer occurs in your hemisphere when sunlight hits it more directly; winter occurs when the sunlight is less direct. • AXIS TILT is the key to the s ...
... • Earth’s axis points in the same direction (to Polaris) all year round, so its orientation relative to the Sun changes as Earth orbits the Sun Sun. • Summer occurs in your hemisphere when sunlight hits it more directly; winter occurs when the sunlight is less direct. • AXIS TILT is the key to the s ...
The Milky Way
... 15. How does the solar nebula theory account for the drastic differences between terrestrial and Jovian planets? a. The temperature of the accretion disk was high close to the Sun and low far from the Sun. b. Terrestrial planets formed closer to the Sun, and are thus made of high-density rocky mater ...
... 15. How does the solar nebula theory account for the drastic differences between terrestrial and Jovian planets? a. The temperature of the accretion disk was high close to the Sun and low far from the Sun. b. Terrestrial planets formed closer to the Sun, and are thus made of high-density rocky mater ...
Orrery
An orrery is a mechanical model of the solar system that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model. It may also represent the relative sizes of these bodies; but since accurate scaling is often not practical due to the actual large ratio differences, a subdued approximation may be used instead. Though the Greeks had working planetaria, the first orrery that was a planetarium of the modern era was produced in 1704, and one was presented to Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery — whence came the name. They are typically driven by a clockwork mechanism with a globe representing the Sun at the centre, and with a planet at the end of each of the arms.