THE THOUSAND-YARD MODEL or, The Earth as a Peppercorn
... The other planets circulate in the same plane as the Earth, at least nearly enough that we can represent this by the plane of the ground. But Pluto's orbit is inclined to this general plane by the fairly large angle of 17 degrees. This means that part of the huge orbit lies far above (north of) ours ...
... The other planets circulate in the same plane as the Earth, at least nearly enough that we can represent this by the plane of the ground. But Pluto's orbit is inclined to this general plane by the fairly large angle of 17 degrees. This means that part of the huge orbit lies far above (north of) ours ...
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... Explaining the Characteristics of the Solar System 1. The orbits of the planets lie in the same plane because the rotating solar nebula collapsed into a disk, and the planets formed in that disk. Objects are co-eval (4.) 2. The division into small inner and giant outer planets rests upon the amoun ...
... Explaining the Characteristics of the Solar System 1. The orbits of the planets lie in the same plane because the rotating solar nebula collapsed into a disk, and the planets formed in that disk. Objects are co-eval (4.) 2. The division into small inner and giant outer planets rests upon the amoun ...
Solar System Characteristics Cards Name: Sun Name: Mercury
... specks of dust and rapidly burn up in the atmosphere. Some are larger and produce spectacular fireballs that are very bright. Meteors are common; you can usually observe a few per hour on any clear night, but fireballs are rare. Name: Comet ...
... specks of dust and rapidly burn up in the atmosphere. Some are larger and produce spectacular fireballs that are very bright. Meteors are common; you can usually observe a few per hour on any clear night, but fireballs are rare. Name: Comet ...
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... size to our own planet (about 60% larger than Earth), orbiting around a star similar to our Sun (Kepler 452 is a G2V-type star) at about the same distance between Earth and Sun, within the habitable zone of this star. From these, other similarities extend: this exoplanet takes 385 Earth days to orbi ...
... size to our own planet (about 60% larger than Earth), orbiting around a star similar to our Sun (Kepler 452 is a G2V-type star) at about the same distance between Earth and Sun, within the habitable zone of this star. From these, other similarities extend: this exoplanet takes 385 Earth days to orbi ...
The Sun - Judson ISD
... ◦ an eruption of a flamelike tongue of relatively cool, high-density gas from the solar chromosphere into the corona where it can be seen during a solar eclipse or by observing strong spectral lines in its ...
... ◦ an eruption of a flamelike tongue of relatively cool, high-density gas from the solar chromosphere into the corona where it can be seen during a solar eclipse or by observing strong spectral lines in its ...
Notes
... once around the Sun is its period of revolution. • The time it takes an object to complete one rotation is its period of rotation. ...
... once around the Sun is its period of revolution. • The time it takes an object to complete one rotation is its period of rotation. ...
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... Jupiter’s moon Io, volcanologically the most active object in the Solar System. The unusual color is due to sulfur, ejected by volcanoes (the dark objects are volcanic calderas). ...
... Jupiter’s moon Io, volcanologically the most active object in the Solar System. The unusual color is due to sulfur, ejected by volcanoes (the dark objects are volcanic calderas). ...
Sample exam 2
... 12. The rotational rate of Venus is really hard to determine, because Venus’s surface features cannot be seen under its thick opaque atmosphere. But it was known long before any spacecraft came anywhere near it! In fact, radar (radio waves) beamed from Earth at Venus and the Doppler shift were used ...
... 12. The rotational rate of Venus is really hard to determine, because Venus’s surface features cannot be seen under its thick opaque atmosphere. But it was known long before any spacecraft came anywhere near it! In fact, radar (radio waves) beamed from Earth at Venus and the Doppler shift were used ...
Integrated Science
... planes in a series of collision B) Planetesimals grew into protoplanets C) Planetesimals became large enough to exert gravity on nearby objects D) Ball of gas and dust collided and grew ...
... planes in a series of collision B) Planetesimals grew into protoplanets C) Planetesimals became large enough to exert gravity on nearby objects D) Ball of gas and dust collided and grew ...
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... To understand how the earth possibly began To know that the Earth is part of the Solar System To know that the Solar System includes The Earth, The Sun and nine planets To know that The Sun is the most important part of the Solar system because it keeps the planets in their orbits To know ...
... To understand how the earth possibly began To know that the Earth is part of the Solar System To know that the Solar System includes The Earth, The Sun and nine planets To know that The Sun is the most important part of the Solar system because it keeps the planets in their orbits To know ...
models of the solar system
... means that the closer the planet is to the sun the (greater or smaller) the distance it must travel in the same amount of time. The speed of the planet is (slower or faster) at this point. 2. What happens to the shape of the 2 pie slices as the figure becomes more rounded? ...
... means that the closer the planet is to the sun the (greater or smaller) the distance it must travel in the same amount of time. The speed of the planet is (slower or faster) at this point. 2. What happens to the shape of the 2 pie slices as the figure becomes more rounded? ...
Review 2 (October 19-10)
... Asteroids, comets and meteorites are the smallest members of the solar system All these objects tell us much about how the rest of the solar sytem formed ...
... Asteroids, comets and meteorites are the smallest members of the solar system All these objects tell us much about how the rest of the solar sytem formed ...
Origins of the Universe
... • A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky • Stars of a constellation are often far apart from each other, but they appear grouped together when viewed from Earth • One of the 88 sectors into which astronomers divide the sphere of the skynamed after a traditional constellation in that sector ...
... • A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky • Stars of a constellation are often far apart from each other, but they appear grouped together when viewed from Earth • One of the 88 sectors into which astronomers divide the sphere of the skynamed after a traditional constellation in that sector ...
solar-sy - WordPress.com
... The larger something is, the larger the gravity pull which is why the earth goes around the sun, and the moon goes around the earth 1 rotation of the earth is around 24 hours. When it is night on one side of the earth, it is day on the other side of the earth The earth rotates counter clockwise We ( ...
... The larger something is, the larger the gravity pull which is why the earth goes around the sun, and the moon goes around the earth 1 rotation of the earth is around 24 hours. When it is night on one side of the earth, it is day on the other side of the earth The earth rotates counter clockwise We ( ...
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... “gas giant” about 4 Earth-diameters across. At least 13 moons orbit Neptune. Galileo accidentally observed Neptune in 1612 and 1613 but did not realize it differed from the stars—its true discovery would wait until 1846. ...
... “gas giant” about 4 Earth-diameters across. At least 13 moons orbit Neptune. Galileo accidentally observed Neptune in 1612 and 1613 but did not realize it differed from the stars—its true discovery would wait until 1846. ...
Planetary Pretzels - Johns Hopkins University
... 2.135 years (on average), including the one this November. And the closest of these comes every 15 or 17 years, when the opposition takes place in July, August, or September. This is because Mars’s orbit is not concentric with the Sun. It’s slightly off center, and the closest possible approach to E ...
... 2.135 years (on average), including the one this November. And the closest of these comes every 15 or 17 years, when the opposition takes place in July, August, or September. This is because Mars’s orbit is not concentric with the Sun. It’s slightly off center, and the closest possible approach to E ...
Review2
... c. Why gravity dominates the motion of celestial objects although it is the weakest. 2. Astronomical Instruments – collecting electromagnetic radiation a. Basic telescope design – refracting vs. reflecting telescopes, and the reasons why the refracting telescopes are no longer the design of choice. ...
... c. Why gravity dominates the motion of celestial objects although it is the weakest. 2. Astronomical Instruments – collecting electromagnetic radiation a. Basic telescope design – refracting vs. reflecting telescopes, and the reasons why the refracting telescopes are no longer the design of choice. ...
Our Sun - TheLearningCurve
... Once it is changed, the energy can heat water, buildings, and make electricity. ...
... Once it is changed, the energy can heat water, buildings, and make electricity. ...
Other Objects in Our Solar System
... • Halley’s Comet takes 76 years to orbit the sun. It was last seen near Earth in ...
... • Halley’s Comet takes 76 years to orbit the sun. It was last seen near Earth in ...
Mars` Moons
... Asteroids, comets and meteorites are the smallest members of the solar system All these objects tell us much about how the rest of the solar sytem formed ...
... Asteroids, comets and meteorites are the smallest members of the solar system All these objects tell us much about how the rest of the solar sytem formed ...
Early Bird Astronomy
... Students will identify characteristics of the planets, sun, and moon. • Discuss the special features of the planets in the solar system. ...
... Students will identify characteristics of the planets, sun, and moon. • Discuss the special features of the planets in the solar system. ...
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.