Origin of SS - Independence High School
... 1. All of the planets orbit the sun in the same direction, and in the same plane 2. The planets closest to the sun are small and rocky, have few moons 3. The planets further from the sun are large and contain more gas and icy materials 4. Most of the Moons orbit their planets in the same direction a ...
... 1. All of the planets orbit the sun in the same direction, and in the same plane 2. The planets closest to the sun are small and rocky, have few moons 3. The planets further from the sun are large and contain more gas and icy materials 4. Most of the Moons orbit their planets in the same direction a ...
Beyond Pluto
... PLANETS lack a standard definition. If a body orbits a sun and was made spherical by its own gravity, astronomers tend to call it a planet. Yet that definition would include at least four asteroids and dozens of Kuiper belt objects. ASTEROIDS (a.k.a. minor planets) are rocky, metallic, or carbonaceo ...
... PLANETS lack a standard definition. If a body orbits a sun and was made spherical by its own gravity, astronomers tend to call it a planet. Yet that definition would include at least four asteroids and dozens of Kuiper belt objects. ASTEROIDS (a.k.a. minor planets) are rocky, metallic, or carbonaceo ...
Name ______ Per ______ Date ____________ SOLAR SYSTEM
... sometimes called Earth's "twin" or "sister planet". Why do astronomers say this about these two planets? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ...
... sometimes called Earth's "twin" or "sister planet". Why do astronomers say this about these two planets? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ...
56.Kirkpatrick_sci_hi
... compared to standard L dwarfs of the same spectral type (black). The most noticeable difference is the suppressed H- and K-bands in the subdwarfs. This is due to the dominance of collision-induced absorption by H2 in these lowmetallicity atmospheres. ...
... compared to standard L dwarfs of the same spectral type (black). The most noticeable difference is the suppressed H- and K-bands in the subdwarfs. This is due to the dominance of collision-induced absorption by H2 in these lowmetallicity atmospheres. ...
Day_39
... Most of the extrasolar planets discovered to date are quite massive and have orbits that are very different from planets in our solar system ...
... Most of the extrasolar planets discovered to date are quite massive and have orbits that are very different from planets in our solar system ...
Document
... Dear Earthlings, In order to please the alien creature who poses as "Mr.L" in room 105, you will have to complete the following interplanetary tasks... 1. Create a chart comparing each planet's position in regards to the sun, each planet's revolution and rotation rate and compare the number of natur ...
... Dear Earthlings, In order to please the alien creature who poses as "Mr.L" in room 105, you will have to complete the following interplanetary tasks... 1. Create a chart comparing each planet's position in regards to the sun, each planet's revolution and rotation rate and compare the number of natur ...
Week 4
... Sun, the faster it goes. • The square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of its semi-major axis: P2 = a3. (P is how long it takes to make one orbit in years. a is distance in ...
... Sun, the faster it goes. • The square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of its semi-major axis: P2 = a3. (P is how long it takes to make one orbit in years. a is distance in ...
Quiz # 4 - Oglethorpe University
... A) The Sun contracted first as a gas ball, and the planets and moons formed shortly afterward by accretion and condensation. B) The Sun formed first, the planets were spun off from the Sun, and the moons in turn were spun off from the planets. C) The planets formed first out of a cold nebula of gas ...
... A) The Sun contracted first as a gas ball, and the planets and moons formed shortly afterward by accretion and condensation. B) The Sun formed first, the planets were spun off from the Sun, and the moons in turn were spun off from the planets. C) The planets formed first out of a cold nebula of gas ...
6th Grade Math Lesson Plans
... Describe methods and equipment used to explore the solar system and beyond (DOK 1) Design an investigation that involves direct observation of objects in the sky, and analyze and explain results (DOK 2-4) Research, critique, and communicate scientific theories that explain how the solar system was f ...
... Describe methods and equipment used to explore the solar system and beyond (DOK 1) Design an investigation that involves direct observation of objects in the sky, and analyze and explain results (DOK 2-4) Research, critique, and communicate scientific theories that explain how the solar system was f ...
Mission to Planet X - The Education Fund
... planets. Since the mobile we make in this unit has planets that are to scale but not distances to scale, this video is perfect for teaching that aspect. Students will be amazed at the vast distance between the outlying planets Kids Astronomy: The Solar System This interactive site gives users a chan ...
... planets. Since the mobile we make in this unit has planets that are to scale but not distances to scale, this video is perfect for teaching that aspect. Students will be amazed at the vast distance between the outlying planets Kids Astronomy: The Solar System This interactive site gives users a chan ...
How Math, And Not a Telescope, May Have Found a New Planet
... Planet X, and lo and behold, Tombaugh found Pluto. In 1930, Pluto was thought to be a big planet — considerably more massive than Earth. It took until the 1970s for people to figure out that Pluto was a lightweight, only a fraction of the mass of the moon and too small to be nudging Neptune’s orbit. ...
... Planet X, and lo and behold, Tombaugh found Pluto. In 1930, Pluto was thought to be a big planet — considerably more massive than Earth. It took until the 1970s for people to figure out that Pluto was a lightweight, only a fraction of the mass of the moon and too small to be nudging Neptune’s orbit. ...
6TH GRADE ACCURATE PLANET SIZES AND DISTANCE FROM
... column on the data table to check the sizes of objects. These objects are approximately correct for their size. Feel free to substitute other objects you may have that are also accurate to size. Softball - Jupiter Baseball - Saturn Two small seeds – Mercury and Mars (Mars is slightly larger) Two di ...
... column on the data table to check the sizes of objects. These objects are approximately correct for their size. Feel free to substitute other objects you may have that are also accurate to size. Softball - Jupiter Baseball - Saturn Two small seeds – Mercury and Mars (Mars is slightly larger) Two di ...
Primordial Matter in the Solar System
... • Keplerian orbits, e.g. P2 = a3 • Gaps, such as the Kirkwood Gap, due to orbital resonance with Jupiter and other asteroids (like the Cassini Division in Saturn’s rings) • Jupiter maintains the asteroid belt, although may have prevented planet formation • Families of asteroids: Floras, Trojans, and ...
... • Keplerian orbits, e.g. P2 = a3 • Gaps, such as the Kirkwood Gap, due to orbital resonance with Jupiter and other asteroids (like the Cassini Division in Saturn’s rings) • Jupiter maintains the asteroid belt, although may have prevented planet formation • Families of asteroids: Floras, Trojans, and ...
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... To try to pin down the locations of planets that might host life, Franck and Manfred Cuntz, an astrophyicist at the University of Texas in Arlington, used a mathematical model to locate the 'habitable zone' of 47 UMa, a Sun-like star some 45 light years away. The pair devised equations coupling stel ...
... To try to pin down the locations of planets that might host life, Franck and Manfred Cuntz, an astrophyicist at the University of Texas in Arlington, used a mathematical model to locate the 'habitable zone' of 47 UMa, a Sun-like star some 45 light years away. The pair devised equations coupling stel ...
Question 1 (7-5 thru 7-7 PPT Questions)
... cloud—should be rotating much faster than it is observed to be. The total angular momentum of the planets is known to be greater than that of the Sun, which should not occur according to Newton’s laws. ...
... cloud—should be rotating much faster than it is observed to be. The total angular momentum of the planets is known to be greater than that of the Sun, which should not occur according to Newton’s laws. ...
Document
... • Leftover planetesimals bombarded other objects in the late stages of solar system formation. ...
... • Leftover planetesimals bombarded other objects in the late stages of solar system formation. ...
Kepler`s Laws and Planetary Motion
... The questions below are challenging, yet strike at the heart of the meaning of Kepler's third law. For any two planets orbiting the same central body (e.g., the Sun), the square of the ratio of their periods is equal to the cube of the ratio of their radii of orbit. a. If planet A is twice as far fr ...
... The questions below are challenging, yet strike at the heart of the meaning of Kepler's third law. For any two planets orbiting the same central body (e.g., the Sun), the square of the ratio of their periods is equal to the cube of the ratio of their radii of orbit. a. If planet A is twice as far fr ...
Lecture11 - UCSB Physics
... found a spot cool enough to condense. Since there are fewer heavy elements, the terrestrial planets formed close-in are smaller than the gas giants. ...
... found a spot cool enough to condense. Since there are fewer heavy elements, the terrestrial planets formed close-in are smaller than the gas giants. ...
Day-13
... planets that orbit near the Sun orbit with shorter periods than planets that are far from the Sun MASS DOES NOT MATTER Both have p = 1 year ...
... planets that orbit near the Sun orbit with shorter periods than planets that are far from the Sun MASS DOES NOT MATTER Both have p = 1 year ...
How Big is our Solar System?
... Name: _________________________________ School: ____________________________________ Grade or Level: _________________________ Lesson Plan #: ________ Date: ________________ ...
... Name: _________________________________ School: ____________________________________ Grade or Level: _________________________ Lesson Plan #: ________ Date: ________________ ...
Week of: October 8, 2011
... PowerPoint and notes defining, explaining, and showing illustrations of asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, meteorites, and comets. Theories on the origin of the asteroid belt and what asteroids have done to Earth in the past. Google map of where craters from past asteroids are found on Earth. Examples ...
... PowerPoint and notes defining, explaining, and showing illustrations of asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, meteorites, and comets. Theories on the origin of the asteroid belt and what asteroids have done to Earth in the past. Google map of where craters from past asteroids are found on Earth. Examples ...
Terrestrial planets
... Now known: Solar system has 166 moons, one star, eight planets (added Uranus and Neptune), eight asteroids, and more than 100 Kuiper belt objects more than 300 km in diameter (smaller asteroids, comets, and meteoroids) ...
... Now known: Solar system has 166 moons, one star, eight planets (added Uranus and Neptune), eight asteroids, and more than 100 Kuiper belt objects more than 300 km in diameter (smaller asteroids, comets, and meteoroids) ...
Small Bodies of the Solar System
... • Pluto’s Orbit is highly eccentric (0.250), highly inclined to the plane of the solar o system (17.2 ), and its orbit crosses Neptune’s! • Since Jan 23, 1979 and until March 15,1999 Pluto is closer to the Sun the Neptune! ...
... • Pluto’s Orbit is highly eccentric (0.250), highly inclined to the plane of the solar o system (17.2 ), and its orbit crosses Neptune’s! • Since Jan 23, 1979 and until March 15,1999 Pluto is closer to the Sun the Neptune! ...
Small Bodies of the Solar System - Astronomy
... • Pluto’s Orbit is highly eccentric (0.250), highly inclined to the plane of the solar o system (17.2 ), and its orbit crosses Neptune’s! • Since Jan 23, 1979 and until March 15,1999 Pluto is closer to the Sun the Neptune! ...
... • Pluto’s Orbit is highly eccentric (0.250), highly inclined to the plane of the solar o system (17.2 ), and its orbit crosses Neptune’s! • Since Jan 23, 1979 and until March 15,1999 Pluto is closer to the Sun the Neptune! ...
Lecture11 - UCSB Physics
... found a spot cool enough to condense. Since there are fewer heavy elements, the terrestrial planets formed close-in are smaller than the gas giants. ...
... found a spot cool enough to condense. Since there are fewer heavy elements, the terrestrial planets formed close-in are smaller than the gas giants. ...
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.