Study Guide due__Tuesday, 2/3
... Asteroid Comet Meteoroid Answer the following questions. 6. Draw a comet and label these parts of a comet: nucleus, coma, tail. ...
... Asteroid Comet Meteoroid Answer the following questions. 6. Draw a comet and label these parts of a comet: nucleus, coma, tail. ...
EARTH LIKE PLANETS SHOULD BE QUITE COMMON IN THE
... The prevailing theoretical models attempting to explain its origins have assumed it to be average in every way. Now a new study by Northwestern University astronomers, using recent data from the 300 planets discovered orbiting other stars, turns that view on its head. "These other planetary systems ...
... The prevailing theoretical models attempting to explain its origins have assumed it to be average in every way. Now a new study by Northwestern University astronomers, using recent data from the 300 planets discovered orbiting other stars, turns that view on its head. "These other planetary systems ...
The solar system
... • Similar to a flat sheet of paper • The orbital planes of the planets are inclined • Planes of seven planets lie within 3 degrees of the Sun's equator • Mercury's is inclined 7 degrees • Pluto's is inclined 17 degrees ...
... • Similar to a flat sheet of paper • The orbital planes of the planets are inclined • Planes of seven planets lie within 3 degrees of the Sun's equator • Mercury's is inclined 7 degrees • Pluto's is inclined 17 degrees ...
Planets Order, Characteristics, and Orbits
... how objects in A the solar system are in . regular and predictable motions that explain such phenomena as days, years, seasons, eclipses, tides and moon cycles. ...
... how objects in A the solar system are in . regular and predictable motions that explain such phenomena as days, years, seasons, eclipses, tides and moon cycles. ...
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. ...
Gas Planets
... particles in orbit that range in size from a few millimeters to several hundred meters. ...
... particles in orbit that range in size from a few millimeters to several hundred meters. ...
Slides
... take place at the core of the sun. The entire supply of hydrogen will have been turned to helium. Once this happens, the sun will go from being a main sequence star to a red giant. The diameter of a red giant is typically 260 times larger than that of a main sequence star. The sun will decrease in t ...
... take place at the core of the sun. The entire supply of hydrogen will have been turned to helium. Once this happens, the sun will go from being a main sequence star to a red giant. The diameter of a red giant is typically 260 times larger than that of a main sequence star. The sun will decrease in t ...
Study GuideCh6 with page refs
... 13. Planets that are close to the sun orbit faster than the outer planets. not found anywhere by me! 14. Most asteroids in the solar system are found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. Wb 137/ p.312 15. Most of the energy that the Sun produces is generated in its core. WB 132/ p. 300 16. Two main g ...
... 13. Planets that are close to the sun orbit faster than the outer planets. not found anywhere by me! 14. Most asteroids in the solar system are found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. Wb 137/ p.312 15. Most of the energy that the Sun produces is generated in its core. WB 132/ p. 300 16. Two main g ...
ppt
... Inferior planets will never be seen in the midnight sky. Mercury is notoriously difficult to see since it is never very far from the Sun at all. ...
... Inferior planets will never be seen in the midnight sky. Mercury is notoriously difficult to see since it is never very far from the Sun at all. ...
Ch. 23: “Touring Our Solar System”
... The centrifugal force of this rotation flattens it out into a rotating disk with a protostar at the center. The nebula is hot because of gravitational energy released by the collapse, and when the protostar ignites at the centre it produces more heat. So there is a strong temperature gradient across ...
... The centrifugal force of this rotation flattens it out into a rotating disk with a protostar at the center. The nebula is hot because of gravitational energy released by the collapse, and when the protostar ignites at the centre it produces more heat. So there is a strong temperature gradient across ...
Solar System Bead Distance Primary Audience
... Our Solar System is immense in size by normal standards. We think of the planets as revolving around the Sun, but rarely consider how far each planet is from the Sun. Furthermore, we fail to appreciate the even greater distances to the other stars. Astronomers use the distance from the Sun to the Ea ...
... Our Solar System is immense in size by normal standards. We think of the planets as revolving around the Sun, but rarely consider how far each planet is from the Sun. Furthermore, we fail to appreciate the even greater distances to the other stars. Astronomers use the distance from the Sun to the Ea ...
Earth has formed in our solar system
... final planets (e.g. formation of the moon) • There are many collisions and core formation provide enough heat to melt the planet magma ocean ...
... final planets (e.g. formation of the moon) • There are many collisions and core formation provide enough heat to melt the planet magma ocean ...
Grades 1 – 3 - Adventure Science Center Learning Expedition Guide
... 2. Find the two planets that look blue. Write the planets’ names. ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Find Pluto. Write something interesting about Pluto. ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Find which planet has t ...
... 2. Find the two planets that look blue. Write the planets’ names. ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Find Pluto. Write something interesting about Pluto. ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Find which planet has t ...
EARTH-CENTERED MODELS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... observed. This observation was part of the evidence that helped him decide to support Copernicus’ sun-centered model of the solar system. ...
... observed. This observation was part of the evidence that helped him decide to support Copernicus’ sun-centered model of the solar system. ...
Astronomy Study Guide Review
... What is an equinox? When do they occur? Equinox- latin for “equal nights” Vernal Equinox- Spring- March 20th Autumnal Equinox- Fall- Sept. 22nd Center of Sun is in the same plane as the Earth’s equator. ...
... What is an equinox? When do they occur? Equinox- latin for “equal nights” Vernal Equinox- Spring- March 20th Autumnal Equinox- Fall- Sept. 22nd Center of Sun is in the same plane as the Earth’s equator. ...
Solar System Orbit Lab
... note the date at the top right of the screen) for the planets your group was assigned. Then calculate the quantity P2/D3 for each of your planets, and write it on the board in the table. (You do not need to be exact – limit yourself to two or three significant digits – but try to make your measureme ...
... note the date at the top right of the screen) for the planets your group was assigned. Then calculate the quantity P2/D3 for each of your planets, and write it on the board in the table. (You do not need to be exact – limit yourself to two or three significant digits – but try to make your measureme ...
Solar System on a String
... 3. Color your planets on the planet template the color you are instructed to color it. 4. Tape the unattached string ends of each planetary body to the paper plate in the locations they have marked, so that each planet or body dangles under the plate. The pom-pom Sun belongs in the center. Make sur ...
... 3. Color your planets on the planet template the color you are instructed to color it. 4. Tape the unattached string ends of each planetary body to the paper plate in the locations they have marked, so that each planet or body dangles under the plate. The pom-pom Sun belongs in the center. Make sur ...
The Inner Planets
... The “red” planet from the break down of iron-rich rocks. Atmosphere is more than 95 % carbon dioxide (similar to Venus). It is so thin that liquid cannot exist (would turn to gas in the atmosphere immediately) Scientists believe that large amounts of water once flowed on Mars. This left huge canyons ...
... The “red” planet from the break down of iron-rich rocks. Atmosphere is more than 95 % carbon dioxide (similar to Venus). It is so thin that liquid cannot exist (would turn to gas in the atmosphere immediately) Scientists believe that large amounts of water once flowed on Mars. This left huge canyons ...
Name
... 31. Use the “Solar System Data” chart on p.15 of the ESRT to find out how long a day is on Jupiter. ...
... 31. Use the “Solar System Data” chart on p.15 of the ESRT to find out how long a day is on Jupiter. ...
Lesson 1
... Copernicus’s model fit observations a little better than Ptolemy’s geocentric model. Copernicus’s model is generally seen as the first step in the development of modern models of the solar system. ...
... Copernicus’s model fit observations a little better than Ptolemy’s geocentric model. Copernicus’s model is generally seen as the first step in the development of modern models of the solar system. ...
Solar System Orbit Lab
... the quantity P /D for each of your planets, and write it on the board in the table. (You do not need to be exact – limit yourself to two or three significant digits – but try to make your measurements as accurate as you can.) Mercury ...
... the quantity P /D for each of your planets, and write it on the board in the table. (You do not need to be exact – limit yourself to two or three significant digits – but try to make your measurements as accurate as you can.) Mercury ...
Comparative Planetology I: Our Solar System
... Terrestrial planets are made mostly of heavy elements, such as iron, oxygen, silicon, magnesium, nickel and sulfur. Light elements (H and He) escape from the terrestrial planets, because of their high speed at high temperature (>250 K, or > -23°C) Jovian planets are composed mainly of light elements ...
... Terrestrial planets are made mostly of heavy elements, such as iron, oxygen, silicon, magnesium, nickel and sulfur. Light elements (H and He) escape from the terrestrial planets, because of their high speed at high temperature (>250 K, or > -23°C) Jovian planets are composed mainly of light elements ...
Solar System Study Guide
... Besides the nine planets and their moons, there are thousands of other smaller objects in our Solar System. One of which are small chunks of rocks called asteroids. The tiniest asteroids are less than a mile wide. The largest is over 600 miles wide. Small chunks of iron and rock that break away from ...
... Besides the nine planets and their moons, there are thousands of other smaller objects in our Solar System. One of which are small chunks of rocks called asteroids. The tiniest asteroids are less than a mile wide. The largest is over 600 miles wide. Small chunks of iron and rock that break away from ...
Astronomy 103
... 14 Oct: Jovian Planets 19 Oct: Asteroids, comets, etc 21 Oct: Planet formation 26 Oct: Extra-Solar Planets ...
... 14 Oct: Jovian Planets 19 Oct: Asteroids, comets, etc 21 Oct: Planet formation 26 Oct: Extra-Solar Planets ...
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.