File - CVHS Chicklas
... • Defined by the IAU in 2006 • Dwarf Planets: – Ceres: first of the Asteroids, discovered in 1801 – Pluto: trans-Neptunian object discovered in ...
... • Defined by the IAU in 2006 • Dwarf Planets: – Ceres: first of the Asteroids, discovered in 1801 – Pluto: trans-Neptunian object discovered in ...
Solar System Quiz
... 4. Spacecraft traveling to Jupiter from Earth would most likely have to navigate through or around which natural obstacle? a. Uranus c. Asteroid Belt b. Neptune d. Comet’s tail 5. Scientists believe there are several basic requirements needed for life to exist on a planet. These include the presence ...
... 4. Spacecraft traveling to Jupiter from Earth would most likely have to navigate through or around which natural obstacle? a. Uranus c. Asteroid Belt b. Neptune d. Comet’s tail 5. Scientists believe there are several basic requirements needed for life to exist on a planet. These include the presence ...
Name _________ Science - 7th period Date: The Universe: Objects
... 1. The moon is 384,000 km from Earth 2. The sun is _______________________ km from Earth. 3. When objects are closer, they seem ____________________. Other objects of the Solar System 1. __________________ planets orbit the sun and are ________________ and have different characteristics than a plane ...
... 1. The moon is 384,000 km from Earth 2. The sun is _______________________ km from Earth. 3. When objects are closer, they seem ____________________. Other objects of the Solar System 1. __________________ planets orbit the sun and are ________________ and have different characteristics than a plane ...
Solar System Study Guide 1
... Besides having moons, each of the gas giants has a system of rings. These rings are made of tiny bits of dust, ice crystals, and small pieces of rock. Saturn’s rings may have formed as a moon was pulled apart by gravity because it got too close to the planet. ...
... Besides having moons, each of the gas giants has a system of rings. These rings are made of tiny bits of dust, ice crystals, and small pieces of rock. Saturn’s rings may have formed as a moon was pulled apart by gravity because it got too close to the planet. ...
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... Use the Distance Table data sheet to mark the distances for the rest of the solar system. Be sure to start from the Sun for each measurement. Draw in and color each planet. Be sure to make the planets the correct relative size in relation to each other and the correct colors. Feel free to add in som ...
... Use the Distance Table data sheet to mark the distances for the rest of the solar system. Be sure to start from the Sun for each measurement. Draw in and color each planet. Be sure to make the planets the correct relative size in relation to each other and the correct colors. Feel free to add in som ...
ASTRO 102/104 Practice Exam #3
... 27) In the asteroid impact theory of the extinction of the dinosaurs, the dinosaurs (and over half of all the other species on Earth at that time) died off largely because A) the impact caused massive earthquakes and volcanic activity worldwide. B) dust injected into the stratosphere from the impact ...
... 27) In the asteroid impact theory of the extinction of the dinosaurs, the dinosaurs (and over half of all the other species on Earth at that time) died off largely because A) the impact caused massive earthquakes and volcanic activity worldwide. B) dust injected into the stratosphere from the impact ...
Grade 9 Academic Science – Space
... ______________. Our ___________________ _______________ has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. The four planets closest to the Sun are called _________________________ _________________, while the outer four planets, which consist mostly of gas and liqui ...
... ______________. Our ___________________ _______________ has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. The four planets closest to the Sun are called _________________________ _________________, while the outer four planets, which consist mostly of gas and liqui ...
Real and Scaled Distances of Dwarf Planets*
... gravity to make them round, and that orbit the Sun (but not another planet), but share their orbits with many similar but smaller objects left over from the formation of the solar system. Most of the rocky debris is in the Asteroid Belt, the home of Ceres. Farther from the Sun is the Kuiper Belt, th ...
... gravity to make them round, and that orbit the Sun (but not another planet), but share their orbits with many similar but smaller objects left over from the formation of the solar system. Most of the rocky debris is in the Asteroid Belt, the home of Ceres. Farther from the Sun is the Kuiper Belt, th ...
astr221lect4
... • What are the major features of the Sun and planets? – The planets are very small compared to the distances between them. – The planets of the inner solar system are rocky and have few moons. – The planets of the outer solar system are gaseous and have many moons and ...
... • What are the major features of the Sun and planets? – The planets are very small compared to the distances between them. – The planets of the inner solar system are rocky and have few moons. – The planets of the outer solar system are gaseous and have many moons and ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... • Uranium-238 (half-life 4.5 billion years) • Uranium-235 (half-life 0.7 billion years) • For shorter time scales, Carbon-14 (5730 years) ...
... • Uranium-238 (half-life 4.5 billion years) • Uranium-235 (half-life 0.7 billion years) • For shorter time scales, Carbon-14 (5730 years) ...
Chapter 11 Slide Show
... – a celestial body orbiting the Sun that is generally smaller than a planet but massive enough for its own gravity to give it a round shape. However they are not strong enough to clear their orbit of debris There are many other “dwarf planets” some are bigger and some like Pluto have moons Notebook ...
... – a celestial body orbiting the Sun that is generally smaller than a planet but massive enough for its own gravity to give it a round shape. However they are not strong enough to clear their orbit of debris There are many other “dwarf planets” some are bigger and some like Pluto have moons Notebook ...
Slide 1
... this spinning, flattened disk (proto-planetary disk), with the Sun at the hottest central part. 3. In our Solar System, Earth formed in the inner region of the disk where rocky & metallic material could condense in the greater heat. Ices & hydrocarbons settled in the outer regions where gas giants l ...
... this spinning, flattened disk (proto-planetary disk), with the Sun at the hottest central part. 3. In our Solar System, Earth formed in the inner region of the disk where rocky & metallic material could condense in the greater heat. Ices & hydrocarbons settled in the outer regions where gas giants l ...
The Solar System - Oxford University Press
... millions of kilometres long and they are visible from Earth. When the comet moves away from the Sun, it gets colder and it loses its tail. Halley’s Comet is the most famous comet. We can see it every 75 years. The last time it was seen was in 1986 and its next visit will be in 2061. Thousands of ast ...
... millions of kilometres long and they are visible from Earth. When the comet moves away from the Sun, it gets colder and it loses its tail. Halley’s Comet is the most famous comet. We can see it every 75 years. The last time it was seen was in 1986 and its next visit will be in 2061. Thousands of ast ...
How big is our Solar System?
... hydrogen) quietly hanging about in our neighborhood of the galaxy. This cloud was a nebula. • At the center of the rotating nebula, material drew together because of gravity, and our Sun was born. The rest of the dust and gas settled into a disk surrounding the sun. • Something disturbed this nebula ...
... hydrogen) quietly hanging about in our neighborhood of the galaxy. This cloud was a nebula. • At the center of the rotating nebula, material drew together because of gravity, and our Sun was born. The rest of the dust and gas settled into a disk surrounding the sun. • Something disturbed this nebula ...
Lecture 2: Overview of the solar system
... • Closest object in space: Moon, 384,000 km average distance • Most prominent object is astronomy: Sun, 149.6 million kilometers; 1 Astronomical Unit ...
... • Closest object in space: Moon, 384,000 km average distance • Most prominent object is astronomy: Sun, 149.6 million kilometers; 1 Astronomical Unit ...
The Solar System consists of the Sun and the celestial objects
... aproximately 4,5 billions years ago. The Sun´s retinue of objects circle it in a nearly flat disc called the ecliptic plane, most of the mass of which is contained whithin eight relatively solitary planets whose orbits are almost circular. The four smollar inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Ma ...
... aproximately 4,5 billions years ago. The Sun´s retinue of objects circle it in a nearly flat disc called the ecliptic plane, most of the mass of which is contained whithin eight relatively solitary planets whose orbits are almost circular. The four smollar inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Ma ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... the same direction as the Sun's (exceptions: Venus, Uranus, Pluto) most moons revolve around their planets in the same direction as the rotation of the planets differentiation between inner (terrestrial) and outer (Jovian) ...
... the same direction as the Sun's (exceptions: Venus, Uranus, Pluto) most moons revolve around their planets in the same direction as the rotation of the planets differentiation between inner (terrestrial) and outer (Jovian) ...
Ch. 16 - The Solar System Study Guide GPS: S6E1
... a. Relate the Nature of Science to the progression of basic historical scientific models (geocentric, heliocentric) as they describe our solar system, and the Big Bang as it describes the formation of the universe. c. Compare and contrast the planets in terms of size relative to the Earth, surface a ...
... a. Relate the Nature of Science to the progression of basic historical scientific models (geocentric, heliocentric) as they describe our solar system, and the Big Bang as it describes the formation of the universe. c. Compare and contrast the planets in terms of size relative to the Earth, surface a ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM - Mercer Island School District
... • Why is Jupiter known as a gas giant? • How is Jupiter like the Sun? ...
... • Why is Jupiter known as a gas giant? • How is Jupiter like the Sun? ...
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
... Of the planets in our solar system, Mars is the most like earth. There might have once been lakes and rivers on mars, but they are now all dried up. ...
... Of the planets in our solar system, Mars is the most like earth. There might have once been lakes and rivers on mars, but they are now all dried up. ...
Astronomy Review Packet
... 2) Why do moons orbit planets and planets orbit the Sun? ____________________________________________________________ ...
... 2) Why do moons orbit planets and planets orbit the Sun? ____________________________________________________________ ...
Grade 9 Applied Science – Space
... Jupiter has 67 moons. Jupiter has the shortest day of all the planets. It turns on its axis once every 9 hours and 55 minutes. The rapid rotation flattens the planet slightly, giving it an oblate shape. Jupiter has the Great Red Spot that is visible on its surface. It is a huge storm that has raged ...
... Jupiter has 67 moons. Jupiter has the shortest day of all the planets. It turns on its axis once every 9 hours and 55 minutes. The rapid rotation flattens the planet slightly, giving it an oblate shape. Jupiter has the Great Red Spot that is visible on its surface. It is a huge storm that has raged ...
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.