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The Solar System
... (C) construct models that demonstrate the relationship of the Sun, Earth, and Moon, including oribts and positions; and (D) identify the planets in Earth’s solar system and their position in relation to the Sun. ...
... (C) construct models that demonstrate the relationship of the Sun, Earth, and Moon, including oribts and positions; and (D) identify the planets in Earth’s solar system and their position in relation to the Sun. ...
"The Solar System" Slideshow
... due to collision with some other body) • Originally thought to be a star • Bright blue-green due to methane gas in its atmosphere • 64 Earths could fit inside it ...
... due to collision with some other body) • Originally thought to be a star • Bright blue-green due to methane gas in its atmosphere • 64 Earths could fit inside it ...
The Planets
... Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos!) Different types of small objects are present in space: comets, asteroids, and meteors. ...
... Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos!) Different types of small objects are present in space: comets, asteroids, and meteors. ...
Solutions
... achieve on Titan, given that the acceleration due to gravity there is 0.14g, where g its value on Earth? (The Games take place in a sealed Stadium Dome with an Earth-like atmosphere.) ...
... achieve on Titan, given that the acceleration due to gravity there is 0.14g, where g its value on Earth? (The Games take place in a sealed Stadium Dome with an Earth-like atmosphere.) ...
Unit 1 Test Review Packet
... Unit 1 Test Review Packet Go through this packet and try to answer everything first without any notes or help. Once you have gone through the whole packet using only your knowledge then you may go back through and use your notes and other resources to help you fill in the rest of the packet. 1) What ...
... Unit 1 Test Review Packet Go through this packet and try to answer everything first without any notes or help. Once you have gone through the whole packet using only your knowledge then you may go back through and use your notes and other resources to help you fill in the rest of the packet. 1) What ...
PowerPoint
... Sun at one of two foci Law 2: The line connecting the planet to the Sun sweeps equal areas in equal time Law 3: The periods of planets’ revolutions is proportional to their distances from the Sun ...
... Sun at one of two foci Law 2: The line connecting the planet to the Sun sweeps equal areas in equal time Law 3: The periods of planets’ revolutions is proportional to their distances from the Sun ...
Formation of the Solar System
... • Bits of dust and gas begin sticking together forming planetesimals. • Small planetesimals begin bumping into larger planetesimals and they combine. • Remaining dust and gas is eventually removed leaving the planets. ...
... • Bits of dust and gas begin sticking together forming planetesimals. • Small planetesimals begin bumping into larger planetesimals and they combine. • Remaining dust and gas is eventually removed leaving the planets. ...
Jupiter • The largest planet in the solar system
... Surrounded by 53 confirmed moons, as well as 14 provisional ones. Has three rings, but they are very hard to see. Eleven times wider than Earth. If Earth were the size of a nickel, it would be about as big as a basketball. Has the shortest day in the solar system…only about 10 hours. Makes ...
... Surrounded by 53 confirmed moons, as well as 14 provisional ones. Has three rings, but they are very hard to see. Eleven times wider than Earth. If Earth were the size of a nickel, it would be about as big as a basketball. Has the shortest day in the solar system…only about 10 hours. Makes ...
Space Test Essay Questions
... 3. Describe where we live…from our universe…our solar system… our planet…hemisphere…continent…etc…all the way to YOUR house address where you live. (13 parts - minimum! This one is challenging – use lots of detail in your answers) 4. Describe the two forces that keep the planets orbiting around the ...
... 3. Describe where we live…from our universe…our solar system… our planet…hemisphere…continent…etc…all the way to YOUR house address where you live. (13 parts - minimum! This one is challenging – use lots of detail in your answers) 4. Describe the two forces that keep the planets orbiting around the ...
Primordial Matter in the Solar System
... hydrogen gas cloud, but containing ALL other heavy elements • Sun too young to have synthesized any other elements, still in the H He production stage (about half-way) ...
... hydrogen gas cloud, but containing ALL other heavy elements • Sun too young to have synthesized any other elements, still in the H He production stage (about half-way) ...
The Origins of Modern Astronomy
... motionless Earth. To explain the retrograde motion of planets (the apparent westward, or opposite motion planets exhibit for a period of time as Earth overtakes and passes them) Ptolemy proposed that the planets orbited in small circles (epicycles), revolving along large circles (deferents). ...
... motionless Earth. To explain the retrograde motion of planets (the apparent westward, or opposite motion planets exhibit for a period of time as Earth overtakes and passes them) Ptolemy proposed that the planets orbited in small circles (epicycles), revolving along large circles (deferents). ...
Meteorites
... objects revolving around the sun than the planets and their moons. Comets move in highly elliptical paths and make periodic visits near the sun. Comets occasionally produce dramatic viewing with their long tails visible with the naked eye. However, since they are composed primarily of ice and rock, ...
... objects revolving around the sun than the planets and their moons. Comets move in highly elliptical paths and make periodic visits near the sun. Comets occasionally produce dramatic viewing with their long tails visible with the naked eye. However, since they are composed primarily of ice and rock, ...
MERCURY VENUS MARS JUPITER
... 88 days, which is the same as four complete journeys around the Sun every year. If people moved to Mercury, they would be four times older than their Earth age! It moves so quickly that it can only be seen from Earth six times a year. ...
... 88 days, which is the same as four complete journeys around the Sun every year. If people moved to Mercury, they would be four times older than their Earth age! It moves so quickly that it can only be seen from Earth six times a year. ...
Do not write on this copy write answers on answer sheet Earth, Solar
... 10. (2d). Why is Mars the most likely destination for manned voyages and surface exploration? A. Earth is closest to Mars B. Mars has two moons to explore C. Mars has some conditions similar to Earth D. Mars has life making it a more interesting destination 11. (1c) What holds the planets in their o ...
... 10. (2d). Why is Mars the most likely destination for manned voyages and surface exploration? A. Earth is closest to Mars B. Mars has two moons to explore C. Mars has some conditions similar to Earth D. Mars has life making it a more interesting destination 11. (1c) What holds the planets in their o ...
Earth, Moon, Space, Solar System and Sun Study Guide Vocabulary
... 3. Orbit- The path that one object in space takes around another object in space. Earth orbits or revolves around the sun. 4. Sun- is a medium size star made up of gases. 5. Photosphere- the layer of the sun we see. 6. Chromosphere- is a red circle around the outside of the sun and can sometimes be ...
... 3. Orbit- The path that one object in space takes around another object in space. Earth orbits or revolves around the sun. 4. Sun- is a medium size star made up of gases. 5. Photosphere- the layer of the sun we see. 6. Chromosphere- is a red circle around the outside of the sun and can sometimes be ...
Geocentric Model of the Solar System
... did change position relative to the constellations. They called these “wandering stars” planets. Notice the planet Mars moving across the constellations Gemini and Leo over the course of 11 months. ...
... did change position relative to the constellations. They called these “wandering stars” planets. Notice the planet Mars moving across the constellations Gemini and Leo over the course of 11 months. ...
The Inner Planets
... air is mostly carbon dioxide and sulfur; hottest planet due to greenhouse effect • Hydrosphere: 0.002% water vapor • Geosphere: Heavy volcanic activity-more volcanoes then anywhere else, no plate tectonics • Temperature: 465 C (hot enough to melt lead) • Fun Fact: Rotates backwards (clockwise); it’s ...
... air is mostly carbon dioxide and sulfur; hottest planet due to greenhouse effect • Hydrosphere: 0.002% water vapor • Geosphere: Heavy volcanic activity-more volcanoes then anywhere else, no plate tectonics • Temperature: 465 C (hot enough to melt lead) • Fun Fact: Rotates backwards (clockwise); it’s ...
Section 14.3 The Inner Planets
... Seasons on Mars Tilted axis, therefore seasons As seasons change, dust blows and creates dark regions on the planet, they are not plants Exploring Mars Covered with craters, like the moon Rusty dust surface (gives it it’s red surface) No oceans or even puddles of water, but water did flow millions o ...
... Seasons on Mars Tilted axis, therefore seasons As seasons change, dust blows and creates dark regions on the planet, they are not plants Exploring Mars Covered with craters, like the moon Rusty dust surface (gives it it’s red surface) No oceans or even puddles of water, but water did flow millions o ...
Life: Definition, Origin, Criteria
... • Planets should form naturally out of stellar ‘debris’ in the disk • We can now detect many planets, from Jupiter to Earth size ...
... • Planets should form naturally out of stellar ‘debris’ in the disk • We can now detect many planets, from Jupiter to Earth size ...
Our Solar System
... pounds on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mercury or Mars, 91 pounds on Venus, 254 pounds on Jupiter (!!!), 108 pounds on Saturn, 91 pounds on Uranus, 119 pounds on Neptune, or only 8 pounds on Pluto. ...
... pounds on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mercury or Mars, 91 pounds on Venus, 254 pounds on Jupiter (!!!), 108 pounds on Saturn, 91 pounds on Uranus, 119 pounds on Neptune, or only 8 pounds on Pluto. ...
Test#2
... 12. Which of the following has an icy composition? a) asteroids, b) meteors, c) comets, d) meteoroids 13. How do the densities of the terrestrial and jovian planets compare? a) They all have similar densities. b) The Jovian planets generally have higher densities than terrestrial planets. c) Compar ...
... 12. Which of the following has an icy composition? a) asteroids, b) meteors, c) comets, d) meteoroids 13. How do the densities of the terrestrial and jovian planets compare? a) They all have similar densities. b) The Jovian planets generally have higher densities than terrestrial planets. c) Compar ...
Late Heavy Bombardment
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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.