File - Mrs. Malm`s 5th Grade
... 2. Eight planets 3. One asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter 4. Dwarf planets, like Pluto (considered to be a planet for about 75 years!) 5. Earth has only one moon but other planets have MANY. C. Important Planet Facts 1. Mercury- the closest planet to the sun, revolves around the Sun th ...
... 2. Eight planets 3. One asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter 4. Dwarf planets, like Pluto (considered to be a planet for about 75 years!) 5. Earth has only one moon but other planets have MANY. C. Important Planet Facts 1. Mercury- the closest planet to the sun, revolves around the Sun th ...
Moon Match
... player collects that set of cards (removing them from play). This player gets another turn. If the player does not find a set of cards, all players should try to remember the objects on the cards. The cards are turned face down and the next player takes a turn. 5. The game is over when players have ...
... player collects that set of cards (removing them from play). This player gets another turn. If the player does not find a set of cards, all players should try to remember the objects on the cards. The cards are turned face down and the next player takes a turn. 5. The game is over when players have ...
Pluto: To be or not to be?
... Definition of a planet? There is no REAL definition of what a planet is… Purely historical. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are planets. Nothing else in the solar system is a planet. Historical plus. Mercury through Pluto are planets, as is any newly dis ...
... Definition of a planet? There is no REAL definition of what a planet is… Purely historical. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are planets. Nothing else in the solar system is a planet. Historical plus. Mercury through Pluto are planets, as is any newly dis ...
Astronomy
... D) The amount of gas doesn’t change, but because the temperature does, the pressure does as well E) Mars’ rotation is so much faster than Earth’s, which causes it to have much more dramatic storms 20. The outer planets have atmospheres with lots of hydrogen and helium. How come Earth doesn’t have su ...
... D) The amount of gas doesn’t change, but because the temperature does, the pressure does as well E) Mars’ rotation is so much faster than Earth’s, which causes it to have much more dramatic storms 20. The outer planets have atmospheres with lots of hydrogen and helium. How come Earth doesn’t have su ...
CRCT Review 1
... A. Gravity depends on distance and the Moon is closer to Earth. B. Only large objects orbit around the Sun and the Moon is too small. C. The Moon used to be part of Earth so it must orbit Earth. D. The Moon is moving too fast and cannot change its orbit. ...
... A. Gravity depends on distance and the Moon is closer to Earth. B. Only large objects orbit around the Sun and the Moon is too small. C. The Moon used to be part of Earth so it must orbit Earth. D. The Moon is moving too fast and cannot change its orbit. ...
Directed Reading 27.1 Section: Formation of the Solar System
... 16. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are referred to as the ______________________ planets. 17. How was the formation of the outer planets affected by their distance from the sun? _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ...
... 16. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are referred to as the ______________________ planets. 17. How was the formation of the outer planets affected by their distance from the sun? _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ...
Directed Reading
... 16. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are referred to as the ______________________ planets. 17. How was the formation of the outer planets affected by their distance from the sun? _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ...
... 16. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are referred to as the ______________________ planets. 17. How was the formation of the outer planets affected by their distance from the sun? _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ...
Chapter6- Our Solar System and Its Origin
... • The strong wind from the young Sun cleared excess gas from the solar nebula, but many planetesimals remained scattered between the newly formed planets. • These leftovers became the comets and ...
... • The strong wind from the young Sun cleared excess gas from the solar nebula, but many planetesimals remained scattered between the newly formed planets. • These leftovers became the comets and ...
Side View of Our Solar System The Origins of
... • The strong wind from the young Sun cleared excess gas from the solar nebula, but many planetesimals remained scattered between the newly formed planets. • These leftovers became the comets and ...
... • The strong wind from the young Sun cleared excess gas from the solar nebula, but many planetesimals remained scattered between the newly formed planets. • These leftovers became the comets and ...
Day-7
... Stellar Radii and Planetary Orbital Semi-Major Axis (A.U.) The Habitable Zone (HZ) in green is defined here (and often) as the distance from a star where liquid water is expected to exist on the planets surface (Kasting, Whitmire, and Reynolds 1993). ...
... Stellar Radii and Planetary Orbital Semi-Major Axis (A.U.) The Habitable Zone (HZ) in green is defined here (and often) as the distance from a star where liquid water is expected to exist on the planets surface (Kasting, Whitmire, and Reynolds 1993). ...
EARTH-CENTERED MODELS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... orbited Jupiter. He realized that if all objects orbited Earth, then this couldn’t be true. But he believed in what he observed. This observation was part of the evidence that helped him decide to support Copernicus’ sun-centered model of the solar system. ...
... orbited Jupiter. He realized that if all objects orbited Earth, then this couldn’t be true. But he believed in what he observed. This observation was part of the evidence that helped him decide to support Copernicus’ sun-centered model of the solar system. ...
presentation source
... The age of the rocks on Earth, and the Moon and the ages of meteorites appear to be similar (the older rocks of the Earth are about 4 billion years old.) The age of our fusion fueled Sun is consistent with the age of these rocks implying that they were all formed at about the same time. ...
... The age of the rocks on Earth, and the Moon and the ages of meteorites appear to be similar (the older rocks of the Earth are about 4 billion years old.) The age of our fusion fueled Sun is consistent with the age of these rocks implying that they were all formed at about the same time. ...
Notes: Unmanned Space Programs
... from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a risky mission that would take the small satellite dangerously close to Mercury’s surface, paving the way for an ambitious study of the planet closest to the Sun. ...
... from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a risky mission that would take the small satellite dangerously close to Mercury’s surface, paving the way for an ambitious study of the planet closest to the Sun. ...
Chapter 20 Notes: Solar System The Solar System Sun’s Interior
... 4 inner planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars ...
... 4 inner planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars ...
Ch 12 QUEST - Lighthouse Christian Academy
... theories about how solar systems form. All of the following are examples of significant observations astronomers have made about the formation of star systems, except: a) Most stars form in nursery nebulas. b) Many star systems have planets. c) Many other planets have moons. d) Very young stars ofte ...
... theories about how solar systems form. All of the following are examples of significant observations astronomers have made about the formation of star systems, except: a) Most stars form in nursery nebulas. b) Many star systems have planets. c) Many other planets have moons. d) Very young stars ofte ...
ori pro 02 semifin [sfn] - SwRI-Boulder`s
... ► Where do the asteroidal impactors originate, and what is the mix of impactors from different parts of the belt that strike each of the terrestrial planets as a function of time during the LHB? Bodies can be transported inward from the belt both by “powerful resonances,” such as the ν6 secular reso ...
... ► Where do the asteroidal impactors originate, and what is the mix of impactors from different parts of the belt that strike each of the terrestrial planets as a function of time during the LHB? Bodies can be transported inward from the belt both by “powerful resonances,” such as the ν6 secular reso ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... – Argues that the earth is spherical based on the shape of its shadow on the moon during lunar eclipses ...
... – Argues that the earth is spherical based on the shape of its shadow on the moon during lunar eclipses ...
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... refers to the Sun and all of the objects that travel around it. These objects include planets, dwarf planets, natural satellites such as the moon, the asteroid belt, comets, meteoroids, and interplanetary dust and gas. Our solar system has an elliptical shape and is part of a galaxy known as the Mil ...
... refers to the Sun and all of the objects that travel around it. These objects include planets, dwarf planets, natural satellites such as the moon, the asteroid belt, comets, meteoroids, and interplanetary dust and gas. Our solar system has an elliptical shape and is part of a galaxy known as the Mil ...
Saturn is the only planet in our Solar System less den
... 136°F (-88°C to 58°C; 185 K to 311 K). ...
... 136°F (-88°C to 58°C; 185 K to 311 K). ...
The Solar System
... present red tint. This is due to a mineral called iron oxide that is very common on the planet’s surface. However, when you look past the surface differences, these two planets are similar in a lot of ways • Mars has both North and South polar ice caps, much like Earth. Also like Earth, both ice cap ...
... present red tint. This is due to a mineral called iron oxide that is very common on the planet’s surface. However, when you look past the surface differences, these two planets are similar in a lot of ways • Mars has both North and South polar ice caps, much like Earth. Also like Earth, both ice cap ...
The Formation of the Solar System III
... What have we learned? • What caused the orderly patterns of motion in our solar system? – Solar nebula spun faster as it contracted because of conservation of angular momentum. – Collisions between gas particles then caused the nebula to flatten into a disk. • Why are there two major types of plane ...
... What have we learned? • What caused the orderly patterns of motion in our solar system? – Solar nebula spun faster as it contracted because of conservation of angular momentum. – Collisions between gas particles then caused the nebula to flatten into a disk. • Why are there two major types of plane ...
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.