Unit 4
... • Neptune is 30.6 AU from the Sun. • Its atmosphere is made of methane gas which give s the planet a bluegreen color. • Sometimes, Neptune’s orbit crosses with Pluto’s and therefore switches places with Pluto. • 165 years to orbit the Sun ...
... • Neptune is 30.6 AU from the Sun. • Its atmosphere is made of methane gas which give s the planet a bluegreen color. • Sometimes, Neptune’s orbit crosses with Pluto’s and therefore switches places with Pluto. • 165 years to orbit the Sun ...
Tutorial 6
... suppose it got stronger. If that fictitious law were true, would it be possible for bodies such as the planets to orbit the Sun? Hint: assume that a planet could still execute uniform circular motion. a) Yes, just as they presently do ...
... suppose it got stronger. If that fictitious law were true, would it be possible for bodies such as the planets to orbit the Sun? Hint: assume that a planet could still execute uniform circular motion. a) Yes, just as they presently do ...
ASTR1010_Exam3_Sp11
... 11. The distance from the center of a planet to the point where an asteroid or a moon would begin to break up is called a) the Roche Limit. b) the Schwarzschild Radius. c) the Parsifal Mosaic. d) the Helmholtz Region. e) the Neufeld Zone. 12. The gaps in the asteroid belt produced by a resonance wit ...
... 11. The distance from the center of a planet to the point where an asteroid or a moon would begin to break up is called a) the Roche Limit. b) the Schwarzschild Radius. c) the Parsifal Mosaic. d) the Helmholtz Region. e) the Neufeld Zone. 12. The gaps in the asteroid belt produced by a resonance wit ...
SC.5.E.5.1, SC.5.E.5.3, SC.4.E.5.4
... Drag an arrow from the left of the Gizmo and place it next to Mercury. Click Play. When Mercury completes one orbit (reaches the arrow), click Pause. Record Today’s date and the One orbit date in the first row of the table below. Do the same steps for each planet, filling in the table as you go. o F ...
... Drag an arrow from the left of the Gizmo and place it next to Mercury. Click Play. When Mercury completes one orbit (reaches the arrow), click Pause. Record Today’s date and the One orbit date in the first row of the table below. Do the same steps for each planet, filling in the table as you go. o F ...
Teacher Guide
... Drag an arrow from the left of the Gizmo and place it next to Mercury. Click Play. When Mercury completes one orbit (reaches the arrow), click Pause. Record Today’s date and the One orbit date in the first row of the table below. Do the same steps for each planet, filling in the table as you go. o F ...
... Drag an arrow from the left of the Gizmo and place it next to Mercury. Click Play. When Mercury completes one orbit (reaches the arrow), click Pause. Record Today’s date and the One orbit date in the first row of the table below. Do the same steps for each planet, filling in the table as you go. o F ...
Astronomy 1400: Exam 3 version 1
... 6. Why does Earth have so little carbon dioxide in its atmosphere compared to Venus? A. Earth has just as much carbon dioxide as Venus, but most of it is locked up in carbonate rocks rather than being free in the atmosphere. B. Earth has just as much carbon dioxide as Venus, but it is hard to detec ...
... 6. Why does Earth have so little carbon dioxide in its atmosphere compared to Venus? A. Earth has just as much carbon dioxide as Venus, but most of it is locked up in carbonate rocks rather than being free in the atmosphere. B. Earth has just as much carbon dioxide as Venus, but it is hard to detec ...
Terminology Used in Planetary Data
... summary of the commonly used terms and what they mean. The diagram will help you to better understand these descriptions! Orbits In our solar system, the planets orbit the Sun and each planet has moons which are in orbit around them. For simplicity, the orbits are often depicted as being circular, b ...
... summary of the commonly used terms and what they mean. The diagram will help you to better understand these descriptions! Orbits In our solar system, the planets orbit the Sun and each planet has moons which are in orbit around them. For simplicity, the orbits are often depicted as being circular, b ...
NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS
... inward due to gravitational forces ⦿ At the beginning of this collapse we form a SOLAR NEBULA. ...
... inward due to gravitational forces ⦿ At the beginning of this collapse we form a SOLAR NEBULA. ...
Study Guide for Chapter 1-Our Solar System Standards: S4E1
... Why is it that we can see certain planets, but not all planets? Why do planets take different amounts of time to orbit the sun? What is the difference between planets and moons? ...
... Why is it that we can see certain planets, but not all planets? Why do planets take different amounts of time to orbit the sun? What is the difference between planets and moons? ...
Question 2 (7-1 thru 7-4 PPT Questions)
... based on the distances and periods of revolution of these planets’ natural satellites. ...
... based on the distances and periods of revolution of these planets’ natural satellites. ...
What is the universe???
... • Tiny condensed particles of matter from within the interstellar cloud that started it all began to clump and bind a few billion years ago • As the diameters of these objects grew, they became planetesimals • As growth continued, some planetismals were destroyed through meter collisions, but some s ...
... • Tiny condensed particles of matter from within the interstellar cloud that started it all began to clump and bind a few billion years ago • As the diameters of these objects grew, they became planetesimals • As growth continued, some planetismals were destroyed through meter collisions, but some s ...
The Sun - ic crosia
... it is the densest major body in the solar system. This means that it's the most "compact" of all the planets it is 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old 71 % of the Earth's surface is covered with water.. Water is essential for life it is orbited by one moon The name comes from Old English and Germ ...
... it is the densest major body in the solar system. This means that it's the most "compact" of all the planets it is 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old 71 % of the Earth's surface is covered with water.. Water is essential for life it is orbited by one moon The name comes from Old English and Germ ...
Solar System PPT
... and is the seventh largest. • The first space craft to visit Mars was the Mariner 4 in 1965. • Has seasons and polar ice caps; may have water shaping its surface • Red due to rocks containing iron oxide • Two small moons Exploring Mars ...
... and is the seventh largest. • The first space craft to visit Mars was the Mariner 4 in 1965. • Has seasons and polar ice caps; may have water shaping its surface • Red due to rocks containing iron oxide • Two small moons Exploring Mars ...
Beyond our Sol. System
... This is the deepest view of space ever seen. It was taken by the Hubble Telescope and it tells us a lot about what is out there in the Universe. And this picture is only facing one small section of space. There are so many stars and galaxies. Who knows where the end is. And if the Universe is const ...
... This is the deepest view of space ever seen. It was taken by the Hubble Telescope and it tells us a lot about what is out there in the Universe. And this picture is only facing one small section of space. There are so many stars and galaxies. Who knows where the end is. And if the Universe is const ...
Name_______________________Period_________Date
... The disk of dust and gas that formed the Sun and planets is known as the solar nebula. Dense concentration at center became the Sun. Temperature differed, Hotter at center and cooler at edges disk Due to temp differences different compounds were able to condense depending on distance from Su ...
... The disk of dust and gas that formed the Sun and planets is known as the solar nebula. Dense concentration at center became the Sun. Temperature differed, Hotter at center and cooler at edges disk Due to temp differences different compounds were able to condense depending on distance from Su ...
Benchmark Review
... • 5. Proposed the three laws of planetary motion. Protégé to Brahe. Kepler • 6. Discovered that comets were further from the Earth than the moon. Gathered years of precise observational data with minimal equipment. Brahe ...
... • 5. Proposed the three laws of planetary motion. Protégé to Brahe. Kepler • 6. Discovered that comets were further from the Earth than the moon. Gathered years of precise observational data with minimal equipment. Brahe ...
The Big Bang Demonstration
... and warmth on the planets come from the sun. The Sun get most gets its energy from nuclear reactions, which release vast quantities of energy; and these same nuclear reactions created smaller clumps of matter that became the planets, moons, comets, and asteroids. How the solar system was formed is a ...
... and warmth on the planets come from the sun. The Sun get most gets its energy from nuclear reactions, which release vast quantities of energy; and these same nuclear reactions created smaller clumps of matter that became the planets, moons, comets, and asteroids. How the solar system was formed is a ...
Activity Designed by
... and correctly utilize the wealth of resources available from NASA, NSF, ESA, etc. as part of their training. The activities outlined on this poster model an inquiry-based approach to exploring and understanding the evolutionary history of solar system bodies for use by public school teachers utilizi ...
... and correctly utilize the wealth of resources available from NASA, NSF, ESA, etc. as part of their training. The activities outlined on this poster model an inquiry-based approach to exploring and understanding the evolutionary history of solar system bodies for use by public school teachers utilizi ...
Solar System
... Our solar system is made up of the nine planets and other objects orbiting the sun. The solar system is estimated to be about five million years old and there are many theories on how the solar system was formed. Our Solar System Planets Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the sun at 57.9 milli ...
... Our solar system is made up of the nine planets and other objects orbiting the sun. The solar system is estimated to be about five million years old and there are many theories on how the solar system was formed. Our Solar System Planets Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the sun at 57.9 milli ...
Solar System
... Our solar system is made up of the nine planets and other objects orbiting the sun. The solar system is estimated to be about five million years old and there are many theories on how the solar system was formed. Our Solar System Planets Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the sun at 57.9 milli ...
... Our solar system is made up of the nine planets and other objects orbiting the sun. The solar system is estimated to be about five million years old and there are many theories on how the solar system was formed. Our Solar System Planets Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the sun at 57.9 milli ...
exam_1spring_02 - University of Maryland Astronomy
... 13. Planets near the Sun are composed of mainly rock and iron. How does solar system formation theory account for this? A. The Sun's magnetic field attracted all of the iron in the nebula toward the inner solar system. B. The forming sun's heat prevented other substances such as ices to condense nea ...
... 13. Planets near the Sun are composed of mainly rock and iron. How does solar system formation theory account for this? A. The Sun's magnetic field attracted all of the iron in the nebula toward the inner solar system. B. The forming sun's heat prevented other substances such as ices to condense nea ...
Study GuideCh6 with page refs
... 15. Most of the energy that the Sun produces is generated in its core. WB 132/ p. 300 16. Two main gases that make up the Sun are hydrogen and helium. WB 131/ p. 302 17. Solar energy is produced by fusion. p. 302 in text ONLY 18. The Sun is NOT mostly rock at its core. By deduction WB 132/ p. 300 19 ...
... 15. Most of the energy that the Sun produces is generated in its core. WB 132/ p. 300 16. Two main gases that make up the Sun are hydrogen and helium. WB 131/ p. 302 17. Solar energy is produced by fusion. p. 302 in text ONLY 18. The Sun is NOT mostly rock at its core. By deduction WB 132/ p. 300 19 ...
CRCT Review 2 Earth Science
... A. Not enough sunlight reaches Earth to meet our energy needs. B. Economical ways to capture and store large amounts of solar energy have not been developed. C. Using sunlight for power will keep plants and animals from getting the energy they need. D. Our reserves of gas and oil will last for sever ...
... A. Not enough sunlight reaches Earth to meet our energy needs. B. Economical ways to capture and store large amounts of solar energy have not been developed. C. Using sunlight for power will keep plants and animals from getting the energy they need. D. Our reserves of gas and oil will last for sever ...
Venus -- Our “sister” planet. Stark atmospheric / surface differences
... atmospheres mediated by two effects. 1.Volcanic activity provides outgassing, increasing the atmosphere. 2.A molten core creates a magnetic field which shields the atmosphere from solar wind, reducing the losses. As Mars dies, geologically, these two effects slow down and the planet loses its atmosp ...
... atmospheres mediated by two effects. 1.Volcanic activity provides outgassing, increasing the atmosphere. 2.A molten core creates a magnetic field which shields the atmosphere from solar wind, reducing the losses. As Mars dies, geologically, these two effects slow down and the planet loses its atmosp ...
samSolar System powerpoint
... also have ice mixed into them. They have very long orbits, and when they come close to the Sun, the heat melts the ice from them, and then it gets a long bright tail. Comets are bigger than meteors and they don’t have to enter our atmosphere to be seen. Comets can be seen for many weeks as they move ...
... also have ice mixed into them. They have very long orbits, and when they come close to the Sun, the heat melts the ice from them, and then it gets a long bright tail. Comets are bigger than meteors and they don’t have to enter our atmosphere to be seen. Comets can be seen for many weeks as they move ...
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.