Dwarf Planets
... • Pluto’s moon Charon is almost as big as Pluto. • The pair can be viewed as a double planet and they are tidally locked to each other. • Charon has more water ice on the surface than Pluto. ...
... • Pluto’s moon Charon is almost as big as Pluto. • The pair can be viewed as a double planet and they are tidally locked to each other. • Charon has more water ice on the surface than Pluto. ...
asteroid-comet-meteor presentation
... After 500 or so passes near the Sun off most of a comet's ice and gas is lost leaving a rocky object very much like an asteroid in appearance. ...
... After 500 or so passes near the Sun off most of a comet's ice and gas is lost leaving a rocky object very much like an asteroid in appearance. ...
Astronomy Daystarter Questions
... 3. Which orbit would be the “most elongated”, or the “most flattened circle”? a. Eccentricity of .001 c. Eccentricity of 1.00 b. Eccentricity of 0.000 d. Eccentricity of .95 4. Where will the orbiting planet be traveling the fastest? ...
... 3. Which orbit would be the “most elongated”, or the “most flattened circle”? a. Eccentricity of .001 c. Eccentricity of 1.00 b. Eccentricity of 0.000 d. Eccentricity of .95 4. Where will the orbiting planet be traveling the fastest? ...
Space Study Guide 4.7
... The northern hemisphere (top) of the earth has summer when it is tilted towards the sun. This is shown in the globe on the left. The northern hemisphere has winter when it is facing further away from the sun. This is shown in the globe on the right. How would you describe the sun? Include its approx ...
... The northern hemisphere (top) of the earth has summer when it is tilted towards the sun. This is shown in the globe on the left. The northern hemisphere has winter when it is facing further away from the sun. This is shown in the globe on the right. How would you describe the sun? Include its approx ...
brock university answers
... (b) 1 month (c) 1 year (d) 365.25 years (e) 200 million years 6. Geological evidence shows that the interior of the Earth is (a) much colder than its surface. (b) about the same temperature as its surface. (c) * much hotter than its surface. (d) [It’s impossible to tell from geological evidence.] 7. ...
... (b) 1 month (c) 1 year (d) 365.25 years (e) 200 million years 6. Geological evidence shows that the interior of the Earth is (a) much colder than its surface. (b) about the same temperature as its surface. (c) * much hotter than its surface. (d) [It’s impossible to tell from geological evidence.] 7. ...
Planetary Science
... – Heat loss is slightly too fast • Heat is gained from gravitational energy of helium precipitation • An unusually low upper atmospheric abundance of Helium is observed – This gives strength to the theory ...
... – Heat loss is slightly too fast • Heat is gained from gravitational energy of helium precipitation • An unusually low upper atmospheric abundance of Helium is observed – This gives strength to the theory ...
Solar System Scaled Down: Lesson on Proportions
... 3. How long does it take light to travel 1.0 AU (from the Sun to Earth)? ________ T = d/v = 150 ,000 ,000 / 300 ,000 = 500 s or 8.3 minutes 4. How long does it take light to travel from the Sun to Pluto? ______________ Complete the table for all the planets. 5. How far is a light year in kilometres? ...
... 3. How long does it take light to travel 1.0 AU (from the Sun to Earth)? ________ T = d/v = 150 ,000 ,000 / 300 ,000 = 500 s or 8.3 minutes 4. How long does it take light to travel from the Sun to Pluto? ______________ Complete the table for all the planets. 5. How far is a light year in kilometres? ...
Document
... stars revolve around the Earth which is fixed) “Geocentric Universe”: fixed relationship between stars Ptolemy (c. 100 A.D.) refined the system introduced (most notably) by Hipparchus to explain the observed motions of the stars and planets. Copernicus (1473-1543) proposed a heliocentric model of pl ...
... stars revolve around the Earth which is fixed) “Geocentric Universe”: fixed relationship between stars Ptolemy (c. 100 A.D.) refined the system introduced (most notably) by Hipparchus to explain the observed motions of the stars and planets. Copernicus (1473-1543) proposed a heliocentric model of pl ...
KCSE ONLINE GEOGRAPHY PP1 MARKING SCHEME SECTION A
... 3.(a)Differatiate amineral and arock -amineral is any naturally occurring crystalline inorganic substance with definite chemical composition and physical properties that form part of the earth;s crust,while -a rock is any naturally occurring aggregate of mineral particles of the earth;s crust. (b)Th ...
... 3.(a)Differatiate amineral and arock -amineral is any naturally occurring crystalline inorganic substance with definite chemical composition and physical properties that form part of the earth;s crust,while -a rock is any naturally occurring aggregate of mineral particles of the earth;s crust. (b)Th ...
Topic 7 - Holy Cross Collegiate
... trace gases account for the remaining 1 percent. The thin crust is composed of rocks, some of which are 3.9 billion years old. A rocky mantle surrounds a molten outer Earth layer and solid inner iron-nickel core. Size (Earth-diameters): 12 756 km Earth’s Moon orbits the planet in about a Distance fr ...
... trace gases account for the remaining 1 percent. The thin crust is composed of rocks, some of which are 3.9 billion years old. A rocky mantle surrounds a molten outer Earth layer and solid inner iron-nickel core. Size (Earth-diameters): 12 756 km Earth’s Moon orbits the planet in about a Distance fr ...
Physics@Brock - Brock University
... (b) 1 month (c) 1 year (d) 365.25 years (e) 200 million years 6. Geological evidence shows that the interior of the Earth is (a) much colder than its surface. (b) about the same temperature as its surface. (c) much hotter than its surface. (d) [It’s impossible to tell from geological evidence.] 7. S ...
... (b) 1 month (c) 1 year (d) 365.25 years (e) 200 million years 6. Geological evidence shows that the interior of the Earth is (a) much colder than its surface. (b) about the same temperature as its surface. (c) much hotter than its surface. (d) [It’s impossible to tell from geological evidence.] 7. S ...
1. The Solar System
... 4. The winners are the first group to get three in a row, horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Game 2 In a different class you could play the same game as above but the numbers relate to the size of the planet not the order from the Sun. Game 3 As above but the numbers relate to questions. ...
... 4. The winners are the first group to get three in a row, horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Game 2 In a different class you could play the same game as above but the numbers relate to the size of the planet not the order from the Sun. Game 3 As above but the numbers relate to questions. ...
Solar SyStem - Lorenz Educational Press
... The Sun is a star made up of hot gases that explode with energy similar to that of a continuously exploding nuclear bomb. It is the center of our Solar System. It provides us with heat and light. The Sun has been spinning on its axis and exploding for about 5 billion years. The Sun is an average-siz ...
... The Sun is a star made up of hot gases that explode with energy similar to that of a continuously exploding nuclear bomb. It is the center of our Solar System. It provides us with heat and light. The Sun has been spinning on its axis and exploding for about 5 billion years. The Sun is an average-siz ...
Lecture 1: Properties of the Solar System
... 8. Planet-satellite systems resemble the solar system. 9. The Oort Cloud and Kuiper Belt of comets. 10. Planets contain ~99% of the solar system's AM but Sun contains >99% of solar system's mass. ...
... 8. Planet-satellite systems resemble the solar system. 9. The Oort Cloud and Kuiper Belt of comets. 10. Planets contain ~99% of the solar system's AM but Sun contains >99% of solar system's mass. ...
Voyage of Discovery Teacher Page
... • One of the processes of science and learning is to make a prediction and test it. • The inner planets include: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. • The outer planets include: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. • The Solar System is mostly empty space. • One of the major challenges of explor ...
... • One of the processes of science and learning is to make a prediction and test it. • The inner planets include: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. • The outer planets include: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. • The Solar System is mostly empty space. • One of the major challenges of explor ...
Solutions
... 16. If Pluto were as large as the planet Mercury, we would classify it as a terrestrial planet. Answer: False. Terrestrial planets are the rocky planets from inner solar system. Pluto is an icy Kuiper Belt object. 17. Comets in the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud have long, beautiful tails that we can se ...
... 16. If Pluto were as large as the planet Mercury, we would classify it as a terrestrial planet. Answer: False. Terrestrial planets are the rocky planets from inner solar system. Pluto is an icy Kuiper Belt object. 17. Comets in the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud have long, beautiful tails that we can se ...
Artifact # 2, The Solar System
... solar system reaching 2000/km/hour. The temperature is -391 Fahrenheit which is as cold as Pluto. ...
... solar system reaching 2000/km/hour. The temperature is -391 Fahrenheit which is as cold as Pluto. ...
(AU): Average distance from Earth to Sun
... 3. More clumping – planets form. 4. Planets separate by density. Densest near Sun. 5. Present solar system. ...
... 3. More clumping – planets form. 4. Planets separate by density. Densest near Sun. 5. Present solar system. ...
Section 1 Characteristics of the Atmosphere
... Strato (Low clouds), Alto (middle clouds), Cirro (high clouds) Be able to identify weather associated with the various cloud types and which types of clouds are associated with the different fronts. Figure 8 page 427 Section 2 Air Masses and Fronts Air masses are large bodies of air with sim ...
... Strato (Low clouds), Alto (middle clouds), Cirro (high clouds) Be able to identify weather associated with the various cloud types and which types of clouds are associated with the different fronts. Figure 8 page 427 Section 2 Air Masses and Fronts Air masses are large bodies of air with sim ...
Exploring Batteries
... List as many uses for household batteries as you can think of. Name as many different sized batteries as you can. Write down all the places where you can buy batteries. List the prices of different batteries by looking through store catalogues. ...
... List as many uses for household batteries as you can think of. Name as many different sized batteries as you can. Write down all the places where you can buy batteries. List the prices of different batteries by looking through store catalogues. ...
Planetary Science - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
... All rings lie predominantly within their planet’s Roche limit, where tidal forces would destroy a self-gravitating fluid body. They are also within the planet’s magnetosphere, and in the case of Uranus, they are within the upper reaches of the planetary atmosphere. For each planet, the rings are qu ...
... All rings lie predominantly within their planet’s Roche limit, where tidal forces would destroy a self-gravitating fluid body. They are also within the planet’s magnetosphere, and in the case of Uranus, they are within the upper reaches of the planetary atmosphere. For each planet, the rings are qu ...
01 Geography and History 1.1
... • The Earth is a sphere but it is not perfectly round. It is slightly flattened at the poles. ...
... • The Earth is a sphere but it is not perfectly round. It is slightly flattened at the poles. ...
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.