Exploring Our Solar System: A Journey
... • Valleys and Canyons on the planet suggest that it might once have consisted of large amounts of surface water • It gets very cold on Mars with temperatures hitting as low as -191 degrees Farenheit ...
... • Valleys and Canyons on the planet suggest that it might once have consisted of large amounts of surface water • It gets very cold on Mars with temperatures hitting as low as -191 degrees Farenheit ...
The Planets
... • Over 60 moons • Titan has a thick atmosphere and may have rivers and lakes of ethane ...
... • Over 60 moons • Titan has a thick atmosphere and may have rivers and lakes of ethane ...
Teacher Guide
... four inner planets. The distances of the planets to the Sun are to scale, but sizes are not. 1. Move the cursor over each planet to learn its name. What are the four inner planets? ______________________________________ These planets are called rocky planets because their surfaces are rocky. 2. Clic ...
... four inner planets. The distances of the planets to the Sun are to scale, but sizes are not. 1. Move the cursor over each planet to learn its name. What are the four inner planets? ______________________________________ These planets are called rocky planets because their surfaces are rocky. 2. Clic ...
Chapter 29 The Solar System
... 1. Asteroids • thousands orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter • rocky bodies • vary in diameter • pitted, irregular surfaces ...
... 1. Asteroids • thousands orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter • rocky bodies • vary in diameter • pitted, irregular surfaces ...
Chapter 7 Solar System study guide
... Sun is a star – it is the largest object in the S.S. 1,000,000 Earths Photosphere Chromosphere Corona (inside outside) Sunspots are cooler spots on the sun – they tend to look black. Sunspots come and go in cycles of about 11 years. Solar flares – explosion/ribbon of fire Solar prominences – rib ...
... Sun is a star – it is the largest object in the S.S. 1,000,000 Earths Photosphere Chromosphere Corona (inside outside) Sunspots are cooler spots on the sun – they tend to look black. Sunspots come and go in cycles of about 11 years. Solar flares – explosion/ribbon of fire Solar prominences – rib ...
The Outer Planets
... Pluto is so far from the sun that it takes 240 Earth years to revolve around the sun once ...
... Pluto is so far from the sun that it takes 240 Earth years to revolve around the sun once ...
Jovian Planets and Interiors
... So why is Venus so different from Earth given the similar size and distance from the Sun? The answer lies in the minor difference in distance to the Sun. When a planet warms more water evaporates. Since water is a greenhouse gas, having more in the atmosphere warms the planet further. This positive ...
... So why is Venus so different from Earth given the similar size and distance from the Sun? The answer lies in the minor difference in distance to the Sun. When a planet warms more water evaporates. Since water is a greenhouse gas, having more in the atmosphere warms the planet further. This positive ...
Ch 27 Study Guide
... c. salt particles fell from the atmosphere into the oceans. d. floods carried salty soil to the deltas and then into the oceans. ____ 25. The two inner planets most alike in size, mass, and density are a. Mercury and Venus. c. Venus and Earth. b. Earth and Mars. d. Mars and Mercury. ____ 26. Kepler’ ...
... c. salt particles fell from the atmosphere into the oceans. d. floods carried salty soil to the deltas and then into the oceans. ____ 25. The two inner planets most alike in size, mass, and density are a. Mercury and Venus. c. Venus and Earth. b. Earth and Mars. d. Mars and Mercury. ____ 26. Kepler’ ...
chapter 13 review
... lunar eclipse visible from Canada every year. Almost an entire hemisphere sees a total eclipse when the Moon enters Earth’s shadow, but only those lucky few in the much smaller Moon’s shadow witness a total solar eclipse. 10. By representing Jupiter’s Great Red Spot as a rectangle, the area would be ...
... lunar eclipse visible from Canada every year. Almost an entire hemisphere sees a total eclipse when the Moon enters Earth’s shadow, but only those lucky few in the much smaller Moon’s shadow witness a total solar eclipse. 10. By representing Jupiter’s Great Red Spot as a rectangle, the area would be ...
SUN AND PLANET FACTS
... May not be able to walk on these planets. May have a rocky or icy center. Jupiter -- ...
... May not be able to walk on these planets. May have a rocky or icy center. Jupiter -- ...
POWERPOINT with Facts - Mrs. Brown`s Third Grade Class
... The Outer Planets • The outer planets are made mostly of frozen gases and they are much further from the sun. This makes their surface cooler than the inner planets. They are all larger than the inner planets. They also have many moons and some even have rings. ...
... The Outer Planets • The outer planets are made mostly of frozen gases and they are much further from the sun. This makes their surface cooler than the inner planets. They are all larger than the inner planets. They also have many moons and some even have rings. ...
Touring Our Solar System
... Orbits around the sun every 255 Earth-days Similar to Earth in size, density, mass and location in the solar system Covered in thick clouds that cannot be penetrated by visible light Venus’ surface is shaped by basaltic volcanism and tectonic activity About 80% of the surface consists of plains cove ...
... Orbits around the sun every 255 Earth-days Similar to Earth in size, density, mass and location in the solar system Covered in thick clouds that cannot be penetrated by visible light Venus’ surface is shaped by basaltic volcanism and tectonic activity About 80% of the surface consists of plains cove ...
Solar System Orbits
... This is called the escape velocity from Earth - the velocity an object needs to be moving at to escape the Earth’s gravitational attraction. The more massive planets (e.g. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus) have higher escape velocities. ...
... This is called the escape velocity from Earth - the velocity an object needs to be moving at to escape the Earth’s gravitational attraction. The more massive planets (e.g. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus) have higher escape velocities. ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM HAS GOT - 1 star: The Sun - 1 moon
... it is the densest major body in the solar system. This means that it's the most "compact" of all the planets it is 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old 71 % of the Earth's surface is covered with water.. Water is essential for life it is orbited by one moon Earth is the only planet whose English n ...
... it is the densest major body in the solar system. This means that it's the most "compact" of all the planets it is 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old 71 % of the Earth's surface is covered with water.. Water is essential for life it is orbited by one moon Earth is the only planet whose English n ...
Planets and Other Space Rocks Notes
... • Most are located in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune, or farther out in the Oort Cloud (the edge of our Solar ...
... • Most are located in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune, or farther out in the Oort Cloud (the edge of our Solar ...
Our Solar System Do Nows and Discussions
... Sedna=Sedna is three times farther away from Earth than Pluto, making it the most distant observable object known in the solar system. It is 143.73 billion km from the Sun, thus giving the Solar System a diameter of 287.46 billion km. ...
... Sedna=Sedna is three times farther away from Earth than Pluto, making it the most distant observable object known in the solar system. It is 143.73 billion km from the Sun, thus giving the Solar System a diameter of 287.46 billion km. ...
What Is a Planet? Pluto and Its Place in the Solar System
... What Is a Planet? • International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the authority on such matters • Definition approved August 24 • To be a planet, Pluto must: – Orbit the Sun CHECK! – Be round CHECK! – Clear the neighborhood around its orbit UH-OH! ...
... What Is a Planet? • International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the authority on such matters • Definition approved August 24 • To be a planet, Pluto must: – Orbit the Sun CHECK! – Be round CHECK! – Clear the neighborhood around its orbit UH-OH! ...
Outer Planets!
... Jupiter is the fifth and largest planet in our solar system. This gas giant has a thick atmosphere and a dark, barely-visible ring composed of dust from nearby meteoroids. Its most prominent features are bands across its latitudes and a great red spot (which is a storm). Jupiter is a gaseous planet; ...
... Jupiter is the fifth and largest planet in our solar system. This gas giant has a thick atmosphere and a dark, barely-visible ring composed of dust from nearby meteoroids. Its most prominent features are bands across its latitudes and a great red spot (which is a storm). Jupiter is a gaseous planet; ...
Topic 2 Key Facts - AstronomyGCSE.co.uk
... The first 4 planets are rocky. The next 4 are gas giants. Mercury – surface like our moon’s. No atmosphere. Revolves slowly so big variation in temperature. Venus – similar size to Earth. Very dense CO2 atmosphere makes the surface hotter than Mercury (acts like a blanket to keep the heat in). Show ...
... The first 4 planets are rocky. The next 4 are gas giants. Mercury – surface like our moon’s. No atmosphere. Revolves slowly so big variation in temperature. Venus – similar size to Earth. Very dense CO2 atmosphere makes the surface hotter than Mercury (acts like a blanket to keep the heat in). Show ...
Wasp-17b: An Ultra-Low Density Planet in a Probable Retrograde
... Formation of planetary systems SuperWASP Observations Photometric observations Spectroscopic observations ...
... Formation of planetary systems SuperWASP Observations Photometric observations Spectroscopic observations ...
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.