Worksheet
... Objective – Watching a dvd, I can identify characteristics of the planets in the Solar System. 2. B (8 choices) 3. F (8 choices) 4. C (8 choices) 5. E (8 choices) 6. D (8 choices) 7. H (8 choices) 8. A (8 choices) 9. G (8 choices) 10. Planets shine because they produce their own light. a. True ...
... Objective – Watching a dvd, I can identify characteristics of the planets in the Solar System. 2. B (8 choices) 3. F (8 choices) 4. C (8 choices) 5. E (8 choices) 6. D (8 choices) 7. H (8 choices) 8. A (8 choices) 9. G (8 choices) 10. Planets shine because they produce their own light. a. True ...
Card Game - Learning Resources
... enough to resemble a planet, but not quite big enough to have their own clear orbit around the sun. Example: Pluto Galaxy—A grouping of billions of stars held together by gravity. Overall shapes of galaxies include spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Gas Planet —Planets made of mostly gas and lacking ...
... enough to resemble a planet, but not quite big enough to have their own clear orbit around the sun. Example: Pluto Galaxy—A grouping of billions of stars held together by gravity. Overall shapes of galaxies include spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Gas Planet —Planets made of mostly gas and lacking ...
Why SETI will Fail
... and history indicates that intelligent creatures will follow the latter path -• Exploration of our solar system began with telescopic observations from Earth. But as soon as we developed the capability, we launched spaceships to explore planets and moons up close because observing from afar is limit ...
... and history indicates that intelligent creatures will follow the latter path -• Exploration of our solar system began with telescopic observations from Earth. But as soon as we developed the capability, we launched spaceships to explore planets and moons up close because observing from afar is limit ...
The solar system - LemoineHPCScience
... and the surface temperatures on Venus are around 500 degrees Celsius, exceeding that of Mercury and hot enough to melt soft metals. Calculations indicate that for the temperatures to be so high there must be a mechanism in the Venusian atmosphere that traps solar radiation very effectively. As we wi ...
... and the surface temperatures on Venus are around 500 degrees Celsius, exceeding that of Mercury and hot enough to melt soft metals. Calculations indicate that for the temperatures to be so high there must be a mechanism in the Venusian atmosphere that traps solar radiation very effectively. As we wi ...
Planetary System Formation, Extrasolar Planets, Life in the Universe
... • Initially because particles are `sticky’ - dissipate energy of relative velocity on impact • Eventually because bodies become large enough that their own gravity attracts other bodies Dust ...
... • Initially because particles are `sticky’ - dissipate energy of relative velocity on impact • Eventually because bodies become large enough that their own gravity attracts other bodies Dust ...
File - Etna FFA Agriculture
... and Neptune are also very massive planets, their gravitational forces are about the same as Earth. This is because the gravitational force a planet exerts upon an object at the planet's surface is proportional to its mass and the planet's radius squared. ...
... and Neptune are also very massive planets, their gravitational forces are about the same as Earth. This is because the gravitational force a planet exerts upon an object at the planet's surface is proportional to its mass and the planet's radius squared. ...
Origin of the orbital architecture of the planets of the Solar System
... Once Jupiter and Saturn are blocked in their 3:2 resonance, Uranus and Neptune, which migrate by type I migration, have to be trapped in resonances with Saturn and with each other (Morbidelli et al., 2007) ...
... Once Jupiter and Saturn are blocked in their 3:2 resonance, Uranus and Neptune, which migrate by type I migration, have to be trapped in resonances with Saturn and with each other (Morbidelli et al., 2007) ...
Lecture5
... Verifiability: Others must be able to verify findings. Falsifiability: Scientific models or theories must make predictions. If they don’t agree, the model will be abandoned. ...
... Verifiability: Others must be able to verify findings. Falsifiability: Scientific models or theories must make predictions. If they don’t agree, the model will be abandoned. ...
Section 1 Formation of the Solar System Chapter 27
... attractive force that exists between any two objects in the universe. • While gravity pulls an object towards the sun, inertia keeps the object moving forward in a straight line. This forms the ellipse of a stable orbit. • The gravitational pull is strongest closer to the sun, and weakest further fr ...
... attractive force that exists between any two objects in the universe. • While gravity pulls an object towards the sun, inertia keeps the object moving forward in a straight line. This forms the ellipse of a stable orbit. • The gravitational pull is strongest closer to the sun, and weakest further fr ...
Week 20 Satellites and Probes
... observations of Pluto (though several images have been returned). To date, New Horizon’s key contributions to astrophysics have been its observations of the Jovian system where it observed the Little Red Spot and made measurements of Jupiter’s magnetosphere. Also, New Horizons made observations on t ...
... observations of Pluto (though several images have been returned). To date, New Horizon’s key contributions to astrophysics have been its observations of the Jovian system where it observed the Little Red Spot and made measurements of Jupiter’s magnetosphere. Also, New Horizons made observations on t ...
Vulcan Chasers
... tlii frigid realm beyond Uranus, the hitherto most remote known planet. Neptune had been sighted by Johann Galle of the Berlin Observatory less than one degree from the position predicted by Le Verrier based on its gravitational disturbances of the motion of Uranus. The discovery was hailed as a rem ...
... tlii frigid realm beyond Uranus, the hitherto most remote known planet. Neptune had been sighted by Johann Galle of the Berlin Observatory less than one degree from the position predicted by Le Verrier based on its gravitational disturbances of the motion of Uranus. The discovery was hailed as a rem ...
The Transformation of Gas Giant Planets into Rocky Planets
... beyond the fringe of conventional astrophysical theory. However, the idea that stellar objects may in fact harbor solid cores is not inconsistent with the transformation hypothesis. On the other hand, his account of the Solar System’s formation from a supernova event must be rejected since it is, in ...
... beyond the fringe of conventional astrophysical theory. However, the idea that stellar objects may in fact harbor solid cores is not inconsistent with the transformation hypothesis. On the other hand, his account of the Solar System’s formation from a supernova event must be rejected since it is, in ...
Linking Asteroids and Meteorites through Reflectance
... • Tycho Brahe was the greatest naked eye observer of all time • He lived before the invention of the telescope • His observations of the alignment of Jupiter and Saturn occurred two days later than when predicted by Copernicus • Tycho came up with a model where the planets orbit the Sun but the Sun ...
... • Tycho Brahe was the greatest naked eye observer of all time • He lived before the invention of the telescope • His observations of the alignment of Jupiter and Saturn occurred two days later than when predicted by Copernicus • Tycho came up with a model where the planets orbit the Sun but the Sun ...
Interplanetary Space Travel Accuracy of the Astronomical Unit When
... Before we can get a spacecraft to another planet, like Mars, we must first get it off the surface of the Earth. To understand how this can be done we will first need to understand how Earth’s gravity influences our ability to get a rocket into space. Starting out with a simple example, imagine a per ...
... Before we can get a spacecraft to another planet, like Mars, we must first get it off the surface of the Earth. To understand how this can be done we will first need to understand how Earth’s gravity influences our ability to get a rocket into space. Starting out with a simple example, imagine a per ...
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 ...
Accuracy of the Astronomical Unit
... it out of its Earth-bound orbit and guide it through the solar system to the desired target. Being by gravity to the Earth, the satellite follows the Earth in its orbit around the Sun. Therefore, the satellite’s orbital properties as it moves around the Sun are the same as Earth’s. The trick to send ...
... it out of its Earth-bound orbit and guide it through the solar system to the desired target. Being by gravity to the Earth, the satellite follows the Earth in its orbit around the Sun. Therefore, the satellite’s orbital properties as it moves around the Sun are the same as Earth’s. The trick to send ...
How mighty Jupiter could have changed Earth`s habitability
... a strong implication that compact solar systems are how the Earth's orbit behaves over time." less likely to have planets with stable axes, which The model showed that most of Jupiter's locations makes them less likely to be habitable." resulted in little change in Earth's orbit and tilt, That said, ...
... a strong implication that compact solar systems are how the Earth's orbit behaves over time." less likely to have planets with stable axes, which The model showed that most of Jupiter's locations makes them less likely to be habitable." resulted in little change in Earth's orbit and tilt, That said, ...
Week 7 Notes Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
... extends beyond __NEPTUNE’S__ orbit to about __100__ times Earth’s __DISTANCE__ to the sun. b. The __OORT CLOUD__ is a __SPHERICAL__ region that __SURROUNDS__ the Solar System about 1,000 time the distance between __PLUTO__ and the __SUN__ ...
... extends beyond __NEPTUNE’S__ orbit to about __100__ times Earth’s __DISTANCE__ to the sun. b. The __OORT CLOUD__ is a __SPHERICAL__ region that __SURROUNDS__ the Solar System about 1,000 time the distance between __PLUTO__ and the __SUN__ ...
The Solar System: Cosmic encounter with Pluto
... The Voyagers successfully completed their mission making discoveries such as the active volcanoes on Jupiter's moon, Io, and learning details about Saturn's rings. They had only been made to last five years but were still both going strong, so NASA extended their mission. Voyager 2 went on to take a ...
... The Voyagers successfully completed their mission making discoveries such as the active volcanoes on Jupiter's moon, Io, and learning details about Saturn's rings. They had only been made to last five years but were still both going strong, so NASA extended their mission. Voyager 2 went on to take a ...
Solar System - Delta Education
... farther away a planet is from the Sun, the larger its orbit, and the longer its year. ACTIVITY 10 Students are introduced to some of the other satellites that exist in our Solar System—asteroids, dwarf planets, meteoroids, and comets. Discussions involve descriptions of these minor satellites and ho ...
... farther away a planet is from the Sun, the larger its orbit, and the longer its year. ACTIVITY 10 Students are introduced to some of the other satellites that exist in our Solar System—asteroids, dwarf planets, meteoroids, and comets. Discussions involve descriptions of these minor satellites and ho ...
ppt - Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington
... Oort cloud - extends out 50,000 AU (1000 x Pluto’s orbit) (nearly a light year, 25% of distance to nearest star) Voyager 1: 125AU, edge of heliosphere, 17km/s, 36 years, = 17 light-hours from Earth ...
... Oort cloud - extends out 50,000 AU (1000 x Pluto’s orbit) (nearly a light year, 25% of distance to nearest star) Voyager 1: 125AU, edge of heliosphere, 17km/s, 36 years, = 17 light-hours from Earth ...
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.