Ch4 Inner and Outer Planets
... the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. -Retrograde Rotation: a few planets rotate in the opposite direction, so that the Sun rises in the west. The planets with retrograde rotations are Venus, Uranus, (the dwarf planet Pluto too. Uranus' rotation is tricky. ...
... the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. -Retrograde Rotation: a few planets rotate in the opposite direction, so that the Sun rises in the west. The planets with retrograde rotations are Venus, Uranus, (the dwarf planet Pluto too. Uranus' rotation is tricky. ...
solar system formation notes
... Because of the conservation of energy, the cloud heats up as it collapses. Because of angular momentum, the cloud spins faster as it contracts. ...
... Because of the conservation of energy, the cloud heats up as it collapses. Because of angular momentum, the cloud spins faster as it contracts. ...
supplementary notes for space
... Galaxies come in three main shapes – our galaxy (the Milky Way) is spiral. The other shapes are elliptical and irregular. you can think about planets in our solar system in two groups – terrestrial or Jovian (gas giants; an asteroid belt (zone with lots of asteroids) is located between these groups ...
... Galaxies come in three main shapes – our galaxy (the Milky Way) is spiral. The other shapes are elliptical and irregular. you can think about planets in our solar system in two groups – terrestrial or Jovian (gas giants; an asteroid belt (zone with lots of asteroids) is located between these groups ...
Objects in Space
... Comet: A comet is a relatively small solar system body that orbits the Sun. When close enough to the Sun they display a visible coma (a fuzzy outline or atmosphere due to solar radiation) and sometimes a tail. Asteroids: are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. Made of rock and metal, they ...
... Comet: A comet is a relatively small solar system body that orbits the Sun. When close enough to the Sun they display a visible coma (a fuzzy outline or atmosphere due to solar radiation) and sometimes a tail. Asteroids: are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. Made of rock and metal, they ...
6th Grade Review II - pams
... space debris that exists out in space. • Meteor is when a meteoroid enters the atmosphere and gets burned up. • Meteorite is when a piece of the meteoroid doesn’t burn up completely and hits the earth. ...
... space debris that exists out in space. • Meteor is when a meteoroid enters the atmosphere and gets burned up. • Meteorite is when a piece of the meteoroid doesn’t burn up completely and hits the earth. ...
Standard Form - Fastest Planet
... Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System after Jupiter. Like Jupiter, it is a Gas Giant and so does not have a solid surface. It is famous for its dramatic and beautiful rings. The rings are not solid, but are made up of many millions of small lumps of ice and rock, varying from a fe ...
... Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System after Jupiter. Like Jupiter, it is a Gas Giant and so does not have a solid surface. It is famous for its dramatic and beautiful rings. The rings are not solid, but are made up of many millions of small lumps of ice and rock, varying from a fe ...
Chapter 1 Questions
... b. Because Mercury is an inferior planet, i.e., its orbit is nearer the Sun, the planet’s orbit keeps it quite close to the Sun. c. Mercury has roughly the same density as the earth while the Moon has a lower density since it contains fewer heavy elements such as iron. d. Mercury and the Moon have s ...
... b. Because Mercury is an inferior planet, i.e., its orbit is nearer the Sun, the planet’s orbit keeps it quite close to the Sun. c. Mercury has roughly the same density as the earth while the Moon has a lower density since it contains fewer heavy elements such as iron. d. Mercury and the Moon have s ...
Chapter 8 Concept Review - Cambridge University Press
... of Mars and Jupiter. They were prevented from forming a planet by Jupiter’s gravitational tugs. Asteroids range up to about 1,000 km across (Sec. 8.5a), but the vast majority are much smaller, down to about 50 m. Most of them are stony, while some contain carbon and o ...
... of Mars and Jupiter. They were prevented from forming a planet by Jupiter’s gravitational tugs. Asteroids range up to about 1,000 km across (Sec. 8.5a), but the vast majority are much smaller, down to about 50 m. Most of them are stony, while some contain carbon and o ...
The Solar System
... the Galaxy. It is the central point of the nine planets in our Solar System. Besides the planets, the Solar System holds countless smaller bodies such as asteroids comets and meteoroids. The Asteroid Belt orbits the sun in the space between Mars and Jupiter. Most asteroids are are pebble sized but a ...
... the Galaxy. It is the central point of the nine planets in our Solar System. Besides the planets, the Solar System holds countless smaller bodies such as asteroids comets and meteoroids. The Asteroid Belt orbits the sun in the space between Mars and Jupiter. Most asteroids are are pebble sized but a ...
The formation of the Solar System I. Stellar context
... Venus/Earth/Mars sequence of more water (bulk) ...
... Venus/Earth/Mars sequence of more water (bulk) ...
SES4U Motions of the Earth
... revolves around the Sun and the Moon revolves around the Earth. The Moon’s orbit is eccentric and therefore experiences apogee (furthest point from Earth) and perigee (closest point to Earth) Perigee Apogee 362 570 km 405 410 km ...
... revolves around the Sun and the Moon revolves around the Earth. The Moon’s orbit is eccentric and therefore experiences apogee (furthest point from Earth) and perigee (closest point to Earth) Perigee Apogee 362 570 km 405 410 km ...
December 2016 - Astronomical Society of South East Texas
... exists there today, it would make a tiny world smaller than Earth’s moon. The Asteroid Belt is located in an area of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. That places it between 2.2 and 3.2 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. The belt is about 1 AU thick. The average distance between objec ...
... exists there today, it would make a tiny world smaller than Earth’s moon. The Asteroid Belt is located in an area of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. That places it between 2.2 and 3.2 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. The belt is about 1 AU thick. The average distance between objec ...
1-1 Origin of the Earth Motion NOTES blanks
... The ____________________ planets are the inner four planets of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars that are close to the size of Earth and have solid, rocky surfaces. The _________________ planets are the outer planets of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune which are much larger, more gaseous, and lack ...
... The ____________________ planets are the inner four planets of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars that are close to the size of Earth and have solid, rocky surfaces. The _________________ planets are the outer planets of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune which are much larger, more gaseous, and lack ...
The Outer Planets - Library Video Company
... Saturn! Is Saturn like Jupiter? Jupiter and Saturn do have similarities. Like Jupiter, Saturn is an enormous planet, ten times bigger than Earth, made up of gas and covered by a layer of clouds that move around. Saturn also has approximately 20 or so moons.The biggest one,Titan, is similar to our Ea ...
... Saturn! Is Saturn like Jupiter? Jupiter and Saturn do have similarities. Like Jupiter, Saturn is an enormous planet, ten times bigger than Earth, made up of gas and covered by a layer of clouds that move around. Saturn also has approximately 20 or so moons.The biggest one,Titan, is similar to our Ea ...
What are Asteroids, Meteors and Comets? How are they similar
... just the right size, if they are too small they disintegrate into the atmosphere, if they are too big they will often explode when they hit the atmosphere – raining down much smaller pieces Thousands of small meteorites have been found in Antarctica, which have provided scientists with clues to the ...
... just the right size, if they are too small they disintegrate into the atmosphere, if they are too big they will often explode when they hit the atmosphere – raining down much smaller pieces Thousands of small meteorites have been found in Antarctica, which have provided scientists with clues to the ...
lecture01_2014_Intro_to_SS_orig
... B) Sketch where the Sun sets, relative to buildings, this thu, fri, or sat. Wait 4-10 days. Sketch where the Sun sets again. Turn in both sketches, with time and date of observation. Write three sentences about any change in the position of sunset. Did it change? What direction? By how many degrees ...
... B) Sketch where the Sun sets, relative to buildings, this thu, fri, or sat. Wait 4-10 days. Sketch where the Sun sets again. Turn in both sketches, with time and date of observation. Write three sentences about any change in the position of sunset. Did it change? What direction? By how many degrees ...
fifth grade - Math/Science Nucleus
... the Sun. All of the planets, and many smaller objects also rotate, or spin on an axis. The planets can be divided into two groups. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars form the terrestrial planets. They are small and are composed of rock and metal, like the Earth. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are ...
... the Sun. All of the planets, and many smaller objects also rotate, or spin on an axis. The planets can be divided into two groups. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars form the terrestrial planets. They are small and are composed of rock and metal, like the Earth. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are ...
Chapter-27-ppt from Christy
... Composition: Rock and metal Water: ice trapped in shaded areas Oddities: has lobate scarps caused by shrinking of planet when cooled, smallest planet; rev. 88 days, rot. 59 days ...
... Composition: Rock and metal Water: ice trapped in shaded areas Oddities: has lobate scarps caused by shrinking of planet when cooled, smallest planet; rev. 88 days, rot. 59 days ...
Notes on Sun-Earth-Moon (pg. 119)
... Only stars with more than 40 times the mass of the Sun form black holes when they die. This happens after a supernova. 10. Describe what happens to an average star and a massive star when each runs out of fuel. Small and medium stars become white dwarfs and eventually black dwarfs. A giant star can ...
... Only stars with more than 40 times the mass of the Sun form black holes when they die. This happens after a supernova. 10. Describe what happens to an average star and a massive star when each runs out of fuel. Small and medium stars become white dwarfs and eventually black dwarfs. A giant star can ...
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.