Outer Solar System - Effingham County Schools
... Xena (2003 UB313) - a body larger and farther away than Pluto There are a number of other potential candidates for dwarf planets. ...
... Xena (2003 UB313) - a body larger and farther away than Pluto There are a number of other potential candidates for dwarf planets. ...
Space - SSI General Science
... • The average distance from the Earth to the Sun (~150 million km) = 1 AU. Planet ...
... • The average distance from the Earth to the Sun (~150 million km) = 1 AU. Planet ...
Retrograde Motion Lesson
... -The student understands how models are used to describe scientific phenomenon. -The student understands that models will change as more evidence is gathered. -The student designs a model of retrograde motion. Previous Mastery: Revolution, Rotation, inner/outer planets, orbital period and speed. 1. ...
... -The student understands how models are used to describe scientific phenomenon. -The student understands that models will change as more evidence is gathered. -The student designs a model of retrograde motion. Previous Mastery: Revolution, Rotation, inner/outer planets, orbital period and speed. 1. ...
The Astronomical Revolution
... An astronomer-mathematician - proponent of Copernican system Analyzed Tycho’s data - hoped to make more accurate table for predicting planetary motions His great discovery was that planetary orbits are ellipses He also discovered empirical laws which describe planetary motions along these trajectori ...
... An astronomer-mathematician - proponent of Copernican system Analyzed Tycho’s data - hoped to make more accurate table for predicting planetary motions His great discovery was that planetary orbits are ellipses He also discovered empirical laws which describe planetary motions along these trajectori ...
Earth has formed in our solar system
... Material slowly makes its way into the center of this disk, forming a new star. While the star continues to grow, lumps form (solar nebula is heterogeneous) in the disk which will ultimately become planets. ...
... Material slowly makes its way into the center of this disk, forming a new star. While the star continues to grow, lumps form (solar nebula is heterogeneous) in the disk which will ultimately become planets. ...
Objects in the Kuiper belt are made mostly of rock and
... a) It would be much brighter in appearance. B) It would have only one tail c) It would not have a nucleus. D) It would not have a coma. 14. Suppose we discover a new comet on an orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than Mercury every 125 years. What can we conclude? a) It came from the Oort cloud. ...
... a) It would be much brighter in appearance. B) It would have only one tail c) It would not have a nucleus. D) It would not have a coma. 14. Suppose we discover a new comet on an orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than Mercury every 125 years. What can we conclude? a) It came from the Oort cloud. ...
Name Test Date ______ Signature Science SOL 4.8 Earth Patterns
... I am about 110 times the diameter of the Earth. I am about 4.6 billion years old! I am an active planet with a surface of land and water that is constantly changing. Earth I have lots of water and an oxygen-rich atmosphere. My atmosphere protects me from the sun’s damaging rays. I am a small dusty, ...
... I am about 110 times the diameter of the Earth. I am about 4.6 billion years old! I am an active planet with a surface of land and water that is constantly changing. Earth I have lots of water and an oxygen-rich atmosphere. My atmosphere protects me from the sun’s damaging rays. I am a small dusty, ...
Our story begins nearly 4.6 billion years ago
... Achondrite – fragments of the Moon, Mars, and 4 Vesta. This is Martian Shergottitic Meteorite: Dar Al Gani (DAG) 476 from ...
... Achondrite – fragments of the Moon, Mars, and 4 Vesta. This is Martian Shergottitic Meteorite: Dar Al Gani (DAG) 476 from ...
No Slide Title
... The biggest planet in the solar system • Looking at the planet that is 140,000 km big!!! • And the fourth brightest ...
... The biggest planet in the solar system • Looking at the planet that is 140,000 km big!!! • And the fourth brightest ...
Science Lesson
... between the planets become tangible and surprisingly far! The Solar System The distances between the nine planets are vast! We used Bode’s Law to determine the ratio of the distances between each planet and reduce it to a manageable size. To find the mean distances of the planets, beginning with the ...
... between the planets become tangible and surprisingly far! The Solar System The distances between the nine planets are vast! We used Bode’s Law to determine the ratio of the distances between each planet and reduce it to a manageable size. To find the mean distances of the planets, beginning with the ...
Genetics: The Science of Heredity
... the surrounding areas. Cooler gases appear darker. 20. Name 3 things an object needs in order to be a planet. 1. Must be round _____________________________________ 2. orbit the sun _______________________________________ 3. cleared out the region of the solar system along its orbit (the orbit’s pat ...
... the surrounding areas. Cooler gases appear darker. 20. Name 3 things an object needs in order to be a planet. 1. Must be round _____________________________________ 2. orbit the sun _______________________________________ 3. cleared out the region of the solar system along its orbit (the orbit’s pat ...
History of Astronomy Scavenger Hunt
... Directions: Using the internet, search for the person and date for each discovery. 1. I was the first person to use a telescope to look at the heavens. Who am I? Galileo 2. We discovered the relationship between a star’s temperature and it’s brightness. Who are we? Ejnar Hertzsprung and Henry Norris ...
... Directions: Using the internet, search for the person and date for each discovery. 1. I was the first person to use a telescope to look at the heavens. Who am I? Galileo 2. We discovered the relationship between a star’s temperature and it’s brightness. Who are we? Ejnar Hertzsprung and Henry Norris ...
Ch 27-Planets of Solar System
... • Planetesimal-small body from which planet originated in early stages of development of solar system • Protoplanets-larger bodies that were formed through collisions and through force of gravity • Moons-smaller bodies that orbit planets – Planets and moons are smaller and denser ...
... • Planetesimal-small body from which planet originated in early stages of development of solar system • Protoplanets-larger bodies that were formed through collisions and through force of gravity • Moons-smaller bodies that orbit planets – Planets and moons are smaller and denser ...
DIY Solar System
... outermost planets, Uranus and Neptune, are composed largely of substances called ices, such as water, ammonia and methane. They are often referred to as ‘ice giants’. The Solar System also contains the asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter and is similar to the terrestrial planets as i ...
... outermost planets, Uranus and Neptune, are composed largely of substances called ices, such as water, ammonia and methane. They are often referred to as ‘ice giants’. The Solar System also contains the asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter and is similar to the terrestrial planets as i ...
The Inner Planets GRS
... a. The polar ice caps on Mars contain frozen water and carbon dioxide. b. Mars has seasons because it is tilted on its axis. c. Mars has many large oceans on its surface. d. Mars has giant volcanoes on its surface. 22. What are the two moons of Mars? a. ________________________ ...
... a. The polar ice caps on Mars contain frozen water and carbon dioxide. b. Mars has seasons because it is tilted on its axis. c. Mars has many large oceans on its surface. d. Mars has giant volcanoes on its surface. 22. What are the two moons of Mars? a. ________________________ ...
Dead Earth – Lesson 4 – Life on other worlds
... • The Earth also has an atmosphere rich in oxygen, though many living things – especially plants do not need oxygen to live • The Earth’s magnetic field also protects us from harmful particles and radiation from the Sun ...
... • The Earth also has an atmosphere rich in oxygen, though many living things – especially plants do not need oxygen to live • The Earth’s magnetic field also protects us from harmful particles and radiation from the Sun ...
Chapter 15 - Department Of Computer Science
... So, k = 1 y2/AU3, and same for all planets Table 15.1 on page 384 e.g. R = 1.52 AU, T = ? ...
... So, k = 1 y2/AU3, and same for all planets Table 15.1 on page 384 e.g. R = 1.52 AU, T = ? ...
astro Chapter 6
... They are all low density but high mass being composed mainly of Hydrogen and helium gas and have no solid surface. In fact, Saturn has a density less than water! With the exception of Uranus the Jovian planets have a differential rotation which creates a banded weather pattern on them. Both Jupi ...
... They are all low density but high mass being composed mainly of Hydrogen and helium gas and have no solid surface. In fact, Saturn has a density less than water! With the exception of Uranus the Jovian planets have a differential rotation which creates a banded weather pattern on them. Both Jupi ...
Planets
... The word “Planets” comes from the Greek word for “wandering stars”. The stars are fixed in the sky, holding their same positions year after year, but the planets move over days across the background of the starry sky. ...
... The word “Planets” comes from the Greek word for “wandering stars”. The stars are fixed in the sky, holding their same positions year after year, but the planets move over days across the background of the starry sky. ...
The Change in the Mass of the Sun and the Expansion of the Solar
... mass/year, corresponding to an increase in the radius of Earth’s orbit of 1.5 cm/yr. But the Earth’s orbital velocity also decreases and since angular momentum remains conserved, the velocity is further reduced. There is also the possibility that G changes although neither a change in G or M have ac ...
... mass/year, corresponding to an increase in the radius of Earth’s orbit of 1.5 cm/yr. But the Earth’s orbital velocity also decreases and since angular momentum remains conserved, the velocity is further reduced. There is also the possibility that G changes although neither a change in G or M have ac ...
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.