Sun and Planets.notebook
... ALL Jovian planets have low densities. Due to the fact they have such LARGE ...
... ALL Jovian planets have low densities. Due to the fact they have such LARGE ...
exploring the kuiper belt with the magellan telescopes
... a KBO binary can be determined from the binary orbit, and the binaries open the possibility of measuring accurate diameters for the members when the Earth passes through the orbital plane of the binary system (leading to mutual occultations and eclipses). An extensive analysis of Magellan data for t ...
... a KBO binary can be determined from the binary orbit, and the binaries open the possibility of measuring accurate diameters for the members when the Earth passes through the orbital plane of the binary system (leading to mutual occultations and eclipses). An extensive analysis of Magellan data for t ...
8-4.1 - S2TEM Centers SC
... Gaseous planets are considerably larger than terrestrial planets. Planets may have rings. Some planets have a unique surface characteristic, for example color or an atmospheric storm. Movement of planets is based on revolution around the Sun and rotation on the planet’s axis. Moons Moons are s ...
... Gaseous planets are considerably larger than terrestrial planets. Planets may have rings. Some planets have a unique surface characteristic, for example color or an atmospheric storm. Movement of planets is based on revolution around the Sun and rotation on the planet’s axis. Moons Moons are s ...
25.1 Exploring the Solar System
... Johannes Kepler discovered that the orbit of a planet around the sun is not a circle, but an ellipse. • An ellipse looks like an oval, or a circle that has been stretched out along one axis. Most planets’ orbits are nearly circular, and so are only slightly elliptical. • The plane of Earth’s orbit i ...
... Johannes Kepler discovered that the orbit of a planet around the sun is not a circle, but an ellipse. • An ellipse looks like an oval, or a circle that has been stretched out along one axis. Most planets’ orbits are nearly circular, and so are only slightly elliptical. • The plane of Earth’s orbit i ...
25.1 Exploring the Solar System
... Johannes Kepler discovered that the orbit of a planet around the sun is not a circle, but an ellipse. • An ellipse looks like an oval, or a circle that has been stretched out along one axis. Most planets’ orbits are nearly circular, and so are only slightly elliptical. • The plane of Earth’s orbit i ...
... Johannes Kepler discovered that the orbit of a planet around the sun is not a circle, but an ellipse. • An ellipse looks like an oval, or a circle that has been stretched out along one axis. Most planets’ orbits are nearly circular, and so are only slightly elliptical. • The plane of Earth’s orbit i ...
Revolving Planets Lesson Plan
... Lesson Activities: Activity 1: 1. Tell your students that today you will be talking about the sun, Earth and the other planets in the solar system. 2. Ask students whether they think Earth always stays in the same place or whether it moves around each day. Explain that it moves very slowly each day. ...
... Lesson Activities: Activity 1: 1. Tell your students that today you will be talking about the sun, Earth and the other planets in the solar system. 2. Ask students whether they think Earth always stays in the same place or whether it moves around each day. Explain that it moves very slowly each day. ...
Solar System 3
... relatively new designation for the region of the outer solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune (whose largest known member, by this designation, has (until recently) been Pluto). • The Kuiper Belt is also believed to be the primary home of most of the long-period comets. • In recent years, a signif ...
... relatively new designation for the region of the outer solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune (whose largest known member, by this designation, has (until recently) been Pluto). • The Kuiper Belt is also believed to be the primary home of most of the long-period comets. • In recent years, a signif ...
Uranus and its Moons
... Uranian Ring System Uranus has a ring system, just as Jupiter and Saturn do A total of ten narrow rings have been identified along with two shepherding satellites The particles in the ring are coal black and range in size from boulder to house size Some have suggested that the rings may be a short- ...
... Uranian Ring System Uranus has a ring system, just as Jupiter and Saturn do A total of ten narrow rings have been identified along with two shepherding satellites The particles in the ring are coal black and range in size from boulder to house size Some have suggested that the rings may be a short- ...
AGS General Science Chapt 17
... The entire solar system holds together because of gravity. There is gravity between every object in the solar system, attracting these objects to each other. Because the sun has much more mass than the objects orbiting it, the objects are pulled toward the sun. This pull of gravity is balanced by th ...
... The entire solar system holds together because of gravity. There is gravity between every object in the solar system, attracting these objects to each other. Because the sun has much more mass than the objects orbiting it, the objects are pulled toward the sun. This pull of gravity is balanced by th ...
Structure of the Solar System
... of rock or gas that orbits the sun. The Solar System has nine planets, including Earth. ...
... of rock or gas that orbits the sun. The Solar System has nine planets, including Earth. ...
Juno_NASA
... water-ice. These icy planetesimals could have carried in the other, more volatile, elements trapped within the ice. Colder ice would carry more volatiles, so Jupiter’s water content will tell us whether or not Jupiter formed farther from the Sun and drifted in to it’s current location. If Juno does ...
... water-ice. These icy planetesimals could have carried in the other, more volatile, elements trapped within the ice. Colder ice would carry more volatiles, so Jupiter’s water content will tell us whether or not Jupiter formed farther from the Sun and drifted in to it’s current location. If Juno does ...
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... (planetsforkids.org) Mars two moons were asteroids pulled by Mars gravity. (planetsforkids.org)Mars has a cannon 4,000km long and 7km deep. ...
... (planetsforkids.org) Mars two moons were asteroids pulled by Mars gravity. (planetsforkids.org)Mars has a cannon 4,000km long and 7km deep. ...
Beyond Planet Earth: Activities for Grades 6-8
... When our solar system began to take shape some 4.6 billion years ago, the Sun and planets as we know them today did not exist. Instead, a large disk of gas and dust known as the solar nebula swirled around a developing Sun. Within this disk, countless small objects collided and stuck together, gradu ...
... When our solar system began to take shape some 4.6 billion years ago, the Sun and planets as we know them today did not exist. Instead, a large disk of gas and dust known as the solar nebula swirled around a developing Sun. Within this disk, countless small objects collided and stuck together, gradu ...
Powerpoint to Solar System Scale Activity by Doreen Jarvis
... Note: Use small print and do NOT use circles to represent objects! ...
... Note: Use small print and do NOT use circles to represent objects! ...
Solar System Exploration
... system and that it is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. Outcome: students will be able to… ● collect information on the solar system and start a fact sheet about the planets. ● create a scale model of the planets in order to get an understanding of the scope of our solar system, especially ...
... system and that it is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. Outcome: students will be able to… ● collect information on the solar system and start a fact sheet about the planets. ● create a scale model of the planets in order to get an understanding of the scope of our solar system, especially ...
November 2013
... There are a few random meteors that can be seen on any clear night. If these cannot be attributed to a known shower they are referred to as ‘Sporadic’ meteors. They may be the last few remaining particles from ancient comets whose dust trails have dispersed over millions of years. There are some met ...
... There are a few random meteors that can be seen on any clear night. If these cannot be attributed to a known shower they are referred to as ‘Sporadic’ meteors. They may be the last few remaining particles from ancient comets whose dust trails have dispersed over millions of years. There are some met ...
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... Bulk Properties of the Jovian Planets The Jovian planets are large and much less dense than the terrestrial planets; Saturn is less dense than water! ...
... Bulk Properties of the Jovian Planets The Jovian planets are large and much less dense than the terrestrial planets; Saturn is less dense than water! ...
The Planets in the Solar System
... Before reading, show students a picture of our solar system. Ask them: What is this a picture of? Do you know what the objects in the picture are? (The Sun, planets, etc.) Point out Earth and tell students that this is the planet we live on. Explain that Earth is one of eight planets in our solar ...
... Before reading, show students a picture of our solar system. Ask them: What is this a picture of? Do you know what the objects in the picture are? (The Sun, planets, etc.) Point out Earth and tell students that this is the planet we live on. Explain that Earth is one of eight planets in our solar ...
rulebook - Lumenaris
... Set the components out in stacks by type. Outer Planets adds several new component types: • Explorer payloads: a special component that is needed to complete certain missions. (See Explorer Missions on page 16.) • Galileo probes: a heavier, radiation-resistant probe that is useful in areas of high ...
... Set the components out in stacks by type. Outer Planets adds several new component types: • Explorer payloads: a special component that is needed to complete certain missions. (See Explorer Missions on page 16.) • Galileo probes: a heavier, radiation-resistant probe that is useful in areas of high ...
Week 5 Lecture
... their mass locked in a small rocky core. For Jupiter this is 11,000 km in diameter, 8 times Earth’s mass with pressures of 70 million bars. • Saturn’s larger core can be inferred from its higher degree of oblateness (due to lesser gravity). However it would be even more oblate were it not for its he ...
... their mass locked in a small rocky core. For Jupiter this is 11,000 km in diameter, 8 times Earth’s mass with pressures of 70 million bars. • Saturn’s larger core can be inferred from its higher degree of oblateness (due to lesser gravity). However it would be even more oblate were it not for its he ...
How Did We Get a Solar System?
... molecules for every helium atom (H - 71%, He - 27% by mass). The temperature in the outer solar system was cold enough for H2 molecules to form. ...
... molecules for every helium atom (H - 71%, He - 27% by mass). The temperature in the outer solar system was cold enough for H2 molecules to form. ...
Nice model
The Nice model (/ˈniːs/) is a scenario for the dynamical evolution of the Solar System. It is named for the location of the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, where it was initially developed, in Nice, France. It proposes the migration of the giant planets from an initial compact configuration into their present positions, long after the dissipation of the initial protoplanetary gas disk. In this way, it differs from earlier models of the Solar System's formation. This planetary migration is used in dynamical simulations of the Solar System to explain historical events including the Late Heavy Bombardment of the inner Solar System, the formation of the Oort cloud, and the existence of populations of small Solar System bodies including the Kuiper belt, the Neptune and Jupiter Trojans, and the numerous resonant trans-Neptunian objects dominated by Neptune. Its success at reproducing many of the observed features of the Solar System means that it is widely accepted as the current most realistic model of the Solar System's early evolution, though it is not universally favoured among planetary scientists. One of its limitations is reproducing the outer-system satellites and the Kuiper belt (see below).