Ch 8.3 - The Solar System
... Measuring Distances in the Solar System Astronomical Units: approximately 150 million kilometers; the average distance from Earth to the Sun. - The Astronomical Unit (AU) is equal to 1.5 x 108 km. - The Astronomical unit is equal to the distance from the Sun to Earth. All other planets are compared ...
... Measuring Distances in the Solar System Astronomical Units: approximately 150 million kilometers; the average distance from Earth to the Sun. - The Astronomical Unit (AU) is equal to 1.5 x 108 km. - The Astronomical unit is equal to the distance from the Sun to Earth. All other planets are compared ...
Terrestrial Planets` Formation Atmosphere
... solar system, comets have been known since antiquity. There are Chinese records of Comet Halley going back to at least 240 BC. The famous Bayeux Tapestry, which commemorates the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, depicts an apparition of Comet Halley. As of 1995, 878 comets have been catalogued and ...
... solar system, comets have been known since antiquity. There are Chinese records of Comet Halley going back to at least 240 BC. The famous Bayeux Tapestry, which commemorates the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, depicts an apparition of Comet Halley. As of 1995, 878 comets have been catalogued and ...
Astronomy History of Ancient Models
... 1. Used Tycho’s data to plot the orbit of Mars and other “wanderers” 2. Found that Mars’ orbit is actually elliptical, not circular 3. Mar’s speed changes as it moves in orbit. 4. Developed 3 laws which to this day are still valid. a. Law 1: Planets travel in ellipses (not circles). b. Law 2: Planet ...
... 1. Used Tycho’s data to plot the orbit of Mars and other “wanderers” 2. Found that Mars’ orbit is actually elliptical, not circular 3. Mar’s speed changes as it moves in orbit. 4. Developed 3 laws which to this day are still valid. a. Law 1: Planets travel in ellipses (not circles). b. Law 2: Planet ...
Astrobiology News for July 2013: What Makes a Planet Habitable
... One of the most intriguing possibilities for life-‐sustaining planets is coming from the mounting evidence that Earth-‐sized and “super-‐Earth-‐sized” planets may be common in the HZ’s of M-‐dwarfs. M-‐dwarfs ...
... One of the most intriguing possibilities for life-‐sustaining planets is coming from the mounting evidence that Earth-‐sized and “super-‐Earth-‐sized” planets may be common in the HZ’s of M-‐dwarfs. M-‐dwarfs ...
this PDF file
... tool for the study of a variety of objects of astrophysical interest: from asteroids, planets and other objects in the solar system, to magnetic stars (the spectral lines of which are polarized by the Zeeman effect), asymptotic giant branch (AGB) and post-AGB stars and supernovae (where polarized li ...
... tool for the study of a variety of objects of astrophysical interest: from asteroids, planets and other objects in the solar system, to magnetic stars (the spectral lines of which are polarized by the Zeeman effect), asymptotic giant branch (AGB) and post-AGB stars and supernovae (where polarized li ...
ppt - The Eclecticon of Dr French
... Ancient mankind sought to explain natural phenomenon via the deeds of Gods and other supernatural beings. Beasts, heroes and more prosaic objects (e.g. a plough) were superimposed upon the pattern of stars in the Cosmos via the imagination of our ancestors. These constellations are of course in mot ...
... Ancient mankind sought to explain natural phenomenon via the deeds of Gods and other supernatural beings. Beasts, heroes and more prosaic objects (e.g. a plough) were superimposed upon the pattern of stars in the Cosmos via the imagination of our ancestors. These constellations are of course in mot ...
Some additional information on Dwarf Planets
... sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a nearly round shape (due to a hydrostatic equilibrium); and (c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. As now defined, the Solar System has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uran ...
... sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a nearly round shape (due to a hydrostatic equilibrium); and (c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. As now defined, the Solar System has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uran ...
Day-25
... Our Solar System is only a tiny part of the universe. There are many more like it. Theories of its origin must explain its contents: planets, moons, asteroids, etc. ...
... Our Solar System is only a tiny part of the universe. There are many more like it. Theories of its origin must explain its contents: planets, moons, asteroids, etc. ...
Chapter 19
... 1. All of the planets orbit the sun in the same direction, and in the same plane 2. The planets closest to the sun are small and rocky, have few moons 3. The planets further from the sun are large and contain more gas and icy materials 4. Most of the Moons orbit their planets in the same direction a ...
... 1. All of the planets orbit the sun in the same direction, and in the same plane 2. The planets closest to the sun are small and rocky, have few moons 3. The planets further from the sun are large and contain more gas and icy materials 4. Most of the Moons orbit their planets in the same direction a ...
powerpoint
... cloud of gas and dust. The planets and Sun formed from the same reservoir of interstellar matter and are therefore composed of primarily the same elements. As the cloud collapsed under the force of gravity it began to spin rapidly and then flattened into a plane. This explains why the solar system i ...
... cloud of gas and dust. The planets and Sun formed from the same reservoir of interstellar matter and are therefore composed of primarily the same elements. As the cloud collapsed under the force of gravity it began to spin rapidly and then flattened into a plane. This explains why the solar system i ...
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... At the ocean floor we have what may be the most stable ecosystem on Earth. What if a jumbo asteroid slammed into Earth and rendered all surface life extinct? The oceanic thermophiles would surely continue undaunted in their happy ways. They might even evolve to repopulate Earth’s surface after each ...
... At the ocean floor we have what may be the most stable ecosystem on Earth. What if a jumbo asteroid slammed into Earth and rendered all surface life extinct? The oceanic thermophiles would surely continue undaunted in their happy ways. They might even evolve to repopulate Earth’s surface after each ...
Maybe We Are Alone in the Universe, After All
... New studies, Dr. Ward said, suggest that things could be worse. For instance, the rate of terrestrial impacts could be as much as 10,000 times higher if it was not for Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, which absorbs many killer rocks and flings others into deep space. ''We're right on the ...
... New studies, Dr. Ward said, suggest that things could be worse. For instance, the rate of terrestrial impacts could be as much as 10,000 times higher if it was not for Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, which absorbs many killer rocks and flings others into deep space. ''We're right on the ...
Slide 1 - MrMrsCase
... and metal that orbit the sun. Most asteroids are found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. ...
... and metal that orbit the sun. Most asteroids are found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. ...
Diapositiva 1 - La Escuelona
... are terrestial planets. The are small, and mainly made up of rock. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called gas giants because the are large and are made up of gases. Natural satellites: are smaller celectial bodies, such as moons, which orbit their planet. ...
... are terrestial planets. The are small, and mainly made up of rock. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called gas giants because the are large and are made up of gases. Natural satellites: are smaller celectial bodies, such as moons, which orbit their planet. ...
When a planets orbit around the Sun looks like an oval, it`s called a
... - Venus, Mars, Saturn and Pluto - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus ...
... - Venus, Mars, Saturn and Pluto - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus ...
3. Earth
... Summary: We had a standard opening. We reviewed the definitions to the vocabulary words, took notes on Venus, got the notebook checklist and the Solar System Worksheet, then watched a part of a video. ...
... Summary: We had a standard opening. We reviewed the definitions to the vocabulary words, took notes on Venus, got the notebook checklist and the Solar System Worksheet, then watched a part of a video. ...
Nine Planets and Counting - Adventure Science Center
... solar system objects and their features. It can be very interesting. 6. Have students investigate some of the many robotic spacecraft that have been launched to explore the planets and other objects in our Solar System. Mariner, Venera, Vikings 1 and 2, Voyagers 1 and 2, Mars Pathfinder and Sojourne ...
... solar system objects and their features. It can be very interesting. 6. Have students investigate some of the many robotic spacecraft that have been launched to explore the planets and other objects in our Solar System. Mariner, Venera, Vikings 1 and 2, Voyagers 1 and 2, Mars Pathfinder and Sojourne ...
Worksheet
... 10. A bucket full of a rocky planet weighs ________________ than a gas planet. a. More (2 choices) 11. Identify the gas giants. e. All of the above (5 choices) 12. Gas giants are made of… a. gas (2 choices) 13. A space probe could land on the surface of a gas giant. b. False (2 choices) 14. Asteroid ...
... 10. A bucket full of a rocky planet weighs ________________ than a gas planet. a. More (2 choices) 11. Identify the gas giants. e. All of the above (5 choices) 12. Gas giants are made of… a. gas (2 choices) 13. A space probe could land on the surface of a gas giant. b. False (2 choices) 14. Asteroid ...
solar system
... The Sun and all the bodies that orbit it— Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (and Pluto) their moons, the asteroids, and the comets. ...
... The Sun and all the bodies that orbit it— Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (and Pluto) their moons, the asteroids, and the comets. ...
Solar System
... a. It is smaller than some moons. b. It has an orbit similar to many Kuiper Belt Objects ...
... a. It is smaller than some moons. b. It has an orbit similar to many Kuiper Belt Objects ...
Earth_Universe02
... • Not visible with the unaided eye • Discovered in 1930 • Highly elongated orbit causes it to occasionally travel inside the orbit of Neptune, where it resided from 1979 thru February 1999 • Moon (Charon) discovered in 1978 • Average temperature is -210ºC ...
... • Not visible with the unaided eye • Discovered in 1930 • Highly elongated orbit causes it to occasionally travel inside the orbit of Neptune, where it resided from 1979 thru February 1999 • Moon (Charon) discovered in 1978 • Average temperature is -210ºC ...
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... item prepared for Venus in case someone is allergic to nuts. Some things you might want to point out: - Although the size of each object is to scale, the distances between the objects are not. The Solar System contains an overwhelming amount of empty space. If our model placed both size and distance ...
... item prepared for Venus in case someone is allergic to nuts. Some things you might want to point out: - Although the size of each object is to scale, the distances between the objects are not. The Solar System contains an overwhelming amount of empty space. If our model placed both size and distance ...
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.