Team 1:The Outer Planets and Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
... Asteroids are rocky objects that mostly revolve around the sun in fairly circular orbits between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This region of the solar system is called the asteroid belt. There are more than 100,000 asteroids discovered in the asteroid belt. Some asteroids are so big they are cons ...
... Asteroids are rocky objects that mostly revolve around the sun in fairly circular orbits between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This region of the solar system is called the asteroid belt. There are more than 100,000 asteroids discovered in the asteroid belt. Some asteroids are so big they are cons ...
Gravity
... that the force of gravity near the surface of the Earth is pretty much constant in magnitude and direction. The green lines are gravitational field lines. They show the direction of the gravitational force on any object in the region (straight down). In a uniform field, the lines are parallel and ev ...
... that the force of gravity near the surface of the Earth is pretty much constant in magnitude and direction. The green lines are gravitational field lines. They show the direction of the gravitational force on any object in the region (straight down). In a uniform field, the lines are parallel and ev ...
Email Template - Personal.psu.edu
... (1) (four points) If you were classifying the planets by size only, you might make three classes. What planets would be in each class? ...
... (1) (four points) If you were classifying the planets by size only, you might make three classes. What planets would be in each class? ...
Celestial Objects
... located in the asteroid belt, a wide area between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid belt separates the inner planets from the outer planets. A meteoroid is another type of rocky object moving in space between the planets. Meteoroids are smaller than asteroids. Most meteoroids that enter E ...
... located in the asteroid belt, a wide area between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid belt separates the inner planets from the outer planets. A meteoroid is another type of rocky object moving in space between the planets. Meteoroids are smaller than asteroids. Most meteoroids that enter E ...
Solar system topics
... and LeVerrier surmised that another large planet existed, which was perturbing the motion of Uranus. ...
... and LeVerrier surmised that another large planet existed, which was perturbing the motion of Uranus. ...
Name: Notes – #45 The Diverse Sizes of Stars 1. A Hertzsprung
... 6. Super giants tend to have surface temperatures cooler than the sun but emit 104 time or more energy than the Sun. Why is this true? 7. The size of the star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion is approximately the same size as ____________’s orbit around the Sun. 8. What stars have the same temp ...
... 6. Super giants tend to have surface temperatures cooler than the sun but emit 104 time or more energy than the Sun. Why is this true? 7. The size of the star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion is approximately the same size as ____________’s orbit around the Sun. 8. What stars have the same temp ...
ppt
... Models suggest a period of early, intense heating due to short-lived radioactive isotopes Continued heating due to long-lived isotopes and tidal forces ...
... Models suggest a period of early, intense heating due to short-lived radioactive isotopes Continued heating due to long-lived isotopes and tidal forces ...
Ms. Kulesz’s Take on Solar and Lunar Eclipses!
... So, put on your space helmets and let’s start with the Sun! ...
... So, put on your space helmets and let’s start with the Sun! ...
The Solar System
... Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System. Jupiter is the giant of the Solar System. The Earth could fit into it 1,300 times. Its great red spot is a storm that has been raging for many years. The gases ate 1,000 kilometres thick. It is classified as a gas ...
... Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System. Jupiter is the giant of the Solar System. The Earth could fit into it 1,300 times. Its great red spot is a storm that has been raging for many years. The gases ate 1,000 kilometres thick. It is classified as a gas ...
etlife - University of Glasgow
... The Kepler mission (launch 2007?) will detect transits of Earth-type planets, by observing the brightness dip of stars (already done in 2000 with Keck for a 0.5 x Jupiter-mass planet) There was a (rare) transit of Mercury on May 7th 2003, and a (very rare) transit of Venus on June 8th 2004 ...
... The Kepler mission (launch 2007?) will detect transits of Earth-type planets, by observing the brightness dip of stars (already done in 2000 with Keck for a 0.5 x Jupiter-mass planet) There was a (rare) transit of Mercury on May 7th 2003, and a (very rare) transit of Venus on June 8th 2004 ...
The most important questions to study for the exam
... • Earth-centered, with the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars orbiting around a stationary Earth. • stationary, with the fixed Sun, Moon, planets, and stars appearing to move when viewed from a rotating Earth. • Sun-centered, with the Earth, Moon, planets, and stars orbiting around a stationary Sun. 4. W ...
... • Earth-centered, with the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars orbiting around a stationary Earth. • stationary, with the fixed Sun, Moon, planets, and stars appearing to move when viewed from a rotating Earth. • Sun-centered, with the Earth, Moon, planets, and stars orbiting around a stationary Sun. 4. W ...
The Solar System
... when viewed from Earth), we can use trigonometry to determine the distance from the Sun to the Earth – Radar gives distance, d, to Venus. ...
... when viewed from Earth), we can use trigonometry to determine the distance from the Sun to the Earth – Radar gives distance, d, to Venus. ...
Planets beyond the solar system
... • Most are also close in to their star. • This is because massive planets close to their parent star cause the star to move more and are easier to find, especially if observing for a limited time. • Many have non-circular orbits. • Probably rocky planets have been discovered only in the past few yea ...
... • Most are also close in to their star. • This is because massive planets close to their parent star cause the star to move more and are easier to find, especially if observing for a limited time. • Many have non-circular orbits. • Probably rocky planets have been discovered only in the past few yea ...
Contents Mercury, page 2 Venus, page 3 Earth
... Solar System. It is the fourth-largest planet by diameter and the third-largest by mass. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is somewhat more massive than its near-twin Uranus, which is 15 times the mass of Earth but not as dense. On average, Neptune orbits the Sun at a distance of 30.1 AU, ap ...
... Solar System. It is the fourth-largest planet by diameter and the third-largest by mass. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is somewhat more massive than its near-twin Uranus, which is 15 times the mass of Earth but not as dense. On average, Neptune orbits the Sun at a distance of 30.1 AU, ap ...
Lecture #2 - Personal.psu.edu
... Astronomical unit: mean distance from Earth to Sun First measured during transits of Mercury and Venus, using triangulation ...
... Astronomical unit: mean distance from Earth to Sun First measured during transits of Mercury and Venus, using triangulation ...
Study GuideCh6 with page refs
... 13. Planets that are close to the sun orbit faster than the outer planets. not found anywhere by me! 14. Most asteroids in the solar system are found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. Wb 137/ p.312 15. Most of the energy that the Sun produces is generated in its core. WB 132/ p. 300 16. Two main g ...
... 13. Planets that are close to the sun orbit faster than the outer planets. not found anywhere by me! 14. Most asteroids in the solar system are found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. Wb 137/ p.312 15. Most of the energy that the Sun produces is generated in its core. WB 132/ p. 300 16. Two main g ...
pals_20160211_howpla.. - Department of Physics and Astronomy
... “Drag” from proto-planetary nebula gas? Gravitational interactions with each other? We think that Uranus & Neptune formed closer to Sun, were flung to their present orbits by interactions with Jupiter, maybe Saturn ...
... “Drag” from proto-planetary nebula gas? Gravitational interactions with each other? We think that Uranus & Neptune formed closer to Sun, were flung to their present orbits by interactions with Jupiter, maybe Saturn ...
geography-vocabulary-word-list
... Q10. Fill in the blanks:1. Our solar system is a part of________galaxy. 2. The brightest star in the saptarishi is________. 3. The word planet is derived from greek word________. 4. The planet having rings around it is _______. 5. Planets which rotate from west to east is______. 6. Nearest planet to ...
... Q10. Fill in the blanks:1. Our solar system is a part of________galaxy. 2. The brightest star in the saptarishi is________. 3. The word planet is derived from greek word________. 4. The planet having rings around it is _______. 5. Planets which rotate from west to east is______. 6. Nearest planet to ...
PowerPoint Presentation - No Slide Title
... • Isaac Newton formulated three laws of motion and a law of gravitation. • This model for understanding motion (how motion is related to forces) and gravitation explained Kepler’s three ...
... • Isaac Newton formulated three laws of motion and a law of gravitation. • This model for understanding motion (how motion is related to forces) and gravitation explained Kepler’s three ...
Physics 2028: Great Ideas in Science II: The Changing Earth Module
... Planet occultations of their parent star: A few planets have been detected by variations in a star’s light output. This will only be measurable if the planet is large and close in to the star with its orbital plane in the radial direction of the Earth. As the planet passes in front of the star, the ...
... Planet occultations of their parent star: A few planets have been detected by variations in a star’s light output. This will only be measurable if the planet is large and close in to the star with its orbital plane in the radial direction of the Earth. As the planet passes in front of the star, the ...
SCI 103
... 18) Kepler’s first two Laws of Planetary Motion contradicted the Aristotelian/Ptolemaic Model of the Universe in two fundamental ways. What are Kepler’s first two Laws of Planetary Motion and how were they anti-Aristotelian? Kepler’s 1ST law states that planets orbit, not on circles, but on ellipse ...
... 18) Kepler’s first two Laws of Planetary Motion contradicted the Aristotelian/Ptolemaic Model of the Universe in two fundamental ways. What are Kepler’s first two Laws of Planetary Motion and how were they anti-Aristotelian? Kepler’s 1ST law states that planets orbit, not on circles, but on ellipse ...
Solar system topics
... Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn have been known since ancient times. Uranus was discovered in 1781 by the German-English astronomer William Herschel during a systematic survey of the sky. He was the first astronomer to use almost ...
... Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn have been known since ancient times. Uranus was discovered in 1781 by the German-English astronomer William Herschel during a systematic survey of the sky. He was the first astronomer to use almost ...
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.