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 ...
Planets and Small Objects in the Solar System Worksheet
... early Solar System. Which of the following describes the difference between these? A) Asteroids are round and meteoroids are irregular shaped B) Asteroids are much larger than meteoroids C) Asteroids are located much closer to the Sun than meteoroids D) All of these ...
... early Solar System. Which of the following describes the difference between these? A) Asteroids are round and meteoroids are irregular shaped B) Asteroids are much larger than meteoroids C) Asteroids are located much closer to the Sun than meteoroids D) All of these ...
Astronomy HOMEWORK Chapter 8
... 37. What IF: Jupiter, at its present location, were a star? What would Earth be like? (Hint: Recall that to be a star, Jupiter would have to have 75 times more mass than it has today.) [To make the question a little less open-ended, let’s give it a mass of 0.1 times that of the Sun, which is 100× it ...
... 37. What IF: Jupiter, at its present location, were a star? What would Earth be like? (Hint: Recall that to be a star, Jupiter would have to have 75 times more mass than it has today.) [To make the question a little less open-ended, let’s give it a mass of 0.1 times that of the Sun, which is 100× it ...
Epicycles and retrograde motion
... The looping motion of Jupiter as seen from the Earth. If Jupiter (or indeed any of the planets further from the Sun than the Earth) is viewed over a few weeks it shows a looping motion against the background of the stars. Indeed there are times when it appears to be moving backwards in its orbit. Th ...
... The looping motion of Jupiter as seen from the Earth. If Jupiter (or indeed any of the planets further from the Sun than the Earth) is viewed over a few weeks it shows a looping motion against the background of the stars. Indeed there are times when it appears to be moving backwards in its orbit. Th ...
Mountain Skies - Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
... Sagittarius the archer was one of the mythological centaurs with the body of a horse and torso of a human. But it is difficult to envision such a creature among these stars. Instead, look for a pattern of stars in the form of a “teapot.” The spout is directed towards neighboring Scorpius to the west ...
... Sagittarius the archer was one of the mythological centaurs with the body of a horse and torso of a human. But it is difficult to envision such a creature among these stars. Instead, look for a pattern of stars in the form of a “teapot.” The spout is directed towards neighboring Scorpius to the west ...
Organize Your Space PowerPoint.
... Planet – a large body composed of either rock (terrestrial) or gas (gas giant) which orbits the sun. They shine by reflecting light from the sun. ...
... Planet – a large body composed of either rock (terrestrial) or gas (gas giant) which orbits the sun. They shine by reflecting light from the sun. ...
Day-34
... Called giant planets because of their mass— from 14.5 Earth masses (Uranus) to 318 (Jupiter)—and also, their physical size. No solid surfaces: We just see the cloud layers in the atmospheres. ...
... Called giant planets because of their mass— from 14.5 Earth masses (Uranus) to 318 (Jupiter)—and also, their physical size. No solid surfaces: We just see the cloud layers in the atmospheres. ...
Planets and Stars
... What is the solar system? What is in the center of our solar system? Name the planets in the correct order. How is a planet defined as a inner or outer ...
... What is the solar system? What is in the center of our solar system? Name the planets in the correct order. How is a planet defined as a inner or outer ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Planetary Configurations
... Interaction of Matter and Light • Absorption: Occurs when a photon of the correct energy moves an electron from a lower orbit to an upper orbit. • Emission: Occurs when an electron drops from an upper orbit to a lower one, thereby ejecting a photon of corresponding energy • Ionization: Occurs when ...
... Interaction of Matter and Light • Absorption: Occurs when a photon of the correct energy moves an electron from a lower orbit to an upper orbit. • Emission: Occurs when an electron drops from an upper orbit to a lower one, thereby ejecting a photon of corresponding energy • Ionization: Occurs when ...
New Planet Discovery
... Earth-Sun distance away from its star. (For comparison, the most distant planet in our solar system, Neptune, orbits the Sun at only about 30 times the Earth-Sun distance.) An image of the star and very massive planet (circled in red), taken by one of the world’s largest telescopes in Hawaii, is sho ...
... Earth-Sun distance away from its star. (For comparison, the most distant planet in our solar system, Neptune, orbits the Sun at only about 30 times the Earth-Sun distance.) An image of the star and very massive planet (circled in red), taken by one of the world’s largest telescopes in Hawaii, is sho ...
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... AKA “asteroids” – rocky objects in orbit around the sun Usually not visible without telescope Largest is ½ the size of the moon ...
... AKA “asteroids” – rocky objects in orbit around the sun Usually not visible without telescope Largest is ½ the size of the moon ...
Solar System Solar System
... • Other dwarf planets orbit mainly beyond Neptune in a region of space known as the Kuiper Belt. • The dwarf planets beyond Neptune are known as plutoids, in honor of Pluto. • They share this region with many smaller, icy, comet like bodies. • The first Kuiper Belt objects to be called dwarf planets ...
... • Other dwarf planets orbit mainly beyond Neptune in a region of space known as the Kuiper Belt. • The dwarf planets beyond Neptune are known as plutoids, in honor of Pluto. • They share this region with many smaller, icy, comet like bodies. • The first Kuiper Belt objects to be called dwarf planets ...
Earth Science
... There may be liquid water under the ice due to gravitational heating. Europa is one of the five known moons in the solar system to have an atmosphere. ...
... There may be liquid water under the ice due to gravitational heating. Europa is one of the five known moons in the solar system to have an atmosphere. ...
Seasonal Visibility of Stars, and Visibility of Planets in 2014
... Be sure to have all students take a turn at representing the Earth. That student will do more than just stand in place, but will rotate as well, to determine planet visibility at dusk, in middle of night, and at dawn. These two charts of the orbits of the planets, one showing Mercury through Mars, a ...
... Be sure to have all students take a turn at representing the Earth. That student will do more than just stand in place, but will rotate as well, to determine planet visibility at dusk, in middle of night, and at dawn. These two charts of the orbits of the planets, one showing Mercury through Mars, a ...
Due: January 7, 2014 Name
... check the Pause checkbox. Move the slider (if necessary) to choose an Earth planet. Click once when the cursor position (see lower right) is at Y = 0, X = 1.0 AU. Now move the planet slider to Jupiter. Click once at Y = 0, X = 5.0 AU. Now add 5 more Jupiters by clicking at different places along the ...
... check the Pause checkbox. Move the slider (if necessary) to choose an Earth planet. Click once when the cursor position (see lower right) is at Y = 0, X = 1.0 AU. Now move the planet slider to Jupiter. Click once at Y = 0, X = 5.0 AU. Now add 5 more Jupiters by clicking at different places along the ...
Geocentric model fails to account for phases of the inner planets
... • How does the speed of a planet vary as it orbits the sun? • How does the period of a planet's orbit depend on its distance from the Sun? ...
... • How does the speed of a planet vary as it orbits the sun? • How does the period of a planet's orbit depend on its distance from the Sun? ...
Astronomy Powerpoint
... Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, but it spins very quickly on its axis. First of the Jovian or Gas Giants. Gas Giants have solid cores. Saturn is the second biggest planet, but it’s also the lightest planet. If there was a bathtub big enough to hold Saturn, it would float in the w ...
... Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, but it spins very quickly on its axis. First of the Jovian or Gas Giants. Gas Giants have solid cores. Saturn is the second biggest planet, but it’s also the lightest planet. If there was a bathtub big enough to hold Saturn, it would float in the w ...
6.E.1.2 Credit Recovery
... number of years shows that Gliese 581 wobbled. This wobble indicates that a planet is orbiting the star. The orbit appears to last about 13 Earth days. The planet is in a region the scientists call The Goldilocks Zone. This zone is at a distance from Gliese 581 where temperatures on the planet range ...
... number of years shows that Gliese 581 wobbled. This wobble indicates that a planet is orbiting the star. The orbit appears to last about 13 Earth days. The planet is in a region the scientists call The Goldilocks Zone. This zone is at a distance from Gliese 581 where temperatures on the planet range ...
Earth in Space
... • Earth and all other planets orbit the sun in elliptical paths. This kind of motion is known as revolution. ...
... • Earth and all other planets orbit the sun in elliptical paths. This kind of motion is known as revolution. ...
8th Grade Science The Solar System Chapter 12 Study Guide The
... density, also known as the terrestrial planets 4. Outer planets are further from the sun, larger in size, thicker atmospheres, have stronger gravitational pull, more than 10 moons, all have rings, made mostly of gas, less dense, also known as gas giants 5. What separates the inner and outer planets? ...
... density, also known as the terrestrial planets 4. Outer planets are further from the sun, larger in size, thicker atmospheres, have stronger gravitational pull, more than 10 moons, all have rings, made mostly of gas, less dense, also known as gas giants 5. What separates the inner and outer planets? ...
ASTRONOMY EXAM IS _____Weds, 2/5
... SQUEEZE YOUR ANSWERS into the little space given!! Staple your paper to the back of the study guide. 9. Where is Pluto located and why is he no longer a planet? 10. Why does Mercury have only a thin atmosphere? 11. How do astronomers explain that Venus rotates in the opposite direction from most pla ...
... SQUEEZE YOUR ANSWERS into the little space given!! Staple your paper to the back of the study guide. 9. Where is Pluto located and why is he no longer a planet? 10. Why does Mercury have only a thin atmosphere? 11. How do astronomers explain that Venus rotates in the opposite direction from most pla ...
Life Cycles of Stars
... megatons/second • Let’s relate that to human scales. What would that be at one kilometer distance? • 77 x 1015 tons/(150 x 106km)2 = 3 tons • Picture a truckload of explosives a km away giving off a one-second burst of heat and light to rival the Sun ...
... megatons/second • Let’s relate that to human scales. What would that be at one kilometer distance? • 77 x 1015 tons/(150 x 106km)2 = 3 tons • Picture a truckload of explosives a km away giving off a one-second burst of heat and light to rival the Sun ...
Our Solar System
... Earth • 23 hours and 56 min=1 Earth day (rotation) • 365 days =1 Earth year (revolution) • Earth is warm enough to keep most of its water from freezing and cold enough to keep it’s water from boiling • Temperature is between –13 degrees Celsius and 37 degrees Celsius ...
... Earth • 23 hours and 56 min=1 Earth day (rotation) • 365 days =1 Earth year (revolution) • Earth is warm enough to keep most of its water from freezing and cold enough to keep it’s water from boiling • Temperature is between –13 degrees Celsius and 37 degrees Celsius ...
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.