Day-39
... the solar wind interacting with ions of the nucleus. Dust tail created from solar wind and sunlight. Comet tails point away from the Sun. ...
... the solar wind interacting with ions of the nucleus. Dust tail created from solar wind and sunlight. Comet tails point away from the Sun. ...
The Structure of Our Solar System
... Size Small planets are those with a diameter than is equal to or less than 13,000 km. These planets are Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus and Pluto. Giant planets are classified as those with a diameter greater than 48,000 km. These planets are Neptune Uranus, Jupiter and Saturn. ...
... Size Small planets are those with a diameter than is equal to or less than 13,000 km. These planets are Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus and Pluto. Giant planets are classified as those with a diameter greater than 48,000 km. These planets are Neptune Uranus, Jupiter and Saturn. ...
Planet Flash Cards
... sun in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter ► Thought to be left over pieces from the early formation of the solar system that were not massive enough to form into a planet ...
... sun in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter ► Thought to be left over pieces from the early formation of the solar system that were not massive enough to form into a planet ...
Chapter 29 The Solar System
... Fifth largest planet Located between the Sun and the Asteroid Belt • One natural satellite: the ...
... Fifth largest planet Located between the Sun and the Asteroid Belt • One natural satellite: the ...
A ______ is a solar system object that enters Earth`s atmosphere
... 28. Sea-floor spreading and continental drift are believed to be caused by which of the following? a) tides, b) convection currents in the mantle, c) changes in the Earth's magnetic field, d) shrinkage of the crust as the Earth cools 29. The surface of the moon a) at one time had running water, b) h ...
... 28. Sea-floor spreading and continental drift are believed to be caused by which of the following? a) tides, b) convection currents in the mantle, c) changes in the Earth's magnetic field, d) shrinkage of the crust as the Earth cools 29. The surface of the moon a) at one time had running water, b) h ...
How the Universe Works – Planets
... 5. Is it possible to have a solar system with no terrestrial planets? 6. Describe accretion. ...
... 5. Is it possible to have a solar system with no terrestrial planets? 6. Describe accretion. ...
The Outer Planets
... Name ____________________________ Date ____________________ Class ____________ The Solar System ...
... Name ____________________________ Date ____________________ Class ____________ The Solar System ...
How the Universe Works – Planets Astronomy Name: Date: 1. How
... 5. Is it possible to have a solar system with no terrestrial planets? 6. Describe accretion. ...
... 5. Is it possible to have a solar system with no terrestrial planets? 6. Describe accretion. ...
Sky Science Review Questions
... 1. Are stars made mostly of solids, liquids, or gases? __________________ 2. What is the name of the galaxy in which our Solar System is located? ___________________ 3. Which star is closest to the Earth? _______________________ 4. List the things that EMIT light: ___________________________________ ...
... 1. Are stars made mostly of solids, liquids, or gases? __________________ 2. What is the name of the galaxy in which our Solar System is located? ___________________ 3. Which star is closest to the Earth? _______________________ 4. List the things that EMIT light: ___________________________________ ...
Solar System Distance Activity
... Our solar system is immense in size by normal standards. We know that planets revolve around the Sun, but we don’t often consider how far each planet is from the Sun. Astronomers use the distance from the Sun to Earth as one “astronomical unit” (AU). This activity provides an easy way to calculate t ...
... Our solar system is immense in size by normal standards. We know that planets revolve around the Sun, but we don’t often consider how far each planet is from the Sun. Astronomers use the distance from the Sun to Earth as one “astronomical unit” (AU). This activity provides an easy way to calculate t ...
Constructing the Solar System: A Smashing Success!
... from asteroids, while some originated on the Moon or Mars. From their chemistry, we can infer the conditions under which they formed and group them with other meteorites with similar characteristics—which are likely to have come from the same parent body (i.e. asteroid). Figure 3: Two di↵erent types ...
... from asteroids, while some originated on the Moon or Mars. From their chemistry, we can infer the conditions under which they formed and group them with other meteorites with similar characteristics—which are likely to have come from the same parent body (i.e. asteroid). Figure 3: Two di↵erent types ...
Science: Solar System Chapter 2 Study Notes
... Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and is 10 times the size of Earth. An interesting feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere is its GREAT RED SPOT of swirling clouds that is an ongoing storm similar to a hurricane on Earth. This Great Red Spot is the size of two Earth’s. Saturn has RINGS ...
... Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and is 10 times the size of Earth. An interesting feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere is its GREAT RED SPOT of swirling clouds that is an ongoing storm similar to a hurricane on Earth. This Great Red Spot is the size of two Earth’s. Saturn has RINGS ...
CHAPTER 6: The Solar System
... All are within 1.5 AU of the sun All are small with relatively low mass Earth is the largest & most massive All have rocky composition and solid surface ...
... All are within 1.5 AU of the sun All are small with relatively low mass Earth is the largest & most massive All have rocky composition and solid surface ...
Unit 11: space,stars and planets The word in English The meaning
... * An island of stars spinning through space is called galaxy. *There are many other galaxies in space. *Bodies that go around the sun are called planets. *Plants go round the sun in fixed paths called orbits. *The earth has one moon. *The sun and all the planets and moons make up the solar system. * ...
... * An island of stars spinning through space is called galaxy. *There are many other galaxies in space. *Bodies that go around the sun are called planets. *Plants go round the sun in fixed paths called orbits. *The earth has one moon. *The sun and all the planets and moons make up the solar system. * ...
105 Chapter 8 Review Notes • The Nebular Hypothesis, which is the
... Callisto) suggests significant heating in inner part of disc by Jupiter’s large gravity (gravitational potential E converted to kinetic energy by infalling material) o Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune generated less heat and so don’t show this trend Triton’s retrograde orbit, and high inclination suggest ...
... Callisto) suggests significant heating in inner part of disc by Jupiter’s large gravity (gravitational potential E converted to kinetic energy by infalling material) o Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune generated less heat and so don’t show this trend Triton’s retrograde orbit, and high inclination suggest ...
Homework 4 (due Tuesday, May 3, 2016)
... (B) Viking did no experiments to look for life on Mars, but it did find evidence that Mars may have had free-flowing water and a denser atmosphere as recently as a few million years ago. It is possible that life evolved then. Future Mars missions will look for it. (C) Viking experiments gave us only ...
... (B) Viking did no experiments to look for life on Mars, but it did find evidence that Mars may have had free-flowing water and a denser atmosphere as recently as a few million years ago. It is possible that life evolved then. Future Mars missions will look for it. (C) Viking experiments gave us only ...
Homework 4 AST 301, Spring 2015 PLEASE ANSWER THIS
... (B) Viking did no experiments to look for life on Mars, but it did find evidence that Mars may have had free-flowing water and a denser atmosphere as recently as a few million years ago. It is possible that life evolved then. Future Mars missions will look for it. (C) Viking experiments gave us only ...
... (B) Viking did no experiments to look for life on Mars, but it did find evidence that Mars may have had free-flowing water and a denser atmosphere as recently as a few million years ago. It is possible that life evolved then. Future Mars missions will look for it. (C) Viking experiments gave us only ...
Ch. 20-4 Outer Planets
... Answer the following question in the spaces provided. 1. What are the five outer planets? ____________________________________________________________________ 2. Which these planets are the gas giants? ____________________________________________________________________ 3. What are the two main diff ...
... Answer the following question in the spaces provided. 1. What are the five outer planets? ____________________________________________________________________ 2. Which these planets are the gas giants? ____________________________________________________________________ 3. What are the two main diff ...
The Solar System
... • Earth is our home, the third planet out. • It’s not to hot and not to cold. • And it is the only planet with life as far as we know. ...
... • Earth is our home, the third planet out. • It’s not to hot and not to cold. • And it is the only planet with life as far as we know. ...
Solar System Study Guide
... The solar system is a system of objects around the Sun A satellite is an object in space that circles another object. A mixture of ice, dust, and rock that circles the Sun is a comet. The order of the planets in our Solar System from closest to the Sun to furthest from the Sun is Mercury, Ve ...
... The solar system is a system of objects around the Sun A satellite is an object in space that circles another object. A mixture of ice, dust, and rock that circles the Sun is a comet. The order of the planets in our Solar System from closest to the Sun to furthest from the Sun is Mercury, Ve ...
Name That Planet
... To Complete the sentences: Click after the blue line. Press the Backspace Key one time to erase the blue line. Type the answer. The space will grow as you type. Your answer will be colored blue. ...
... To Complete the sentences: Click after the blue line. Press the Backspace Key one time to erase the blue line. Type the answer. The space will grow as you type. Your answer will be colored blue. ...
27-3
... 22. Why are Mars’s seasons similar to Earth’s seasons? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 23. Mars is believed to have been geologically active because of its massive volcanoes and the system of deep _______ ...
... 22. Why are Mars’s seasons similar to Earth’s seasons? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 23. Mars is believed to have been geologically active because of its massive volcanoes and the system of deep _______ ...
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.