Modeling the Solar System
... Have the students look at the various sports equipment available. Have the diameters of the planets on the board so the students can see them. Choose volunteers to pick a sports ball that is proportional to mercury and have them stand up in front. Do this for each planet until you have all of the pl ...
... Have the students look at the various sports equipment available. Have the diameters of the planets on the board so the students can see them. Choose volunteers to pick a sports ball that is proportional to mercury and have them stand up in front. Do this for each planet until you have all of the pl ...
Solar system
... Spanning nearly 1,000 km in diameter, Ceres (pronounced SEER-ees) is largest of the “main-belt” asteroids orbiting between Mars and Jupiter and is now considered one of our Solar System’s 5 dwarf planets. More than 1,300 times the size of Earth, Jupiter is a humongous ball of helium and hydrogen lar ...
... Spanning nearly 1,000 km in diameter, Ceres (pronounced SEER-ees) is largest of the “main-belt” asteroids orbiting between Mars and Jupiter and is now considered one of our Solar System’s 5 dwarf planets. More than 1,300 times the size of Earth, Jupiter is a humongous ball of helium and hydrogen lar ...
Solar System
... – Weak forces hold them together… – Forming loose balls of dust… – As these balls of dust collided they grew larger… – …formed planetesimals. ...
... – Weak forces hold them together… – Forming loose balls of dust… – As these balls of dust collided they grew larger… – …formed planetesimals. ...
S - Uwsp
... B. the proto-Sun ejected iron-rich material from its surface. C. the high temperature near the proto-Sun made it difficult for ices and gases to condense. D. the Sun’s gravitational attraction pulled iron and other heavy material inward. ...
... B. the proto-Sun ejected iron-rich material from its surface. C. the high temperature near the proto-Sun made it difficult for ices and gases to condense. D. the Sun’s gravitational attraction pulled iron and other heavy material inward. ...
Curriculum-Based Measurement: Oral Reading
... produce its own light. It reflects the sun's light. In space, half of the moon is always exposed to light and the other half is dark, just like the Earth. As the moon revolves around the Earth, it reflects different amounts of sunlight depending on its position. This is what causes the phases of the ...
... produce its own light. It reflects the sun's light. In space, half of the moon is always exposed to light and the other half is dark, just like the Earth. As the moon revolves around the Earth, it reflects different amounts of sunlight depending on its position. This is what causes the phases of the ...
Parent Activity - The School District of Palm Beach County
... 1. Research the eight planets that travel around the Sun. 2. List the planets, their distances from the Sun, their size, and other physical characteristics/features of interest. 3. Have your child create/draw each planet using their research information. If using the Model Magic, push the string int ...
... 1. Research the eight planets that travel around the Sun. 2. List the planets, their distances from the Sun, their size, and other physical characteristics/features of interest. 3. Have your child create/draw each planet using their research information. If using the Model Magic, push the string int ...
Moons Jupiter was known to have at least 16 moons at the time this
... crisscrossing lines over bright clear fields of water ice. The lines may be cracks in the ice. Europa has few craters. ...
... crisscrossing lines over bright clear fields of water ice. The lines may be cracks in the ice. Europa has few craters. ...
Geocentric Model of the Solar System
... • Our Solar System consists of a central star (the Sun), the nine planets orbiting the sun, moons, asteroids, comets, meteors, interplanetary gas, dust, and all the “space” in between them. • The nine planets of the Solar System are named for Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses. ...
... • Our Solar System consists of a central star (the Sun), the nine planets orbiting the sun, moons, asteroids, comets, meteors, interplanetary gas, dust, and all the “space” in between them. • The nine planets of the Solar System are named for Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses. ...
The Sun and Planets Homework 2.
... x-axis is millions of years before the present (zero being today) and the y-axis is the length of a day in hours. The plot should trend towards shorter days as you go back in time. Note that a geologic period is a range of time, for which you have measured value for the length of the day. The purpos ...
... x-axis is millions of years before the present (zero being today) and the y-axis is the length of a day in hours. The plot should trend towards shorter days as you go back in time. Note that a geologic period is a range of time, for which you have measured value for the length of the day. The purpos ...
1 - Quia
... 23. Which of the following is not an inner planet? a. Venus c. Jupiter b. Mars d. Earth 24. ____________ allows Earth to sustain life. a. An abundance of liquid water c. The moon’s craters b. An oxygen-rich atmosphere d. both (a) and (b) 25. The inner planets are separated from the outer planets by ...
... 23. Which of the following is not an inner planet? a. Venus c. Jupiter b. Mars d. Earth 24. ____________ allows Earth to sustain life. a. An abundance of liquid water c. The moon’s craters b. An oxygen-rich atmosphere d. both (a) and (b) 25. The inner planets are separated from the outer planets by ...
clicking here. - Bakersfield College
... The largest mountain in the solar system. This mountain is a volcano and found on Mars. Orbit The path one object takes around another object. Planetarium A domed room in which shows the night sky from any locations at any time far in the past to far in the future. Some planetariums are able to show ...
... The largest mountain in the solar system. This mountain is a volcano and found on Mars. Orbit The path one object takes around another object. Planetarium A domed room in which shows the night sky from any locations at any time far in the past to far in the future. Some planetariums are able to show ...
Big Bang
... • The sun and our planets formed concurrently 4.567 billion years ago. • Extrasolar planetary systems can be similar to or different from the solar system. • Dust plays a decisive role in the formation of the planets. • The lifetime of protoplanetary disks, the birthplaces of planets, is a few milli ...
... • The sun and our planets formed concurrently 4.567 billion years ago. • Extrasolar planetary systems can be similar to or different from the solar system. • Dust plays a decisive role in the formation of the planets. • The lifetime of protoplanetary disks, the birthplaces of planets, is a few milli ...
Name_____________________________ Today`s
... in Earth masses—the mass of Earth is equal to 1 Earth mass. The relative volumes for the planets are shown by the size of each circle. Use the graph below to answer the questions that follow. ...
... in Earth masses—the mass of Earth is equal to 1 Earth mass. The relative volumes for the planets are shown by the size of each circle. Use the graph below to answer the questions that follow. ...
The Sun and Planets Exercise 2.
... needed to form today’s Solar System. We will try to derive it quickly below. We assume the solar composition to be: X = 0.734 ; Y = 0.25 ; Z = 0.016, where X is the Hydrogen fraction, Y is the Helium fraction, and Z is the fraction of heavy elements (in astonomy this includes all elements not named ...
... needed to form today’s Solar System. We will try to derive it quickly below. We assume the solar composition to be: X = 0.734 ; Y = 0.25 ; Z = 0.016, where X is the Hydrogen fraction, Y is the Helium fraction, and Z is the fraction of heavy elements (in astonomy this includes all elements not named ...
The Solar System - School of Physics
... Moons of Jupiter • 16 Moons with 4 giants (Galilean satellites). • Io: Volcanic, sulphur-covered, kept molten through tidal heating. • Europa: covered in ice with intricate pattern of cracks – tidal heating supports oceans, life?? ...
... Moons of Jupiter • 16 Moons with 4 giants (Galilean satellites). • Io: Volcanic, sulphur-covered, kept molten through tidal heating. • Europa: covered in ice with intricate pattern of cracks – tidal heating supports oceans, life?? ...
Lecture14: Solar System Debris
... Its orbit is highly eccentric; at times it is closer to the Sun than Neptune. Its orbit inclination is also much larger than other planets. Pluto rotates in the opposite direction from most other planets. Pluto is smaller than 7 satellites in the solar system. It has an average density of about 1900 ...
... Its orbit is highly eccentric; at times it is closer to the Sun than Neptune. Its orbit inclination is also much larger than other planets. Pluto rotates in the opposite direction from most other planets. Pluto is smaller than 7 satellites in the solar system. It has an average density of about 1900 ...
university of british columbia: astronomy 310: final
... (a) Sketch the interior structure of the Earth. Indicate briefly how it was determined. (b) [For those who love calculations.] (i) Imagine that a new comet has been discovered and that studies of its motion indicate that it orbits the Sun with a period of 1,000 years. What is the comet’s average dis ...
... (a) Sketch the interior structure of the Earth. Indicate briefly how it was determined. (b) [For those who love calculations.] (i) Imagine that a new comet has been discovered and that studies of its motion indicate that it orbits the Sun with a period of 1,000 years. What is the comet’s average dis ...
The Inner and Outer Planets
... •It needs to be in orbit around the Sun – Yes, so maybe Pluto is a planet. •It needs to have enough gravity to pull itself into a spherical shape – Pluto…check •It needs to have “cleared the neighborhood” of its orbit – Uh oh. Here’s the rule breaker. According to this, Pluto is not a planet. What d ...
... •It needs to be in orbit around the Sun – Yes, so maybe Pluto is a planet. •It needs to have enough gravity to pull itself into a spherical shape – Pluto…check •It needs to have “cleared the neighborhood” of its orbit – Uh oh. Here’s the rule breaker. According to this, Pluto is not a planet. What d ...
jupiter_ppt
... is more than twice the size of all other planets combined. The planet contains 71% of all the matter in the Solar System excluding the sun It has differential rotation- this means that its rotational rate is not constant from one area to another…this would indicate that Jupiter is not a solid pl ...
... is more than twice the size of all other planets combined. The planet contains 71% of all the matter in the Solar System excluding the sun It has differential rotation- this means that its rotational rate is not constant from one area to another…this would indicate that Jupiter is not a solid pl ...
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... 14. a) Density can be used to divide the planets into two groups: the inner and outer planets. What difference in composition would account for the difference in density of the two ...
... 14. a) Density can be used to divide the planets into two groups: the inner and outer planets. What difference in composition would account for the difference in density of the two ...
Our Solar system
... • Inner planets—closer to the sun, higher temperatures, formed objects with higher melting points • Outer planets—further from the sun, colder temperatures, ices formed ...
... • Inner planets—closer to the sun, higher temperatures, formed objects with higher melting points • Outer planets—further from the sun, colder temperatures, ices formed ...
Solar System Solar System
... dwarf planets, moons, and solar system bodies that revolve around it. • Solar system bodies include asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. ...
... dwarf planets, moons, and solar system bodies that revolve around it. • Solar system bodies include asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. ...
Teaching Notes
... Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. First find out what students already know about each of the planets. Then students write a planetary report describing each of the planets in the solar system on the activity sheet. This will help them learn which planets are explorable. We’ve prepar ...
... Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. First find out what students already know about each of the planets. Then students write a planetary report describing each of the planets in the solar system on the activity sheet. This will help them learn which planets are explorable. We’ve prepar ...
The Solar System
... Neptune has yet to give up its greatest secret: the source of the heat that rises from the planet’s center to drive storms in its atmosphere. The young planets were very hot, and have been cooling since their formation. As Neptune cools, it contracts and grows denser: This process releases heat. The ...
... Neptune has yet to give up its greatest secret: the source of the heat that rises from the planet’s center to drive storms in its atmosphere. The young planets were very hot, and have been cooling since their formation. As Neptune cools, it contracts and grows denser: This process releases heat. The ...
Lecture 12A - Solar System Structure
... • The Sun is a star. • It is completely gaseous. • It emits light and heat through nuclear fusion in its core. • It is by far the largest object in the Solar System. 700 times more massive than all of the other objects in the Solar System put together. • It is composed mostly of Hydrogen and Helium ...
... • The Sun is a star. • It is completely gaseous. • It emits light and heat through nuclear fusion in its core. • It is by far the largest object in the Solar System. 700 times more massive than all of the other objects in the Solar System put together. • It is composed mostly of Hydrogen and Helium ...
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.