2014-2015 Earth Space Final Review: Vocab: Mineral
... What did the theory of plate tectonics help explain: What process causes an earthquake? __________ __________. State Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis: ...
... What did the theory of plate tectonics help explain: What process causes an earthquake? __________ __________. State Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis: ...
sq4r 23 the solar system
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Objects in Our Solar System
... moons. Some planets may have more than ten moons or none at all. The moon has different phases. The planets are in constant motion. Stars "shine". Answer the questions below, using the resources, to expand your knowledge of our Solar System. ...
... moons. Some planets may have more than ten moons or none at all. The moon has different phases. The planets are in constant motion. Stars "shine". Answer the questions below, using the resources, to expand your knowledge of our Solar System. ...
Know wonder sunmoonearth
... Things besides planets orbit the sun. Pluto is now a dwarf planet Because they thought it was way too small. It’s not close enough to our solar system. It takes the earth 365 to go around the sun. A new planet X. Sun is a huge star. Made out of burning gasses. The earth is an Inner core outer core a ...
... Things besides planets orbit the sun. Pluto is now a dwarf planet Because they thought it was way too small. It’s not close enough to our solar system. It takes the earth 365 to go around the sun. A new planet X. Sun is a huge star. Made out of burning gasses. The earth is an Inner core outer core a ...
Our Solar System
... • Earth is warm enough to keep most of its water from freezing and cold enough to keep it’s water from boiling • Temperature is between –13 degrees Celsius and 37 degrees Celsius ...
... • Earth is warm enough to keep most of its water from freezing and cold enough to keep it’s water from boiling • Temperature is between –13 degrees Celsius and 37 degrees Celsius ...
Formation of our solar system
... gravitational attraction leads to the formation of planetesimals. ...
... gravitational attraction leads to the formation of planetesimals. ...
capitolo 1 - Altervista
... The brightest thing that you can see in the sky is the Sun. It is a star which provides all the heat and light that we need to live. The Earth is a planet which moves around the sun. There are also 9 planets which move round the Sun in curved paths called orbits. The sun and the planets are knows as ...
... The brightest thing that you can see in the sky is the Sun. It is a star which provides all the heat and light that we need to live. The Earth is a planet which moves around the sun. There are also 9 planets which move round the Sun in curved paths called orbits. The sun and the planets are knows as ...
Planets and Other Space Rocks Notes
... seasons. • The atmosphere is very thin, it is similar to being at the top of ...
... seasons. • The atmosphere is very thin, it is similar to being at the top of ...
The Inner Planets: A Review Sheet - bca-grade-6
... - Its day is only 37 minutes longer than ours. Its year is 687 “Earth days.” - Mars is named after the Roman god of war and is known as the “Red Planet.” - It has about as much land as all of our continents combined. - Olympus Mons, a Martian mountain is the biggest mountain in the solar system. - I ...
... - Its day is only 37 minutes longer than ours. Its year is 687 “Earth days.” - Mars is named after the Roman god of war and is known as the “Red Planet.” - It has about as much land as all of our continents combined. - Olympus Mons, a Martian mountain is the biggest mountain in the solar system. - I ...
Solar System Mobile Activity - Lunar and Planetary Institute
... The Solar System “I’m” Rhyme I’m the one star in this special place. You’ll find me in the center. Just guess my name to start this game, then you may surely enter…… I orbit fast, but s l o w l y turn, With a 1,416 hour day! I’m the first. My name is __________________, I’m small and I am gray. Bec ...
... The Solar System “I’m” Rhyme I’m the one star in this special place. You’ll find me in the center. Just guess my name to start this game, then you may surely enter…… I orbit fast, but s l o w l y turn, With a 1,416 hour day! I’m the first. My name is __________________, I’m small and I am gray. Bec ...
Physics 127 Descriptive Astronomy Homework #8 Key (Chapter 4
... Asteroids Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Moon ...
... Asteroids Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Moon ...
Solar System Planet Summary
... MOON – Earth’s moon, ¼ the diameter of Earth, highlands, maria, no water or atmosphere, Apollo Landers. MARS: Terrestrial, thin CO2 atmosphere (less than 1/100 atm), cold, polar caps, “started” plate tectonic activity, may have had life in past, about half the size of Earth, Viking Landers, and most ...
... MOON – Earth’s moon, ¼ the diameter of Earth, highlands, maria, no water or atmosphere, Apollo Landers. MARS: Terrestrial, thin CO2 atmosphere (less than 1/100 atm), cold, polar caps, “started” plate tectonic activity, may have had life in past, about half the size of Earth, Viking Landers, and most ...
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... 2. Explain what is meant by this statement. "When you look at a star, it might not actually be there." Many stars are thousands of light years away. The light we receive from them takes thousands of years to get to Earth. All stars are in motion so where they appear to be is actually where they used ...
... 2. Explain what is meant by this statement. "When you look at a star, it might not actually be there." Many stars are thousands of light years away. The light we receive from them takes thousands of years to get to Earth. All stars are in motion so where they appear to be is actually where they used ...
1 - Humble ISD
... 33. What do we theorize that comets brought to Earth?Water & Organic compounds 34. What is another name for the objects that exist beyond the orbit of Neptune?TransNeptunian Objects 35. How do dwarf planets differ from regular planets?They have failed to clear their orbits of other objects 36. What ...
... 33. What do we theorize that comets brought to Earth?Water & Organic compounds 34. What is another name for the objects that exist beyond the orbit of Neptune?TransNeptunian Objects 35. How do dwarf planets differ from regular planets?They have failed to clear their orbits of other objects 36. What ...
Formation of the Solar System
... lighter elements were blown away from the blast As cooling progressed, the heavier elements sank and layers formed Today the inner planets are small, rocky and denser than outer planets ...
... lighter elements were blown away from the blast As cooling progressed, the heavier elements sank and layers formed Today the inner planets are small, rocky and denser than outer planets ...
Unit 2 -- Our Solar System
... 1. Solar System formed from rotating cloud of dust and gas. 2. Sun formed at center • (4.6 billion years ago) 3. Small debris (planetesimals) collided eventually gaining enough mass to become the planets. 4. Heavier materials combined closer to the sun to form the terrestrial planets. 5. Lighter mat ...
... 1. Solar System formed from rotating cloud of dust and gas. 2. Sun formed at center • (4.6 billion years ago) 3. Small debris (planetesimals) collided eventually gaining enough mass to become the planets. 4. Heavier materials combined closer to the sun to form the terrestrial planets. 5. Lighter mat ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... The outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) are giant balls of gas and liquid. The astro belt keeps the inner and outer planets apart. ...
... The outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) are giant balls of gas and liquid. The astro belt keeps the inner and outer planets apart. ...
What should I study for the Chapter 27 – Solar System Test
... Write the name of the planet that correctly completes each statement. 1. Io is the moon of JUPITER that is volcanically active. MARS 2. This is the only planet besides Earth that scientists have found evidence that life once existed. 3. The Great Dark Spot, a storm on NEPTUNE has recently disappeare ...
... Write the name of the planet that correctly completes each statement. 1. Io is the moon of JUPITER that is volcanically active. MARS 2. This is the only planet besides Earth that scientists have found evidence that life once existed. 3. The Great Dark Spot, a storm on NEPTUNE has recently disappeare ...
The Planets Notes - Sardis Secondary
... • Smallest of the terrestrial planets • Has impact craters on the surface from huge rocks smashing into it • Daytime temperature of more than 400⁰C • Nighttime temperature as low as -200⁰C • Due to heat radiating away quickly ...
... • Smallest of the terrestrial planets • Has impact craters on the surface from huge rocks smashing into it • Daytime temperature of more than 400⁰C • Nighttime temperature as low as -200⁰C • Due to heat radiating away quickly ...
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.