Genre • Expository Text Essential Question
... icy objects, including Pluto. This area of space was named the Kuiper Belt, after the Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper (KI-per) who lived from 1905 to 1973. In 1951, more than forty years before its discovery, Kuiper actually predicted that a region like this might exist. Michael Brown, Chad ...
... icy objects, including Pluto. This area of space was named the Kuiper Belt, after the Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper (KI-per) who lived from 1905 to 1973. In 1951, more than forty years before its discovery, Kuiper actually predicted that a region like this might exist. Michael Brown, Chad ...
Lab 1: Introduction to Astronomy
... clue is worth one point. If you have trouble, feel free to ask your TA for help! The total lab is out of 30 points, so there are two points of extra credit available! Across 2: This object is Roman Vulcan’s home in our Solar System 3: First seen by Galileo around the 6th planet, these are mostly icy ...
... clue is worth one point. If you have trouble, feel free to ask your TA for help! The total lab is out of 30 points, so there are two points of extra credit available! Across 2: This object is Roman Vulcan’s home in our Solar System 3: First seen by Galileo around the 6th planet, these are mostly icy ...
sample exam 1
... 1. Draw the heliocentric model of the solar system, including only the Sun and Earth, from a viewpoint at the celestial north pole. Use the standard astronomical symbols for those bodies. Indicate with an arrow the direction in which the Earth orbits. 2. On the same drawing above, indicate with an a ...
... 1. Draw the heliocentric model of the solar system, including only the Sun and Earth, from a viewpoint at the celestial north pole. Use the standard astronomical symbols for those bodies. Indicate with an arrow the direction in which the Earth orbits. 2. On the same drawing above, indicate with an a ...
Solar System Distance Model - www .alexandria .k12 .mn .us
... Background info: Instead of the actual mileage to each planet, scientists came up another way of expressing distances in the solar system, the astronomical unit. One A.U. is the distance that Earth is from the Sun (93 million miles). All other planetary distances are fractions or multiples of Earth’ ...
... Background info: Instead of the actual mileage to each planet, scientists came up another way of expressing distances in the solar system, the astronomical unit. One A.U. is the distance that Earth is from the Sun (93 million miles). All other planetary distances are fractions or multiples of Earth’ ...
FL_HMH_G10 Selection Test FSA Style No Answer Key
... (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) would clearly distinguish themselves by their large sizes. 4 The remaining objects, which are significantly smaller, are mostly either rocky bodies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter or icy bodies in the Kuiper Belt in th ...
... (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) would clearly distinguish themselves by their large sizes. 4 The remaining objects, which are significantly smaller, are mostly either rocky bodies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter or icy bodies in the Kuiper Belt in th ...
Jun - Wadhurst Astronomical Society
... formed but for some reason that material had never come together, perhaps owing to the presence of Jupiter. ...
... formed but for some reason that material had never come together, perhaps owing to the presence of Jupiter. ...
The Planets
... What are the planets? There are eight planets in our Solar System: Mercury Venus Earth ...
... What are the planets? There are eight planets in our Solar System: Mercury Venus Earth ...
Worksheet Answers
... What does Pluto have on its planet? What temperature is on Pluto? Who discovered Pluto? ...
... What does Pluto have on its planet? What temperature is on Pluto? Who discovered Pluto? ...
Introduction to the Solar System
... The above can most easily be shown using an orrery – a model named after the Earl of Orrery, who was very interested in models of the planetary system. Pluto and Plutoids Pluto was demoted from planet status in 2006 and described as a “dwarf planet” until 2008 when its description by the Internation ...
... The above can most easily be shown using an orrery – a model named after the Earl of Orrery, who was very interested in models of the planetary system. Pluto and Plutoids Pluto was demoted from planet status in 2006 and described as a “dwarf planet” until 2008 when its description by the Internation ...
Some SOLAR SYSTEM notes
... accumulated to form the Sun. But because dust is denser than gas, some of the dust settled to the mid-plane of the disc. These dust particles stuck together to make clumps, then clumps stuck together to make rocks, then rocks collided to make planets. In the case of the `gas giant' planets, Jupiter, ...
... accumulated to form the Sun. But because dust is denser than gas, some of the dust settled to the mid-plane of the disc. These dust particles stuck together to make clumps, then clumps stuck together to make rocks, then rocks collided to make planets. In the case of the `gas giant' planets, Jupiter, ...
lecture4
... Newton's First Law of Motion Every object continues in a state of rest or a state of uniform motion in a straight line unless acted on by a force. ● Inertia - resistance to change in motion of object - is related to its mass. ...
... Newton's First Law of Motion Every object continues in a state of rest or a state of uniform motion in a straight line unless acted on by a force. ● Inertia - resistance to change in motion of object - is related to its mass. ...
report
... special characteristics of the planets. 6. As a class, have the students share how they remember the order of the planets. Refresh their memories of the most common way (My very educated mother just served us nachos.) Then have a moment of silence for Pluto. 7. Present the attached power point and s ...
... special characteristics of the planets. 6. As a class, have the students share how they remember the order of the planets. Refresh their memories of the most common way (My very educated mother just served us nachos.) Then have a moment of silence for Pluto. 7. Present the attached power point and s ...
Teaching Notes
... Earth’s solar system has eight planets, all in orbit around the Sun, along with five small or ‘dwarf’ planets, and 173 known moons. And of course, there are other things: 3,319 comets, 670,452 asteroids, meteors and meteorites, manmade satellites and the ISS orbiting Earth. The planets in our solar ...
... Earth’s solar system has eight planets, all in orbit around the Sun, along with five small or ‘dwarf’ planets, and 173 known moons. And of course, there are other things: 3,319 comets, 670,452 asteroids, meteors and meteorites, manmade satellites and the ISS orbiting Earth. The planets in our solar ...
“Solar System Study Guide”
... opposite direction and debris left behind in the comets orbit 22. _____________- A piece of rock that is similar to the material that formed our planets 23. _____________- Small pieces of rock that travel through space 24. _____________-A meteoroid that burns up in the earth’s atmosphere 25. _______ ...
... opposite direction and debris left behind in the comets orbit 22. _____________- A piece of rock that is similar to the material that formed our planets 23. _____________- Small pieces of rock that travel through space 24. _____________-A meteoroid that burns up in the earth’s atmosphere 25. _______ ...
What do we see in the night sky - Laureate International College
... Galaxies A collection of many ___________________ held together by gravity is called a galaxy. There are billions and billions of galaxies in the universe. Our solar system is located in the ___________________ galaxy. Galaxies also contain masses of _____________. The gas is mainly ____________ ato ...
... Galaxies A collection of many ___________________ held together by gravity is called a galaxy. There are billions and billions of galaxies in the universe. Our solar system is located in the ___________________ galaxy. Galaxies also contain masses of _____________. The gas is mainly ____________ ato ...
the young astronomers newsletter
... star in Hercules, a distance of 95 light years. This signal lasted for just 2 seconds, but is of special interest because the star, HD 164595, is of a class similar to our sun, and it has an exo planet orbiting it (but very close to the star, and presumably, very hot). The Russian astronomers did no ...
... star in Hercules, a distance of 95 light years. This signal lasted for just 2 seconds, but is of special interest because the star, HD 164595, is of a class similar to our sun, and it has an exo planet orbiting it (but very close to the star, and presumably, very hot). The Russian astronomers did no ...
2012, End of the World.
... ► The Mayan elders say the calendar foretells Earth changes and changes in consciousness AND that they occur within a seven-year period of time around 2012. ► When does the seven year period start? The Hopis’ prophecy stated the major changes would start when a large blue star appears. ► On October ...
... ► The Mayan elders say the calendar foretells Earth changes and changes in consciousness AND that they occur within a seven-year period of time around 2012. ► When does the seven year period start? The Hopis’ prophecy stated the major changes would start when a large blue star appears. ► On October ...
antarctic and associated exploration book collection
... ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft made its first closest approach to Mercury in mid-January, acquiring images of a hemisphere not viewed by previous spacecraft. Intention is to make two further fly-bys as it is manoeuvred into a fixed near-circular orbit in March 2011. Particular in ...
... ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft made its first closest approach to Mercury in mid-January, acquiring images of a hemisphere not viewed by previous spacecraft. Intention is to make two further fly-bys as it is manoeuvred into a fixed near-circular orbit in March 2011. Particular in ...
The Solar System
... 2. …have small diameters. 3. …have high densities. 4. …have solid surfaces. 5. …have few or no moons. ...
... 2. …have small diameters. 3. …have high densities. 4. …have solid surfaces. 5. …have few or no moons. ...
Kepler 452b:Potentially Earth like planet
... July 2015: Astronomers hunting for another Earth have found what may be the closest match yet, a potentially rocky planet circling its star at the same distance as the Earth orbits the Sun. Kepler-452b is an exoplanet orbiting the G-class star Kepler-452. It was identified by the Kepler space telesc ...
... July 2015: Astronomers hunting for another Earth have found what may be the closest match yet, a potentially rocky planet circling its star at the same distance as the Earth orbits the Sun. Kepler-452b is an exoplanet orbiting the G-class star Kepler-452. It was identified by the Kepler space telesc ...
Ch. 27 The Planets in our Solar System
... have become round due to the force of its own gravity and has to dominate the neighborhood around its orbit. – Pluto has been demoted because it does not dominate its neighborhood. Charon, its large "moon," is only about half the size of Pluto, while all planets are far larger than their moons. – In ...
... have become round due to the force of its own gravity and has to dominate the neighborhood around its orbit. – Pluto has been demoted because it does not dominate its neighborhood. Charon, its large "moon," is only about half the size of Pluto, while all planets are far larger than their moons. – In ...
Solar System Study Guide for both quiz and test Solar System: a
... Solar System Study Guide for both quiz and test Solar System: a group of objects in space that move around a central star. Our solar system includes the sun, eight planets, the planets’ moons, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. Planets: a large celestial object that moves around a star. Terrestri ...
... Solar System Study Guide for both quiz and test Solar System: a group of objects in space that move around a central star. Our solar system includes the sun, eight planets, the planets’ moons, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. Planets: a large celestial object that moves around a star. Terrestri ...
Our solar System
... Great Dark Spot moves often and sometimes disappears.) • Triton, Neptune’s largest moon has retrograde motion, which means it revolves backwards. • Triton also has nitrogen gysers on its south pole that erupt when sunlight reaches its icy surface. ...
... Great Dark Spot moves often and sometimes disappears.) • Triton, Neptune’s largest moon has retrograde motion, which means it revolves backwards. • Triton also has nitrogen gysers on its south pole that erupt when sunlight reaches its icy surface. ...
Planets beyond Neptune
Following the discovery of the planet Neptune in 1846, there was considerable speculation that another planet might exist beyond its orbit. The search began in the mid-19th century and culminated at the start of the 20th with Percival Lowell's quest for Planet X. Lowell proposed the Planet X hypothesis to explain apparent discrepancies in the orbits of the giant planets, particularly Uranus and Neptune, speculating that the gravity of a large unseen ninth planet could have perturbed Uranus enough to account for the irregularities.Clyde Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto in 1930 appeared to validate Lowell's hypothesis, and Pluto was officially named the ninth planet. In 1978, Pluto was conclusively determined to be too small for its gravity to affect the giant planets, resulting in a brief search for a tenth planet. The search was largely abandoned in the early 1990s, when a study of measurements made by the Voyager 2 spacecraft found that the irregularities observed in Uranus's orbit were due to a slight overestimation of Neptune's mass. After 1992, the discovery of numerous small icy objects with similar or even wider orbits than Pluto led to a debate over whether Pluto should remain a planet, or whether it and its neighbours should, like the asteroids, be given their own separate classification. Although a number of the larger members of this group were initially described as planets, in 2006 the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto and its largest neighbours as dwarf planets, leaving Neptune the farthest known planet in the Solar System.Today, the astronomical community widely agrees that Planet X, as originally envisioned, does not exist, but the concept of Planet X has been revived by a number of astronomers to explain other anomalies observed in the outer Solar System. In popular culture, and even among some astronomers, Planet X has become a stand-in term for any undiscovered planet in the outer Solar System, regardless of its relationship to Lowell's hypothesis. Other trans-Neptunian planets have also been suggested, based on different evidence. As of March 2014, observations with the WISE telescope have ruled out the possibility of a Saturn-sized object out to 10,000 AU, and a Jupiter-sized or larger object out to 26,000 AU.