Lesson 1 | Scientific Inquiry
... 1. The inner planets are those closest to the Sun. 2. The inner planets are made of rocky and metallic materials. a. Because of its small mass, Mercury’s gravity is not strong enough to hold gases to its surface. b. Venus is covered by a thick layer of clouds. c. The high temperatures on Venus are c ...
... 1. The inner planets are those closest to the Sun. 2. The inner planets are made of rocky and metallic materials. a. Because of its small mass, Mercury’s gravity is not strong enough to hold gases to its surface. b. Venus is covered by a thick layer of clouds. c. The high temperatures on Venus are c ...
Some Basic Facts to Know
... • Rings form inside Roche limit: • P2 = a3 Î different parts of a moon try to move in orbits with different ...
... • Rings form inside Roche limit: • P2 = a3 Î different parts of a moon try to move in orbits with different ...
Planet Notes here
... largest (only) star in our solar system (1 000 000 miles across) a source of heat & energy (takes 8 seconds to travel from the Sun to Earth Created 5 billion of years ago in a massive explosion called a supernova (a larger older star exploded) and collected together to form our solar system by ...
... largest (only) star in our solar system (1 000 000 miles across) a source of heat & energy (takes 8 seconds to travel from the Sun to Earth Created 5 billion of years ago in a massive explosion called a supernova (a larger older star exploded) and collected together to form our solar system by ...
Gravitation and the Motion of the Planets
... • Ancient astronomers believed the Earth to be at the center of the universe • They invented a complex system of epicycles and deferents to explain the direct and retrograde motions of the planets on the celestial sphere ...
... • Ancient astronomers believed the Earth to be at the center of the universe • They invented a complex system of epicycles and deferents to explain the direct and retrograde motions of the planets on the celestial sphere ...
Earth-moon-sun
... For thousands of years, people believed that the Earth was the center of the universe. Copernicus, Galileo, and other scientists determined that the Earth and other planets revolved around the Sun. ...
... For thousands of years, people believed that the Earth was the center of the universe. Copernicus, Galileo, and other scientists determined that the Earth and other planets revolved around the Sun. ...
Task 1: The Solar System Task 2: Orbits of the
... On your poster you will need to draw the following diagrams. Draw a sketch on a scrap piece of paper before drawing them on your poster. 1 Draw a diagram showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, and Mars and the orbit for each planet and the Moon. 2 Add an arrow to show which way the planet ...
... On your poster you will need to draw the following diagrams. Draw a sketch on a scrap piece of paper before drawing them on your poster. 1 Draw a diagram showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, and Mars and the orbit for each planet and the Moon. 2 Add an arrow to show which way the planet ...
Aims You are going to create a poster about space. First work
... On your poster you will need to draw the following diagrams. Draw a sketch on a scrap piece of paper before drawing them on your poster. 1 Draw a diagram showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, and Mars and the orbit for each planet and the Moon. 2 Add an arrow to show which way the planet ...
... On your poster you will need to draw the following diagrams. Draw a sketch on a scrap piece of paper before drawing them on your poster. 1 Draw a diagram showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, and Mars and the orbit for each planet and the Moon. 2 Add an arrow to show which way the planet ...
Embedding Comets in the Asteroid Belt - SwRI Boulder
... equals to 1/2). This event triggered a global instability in the orbits of the planets that led to a violent reorganization of the outer Solar System. Uranus and Neptune penetrated the trans-planetary disk, scattering its inhabitants throughout the Solar System. The interaction between the ice giant ...
... equals to 1/2). This event triggered a global instability in the orbits of the planets that led to a violent reorganization of the outer Solar System. Uranus and Neptune penetrated the trans-planetary disk, scattering its inhabitants throughout the Solar System. The interaction between the ice giant ...
21.2: Relative Dating of Rocks
... • Today: 4.6 billion years old How did scientist come up with this number? 1) Relative Age Dating 2) Absolute Age Dating ...
... • Today: 4.6 billion years old How did scientist come up with this number? 1) Relative Age Dating 2) Absolute Age Dating ...
Physics 105 TEST II part I questions
... (a) it was captured from Venus early in the system's history. (b) it condensed from ices in the Earth's early atmosphere. (c) matter was blasted out of the Earth by a huge impacting planetesimal. (d) its matter was ejected in a huge series of volcanic eruptions. (e) None of the above make any sense. ...
... (a) it was captured from Venus early in the system's history. (b) it condensed from ices in the Earth's early atmosphere. (c) matter was blasted out of the Earth by a huge impacting planetesimal. (d) its matter was ejected in a huge series of volcanic eruptions. (e) None of the above make any sense. ...
ρ ρ ρ ρ - Bryn Mawr College
... a variation on the previous question and the same formula can be assumed. Problem 5. Moment of inertia factors I/MR2 (and other information) for the various planets can be found at (http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html). Find the values for the Sun, Venus, Mars, the moon, Earth, and ...
... a variation on the previous question and the same formula can be assumed. Problem 5. Moment of inertia factors I/MR2 (and other information) for the various planets can be found at (http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html). Find the values for the Sun, Venus, Mars, the moon, Earth, and ...
Handout 27-4 The Outer Planets
... How does Pluto compare with the other planets in terms of its size and distance from the sun? It is the smallest and farthest planet from the sun. ...
... How does Pluto compare with the other planets in terms of its size and distance from the sun? It is the smallest and farthest planet from the sun. ...
The Outer Planets
... How does Pluto compare with the other planets in terms of its size and distance from the sun? It is the smallest and farthest planet from the sun. ...
... How does Pluto compare with the other planets in terms of its size and distance from the sun? It is the smallest and farthest planet from the sun. ...
Kepler`s Laws of Planetary Motion
... 2. Johannes Kepler, using the observations of Tycho Brahe, identified relationships among the distance of the planets, the shapes of their orbits, and their motion around the sun. Kepler had always been convinced that there was some unifying order in the solar system. His laws not only gave an accur ...
... 2. Johannes Kepler, using the observations of Tycho Brahe, identified relationships among the distance of the planets, the shapes of their orbits, and their motion around the sun. Kepler had always been convinced that there was some unifying order in the solar system. His laws not only gave an accur ...
Sun, Moon, and Earth Review Sheet
... Earth is tilted and spins on its axis, which is an invisible line that runs through Earth’s North and South poles. Moon The moon does not produce any light of its own. The sunlit part of the moon is a reflection of light from the sun. The moon appears to change its shape because our view of ...
... Earth is tilted and spins on its axis, which is an invisible line that runs through Earth’s North and South poles. Moon The moon does not produce any light of its own. The sunlit part of the moon is a reflection of light from the sun. The moon appears to change its shape because our view of ...
Comets and the history of our Solar System
... (that is, beyond the orbit of Neptune) was largely unaffected. Oort, a Dutch astronomer, postulated the existence of a ring of aggregates of frozen gas and dust in the outskirts of our Solar System. Through small orbital perturbations (for instance, close encounters between several such objects with ...
... (that is, beyond the orbit of Neptune) was largely unaffected. Oort, a Dutch astronomer, postulated the existence of a ring of aggregates of frozen gas and dust in the outskirts of our Solar System. Through small orbital perturbations (for instance, close encounters between several such objects with ...
4 times that of earth
... Asteroid Belt • Asteroids are small rocky bodies that orbit the sun. • Most are located in a belt that is 2-4 AU from sun. • They are too small to be round like planet. • Several hundred thousand asteroids have been found. • If all the asteroids in the solar system were put together they would be s ...
... Asteroid Belt • Asteroids are small rocky bodies that orbit the sun. • Most are located in a belt that is 2-4 AU from sun. • They are too small to be round like planet. • Several hundred thousand asteroids have been found. • If all the asteroids in the solar system were put together they would be s ...
Planetary Sciences
... Name your 3 favorite things that you learned in ASTR 8850 this year. 1. Io torus happens 2. more than 700,000 asteroids have a < 5.2 AU 3. Antarctica is weighted down by ice on top of it 4. Mercury is in a 3:2 spin:orbit resonance with the Sun 5. on the equator during the day, Mars can be as warm as ...
... Name your 3 favorite things that you learned in ASTR 8850 this year. 1. Io torus happens 2. more than 700,000 asteroids have a < 5.2 AU 3. Antarctica is weighted down by ice on top of it 4. Mercury is in a 3:2 spin:orbit resonance with the Sun 5. on the equator during the day, Mars can be as warm as ...
Is Anyone Out There? Solving the Drake Equation
... fs-p = fraction of stars with planets fp-e= fraction of planets that are “earthlike” fp-l = fraction of “earthlike” planets that develop life fl-i = fraction of above that develop intelligence fi-c= fraction of above that develop communication Tc = lifetime of communicative civilization Tg = age of ...
... fs-p = fraction of stars with planets fp-e= fraction of planets that are “earthlike” fp-l = fraction of “earthlike” planets that develop life fl-i = fraction of above that develop intelligence fi-c= fraction of above that develop communication Tc = lifetime of communicative civilization Tg = age of ...
Chapter 02 Earth in Space
... 24. How did scientists initially deduce part of the Earth's core is molten? A. Because certain vibrations do not pass through it. B. Because it is the source of molten material for active volcanoes. C. Because the Earth has a magnetic field that requires this. ...
... 24. How did scientists initially deduce part of the Earth's core is molten? A. Because certain vibrations do not pass through it. B. Because it is the source of molten material for active volcanoes. C. Because the Earth has a magnetic field that requires this. ...
DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAPER Standard 1 Objective 1 Study
... gas condensed into the sun and planets. 20.Meteorites that fall to Earth support the nebular theory because the meteorites are the same age and composition as Earth. 21.A rotating cloud of gas and dust from which Earth’s solar system formed is called a solar nebula. 22.Copernicus proposed a heliocen ...
... gas condensed into the sun and planets. 20.Meteorites that fall to Earth support the nebular theory because the meteorites are the same age and composition as Earth. 21.A rotating cloud of gas and dust from which Earth’s solar system formed is called a solar nebula. 22.Copernicus proposed a heliocen ...
Exam Name___________________________________
... A) A theory can never be proved beyond all doubt; we can only hope to collect more and more evidence that might support it. B) A theory cannot be taken seriously by scientists if it contradicts other theories developed by scientists over the past several hundred years. C) If even a single new ...
... A) A theory can never be proved beyond all doubt; we can only hope to collect more and more evidence that might support it. B) A theory cannot be taken seriously by scientists if it contradicts other theories developed by scientists over the past several hundred years. C) If even a single new ...
The Evolution of the Solar System
... • Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter there is a relatively large gap in the solar system, where you might expect to find a planet. But instead there is a swarm of much smaller bodies, called asteroids, or minor planets. This area is called the Asteroid Belt. Around 2500 of these bodies have been ...
... • Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter there is a relatively large gap in the solar system, where you might expect to find a planet. But instead there is a swarm of much smaller bodies, called asteroids, or minor planets. This area is called the Asteroid Belt. Around 2500 of these bodies have been ...
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.