The Cosmic Perspective Formation of the Solar System
... • What caused the orderly patterns of motion in our solar system? – Solar nebula spun faster as it contracted because of conservation of angular momentum. – Collisions between gas particles then caused the nebula to flatten into a disk. • Why are there two major types of planets? – Only rock an ...
... • What caused the orderly patterns of motion in our solar system? – Solar nebula spun faster as it contracted because of conservation of angular momentum. – Collisions between gas particles then caused the nebula to flatten into a disk. • Why are there two major types of planets? – Only rock an ...
m09a01
... ages of rocks collected from the Moon’s surface during the Apollo program. All are igneous (formed from lava). The oldest rocks collected are 4.4 billion years old - the youngest 3.1 billion years old. By comparing the ages of the rocks with the amount of cratering at their original locations, geolo ...
... ages of rocks collected from the Moon’s surface during the Apollo program. All are igneous (formed from lava). The oldest rocks collected are 4.4 billion years old - the youngest 3.1 billion years old. By comparing the ages of the rocks with the amount of cratering at their original locations, geolo ...
Evidence for Pangaea
... 1. its precisely-tuned amount of water, not too much to cover the mountains, and not so little that it's a dry desert. 2. Has held on to its oceans while those on other planets freeze or fry 3. Plate tectonics allows for the carbon-silicate cycle to operate over geological timescales. The carbon-sil ...
... 1. its precisely-tuned amount of water, not too much to cover the mountains, and not so little that it's a dry desert. 2. Has held on to its oceans while those on other planets freeze or fry 3. Plate tectonics allows for the carbon-silicate cycle to operate over geological timescales. The carbon-sil ...
Eclipses
... • 5-10% of visible stars are visual binaries • ~50% of all stars are members of binary systems Background image: Artists impression of ...
... • 5-10% of visible stars are visual binaries • ~50% of all stars are members of binary systems Background image: Artists impression of ...
On the Moon - Utah Compose
... The Highlands cover about 80% of the Moon’s surface. This area is covered with both large and small crater areas formed by meteorites hitting the moon. The rocks here are not basalt like in the Maria region. They are a type of rock called anorthosite (uh-nor-throw-site), a type of calcium rock. When ...
... The Highlands cover about 80% of the Moon’s surface. This area is covered with both large and small crater areas formed by meteorites hitting the moon. The rocks here are not basalt like in the Maria region. They are a type of rock called anorthosite (uh-nor-throw-site), a type of calcium rock. When ...
PPT
... • He still could not detect stellar parallax, and thus still thought Earth must be at center of solar system (but recognized that other planets must go around the Sun) • Hired Johannes Kepler, who later used these detailed observations to discover the truth about planetary motion. Brahe’s observator ...
... • He still could not detect stellar parallax, and thus still thought Earth must be at center of solar system (but recognized that other planets must go around the Sun) • Hired Johannes Kepler, who later used these detailed observations to discover the truth about planetary motion. Brahe’s observator ...
Solar System evolution from compositional mapping of the asteroid
... the other giant planets migrate outward. As Jupiter and Saturn cross their 1:2 mean motion resonance, the system is destabilized11. In the most recent version of this model, the interaction between the giant planets and a massive, distant Kuiper disk causes the system to destabilize13. At that point ...
... the other giant planets migrate outward. As Jupiter and Saturn cross their 1:2 mean motion resonance, the system is destabilized11. In the most recent version of this model, the interaction between the giant planets and a massive, distant Kuiper disk causes the system to destabilize13. At that point ...
Johannes Kepler
... He claimed that the motions observed in the sky were due to the motions of the However, Brahe tried to Earth…and that the Earth had more than disprove Copernicus’s one motion. heliocentric theory by He also believed that the orbits of the planets were circular. Copernicus was able to estimat ...
... He claimed that the motions observed in the sky were due to the motions of the However, Brahe tried to Earth…and that the Earth had more than disprove Copernicus’s one motion. heliocentric theory by He also believed that the orbits of the planets were circular. Copernicus was able to estimat ...
F p = Fraction of good stars with planets
... Interesting, but which myths do we choose to believe? (Brown Mountain Lights and the Cherokee myths… ...
... Interesting, but which myths do we choose to believe? (Brown Mountain Lights and the Cherokee myths… ...
13 Formation
... that the volatile elements in the inner solar system were blown away during this stage. Some low-luminosity pre-main sequence stars have been observed to brighten significantly and expell shells of material in a time period less than a year, a phenomenon called an FU Orionis outburst. In at least on ...
... that the volatile elements in the inner solar system were blown away during this stage. Some low-luminosity pre-main sequence stars have been observed to brighten significantly and expell shells of material in a time period less than a year, a phenomenon called an FU Orionis outburst. In at least on ...
GEOGRAPHY 2017 english
... dioxide, with traces of poisonous gases such as sulfur dioxide. Mars’ carbon dioxide atmosphere is extremely thin. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are primarily hydrogen and helium. When Pluto is near the Sun, it has a thin atmosphere, but when Pluto travels to the outer regions of its orbit, t ...
... dioxide, with traces of poisonous gases such as sulfur dioxide. Mars’ carbon dioxide atmosphere is extremely thin. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are primarily hydrogen and helium. When Pluto is near the Sun, it has a thin atmosphere, but when Pluto travels to the outer regions of its orbit, t ...
space - Westminster College
... 1. Xerox the work sheet: How to find planets in the sky (end of section) 2. On the board, draw a diagram showing the position of the planets and constellations and describe which direction to face to view them. Have the students copy the diagram and the work sheet, indicating the direction to face ( ...
... 1. Xerox the work sheet: How to find planets in the sky (end of section) 2. On the board, draw a diagram showing the position of the planets and constellations and describe which direction to face to view them. Have the students copy the diagram and the work sheet, indicating the direction to face ( ...
Scale and Distance
... Saturn is about 74,898 miles (120,536 km) in diameter (at the equator at the cloud tops). This is about 9.4 times the diameter of the Earth. 764 Earths could fit inside a hollowed-out Saturn. Saturn is the most oblate (flattened) planet in our Solar System. It has a equatorial diameter of 74,898 mil ...
... Saturn is about 74,898 miles (120,536 km) in diameter (at the equator at the cloud tops). This is about 9.4 times the diameter of the Earth. 764 Earths could fit inside a hollowed-out Saturn. Saturn is the most oblate (flattened) planet in our Solar System. It has a equatorial diameter of 74,898 mil ...
Copernican Revolution Part 1
... comet orbits the Sun, does it orbit faster at perihelion or at aphelion? o What is meant by the period of a planet. In our solar system, what planet has the longest period? The shortest? Which planet orbits with the highest speed? Slowest? What did Galileo notice about the Moon, the Sun, Jupiter, ...
... comet orbits the Sun, does it orbit faster at perihelion or at aphelion? o What is meant by the period of a planet. In our solar system, what planet has the longest period? The shortest? Which planet orbits with the highest speed? Slowest? What did Galileo notice about the Moon, the Sun, Jupiter, ...
Chapter 12 section 2
... the day. Most gases that could form an atmosphere escape into space. Earth-based observations have found traces of sodium and potassium around the planet. However, these atoms probably come from rocks in Mercury’s crust. Therefore, Mercury has no true atmosphere. This lack of atmosphere and its near ...
... the day. Most gases that could form an atmosphere escape into space. Earth-based observations have found traces of sodium and potassium around the planet. However, these atoms probably come from rocks in Mercury’s crust. Therefore, Mercury has no true atmosphere. This lack of atmosphere and its near ...
Exploring the Universe
... 1. The Big Bang Theory states that all matter and energy in the universe was compressed into an extremely small volume that 10 to 20 billion years ago exploded and began expanding in all directions ...
... 1. The Big Bang Theory states that all matter and energy in the universe was compressed into an extremely small volume that 10 to 20 billion years ago exploded and began expanding in all directions ...
Earth Science - Middlesex County Public Schools
... investigate and understand the origin and evolution of the atmosphere and the interrelationship of geologic processes, biologic processes, and human activities on its composition and dynamics ...
... investigate and understand the origin and evolution of the atmosphere and the interrelationship of geologic processes, biologic processes, and human activities on its composition and dynamics ...
Mercury, the Closest Planet to Our Sun The closest planet to our sun
... Although Mercury's surface cannot be compared to any of the planets in our solar system, including Earth, the pock-marked surface of Mercury is highly reminiscent of the moon. The planet has been continually bombarded by space rocks that leave their mark with craters. But there are important differe ...
... Although Mercury's surface cannot be compared to any of the planets in our solar system, including Earth, the pock-marked surface of Mercury is highly reminiscent of the moon. The planet has been continually bombarded by space rocks that leave their mark with craters. But there are important differe ...
a 03 Scale and Comparing Planets to Stars ppt
... • This Means that the light we see from Andromeda Galaxy left there 2.2 million years ago. • It is therefore very possible that some of the stars in Andromeda have exploded as a supernova or gone out long ago. The message of these star finishing events just has not gotten to us yet! ...
... • This Means that the light we see from Andromeda Galaxy left there 2.2 million years ago. • It is therefore very possible that some of the stars in Andromeda have exploded as a supernova or gone out long ago. The message of these star finishing events just has not gotten to us yet! ...
The student will understand the hierarchical relationships of objects
... Compare and contrast the atmospheric conditions of different planets including the presence, absence, and/or relative thickness. ...
... Compare and contrast the atmospheric conditions of different planets including the presence, absence, and/or relative thickness. ...
Newton`s Laws of Motion and Planetary Orbits
... What does this have to do with solar system objects? Or astronomy? ...
... What does this have to do with solar system objects? Or astronomy? ...
1 Newton`s Laws of Motion…vocabulary
... • The solution to F=ma for a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one focus (Kepler’s 1st Law) • The semimajor axis and orbital period are related by: Kepler’s 3rd Law (or is it?) ?????? ...
... • The solution to F=ma for a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one focus (Kepler’s 1st Law) • The semimajor axis and orbital period are related by: Kepler’s 3rd Law (or is it?) ?????? ...
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.