Power Point - Solar System
... Orbital path crosses Pluto’s Faint rings made of dust particles Composed of H, He, & Methane & a core of molten ...
... Orbital path crosses Pluto’s Faint rings made of dust particles Composed of H, He, & Methane & a core of molten ...
Pluto`s Bald Cousin
... until it was downgraded to a dwarf planet like Makemake. Dwarf planets are basically too small to be labelled as planets, but they still are spherical objects – like planets – and bigger than asteroids. We know very little about our closer dwarf planets, and knew practically nothing about Makemake. ...
... until it was downgraded to a dwarf planet like Makemake. Dwarf planets are basically too small to be labelled as planets, but they still are spherical objects – like planets – and bigger than asteroids. We know very little about our closer dwarf planets, and knew practically nothing about Makemake. ...
8.3 The solar system is composed of planets and other objects that
... 2. Earth experiences seasons as northern or southern hemispheres are tilted toward the sun over the course of its 365 day revolution period. Earth’s tilt causes seasonal differences in the height of the perceived path of the sun and the number of hours of sunlight. Seasons are not related in distanc ...
... 2. Earth experiences seasons as northern or southern hemispheres are tilted toward the sun over the course of its 365 day revolution period. Earth’s tilt causes seasonal differences in the height of the perceived path of the sun and the number of hours of sunlight. Seasons are not related in distanc ...
The Solar System - MrDanielASBSukMSSci
... Venus This figure combines images of Venus taken from space with a camera (left) and radar (right). The camera image shows Venus’s thick atmosphere. Radar is able to penetrate Venus’s clouds to reveal the surface. Both images are false color. ...
... Venus This figure combines images of Venus taken from space with a camera (left) and radar (right). The camera image shows Venus’s thick atmosphere. Radar is able to penetrate Venus’s clouds to reveal the surface. Both images are false color. ...
Analysis of Planet Data
... 2. Which planet has the most mass and which one the least mass? (1) 3. Which planet’s day is longer than its year? (1) 4. Which planet could float on water and why? (1) 5. Retrograde means moving backward. Which planet(s) has a retrograde rotation? (1) 6. Is there a relationship between planet diame ...
... 2. Which planet has the most mass and which one the least mass? (1) 3. Which planet’s day is longer than its year? (1) 4. Which planet could float on water and why? (1) 5. Retrograde means moving backward. Which planet(s) has a retrograde rotation? (1) 6. Is there a relationship between planet diame ...
Terrestrial & Jovian Planets Formation of Solar System February 21
... Giants vs. Terrestrials • In inner solar system. ...
... Giants vs. Terrestrials • In inner solar system. ...
Planets in the sky
... – Different from stars, Sun, and Moon – People have recognized this for a long time and knew that the planets were somehow different! The “backing up” of the planets is known as retrograde motion – Outer planets show retrograde motion because they are moving slower than us, so when the Earth “passes ...
... – Different from stars, Sun, and Moon – People have recognized this for a long time and knew that the planets were somehow different! The “backing up” of the planets is known as retrograde motion – Outer planets show retrograde motion because they are moving slower than us, so when the Earth “passes ...
Solar system notes for sunsize and temperature and formation tutorials
... The standard model of solar system formation offers what explanation for the different compositions of the terrestrial and Jovian planets? During the condensation, the heavier elements tended to sink nearer the Sun and only provided enough material to build the relatively small terrestrial planets. ...
... The standard model of solar system formation offers what explanation for the different compositions of the terrestrial and Jovian planets? During the condensation, the heavier elements tended to sink nearer the Sun and only provided enough material to build the relatively small terrestrial planets. ...
Planets and Moons
... How can planets of other stars be spotted? There are two main ways that astronomers search for these planets: If you observe a star very accurately with special instruments, you may be able to measure a slight “wobble“. This can indicate a planet. ...
... How can planets of other stars be spotted? There are two main ways that astronomers search for these planets: If you observe a star very accurately with special instruments, you may be able to measure a slight “wobble“. This can indicate a planet. ...
4 Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids
... More than 1,000 asteroids have orbits that sometimes bring the asteroids very close to Earth’s orbit. Thus, scientists call them near-Earth asteroids. Near-Earth asteroids make up only a very small percentage of the total number of asteroids. However, these asteroids could cause a great deal of dama ...
... More than 1,000 asteroids have orbits that sometimes bring the asteroids very close to Earth’s orbit. Thus, scientists call them near-Earth asteroids. Near-Earth asteroids make up only a very small percentage of the total number of asteroids. However, these asteroids could cause a great deal of dama ...
Final Exam Prep
... Review your big super summary sheet that lists the characteristics of the Inner and Outer Planets. Terms: solar nebula, planetessimal, terrestrial planet, gas giant planet 5. Ch 28 Minor Bodies of the Solar System pp 718-744 Review pp 723-724 Formation of the Earth’s Moon, How di the Earth’s moon fo ...
... Review your big super summary sheet that lists the characteristics of the Inner and Outer Planets. Terms: solar nebula, planetessimal, terrestrial planet, gas giant planet 5. Ch 28 Minor Bodies of the Solar System pp 718-744 Review pp 723-724 Formation of the Earth’s Moon, How di the Earth’s moon fo ...
Actual Earth Motions
... A constellation is a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky. Throughout the year different constellations can only be observed during different seasons. ...
... A constellation is a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky. Throughout the year different constellations can only be observed during different seasons. ...
The Final Frontier
... On clear nights, you can often see our moon and many stars. You might even see a planet! To learn more about our solar system, study the chart below. Tips • The planet closest to the Sun is number “1.” • Questions 1–4 contain hints. ...
... On clear nights, you can often see our moon and many stars. You might even see a planet! To learn more about our solar system, study the chart below. Tips • The planet closest to the Sun is number “1.” • Questions 1–4 contain hints. ...
Planets and Moons
... How can planets of other stars be spotted? There are two main ways that astronomers search for these planets: If you observe a star very accurately with special instruments, you may be able to measure a slight “wobble“. This can indicate a planet. ...
... How can planets of other stars be spotted? There are two main ways that astronomers search for these planets: If you observe a star very accurately with special instruments, you may be able to measure a slight “wobble“. This can indicate a planet. ...
Planet Longitudes
... to change their position relative to “other stars” from one night to the next and sometimes seemed to reverse their direction. They named the wandering stars; Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. It was the apparent backward or retrograde motion of the “wandering stars” that eventually became ...
... to change their position relative to “other stars” from one night to the next and sometimes seemed to reverse their direction. They named the wandering stars; Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. It was the apparent backward or retrograde motion of the “wandering stars” that eventually became ...
Chapter 10 - Relativity Group
... • Radioactive material in chondrules allows dating back to when they first condensed from the solar nebula • Some chondrules contain ancient dust grains that have survived from before the Solar System’s birth! ...
... • Radioactive material in chondrules allows dating back to when they first condensed from the solar nebula • Some chondrules contain ancient dust grains that have survived from before the Solar System’s birth! ...
exercise 1
... Nine major planets are currently known. They are commonly divided into two groups: the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) and the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). The inner planets are small and are composed primarily of rock and iron. The outer planets are much lar ...
... Nine major planets are currently known. They are commonly divided into two groups: the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) and the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). The inner planets are small and are composed primarily of rock and iron. The outer planets are much lar ...
etlife_douglas_ewart_short
... Most planets we’ve found so far are ‘hot Jupiters’: gas giants, much bigger and closer to their parent star than the Earth is to the Sun. ...
... Most planets we’ve found so far are ‘hot Jupiters’: gas giants, much bigger and closer to their parent star than the Earth is to the Sun. ...
14 The Planets
... Blue color due to methane gas (like Uranus) Fastest winds in solar system (1,500 mi/hour, windier than ...
... Blue color due to methane gas (like Uranus) Fastest winds in solar system (1,500 mi/hour, windier than ...
ESCI 100 Exam 1 Review Name Explain inductive and deductive
... Explain the life cycle of a star like our sun. How does the life cycle of a giant star differ from this? ...
... Explain the life cycle of a star like our sun. How does the life cycle of a giant star differ from this? ...
The Solar System
... usually the farthest planet from the sun in our solar system. It also the smallest planet in our solar system and the last to be discovered. ...
... usually the farthest planet from the sun in our solar system. It also the smallest planet in our solar system and the last to be discovered. ...
Metamorphic Igneous Sedimentary 3 Major Groups of Rocks
... bottom. Earth falls upon earth and layers are formed. Slowly, the bottom layers of earth turn into rock. Sedimentary rocks cover 75% of the Earth's surface. ...
... bottom. Earth falls upon earth and layers are formed. Slowly, the bottom layers of earth turn into rock. Sedimentary rocks cover 75% of the Earth's surface. ...
Temperature and Formation of our Solar System
... bombarded the inner planets after they were formed. Thus, the water on Earth originated in comets. ...
... bombarded the inner planets after they were formed. Thus, the water on Earth originated in comets. ...
Pluto`s Bald Cousin
... until it was downgraded to a dwarf planet like Makemake. Dwarf planets are basically too small to be labelled as planets, but they still are spherical objects – like planets – and bigger than asteroids. We know very little about our closer dwarf planets, and knew practically nothing about Makemake. ...
... until it was downgraded to a dwarf planet like Makemake. Dwarf planets are basically too small to be labelled as planets, but they still are spherical objects – like planets – and bigger than asteroids. We know very little about our closer dwarf planets, and knew practically nothing about Makemake. ...
The Planets
... Brightest object in the sky besides the Sun and our moon Named after the Roman goddess of beauty and love (Venus) Has phases like our moon Has no satellites (moons) Sixth largest planet in the solar system (just a little smaller than Earth) Known as Earth’s “sister” planet (almost as big as Earth) G ...
... Brightest object in the sky besides the Sun and our moon Named after the Roman goddess of beauty and love (Venus) Has phases like our moon Has no satellites (moons) Sixth largest planet in the solar system (just a little smaller than Earth) Known as Earth’s “sister” planet (almost as big as Earth) G ...
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.