Quiz Outer Planets
... a. The difference between the dark belts and light zones is that the cooler belts are sinking while the warmer zones are rising. b. The Great Red Spot is a vast cyclonic storm. c. Unlike terrestrial planets, Jupiter consists mostly of the gases ammonia, water vapor, and ammonia hydrosulfide. d. The ...
... a. The difference between the dark belts and light zones is that the cooler belts are sinking while the warmer zones are rising. b. The Great Red Spot is a vast cyclonic storm. c. Unlike terrestrial planets, Jupiter consists mostly of the gases ammonia, water vapor, and ammonia hydrosulfide. d. The ...
•~ - apel slice
... The asteroid belt is between the orbits o:f Mars and Jupiter. Some asterodsare hundreds of kitometrs wide Most are less than kilometer wide. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto Like Jupiter and Saturn, Itune and Uranus are gas giants. Pluto is the only outer planet that is not made of• gas and does not have ...
... The asteroid belt is between the orbits o:f Mars and Jupiter. Some asterodsare hundreds of kitometrs wide Most are less than kilometer wide. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto Like Jupiter and Saturn, Itune and Uranus are gas giants. Pluto is the only outer planet that is not made of• gas and does not have ...
The King Of The Planets
... o Jupiter’s great red spot is visible with binoculars some times! o Jupiter's great red spot is actually a great red hurricane. Its been around for hundreds of years. o Jupiter has a strong magnetic field, resulting, you would weigh two and a half times as much as you do on Earth. ...
... o Jupiter’s great red spot is visible with binoculars some times! o Jupiter's great red spot is actually a great red hurricane. Its been around for hundreds of years. o Jupiter has a strong magnetic field, resulting, you would weigh two and a half times as much as you do on Earth. ...
Astronomy 10: Introduction to General Astronomy Instructor: Tony
... The Roche limit tells us how far a moon can be from a planet before it is completely torn apart by the planet’s tidal forces. Saturn’s rings are within this Roche limit. This makes sense, because moons could not survive at such a close distance. Also, it may indicate that the rings were formed by a ...
... The Roche limit tells us how far a moon can be from a planet before it is completely torn apart by the planet’s tidal forces. Saturn’s rings are within this Roche limit. This makes sense, because moons could not survive at such a close distance. Also, it may indicate that the rings were formed by a ...
The Copernican Revolution
... pioneering insistence on Astronomy based on physical causes.” It is “remarkable how Galileo . . . used his observations to challenge the traditional geocentric Cosmology.” ...
... pioneering insistence on Astronomy based on physical causes.” It is “remarkable how Galileo . . . used his observations to challenge the traditional geocentric Cosmology.” ...
planet formation scenarios Core accretion model
... – So no systematic differences in chemical composition expected between the Earth-like planets. • Exceptions: Planets which are a single embryo (like Mars) can be different. ...
... – So no systematic differences in chemical composition expected between the Earth-like planets. • Exceptions: Planets which are a single embryo (like Mars) can be different. ...
Planets Power Point
... 3,660,000,000 miles from Sun; no other planet is as far from Sun Pluto found in 1930 because it was pulling Neptune out of orbit can only guess what it's like must be ice cold with solid, dense center, may have one moon think it's 2,000 miles in diameter, smallest planet & is why we now call it a dw ...
... 3,660,000,000 miles from Sun; no other planet is as far from Sun Pluto found in 1930 because it was pulling Neptune out of orbit can only guess what it's like must be ice cold with solid, dense center, may have one moon think it's 2,000 miles in diameter, smallest planet & is why we now call it a dw ...
Diameter 49528 km
... Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the in our Solar System. A gas giant with the fourth largest diameter in our Solar system, Neptune is the third largest planet. In its southern hemisphere, Neptune has a Great Dark Spot. Neptune was first discovered following careful mathematical calcul ...
... Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the in our Solar System. A gas giant with the fourth largest diameter in our Solar system, Neptune is the third largest planet. In its southern hemisphere, Neptune has a Great Dark Spot. Neptune was first discovered following careful mathematical calcul ...
How many stars are visible to the naked eye in the night sky?
... been selected to become astronauts. Currently there are two active Canadian Astronauts. They are: LieutenantColonel Jeremy Hansen and Dr. David SaintJacques. ...
... been selected to become astronauts. Currently there are two active Canadian Astronauts. They are: LieutenantColonel Jeremy Hansen and Dr. David SaintJacques. ...
21-2 - Laconia School District
... Describe how astronomers measure distances to stars. • Astronomers measure distance from a star with a parallax. A parallax is a apparent change in position of an object when you look at it from different places. This means that if you stick your thumb out and close one eye, it will be in a spot. T ...
... Describe how astronomers measure distances to stars. • Astronomers measure distance from a star with a parallax. A parallax is a apparent change in position of an object when you look at it from different places. This means that if you stick your thumb out and close one eye, it will be in a spot. T ...
Crew Log Mission Information Sheet #2
... 2. What is the glossary definition of mythology? 4. In what section of StarChild can you find information about comets? 5. Which Universe topic has a picture of the central bulge? 6. What is the name of the first activity on the Solar System activity page? 7. What was the name of the first animal to ...
... 2. What is the glossary definition of mythology? 4. In what section of StarChild can you find information about comets? 5. Which Universe topic has a picture of the central bulge? 6. What is the name of the first activity on the Solar System activity page? 7. What was the name of the first animal to ...
Announcements
... l The Earth tends to be somewhat thicker at the equator than at the poles l Not by much ◆ 12756 km at equator ◆ 12714 km at the poles l So a round sphere is still a very good representation of the shape of the Earth ...
... l The Earth tends to be somewhat thicker at the equator than at the poles l Not by much ◆ 12756 km at equator ◆ 12714 km at the poles l So a round sphere is still a very good representation of the shape of the Earth ...
PLANETS
... • Maximum a ~ 3.5 AU (ie orbital period ~ 7 years) • Minimum mass ~ 0.5 Jupiter masses at 1 AU, scaling with square root of semi-major axis • No strong selection bias in favour / against detecting planets with different eccentricities Of the first 100 stars found to harbor planets, more than 30 star ...
... • Maximum a ~ 3.5 AU (ie orbital period ~ 7 years) • Minimum mass ~ 0.5 Jupiter masses at 1 AU, scaling with square root of semi-major axis • No strong selection bias in favour / against detecting planets with different eccentricities Of the first 100 stars found to harbor planets, more than 30 star ...
Information extracted from Britannica 97
... the planet's north pole is actually 32o below the plane. (The Earth's North Pole is 23.5 o above its orbital plane.) Pluto thus rotates nearly on its side in a retrograde direction, and an observer on its surface would see the Sun rise in the west and set in the east. Pluto is by far the smallest pl ...
... the planet's north pole is actually 32o below the plane. (The Earth's North Pole is 23.5 o above its orbital plane.) Pluto thus rotates nearly on its side in a retrograde direction, and an observer on its surface would see the Sun rise in the west and set in the east. Pluto is by far the smallest pl ...
3. the galilean revolution: earth`s place in the
... Next you are going to measure the orbit of one of your planet’s moons: If your planet is Jupiter, you will measure the orbit of Ganymede. If your planet is Saturn, you will measure the orbit of Titan. If your planet is Uranus, you will measure the orbit of Oberon. If your planet is Neptune, you will ...
... Next you are going to measure the orbit of one of your planet’s moons: If your planet is Jupiter, you will measure the orbit of Ganymede. If your planet is Saturn, you will measure the orbit of Titan. If your planet is Uranus, you will measure the orbit of Oberon. If your planet is Neptune, you will ...
The Kepler spacecraft has found thousands of likely extrasolar
... “missing.” Scientists know what colors correspond to different gases from laboratory experiments on Earth. Ozone (O3), for example, absorbs light at 9.6 micrometers; carbon dioxide (CO2) absorbs radiation at 15 micrometers. To search for life, astronomers look for gases that “don’t belong” according ...
... “missing.” Scientists know what colors correspond to different gases from laboratory experiments on Earth. Ozone (O3), for example, absorbs light at 9.6 micrometers; carbon dioxide (CO2) absorbs radiation at 15 micrometers. To search for life, astronomers look for gases that “don’t belong” according ...
Let`s Review! Fourth Grade Science Review Powerpoint
... puddle of water on the road. At 2 p.m. the Sun is still shining and the puddle has disappeared. What happened to the water? A) It rained. B) It condensed. C) It evaporated. D) It froze. ...
... puddle of water on the road. At 2 p.m. the Sun is still shining and the puddle has disappeared. What happened to the water? A) It rained. B) It condensed. C) It evaporated. D) It froze. ...
Do extrasolar planets go bang
... the extrasolar planets that have been discovered in recent years. “It” is H3+ and this year marks the centenary of its discovery – at least as far as humankind is concerned. The story of our coming to understand this simple molecular ion has already been well told in the pages of A&G by Helge Kragh ...
... the extrasolar planets that have been discovered in recent years. “It” is H3+ and this year marks the centenary of its discovery – at least as far as humankind is concerned. The story of our coming to understand this simple molecular ion has already been well told in the pages of A&G by Helge Kragh ...
BBC NEWS 15 July 2015 PLUTO: What jhave we learnt so far? Now
... strange, distant world over the next 16 months. But even though just a couple of pictures from the dwarf planet have been released so far, scientists are learning more from these than they have in years of attempted observations by telescope What is Pluto's heart made from? For 60 years scientists h ...
... strange, distant world over the next 16 months. But even though just a couple of pictures from the dwarf planet have been released so far, scientists are learning more from these than they have in years of attempted observations by telescope What is Pluto's heart made from? For 60 years scientists h ...
Orbits and Applications
... energy for circular orbits. To get from a low orbit r1 to a higher orbit r2 requires an increase in energy. While the kinetic energy ...
... energy for circular orbits. To get from a low orbit r1 to a higher orbit r2 requires an increase in energy. While the kinetic energy ...
No. 53 - Institute for Astronomy
... star that can been seen as eclipses, or transits, at Earth (left). Earth can be detected by the same effect, but only in the plane of Earth’s orbit (the ecliptic). During the K2 mission, many of the extrasolar planets discovered by the Kepler telescope will have this lucky double cosmic alignment th ...
... star that can been seen as eclipses, or transits, at Earth (left). Earth can be detected by the same effect, but only in the plane of Earth’s orbit (the ecliptic). During the K2 mission, many of the extrasolar planets discovered by the Kepler telescope will have this lucky double cosmic alignment th ...
Movements of Objects in Space
... the Sun, all in the same direction, and all in roughly the same plane (i.e. it's like they are all laid out on a large dinner plate with the Sun at the center). The outer planets orbit more slowly than the inner planets. 4. The stars appear stationary. (They do, in fact, move very quickly. But they ...
... the Sun, all in the same direction, and all in roughly the same plane (i.e. it's like they are all laid out on a large dinner plate with the Sun at the center). The outer planets orbit more slowly than the inner planets. 4. The stars appear stationary. (They do, in fact, move very quickly. But they ...
Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids
... Question of the Day • What is most likely the object that hit Earth in the picture below? A comet, asteroid, meteoroid, meteor, or meteorite? • Most likely it was an asteroid • Why study comets, asteroids, & meteoroids. • Because they threaten the existence of life on Earth ...
... Question of the Day • What is most likely the object that hit Earth in the picture below? A comet, asteroid, meteoroid, meteor, or meteorite? • Most likely it was an asteroid • Why study comets, asteroids, & meteoroids. • Because they threaten the existence of life on Earth ...
Definition of planet
The definition of planet, since the word was coined by the ancient Greeks, has included within its scope a wide range of celestial bodies. Greek astronomers employed the term asteres planetai (ἀστέρες πλανῆται), ""wandering stars"", for star-like objects which apparently moved over the sky. Over the millennia, the term has included a variety of different objects, from the Sun and the Moon to satellites and asteroids.By the end of the 19th century the word planet, though it had yet to be defined, had become a working term applied only to a small set of objects in the Solar System. After 1992, however, astronomers began to discover many additional objects beyond the orbit of Neptune, as well as hundreds of objects orbiting other stars. These discoveries not only increased the number of potential planets, but also expanded their variety and peculiarity. Some were nearly large enough to be stars, while others were smaller than Earth's moon. These discoveries challenged long-perceived notions of what a planet could be.The issue of a clear definition for planet came to a head in 2005 with the discovery of the trans-Neptunian object Eris, a body more massive than the smallest then-accepted planet, Pluto. In its 2006 response, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), recognised by astronomers as the world body responsible for resolving issues of nomenclature, released its decision on the matter. This definition, which applies only to the Solar System, states that a planet is a body that orbits the Sun, is massive enough for its own gravity to make it round, and has ""cleared its neighbourhood"" of smaller objects around its orbit. Under this new definition, Pluto and the other trans-Neptunian objects do not qualify as planets. The IAU's decision has not resolved all controversies, and while many scientists have accepted the definition, some in the astronomical community have rejected it outright.