Chapter 27
... asteroid belt, where most of our asteroids are found. Most comets are found in the outer parts of the solar system called the Kuiper Belt. The four inner planets have the following general characteristics: few or no moons, no rings, a rocky iron core, small size, and a slow rotation. Mercury’s surfa ...
... asteroid belt, where most of our asteroids are found. Most comets are found in the outer parts of the solar system called the Kuiper Belt. The four inner planets have the following general characteristics: few or no moons, no rings, a rocky iron core, small size, and a slow rotation. Mercury’s surfa ...
The Origins of the Solar System
... The Origins of the Solar System Read the section below and answer the questions at the bottom. How do we know how the solar system formed and how long ago? The oldest rocks on Earth have radiometric dates to about 4 billion years, and rocks on the Moon and asteroid and meteorite material we have col ...
... The Origins of the Solar System Read the section below and answer the questions at the bottom. How do we know how the solar system formed and how long ago? The oldest rocks on Earth have radiometric dates to about 4 billion years, and rocks on the Moon and asteroid and meteorite material we have col ...
Section 13.15: Other Objects in the Solar System Planetary Moons
... The moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth The moon completes one rotation after 27 and a third days. The distance between the Earth and the Moon is 384,385 km. The weight of the moon is 1/81 that of the Earth The diameter is ¼ of the Earth's. (3479 km) The moon has no atmosphere Surface is ...
... The moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth The moon completes one rotation after 27 and a third days. The distance between the Earth and the Moon is 384,385 km. The weight of the moon is 1/81 that of the Earth The diameter is ¼ of the Earth's. (3479 km) The moon has no atmosphere Surface is ...
Asteroids Scenario Resources - co
... A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma (a thin, fuzzy, temporary atmosphere) and sometimes also a tail. Conservation of Energy The principal of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can only be conv ...
... A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma (a thin, fuzzy, temporary atmosphere) and sometimes also a tail. Conservation of Energy The principal of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can only be conv ...
Find the Planet Facts
... if you lived on the equator of Uranus? How are asteroids different from some of the planets in our solar system? Neptune: In what way is “The Great Dark Spot” on Neptune similar to the “Great Red Spot” on Jupiter? Jupiter: If you were looking for a place to visit in your space-craft in the general a ...
... if you lived on the equator of Uranus? How are asteroids different from some of the planets in our solar system? Neptune: In what way is “The Great Dark Spot” on Neptune similar to the “Great Red Spot” on Jupiter? Jupiter: If you were looking for a place to visit in your space-craft in the general a ...
Building Our Solar System Profile - Grade91P
... - has a very thin ring of ice particles; can’t be seen from Earth - atm of H2 and He -has such high pressure that H2 turns into liquid and metal (!) deep in core ...
... - has a very thin ring of ice particles; can’t be seen from Earth - atm of H2 and He -has such high pressure that H2 turns into liquid and metal (!) deep in core ...
Other tenants
... Pluto, the progenitor, Xena or Eris, bigger and further than Pluto itself, and Ceres, the biggest asteroid of the Main Belt. Some comets too can originate in the Kuiper Belt. These bodies are subject to the gravitational pull of the giant planets and their trajectories can undergo modifications; thi ...
... Pluto, the progenitor, Xena or Eris, bigger and further than Pluto itself, and Ceres, the biggest asteroid of the Main Belt. Some comets too can originate in the Kuiper Belt. These bodies are subject to the gravitational pull of the giant planets and their trajectories can undergo modifications; thi ...
class16.ppt [Read-Only] - University of Texas Astronomy Home Page
... Jovian, with different sets of properties There are many small bodies in addition, mainly in the asteroid and Kuiper Belts, and Oort Cloud There is evidence of violent events in the past: the Earth’s moon, odd tilts and inclinations, etc. ...
... Jovian, with different sets of properties There are many small bodies in addition, mainly in the asteroid and Kuiper Belts, and Oort Cloud There is evidence of violent events in the past: the Earth’s moon, odd tilts and inclinations, etc. ...
How the Universe Works: Extreme Planets Name State whether the
... 16. The larger the gas giants got the more _________________ they have. 17. Jupiter and Saturn have over _______ moons each. They formed from the massive amounts of gas and dust that the planets were able to collect because of their gravity. 18. All gas giants have rings. True or false? 19. What is ...
... 16. The larger the gas giants got the more _________________ they have. 17. Jupiter and Saturn have over _______ moons each. They formed from the massive amounts of gas and dust that the planets were able to collect because of their gravity. 18. All gas giants have rings. True or false? 19. What is ...
Mercury
... Our own world seems pretty big to us but we are by no means the largest planet in the solar system. Jupiter has 317 times more mass than Earth and Saturn is 95 times as massive as Earth. But even with those planetary giants, the Sun contains 99.86% of the mass of the entire solar system. Order of pl ...
... Our own world seems pretty big to us but we are by no means the largest planet in the solar system. Jupiter has 317 times more mass than Earth and Saturn is 95 times as massive as Earth. But even with those planetary giants, the Sun contains 99.86% of the mass of the entire solar system. Order of pl ...
Solar System Virtual Lab Handout
... 2. How do the distances between the orbits of the inner planets compare to the distances between the orbits of the outer planets? ...
... 2. How do the distances between the orbits of the inner planets compare to the distances between the orbits of the outer planets? ...
Gaseous Planets (Furthest from the Sun)
... • Called different things based on their location and movement: Called a Meteor – if it burns up in a planet’s atmosphere Called a Meteorite – if it strikes the surface of a planet or moon ...
... • Called different things based on their location and movement: Called a Meteor – if it burns up in a planet’s atmosphere Called a Meteorite – if it strikes the surface of a planet or moon ...
TRUE/FALSE:
... CORRECT/INCORRECT: Bubble in A for Correct or B for Incorrect. (2 points each). 1) The inner rocky planets are thought to be leftovers from the formation of the solar system. B 2) According to current theory, a planet must have a convecting molten metal core in order to have a magnetic field. A 3) T ...
... CORRECT/INCORRECT: Bubble in A for Correct or B for Incorrect. (2 points each). 1) The inner rocky planets are thought to be leftovers from the formation of the solar system. B 2) According to current theory, a planet must have a convecting molten metal core in order to have a magnetic field. A 3) T ...
Friday 25th October 2013 4.00 p.m. Professor Linda T. Elkins
... impact on Earth, had been thought to dry their target materials through heat and fragmentation. New mission data from Mars, the Moon, and Mercury, however, all indicate that these bodies have water in their interiors that originated with accretion, and so accretionary processes do not dry rocky plan ...
... impact on Earth, had been thought to dry their target materials through heat and fragmentation. New mission data from Mars, the Moon, and Mercury, however, all indicate that these bodies have water in their interiors that originated with accretion, and so accretionary processes do not dry rocky plan ...
- Glasgow Science Centre
... One of our favourite facts is that all the giant planets have rings. Not only that, but Neptune’s rings are broken up and are known as “arcs”. The scientific name for a rocky planet is “terrestrial planet”. For older groups, ask why the Earth is the only planet which can have life. Earth is the only ...
... One of our favourite facts is that all the giant planets have rings. Not only that, but Neptune’s rings are broken up and are known as “arcs”. The scientific name for a rocky planet is “terrestrial planet”. For older groups, ask why the Earth is the only planet which can have life. Earth is the only ...
structure of the solar system
... 5) The dust cloud clumped together 6) They all ended up on the same plane as each other ...
... 5) The dust cloud clumped together 6) They all ended up on the same plane as each other ...
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... 8. A doughnut-shaped region outside the orbit of Pluto containing many frozen comet bodies. 9. The planet with the most prominent ring system. 10. Any of the rocky objects larger than a few hundred meters in diameter than orbit the Sun. 11. The Red Planet 12. The planet that rotates on its side. 13. ...
... 8. A doughnut-shaped region outside the orbit of Pluto containing many frozen comet bodies. 9. The planet with the most prominent ring system. 10. Any of the rocky objects larger than a few hundred meters in diameter than orbit the Sun. 11. The Red Planet 12. The planet that rotates on its side. 13. ...
File
... sun releases the gases and particles in the comet (like a giant fart!). the wind from the sun pushes the gases and particles away forming a tail. Asteroids Are small, non-spherical objects that are debris left over from the formation of the solar system. Most asteroids orbit the sun in a band, calle ...
... sun releases the gases and particles in the comet (like a giant fart!). the wind from the sun pushes the gases and particles away forming a tail. Asteroids Are small, non-spherical objects that are debris left over from the formation of the solar system. Most asteroids orbit the sun in a band, calle ...
Science Study Guide Chapter 7
... Study Guide: Science Chapter 7: The Solar System Vocabulary 1. Asteroid 2. Comet 3. Galaxy 4. Gravity 5. Inner planets 6. Meteor 7. Planets 8. Outer planets 9. Solar system 10. sunspots Short Answer 1. What is the source of the Sun’s energy? 2. What objects make up the solar system? 3. What are the ...
... Study Guide: Science Chapter 7: The Solar System Vocabulary 1. Asteroid 2. Comet 3. Galaxy 4. Gravity 5. Inner planets 6. Meteor 7. Planets 8. Outer planets 9. Solar system 10. sunspots Short Answer 1. What is the source of the Sun’s energy? 2. What objects make up the solar system? 3. What are the ...
The Inner planets
... gasses were super hot and moving fast. So fast that the atmosphere escaped the weak gravity. Typical Temp: H= 430°C L=-170°C ...
... gasses were super hot and moving fast. So fast that the atmosphere escaped the weak gravity. Typical Temp: H= 430°C L=-170°C ...
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.