Knight_ch12
... A planet has 4 times the mass of the earth, but the acceleration due to gravity on the planet’s surface is the same as on the earth’s surface. The planet’s radius is ...
... A planet has 4 times the mass of the earth, but the acceleration due to gravity on the planet’s surface is the same as on the earth’s surface. The planet’s radius is ...
The Nebular Theory - Teacher Site Home
... is rocklike objects, found between Mars and Jupiter, that may not have formed into a protoplanet ...
... is rocklike objects, found between Mars and Jupiter, that may not have formed into a protoplanet ...
A SOLAR SYSTEM COLORING BOOK
... from the Sun. Uranus is made of gas and has clouds that circle the planet. Uranus also has rings that are very hard to see. All four gas-giant planets in our solar system have some kind of rings. ...
... from the Sun. Uranus is made of gas and has clouds that circle the planet. Uranus also has rings that are very hard to see. All four gas-giant planets in our solar system have some kind of rings. ...
Powerpoint
... forming solar systems. What must it explain? - Solar system is very flat. - Almost all moons and planets (and Sun) rotate and revolve in the same direction. - Planets are isolated in space. - Terrestrial - Jovian planet distinction. - Leftover junk (comets and asteroids). Not the details and odditie ...
... forming solar systems. What must it explain? - Solar system is very flat. - Almost all moons and planets (and Sun) rotate and revolve in the same direction. - Planets are isolated in space. - Terrestrial - Jovian planet distinction. - Leftover junk (comets and asteroids). Not the details and odditie ...
Labs/Teacher Notes Solar System to Scale Outside
... and revolution rate for each planet. 4. I also demonstrate with a student moving between the Sun and Neptune, the approximate orbit of Halley’s Comet. It moves faster going toward the sun and slowing down moving away. 5. Voyager 2 left Earth 1977, Jupiter 1979, Saturn 1981, Uranus 1986, Neptune 1989 ...
... and revolution rate for each planet. 4. I also demonstrate with a student moving between the Sun and Neptune, the approximate orbit of Halley’s Comet. It moves faster going toward the sun and slowing down moving away. 5. Voyager 2 left Earth 1977, Jupiter 1979, Saturn 1981, Uranus 1986, Neptune 1989 ...
Jade and Marisol.key
... dioxide. It has been nicknamed the “Red Planet” because of its red rocks. It has the highest mountain in the Solar System, Olympus Mons. It was named after the Roman God of War. It is the most Earth-like in the Solar System, with a diameter slightly over half of Earth’s, and a crust similar to Earth ...
... dioxide. It has been nicknamed the “Red Planet” because of its red rocks. It has the highest mountain in the Solar System, Olympus Mons. It was named after the Roman God of War. It is the most Earth-like in the Solar System, with a diameter slightly over half of Earth’s, and a crust similar to Earth ...
1 The Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
... The Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - The outer planets are furthest from the sun. - They are: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - These are giant planets called Jovian Planets, Planets, named for Jupiter. - Made mostly of gas so they have low density. density. ...
... The Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - The outer planets are furthest from the sun. - They are: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - These are giant planets called Jovian Planets, Planets, named for Jupiter. - Made mostly of gas so they have low density. density. ...
Chapter 27 PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... nebula.) Center became hotter and denser due to forces from collisions and gravity. When temp=107 oC, hydrogen fusion began &Sol (THE SUN) formed. The sun contains 99% of the mass of the former solar nebula. (Fig 1 shown Orian nebula-not yet a solar system.) Formation of the Planets (Fig 2 shows ste ...
... nebula.) Center became hotter and denser due to forces from collisions and gravity. When temp=107 oC, hydrogen fusion began &Sol (THE SUN) formed. The sun contains 99% of the mass of the former solar nebula. (Fig 1 shown Orian nebula-not yet a solar system.) Formation of the Planets (Fig 2 shows ste ...
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... • Most of it was formed during the Big Bang at the very start of the universe. Since that time, stars have gradually added more hydrogen to the original amount. 4. Where did the planets come from? • They formed from material thrown out of the Sun when another small star collided with the Sun. • They ...
... • Most of it was formed during the Big Bang at the very start of the universe. Since that time, stars have gradually added more hydrogen to the original amount. 4. Where did the planets come from? • They formed from material thrown out of the Sun when another small star collided with the Sun. • They ...
July - Thatcham Free Church
... Neptune has the longest year (time taken to orbit the Sun) of 164·8 Earth years, while Mercury has the shortest at 88 Earth days. Cairo is the Arabic word for ‘Mars’. The city was so named because the planet was rising on the day it was founded. Saturn is not the only planet with amazing rings, whic ...
... Neptune has the longest year (time taken to orbit the Sun) of 164·8 Earth years, while Mercury has the shortest at 88 Earth days. Cairo is the Arabic word for ‘Mars’. The city was so named because the planet was rising on the day it was founded. Saturn is not the only planet with amazing rings, whic ...
pluto: a human comedy
... place from which they were observed. These facts could be organised into a workable model, if one imagined a round Earth which rotated with a period of one day, about an axis which pointed in a direction very close to the position of the Polaris. This model is, of course, consistent with the notion ...
... place from which they were observed. These facts could be organised into a workable model, if one imagined a round Earth which rotated with a period of one day, about an axis which pointed in a direction very close to the position of the Polaris. This model is, of course, consistent with the notion ...
Solar System Reading Packet
... The outer four planets are Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. These planets are called gas giants. They ...
... The outer four planets are Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. These planets are called gas giants. They ...
Can you figure out which of the stars shown here have planets
... Distance: 8 light-minutes Planets known: 8 (plus dwarf planets and asteroids) Planet masses: from 5% to 300 times Earth Our sun is also a star, and we know of eight planets that orbit it. Can you name them all? You can see most of them in the night sky, but Uranus and Neptune are too faint to be see ...
... Distance: 8 light-minutes Planets known: 8 (plus dwarf planets and asteroids) Planet masses: from 5% to 300 times Earth Our sun is also a star, and we know of eight planets that orbit it. Can you name them all? You can see most of them in the night sky, but Uranus and Neptune are too faint to be see ...
ITS3
... The Sun is, in fact, a star in the Milky \Nay. it is positioned in the “Orion Spur”, near the edge of the constellation, it takes 200 million years to complete one orbit of the constellation. The Sun is the only object in the solar system which gives off (radiates) light - all the others just reflec ...
... The Sun is, in fact, a star in the Milky \Nay. it is positioned in the “Orion Spur”, near the edge of the constellation, it takes 200 million years to complete one orbit of the constellation. The Sun is the only object in the solar system which gives off (radiates) light - all the others just reflec ...
Week 30 CCA - Net Start Class
... universe yet obtained in optical astronomy. The telescope is named after the American astronomer Edwin P. Hubble, who in the 1920's found galaxies beyond our Milky Way and discovered that the universe is uniformly expanding. 11. List the planets from the sun out in order. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars ...
... universe yet obtained in optical astronomy. The telescope is named after the American astronomer Edwin P. Hubble, who in the 1920's found galaxies beyond our Milky Way and discovered that the universe is uniformly expanding. 11. List the planets from the sun out in order. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars ...
30 Week CCA Study Guide
... universe yet obtained in optical astronomy. The telescope is named after the American astronomer Edwin P. Hubble, who in the 1920's found galaxies beyond our Milky Way and discovered that the universe is uniformly expanding. 11. List the planets from the sun out in order. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars ...
... universe yet obtained in optical astronomy. The telescope is named after the American astronomer Edwin P. Hubble, who in the 1920's found galaxies beyond our Milky Way and discovered that the universe is uniformly expanding. 11. List the planets from the sun out in order. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars ...
The Planets
... The most prominent feature of Saturn is its system of rings. Features of Saturn • Saturn’s atmosphere is very active, with winds roaring at up to 1500 kilometers per hour. • Large cyclonic “storms” similar to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, although smaller, occur in Saturn’s ...
... The most prominent feature of Saturn is its system of rings. Features of Saturn • Saturn’s atmosphere is very active, with winds roaring at up to 1500 kilometers per hour. • Large cyclonic “storms” similar to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, although smaller, occur in Saturn’s ...
lecture4
... Galileo discovered that Venus, like the Moon, undergoes a series of phases as seen from Earth. In the Ptolemaic (geocentric) model, Venus would be seen in only new or crescent phases. However, as Galileo observed, Venus is seen in all phases, which agrees with the Copernican model as shown. ...
... Galileo discovered that Venus, like the Moon, undergoes a series of phases as seen from Earth. In the Ptolemaic (geocentric) model, Venus would be seen in only new or crescent phases. However, as Galileo observed, Venus is seen in all phases, which agrees with the Copernican model as shown. ...
Solar system rotation curves: student activity
... Activity: Rotation curves for the solar system. ...
... Activity: Rotation curves for the solar system. ...
A glimpse at the formation of our Solar System
... could merge in planet-sized objects, helped by their own gravitational attraction. Temperatures varied across the disk, being higher closer to the Sun than further out. While water was gaseous in the inner regions, it was solid ice beyond a certain radius called the “snow line”. Beyond this radius, ...
... could merge in planet-sized objects, helped by their own gravitational attraction. Temperatures varied across the disk, being higher closer to the Sun than further out. While water was gaseous in the inner regions, it was solid ice beyond a certain radius called the “snow line”. Beyond this radius, ...
Chapter 18 Notes
... • Celestial Sphere – An imaginary sphere surrounding the Earth used as a reference guide for scientists to map the sky. • Ascension – How far an object is from the Vernal Equinox, the point where the sun rises on the first day of spring, and measures East and West. • Declination – Measures North and ...
... • Celestial Sphere – An imaginary sphere surrounding the Earth used as a reference guide for scientists to map the sky. • Ascension – How far an object is from the Vernal Equinox, the point where the sun rises on the first day of spring, and measures East and West. • Declination – Measures North and ...
Chapter 9 Notes
... The 32._____________ is the nearest 33.__________ to the Earth. Like all stars, the Sun is a huge 34._______________ of hot 35._____________ that gives off 36._____________ and 37._________________. Earth is one of the 38.________________ planets that move around the 39.________________. A 40.______ ...
... The 32._____________ is the nearest 33.__________ to the Earth. Like all stars, the Sun is a huge 34._______________ of hot 35._____________ that gives off 36._____________ and 37._________________. Earth is one of the 38.________________ planets that move around the 39.________________. A 40.______ ...
How our Solar System (and Moon) came to be
... system getting larger as they pick up debris • Likely how gas giants came to be ...
... system getting larger as they pick up debris • Likely how gas giants came to be ...
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.