Unit 7 Planets Day 1!
... I can classify the inner and outer planets by looking at their characteristics. ...
... I can classify the inner and outer planets by looking at their characteristics. ...
And in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…. LIFT OFF! Welcome aboard the NASA Space
... width? All of the planets vary in dimension but it’s truly amazing to think how they got to be that size! Another unique characteristic and way of classifying our planets is observing whether or not they have rings. Neptune has 5 rings. Once again, this characteristic portrays how each planet in our ...
... width? All of the planets vary in dimension but it’s truly amazing to think how they got to be that size! Another unique characteristic and way of classifying our planets is observing whether or not they have rings. Neptune has 5 rings. Once again, this characteristic portrays how each planet in our ...
New Corroboration of Meier`s Information Regarding Other Planets
... period of 3,600 years. Unfortunately, I am unable to describe the planet Vulcan/Volkano any better than I can the two outer planets -- Transpluto and UNI -- because I have never been given any descriptions about them. I was informed, however, that Vulcan/Volkano, the planet closest to the sun, previ ...
... period of 3,600 years. Unfortunately, I am unable to describe the planet Vulcan/Volkano any better than I can the two outer planets -- Transpluto and UNI -- because I have never been given any descriptions about them. I was informed, however, that Vulcan/Volkano, the planet closest to the sun, previ ...
Solar System Scale Activity
... your strip so that the Sun is at the top and Pluto is on the bottom. 2. Fold the strip in half and open the strip. a. What is the middle of our Solar System? Is there a planet there? b. What are the planets of our Solar System? 3. Write the name of the object in the crease, if there is one? 4. Write ...
... your strip so that the Sun is at the top and Pluto is on the bottom. 2. Fold the strip in half and open the strip. a. What is the middle of our Solar System? Is there a planet there? b. What are the planets of our Solar System? 3. Write the name of the object in the crease, if there is one? 4. Write ...
Extra-Solar Planets
... the habitable zone, so it could have liquid water on its surface. The next step is to search for evidence of life on this planet (e.g., oxygen in its atmosphere), but the necessary technology probably won’t be available for another 20 years. ...
... the habitable zone, so it could have liquid water on its surface. The next step is to search for evidence of life on this planet (e.g., oxygen in its atmosphere), but the necessary technology probably won’t be available for another 20 years. ...
File - We All Love Science
... • Do now: Beyond Neptune, what do we find that is still considered within our Solar System? ...
... • Do now: Beyond Neptune, what do we find that is still considered within our Solar System? ...
Exam 1 Review
... but will still be referenced on the exam. As such, use these questions as a reminder of the material that was covered in the lectures while studying from the textbook and the notes you took during lectures. Questions for the exam will focus on classroom lecture/discussion, which may include addition ...
... but will still be referenced on the exam. As such, use these questions as a reminder of the material that was covered in the lectures while studying from the textbook and the notes you took during lectures. Questions for the exam will focus on classroom lecture/discussion, which may include addition ...
General Proper es of the Terrestrial Planets
... • A meteoroid of asteroidal origin is likely to have originated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, although there is a relaCvely small populaCon of objects even within the orbit of the E ...
... • A meteoroid of asteroidal origin is likely to have originated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, although there is a relaCvely small populaCon of objects even within the orbit of the E ...
LESSON PLAN: National Geographic Magazine Archive
... Make sure to include all of the information on each planet as well as an interesting fact or two regarding each planet. Present the information on one of the planets to the class. ...
... Make sure to include all of the information on each planet as well as an interesting fact or two regarding each planet. Present the information on one of the planets to the class. ...
How many planets are there in the galaxy?
... On a clear night, and when light pollution isn't a serious factor, looking up at the sky is a breathtaking experience. On occasions like these, it is easy to be blown away by the sheer number of stars out there. But of course, what we can see on any given night is merely a fraction of the number of ...
... On a clear night, and when light pollution isn't a serious factor, looking up at the sky is a breathtaking experience. On occasions like these, it is easy to be blown away by the sheer number of stars out there. But of course, what we can see on any given night is merely a fraction of the number of ...
The Solar System: The Sun and the Planets
... Comets are large chunks of ice, dust, and rock that orbit the Sun. They range in size from less than 100 m to more than 40 km across. Some comets take a few years to travel around the Sun, whereas others take hundreds of thousands of years. Comets are classified as either short- or long-period comet ...
... Comets are large chunks of ice, dust, and rock that orbit the Sun. They range in size from less than 100 m to more than 40 km across. Some comets take a few years to travel around the Sun, whereas others take hundreds of thousands of years. Comets are classified as either short- or long-period comet ...
Knows that Earth is the only body in our solar system that
... Earth. How are the four inner planets different from the five outer planets? ...
... Earth. How are the four inner planets different from the five outer planets? ...
AST111, Lecture 1b
... • Up to date information on web sites provided by the Minor Planet Center and JPL’s Solar System Dynamics Group. • MPL is a good site to get locations of comets and asteroids. • If you find a new object you report your observations to this site and they help you calculate the orbital elements. This ...
... • Up to date information on web sites provided by the Minor Planet Center and JPL’s Solar System Dynamics Group. • MPL is a good site to get locations of comets and asteroids. • If you find a new object you report your observations to this site and they help you calculate the orbital elements. This ...
How many moons does Mercury have? (Update)
... about their orbits and compositions. As a result, scientists have a good idea of where these satellites came from and how they came to orbit their respective planets. Causes Of Natural Satellites: ...
... about their orbits and compositions. As a result, scientists have a good idea of where these satellites came from and how they came to orbit their respective planets. Causes Of Natural Satellites: ...
Chapter 12 Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets What are
... • Pluto will never hit Neptune, even though their orbits cross, because of 3:2 orbital resonance • Neptune orbits three times during the time Pluto orbits twice ...
... • Pluto will never hit Neptune, even though their orbits cross, because of 3:2 orbital resonance • Neptune orbits three times during the time Pluto orbits twice ...
Topic: Moons of our Solar System
... 2. Assign each student a research partner. 3. Allow the students access to resources including the media center/library and/or the Internet. ...
... 2. Assign each student a research partner. 3. Allow the students access to resources including the media center/library and/or the Internet. ...
Characteristic Properties
... 1. Planets isolated in space=cleared orbit 2. Disk shape of solar system- small orbit inclination; prograde circular motion; same tilt&direction of rotation axes (almost) 3. Jovian/Terrestrial planets: low/high density, huge/small atmospheres, fast/slower rotation rates, many/few moons & rings 4. ...
... 1. Planets isolated in space=cleared orbit 2. Disk shape of solar system- small orbit inclination; prograde circular motion; same tilt&direction of rotation axes (almost) 3. Jovian/Terrestrial planets: low/high density, huge/small atmospheres, fast/slower rotation rates, many/few moons & rings 4. ...
Intelligent life in the Universe
... • Its eccentricity. • Its composition, particularly O2 gas in a Nitrogen atmosphere. • Water. • Long term stability. ...
... • Its eccentricity. • Its composition, particularly O2 gas in a Nitrogen atmosphere. • Water. • Long term stability. ...
Formation of the Solar System
... 6. Lacking in satellites because of proximity to the Sun _____________________ a. inner planets b. tungsten c. planetesimals d. solar nebula e. interstellar cloud f. Jupiter ...
... 6. Lacking in satellites because of proximity to the Sun _____________________ a. inner planets b. tungsten c. planetesimals d. solar nebula e. interstellar cloud f. Jupiter ...
Astronomy Assignment #1
... as a solid material from which to begin growing. Since rock is the least abundant material in the solar nebula they never grew large enough to gravitationally capture the hot hydrogen and helium in the nebula around them. Thus they remained small and rocky. Jovian planets formed beyond the “ice line ...
... as a solid material from which to begin growing. Since rock is the least abundant material in the solar nebula they never grew large enough to gravitationally capture the hot hydrogen and helium in the nebula around them. Thus they remained small and rocky. Jovian planets formed beyond the “ice line ...
planets
... Much of astronomy is phenomenological (descriptive) but, ultimately, the goal is to conceive and verify universal theoretical constructs that explain the observed behavior of astronomical objects across the vast scales of the Universe. ...
... Much of astronomy is phenomenological (descriptive) but, ultimately, the goal is to conceive and verify universal theoretical constructs that explain the observed behavior of astronomical objects across the vast scales of the Universe. ...
MATH 112 SPECIAL PROBLEM
... means of transferring the graphs from your calculator to a computer and then to paper. I can also print very nice graphs for you with MAPLE if you bring your equations to me during my office hours. Do not use my graph above in your report. V) A short conclusion of what this project has contributed t ...
... means of transferring the graphs from your calculator to a computer and then to paper. I can also print very nice graphs for you with MAPLE if you bring your equations to me during my office hours. Do not use my graph above in your report. V) A short conclusion of what this project has contributed t ...
Discovery Uranus visible with naked eye(faint) discovered in 1781
... 2 thin rings + broad inner ring, all made of microscopic particles ...
... 2 thin rings + broad inner ring, all made of microscopic particles ...
Dwarf planet
A dwarf planet is a planetary-mass object that is neither a planet nor a natural satellite. That is, it is in direct orbit of the Sun, and is massive enough for its shape to be in hydrostatic equilibrium under its own gravity, but has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.The term dwarf planet was adopted in 2006 as part of a three-way categorization of bodies orbiting the Sun, brought about by an increase in discoveries of objects farther away from the Sun than Neptune that rivaled Pluto in size, and finally precipitated by the discovery of an even more massive object, Eris. The exclusion of dwarf planets from the roster of planets by the IAU has been both praised and criticized; it was said to be the ""right decision"" by astronomer Mike Brown, who discovered Eris and other new dwarf planets, but has been rejected by Alan Stern, who had coined the term dwarf planet in 1990.The International Astronomical Union (IAU) currently recognizes five dwarf planets: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. Brown criticizes this official recognition: ""A reasonable person might think that this means that there are five known objects in the solar system which fit the IAU definition of dwarf planet, but this reasonable person would be nowhere close to correct.""It is suspected that another hundred or so known objects in the Solar System are dwarf planets. Estimates are that up to 200 dwarf planets may be found when the entire region known as the Kuiper belt is explored, and that the number may exceed 10,000 when objects scattered outside the Kuiper belt are considered. Individual astronomers recognize several of these, and in August 2011 Mike Brown published a list of 390 candidate objects, ranging from ""nearly certain"" to ""possible"" dwarf planets. Brown currently identifies eleven known objects – the five accepted by the IAU plus 2007 OR10, Quaoar, Sedna, Orcus, 2002 MS4 and Salacia – as ""virtually certain"", with another dozen highly likely. Stern states that there are more than a dozen known dwarf planets.However, only two of these bodies, Ceres and Pluto, have been observed in enough detail to demonstrate that they actually fit the IAU's definition. The IAU accepted Eris as a dwarf planet because it is more massive than Pluto. They subsequently decided that unnamed trans-Neptunian objects with an absolute magnitude brighter than +1 (and hence a diameter of ≥838 km assuming a geometric albedo of ≤1) are to be named under the assumption that they are dwarf planets. The only two such objects known at the time, Makemake and Haumea, went through this naming procedure and were declared to be dwarf planets. The question of whether other likely objects are dwarf planets has never been addressed by the IAU. The classification of bodies in other planetary systems with the characteristics of dwarf planets has not been addressed.