S11 NSCI 342 Packet General Info
... condensation. As a basis for understanding this concept, students know: a. most of the Earth’s water is present as salt water in the oceans, which cover most of the Earth’s surface. b. when liquid water evaporates, it turns into water vapor in the air and can reappear as a liquid when cooled, or as ...
... condensation. As a basis for understanding this concept, students know: a. most of the Earth’s water is present as salt water in the oceans, which cover most of the Earth’s surface. b. when liquid water evaporates, it turns into water vapor in the air and can reappear as a liquid when cooled, or as ...
Unit 6: Space
... SC.8.E.5.In.10: Recognize that the Moon's revolution around the Earth takes about thirty days. SC.8.E.5.In.9: Recognize that the four seasons are related to Earth’s position as it travels (revolves) around the Sun. SC.8.E.5.Su.7: Recognize that Earth revolves around the Sun creating the four seasons ...
... SC.8.E.5.In.10: Recognize that the Moon's revolution around the Earth takes about thirty days. SC.8.E.5.In.9: Recognize that the four seasons are related to Earth’s position as it travels (revolves) around the Sun. SC.8.E.5.Su.7: Recognize that Earth revolves around the Sun creating the four seasons ...
The Outer Planets
... Pluto has the most eccentric orbit of all the planets in the solar system. Its orbit takes it to 49.5 AU at its farthest point from the Sun. And its orbit takes it as close as 29 AU to the Sun. That means that Pluto's orbit draws within the orbit of Neptune, as can be seen in this drawing, making Pl ...
... Pluto has the most eccentric orbit of all the planets in the solar system. Its orbit takes it to 49.5 AU at its farthest point from the Sun. And its orbit takes it as close as 29 AU to the Sun. That means that Pluto's orbit draws within the orbit of Neptune, as can be seen in this drawing, making Pl ...
Gravity: The Invisible Force (Planetary Unit)
... BUT since the Sun is SOOO much more massive than any planet, its gravity dominates the solar system and that’s why planets orbit the Sun. ...
... BUT since the Sun is SOOO much more massive than any planet, its gravity dominates the solar system and that’s why planets orbit the Sun. ...
Chapter 8 The Parts of the Solar System Section 8.1 The Sun
... Earth is unique in our solar system in having liquid water at its surface. In fact, most of Earth’s surface, about 70 percent, is covered with water. Perhaps our planet should be called “water” instead of “earth”! Earth has a suitable temperature range for water to exist in all three states—solid, l ...
... Earth is unique in our solar system in having liquid water at its surface. In fact, most of Earth’s surface, about 70 percent, is covered with water. Perhaps our planet should be called “water” instead of “earth”! Earth has a suitable temperature range for water to exist in all three states—solid, l ...
Mass vs. Weight
... orbital motion and speed. The Influence of Mass on Gravity The greater the total mass of two objects, the greater the gravitational force between them. For example, a meteoroid positioned halfway between two asteroids will be attracted more to the asteroid with the greater mass. The difference in ma ...
... orbital motion and speed. The Influence of Mass on Gravity The greater the total mass of two objects, the greater the gravitational force between them. For example, a meteoroid positioned halfway between two asteroids will be attracted more to the asteroid with the greater mass. The difference in ma ...
THE COLORADO MODEL SOLAR SYSTEM
... As you cross Regent Drive heading for Jupiter, you’ll also be crossing the region of the asteroid belt, where thousands of “planetoids” or “minor planets” can be found crossing your path. The very largest of these is Ceres, which is 760 km (450 miles) in diameter. III.1 ...
... As you cross Regent Drive heading for Jupiter, you’ll also be crossing the region of the asteroid belt, where thousands of “planetoids” or “minor planets” can be found crossing your path. The very largest of these is Ceres, which is 760 km (450 miles) in diameter. III.1 ...
MG Pre-test - Document
... A. the batteries are hooked in series and the light bulbs are hooked in series. B. the batteries are hooked in parallel and the light bulbs are hooked in parallel. C. the batteries are hooked in series and the light bulbs are hooked in parallel. D. the batteries are hooked in parallel and the light ...
... A. the batteries are hooked in series and the light bulbs are hooked in series. B. the batteries are hooked in parallel and the light bulbs are hooked in parallel. C. the batteries are hooked in series and the light bulbs are hooked in parallel. D. the batteries are hooked in parallel and the light ...
Ch. 1 - University of Tennessee Department of Physics and Astronomy
... People in the past thought the Earth was flat. NO! They were sailors and they watched lunar eclipses. Both of these experiences told them the Earth was a spheroid. ...
... People in the past thought the Earth was flat. NO! They were sailors and they watched lunar eclipses. Both of these experiences told them the Earth was a spheroid. ...
THE EARTH AND MOON
... • The moon actually does have a little bit of atmosphere and if you piled it all up you would get 10,000 kg. • Because of the moons effect of the tides the highest tide was 53.38 ft. high. • The moon actually has 6% of water. ...
... • The moon actually does have a little bit of atmosphere and if you piled it all up you would get 10,000 kg. • Because of the moons effect of the tides the highest tide was 53.38 ft. high. • The moon actually has 6% of water. ...
Episode 24 - Vigyan Prasar
... shadow of another moon. A binary star system can also produce eclipses if the plane of their orbit intersects the position of the observer. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon enters Earth’s shadow. If the moon becomes completely immersed in the umbra, the dark shadow, the eclipse is termed total. ...
... shadow of another moon. A binary star system can also produce eclipses if the plane of their orbit intersects the position of the observer. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon enters Earth’s shadow. If the moon becomes completely immersed in the umbra, the dark shadow, the eclipse is termed total. ...
Bill Nye Video questions
... 1. The Earth moves around the _____________ and the moon moves around the ________________. 2. The moon looks different to us on earth because of the way the __________ hits it. Moonlight is really _________________. 3. During a new moon, the moon is between you and the ______________. During a new ...
... 1. The Earth moves around the _____________ and the moon moves around the ________________. 2. The moon looks different to us on earth because of the way the __________ hits it. Moonlight is really _________________. 3. During a new moon, the moon is between you and the ______________. During a new ...
The formation and habitability of terrestrial planets in the presence of
... Roughly one third of the giant planets discovered outside the Solar System have orbits within 0.5 astronomical units (AU) of their central stars3 . These “hot jupiters”4 are thought to have formed farther out and migrated inward via gravitational torques with a massive gas disk (Lin, Bodenheimer & R ...
... Roughly one third of the giant planets discovered outside the Solar System have orbits within 0.5 astronomical units (AU) of their central stars3 . These “hot jupiters”4 are thought to have formed farther out and migrated inward via gravitational torques with a massive gas disk (Lin, Bodenheimer & R ...
Blue Marble in Empty Space
... hospitable to life, or even to check for actual life. The most important requirement for life is the presence of liquid water. The planet should be far enough from its host star so that water, if present, won’t evaporate. But it shouldn’t be too far, otherwise the water would freeze. Also, an atmosp ...
... hospitable to life, or even to check for actual life. The most important requirement for life is the presence of liquid water. The planet should be far enough from its host star so that water, if present, won’t evaporate. But it shouldn’t be too far, otherwise the water would freeze. Also, an atmosp ...
Planets beyond the solar system
... to that of Jupiter, but is 4 times the mass of Jupiter. • Inner 3 planets all lie within the orbit of Mercury – one is about the mass of Jupiter. • Other planet has half the mass of Saturn, orbit a little less than one A.U. ...
... to that of Jupiter, but is 4 times the mass of Jupiter. • Inner 3 planets all lie within the orbit of Mercury – one is about the mass of Jupiter. • Other planet has half the mass of Saturn, orbit a little less than one A.U. ...
Solutions
... 1. The moon and all of the planets appear to go through phases, meaning that most of the time we see only a part of their surface illuminated. The Sun never goes through such phases. Explain why the Sun is different from the Moon and the planets. This is ultimately because the sun is the source of i ...
... 1. The moon and all of the planets appear to go through phases, meaning that most of the time we see only a part of their surface illuminated. The Sun never goes through such phases. Explain why the Sun is different from the Moon and the planets. This is ultimately because the sun is the source of i ...
Extraterrestrial Life
... • Rotation, Greenhouse effect and CO2 cycle (negative feedback) important too. Life also stabilizes this. • CHZ depends on all this.... And it’s smaller than HZ (which moves with time). At present HZ is 0.95 to 1.5 AU. • ‡ Np = 0.1 or 1 or 3 (optimistic view) ...
... • Rotation, Greenhouse effect and CO2 cycle (negative feedback) important too. Life also stabilizes this. • CHZ depends on all this.... And it’s smaller than HZ (which moves with time). At present HZ is 0.95 to 1.5 AU. • ‡ Np = 0.1 or 1 or 3 (optimistic view) ...
Third problem set
... scientists and politicians are pressing for a program to detect and destroy any such asteroids in earth-crossing orbits.] (2) Searching for Planets Around Other Stars In class I said that it is technically impossible for us to actually see through a telescope any planets that might be orbiting the d ...
... scientists and politicians are pressing for a program to detect and destroy any such asteroids in earth-crossing orbits.] (2) Searching for Planets Around Other Stars In class I said that it is technically impossible for us to actually see through a telescope any planets that might be orbiting the d ...
STUDY GUIDE FOR CHAPTER 1
... shepherded to a lower orbit. This causes the ring to have a sharp outer edge. g. Two small moons, one on each side of a narrow ring, can keep it narrow. If the particles try to go to a lower orbit then the inner moon catches up with them and passes them as in (d) and kicks them to a higher orbit. If ...
... shepherded to a lower orbit. This causes the ring to have a sharp outer edge. g. Two small moons, one on each side of a narrow ring, can keep it narrow. If the particles try to go to a lower orbit then the inner moon catches up with them and passes them as in (d) and kicks them to a higher orbit. If ...
Our Solar System
... The distance travelled by light in one year……………. Sub-atomic particles and anything made from them, such as atoms and molecules……………. The path of an object as it revolves round another body. One complete revolution of an object……… A celestial body or man-made object that orbits a planet or a star……… ...
... The distance travelled by light in one year……………. Sub-atomic particles and anything made from them, such as atoms and molecules……………. The path of an object as it revolves round another body. One complete revolution of an object……… A celestial body or man-made object that orbits a planet or a star……… ...
Study Guide 2 - Otterbein University
... Warm-up #19: based on Chapter 4 “The Solar System” 1. Give an *operational* definition of the main types of objects in the solar system, i.e. explain how objects in these categories differ: star, terrestrial planet, jovian planet, comet, asteroid, meteoroid. Warm-up #20: based on Sections 4.3, 5.1 & ...
... Warm-up #19: based on Chapter 4 “The Solar System” 1. Give an *operational* definition of the main types of objects in the solar system, i.e. explain how objects in these categories differ: star, terrestrial planet, jovian planet, comet, asteroid, meteoroid. Warm-up #20: based on Sections 4.3, 5.1 & ...
pluto: a human comedy
... 5 Although the orbits of Pluto and Neptune cross in space, they do not get any closer than about 14 times the EarthSun distance. ...
... 5 Although the orbits of Pluto and Neptune cross in space, they do not get any closer than about 14 times the EarthSun distance. ...
Asteroids: Introduction
... the atmosphere that surrounds Earth. However, sometimes larger asteroids make their way to the surface leaving huge craters. In 2013, the Russian city of Chelyabinsk was struck by a 65 ft. wide asteroid that created a shock wave and explosion as it flew through the atmosphere. Although large asteroi ...
... the atmosphere that surrounds Earth. However, sometimes larger asteroids make their way to the surface leaving huge craters. In 2013, the Russian city of Chelyabinsk was struck by a 65 ft. wide asteroid that created a shock wave and explosion as it flew through the atmosphere. Although large asteroi ...
Late Heavy Bombardment
The Late Heavy Bombardment (abbreviated LHB and also known as the lunar cataclysm) is a hypothetical event thought to have occurred approximately 4.1 to 3.8 billion years (Ga) ago, corresponding to the Neohadean and Eoarchean eras on Earth. During this interval, a disproportionately large number of asteroids apparently collided with the early terrestrial planets in the inner Solar System, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The LHB happened after the Earth and other rocky planets had formed and accreted most of their mass, but still quite early in Earth's history.Evidence for the LHB derives from lunar samples brought back by the Apollo astronauts. Isotopic dating of Moon rocks implies that most impact melts occurred in a rather narrow interval of time. Several hypotheses are now offered to explain the apparent spike in the flux of impactors (i.e. asteroids and comets) in the inner Solar System, but no consensus yet exists. The Nice model is popular among planetary scientists; it postulates that the gas giant planets underwent orbital migration and scattered objects in the asteroid and/or Kuiper belts into eccentric orbits, and thereby into the path of the terrestrial planets. Other researchers argue that the lunar sample data do not require a cataclysmic cratering event near 3.9 Ga, and that the apparent clustering of impact melt ages near this time is an artifact of sampling materials retrieved from a single large impact basin. They also note that the rate of impact cratering could be significantly different between the outer and inner zones of the Solar System.