Asteroids, meteorites, and comets
... The outer edge of our Solar System is not empty. There are many, many huge spheres of ice and rock out near Pluto's orbit. Astronomers call this huge group of planetoids "Kuiper Belt Objects", or "KBOs" for short. The Kuiper Belt is a bit like the asteroid belt, but much farther from the Sun. See ho ...
... The outer edge of our Solar System is not empty. There are many, many huge spheres of ice and rock out near Pluto's orbit. Astronomers call this huge group of planetoids "Kuiper Belt Objects", or "KBOs" for short. The Kuiper Belt is a bit like the asteroid belt, but much farther from the Sun. See ho ...
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... Since then, several other distant solar system bodies have been discovered inside the Kuiper Belt, including one object discovered in 2005 and determined in April 2006 to be larger than Pluto. This object is now officially a dwarf planet named __________________. In 2004, a body was discovered orbit ...
... Since then, several other distant solar system bodies have been discovered inside the Kuiper Belt, including one object discovered in 2005 and determined in April 2006 to be larger than Pluto. This object is now officially a dwarf planet named __________________. In 2004, a body was discovered orbit ...
Comparative Planetology I: Our Solar System
... – Composed primarily of hydrogen and helium; gas objects ...
... – Composed primarily of hydrogen and helium; gas objects ...
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... high! Mars has the largest and the deepest canyon in the Solar system – Valles Marineris. It is as big as the entire USA and ...
... high! Mars has the largest and the deepest canyon in the Solar system – Valles Marineris. It is as big as the entire USA and ...
Planets of the Solar System
... • 8th planet from the sun • Atmosphere – mainly hydrogen, some helium and a little methane • These gases gives it a bluish green color • Neptune is extremely cold • Revolution: 165 earth years • Stormiest weather in the solar system – winds 2 000km/h. Hurricanes on Earth 300km/h • 13 moons – Triton ...
... • 8th planet from the sun • Atmosphere – mainly hydrogen, some helium and a little methane • These gases gives it a bluish green color • Neptune is extremely cold • Revolution: 165 earth years • Stormiest weather in the solar system – winds 2 000km/h. Hurricanes on Earth 300km/h • 13 moons – Triton ...
Ms. Kulesz’s Take on Solar and Lunar Eclipses!
... So, put on your space helmets and let’s start with the Sun! ...
... So, put on your space helmets and let’s start with the Sun! ...
Astronomy 100 -- Worksheet #7 THE JOVIAN PLANETS 1) The
... _____________ densities (like water), _____________ distances from the Sun, _____________ moons, cool _____________, and rapid _____________. These planets are also much _____________ (larger/smaller) than the terrestrial planets. 2) The largest planet in the solar system is _____________. 3) Saturn ...
... _____________ densities (like water), _____________ distances from the Sun, _____________ moons, cool _____________, and rapid _____________. These planets are also much _____________ (larger/smaller) than the terrestrial planets. 2) The largest planet in the solar system is _____________. 3) Saturn ...
Chapter 3 Case Studies and Study Guide: The Solar System and the
... Jupiter has four large moons, the Galilean moons, each one with very distinct features that resemble processes on Earth. Pluto’s small size relative to other bodies, its extremely elliptic orbit and a relatively large Moon, Charon, make this former planet a unique oddity in the Solar System. Apart f ...
... Jupiter has four large moons, the Galilean moons, each one with very distinct features that resemble processes on Earth. Pluto’s small size relative to other bodies, its extremely elliptic orbit and a relatively large Moon, Charon, make this former planet a unique oddity in the Solar System. Apart f ...
Homework #3
... frost line) and thus at a higher temperature, they cannot contain much ice. However, comets formed far enough away from the Sun (beyond the frost line) and were able to condense ices. 3. Why do some planets have rings? Explain. Rings are found within a planet’s Roche Limit. In this region, any sizea ...
... frost line) and thus at a higher temperature, they cannot contain much ice. However, comets formed far enough away from the Sun (beyond the frost line) and were able to condense ices. 3. Why do some planets have rings? Explain. Rings are found within a planet’s Roche Limit. In this region, any sizea ...
Test #2
... c) we have drilled down and sampled some, d) we can see it at the bottom of some oceans 20. Which planet almost had the name “George” a) Pluto, b) Uranus, c) Neptune, d) Saturn 21. What produces aurora? a) chemical reactions in the upper atmosphere, b) meteors c) collisions of high energy particles ...
... c) we have drilled down and sampled some, d) we can see it at the bottom of some oceans 20. Which planet almost had the name “George” a) Pluto, b) Uranus, c) Neptune, d) Saturn 21. What produces aurora? a) chemical reactions in the upper atmosphere, b) meteors c) collisions of high energy particles ...
Solar System Study Guide
... The Gas Giants (the outer, larger planets located after the Asteroid Belt) Jupiter: The LARGEST planet, has Great Red Spot (a giant storm), takes 12 years to orbit the Sun. Saturn: A planet with 100s rings (made of dust, ice & rock), takes 29.5 years to orbit the Sun. Neptune: The beautiful blue/gre ...
... The Gas Giants (the outer, larger planets located after the Asteroid Belt) Jupiter: The LARGEST planet, has Great Red Spot (a giant storm), takes 12 years to orbit the Sun. Saturn: A planet with 100s rings (made of dust, ice & rock), takes 29.5 years to orbit the Sun. Neptune: The beautiful blue/gre ...
PowerPoint Lecture Chapter 8
... b. Kepler also discovered planets travel at different speeds in their orbits 1). Closer planets travel faster (Mercury takes only 88 days to complete one orbit) 2). Outer planets travel slower (Pluto takes 248 years to complete on orbit) ...
... b. Kepler also discovered planets travel at different speeds in their orbits 1). Closer planets travel faster (Mercury takes only 88 days to complete one orbit) 2). Outer planets travel slower (Pluto takes 248 years to complete on orbit) ...
Some additional information on Dwarf Planets
... mass was much smaller than the initial estimations.[9] It was roughly one-twentieth the mass of Mercury, which made Pluto by far the smallest planet. Although it was still more than ten times as massive as the largest object in the asteroid belt, Ceres, it was one-fifth that of Earth's Moon.[10] Fur ...
... mass was much smaller than the initial estimations.[9] It was roughly one-twentieth the mass of Mercury, which made Pluto by far the smallest planet. Although it was still more than ten times as massive as the largest object in the asteroid belt, Ceres, it was one-fifth that of Earth's Moon.[10] Fur ...
Notes - The Solar System
... What about Pluto????? • Pluto is no longer considered the ninth planet of our solar system but is now called a dwarf planet. • Definition of a planet: an object that orbits the sun and is large enough to have become round due to the force of its own gravity. In addition, a planet has to dominate th ...
... What about Pluto????? • Pluto is no longer considered the ninth planet of our solar system but is now called a dwarf planet. • Definition of a planet: an object that orbits the sun and is large enough to have become round due to the force of its own gravity. In addition, a planet has to dominate th ...
the solar system - Title: Brains at school
... 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, protects us from falling meteorites and from the harmful radiation of the sun • The surface is covered with water (71%) and dried land (29%), hence the name The ...
... 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, protects us from falling meteorites and from the harmful radiation of the sun • The surface is covered with water (71%) and dried land (29%), hence the name The ...
Ch4 Inner and Outer Planets
... 1. Solar system- the region within which the sun, planets and other bodies move 2. Some of these planets may have smaller systems consisting of their moons. 3. Astronomical unit (AU)- average distance between Earth and the Sun. 4. 1 AU = 150,000,000 Km ...
... 1. Solar system- the region within which the sun, planets and other bodies move 2. Some of these planets may have smaller systems consisting of their moons. 3. Astronomical unit (AU)- average distance between Earth and the Sun. 4. 1 AU = 150,000,000 Km ...
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... Record 2 or 3 distinguishing characteristics (i.e. no atmosphere, cratered, volcanoes, direction of rotation, etc.) for each planet and their major moons. (Note: 1 A.U. or astronomical unit = the distance from the Earth to the Sun) ...
... Record 2 or 3 distinguishing characteristics (i.e. no atmosphere, cratered, volcanoes, direction of rotation, etc.) for each planet and their major moons. (Note: 1 A.U. or astronomical unit = the distance from the Earth to the Sun) ...
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).