4.1 Transformations The following table shows the average distance
... (a) Is a linear model appropriate between distance from the sun vs length of year? Explain. (b) Transform the data to make a more appropriate linear model. Is this model an appropriate linear model between distance from sun vs length of year? Explain. (c) There has been some debate among astronomers ...
... (a) Is a linear model appropriate between distance from the sun vs length of year? Explain. (b) Transform the data to make a more appropriate linear model. Is this model an appropriate linear model between distance from sun vs length of year? Explain. (c) There has been some debate among astronomers ...
the california planet survey. i. four new giant exoplanets
... * Is reminiscent of Jupiter in orbital period (P =11.5 yr), eccentricity (e = 0.02), and to a lesser extent mass (M sin i = 1.88 MJup ). * The host star, HD 13931, is also similar to the Sun in mass (M= 1.02 M⊙) and metallicity. HD 13931 b is one of only four known RV-detected planets with orbital p ...
... * Is reminiscent of Jupiter in orbital period (P =11.5 yr), eccentricity (e = 0.02), and to a lesser extent mass (M sin i = 1.88 MJup ). * The host star, HD 13931, is also similar to the Sun in mass (M= 1.02 M⊙) and metallicity. HD 13931 b is one of only four known RV-detected planets with orbital p ...
The Solar System
... Only 2 of the inner planets are inferior. What are the 2 inferior planets? • Inferior planets – – Most are between Sun and Earth – If closer to the sun, it shows phases like the moon! ...
... Only 2 of the inner planets are inferior. What are the 2 inferior planets? • Inferior planets – – Most are between Sun and Earth – If closer to the sun, it shows phases like the moon! ...
our planet - section 1
... The solar system is made of one star called ____ ___________. Orbiting around the sun are eight ________ and one __________ __________. The first four planets are called Mercury, Venus, _________ and ________. Together they are called the __________ __________. The next four are called the ________ ...
... The solar system is made of one star called ____ ___________. Orbiting around the sun are eight ________ and one __________ __________. The first four planets are called Mercury, Venus, _________ and ________. Together they are called the __________ __________. The next four are called the ________ ...
The Inner Planets
... More than 7000 asteroids have been discovered. Several hundred more are discovered each year. There are undoubtedly hundreds of thousands more that are too small to be seen from the Earth. Asteroids are huge chunks of rock, and can be metal, too. They were formed with the rest of the Solar System ar ...
... More than 7000 asteroids have been discovered. Several hundred more are discovered each year. There are undoubtedly hundreds of thousands more that are too small to be seen from the Earth. Asteroids are huge chunks of rock, and can be metal, too. They were formed with the rest of the Solar System ar ...
Words
... What did you SEE in this video? What do you THINK about what you saw in this video? What does this video make your WONDER? What did you LEARN from this story? How did this story make you FEEL? What was SURPRISING about this story? ...
... What did you SEE in this video? What do you THINK about what you saw in this video? What does this video make your WONDER? What did you LEARN from this story? How did this story make you FEEL? What was SURPRISING about this story? ...
Planet Nine
... What did you SEE in this video? What do you THINK about what you saw in this video? What does this video make your WONDER? What did you LEARN from this story? How did this story make you FEEL? What was SURPRISING about this story? ...
... What did you SEE in this video? What do you THINK about what you saw in this video? What does this video make your WONDER? What did you LEARN from this story? How did this story make you FEEL? What was SURPRISING about this story? ...
Chapters 8 & 12
... Much smaller than the eight major planets Not a gas giant like the outer planets Has an icy composition like a comet Has a very elliptical, inclined orbit Pluto has more in common with comets than with the eight major planets. ...
... Much smaller than the eight major planets Not a gas giant like the outer planets Has an icy composition like a comet Has a very elliptical, inclined orbit Pluto has more in common with comets than with the eight major planets. ...
Remnants of Rock and Ice (Chapter 12) Asteroids (small rocky
... Asteroids (small rocky bodies) and comets (small icy bodies) are leftover planetesimals. Their compositions and orbits reveal a lot about solar system formation. The largest asteroid, Ceres, is around 1000 km in diameter, one-third the diameter of the Moon. The asteroids would only form an object 20 ...
... Asteroids (small rocky bodies) and comets (small icy bodies) are leftover planetesimals. Their compositions and orbits reveal a lot about solar system formation. The largest asteroid, Ceres, is around 1000 km in diameter, one-third the diameter of the Moon. The asteroids would only form an object 20 ...
Script Planets of our Solar System
... Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System. It has many characteristics that are similar with our Moon. They are both covered in craters. Both surfaces are covered in rock and dust. Mercury is slightly larger than the moon. Plus Mercury has very little atmosphere, while the Moon doesn’t have ...
... Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System. It has many characteristics that are similar with our Moon. They are both covered in craters. Both surfaces are covered in rock and dust. Mercury is slightly larger than the moon. Plus Mercury has very little atmosphere, while the Moon doesn’t have ...
Objects In Space -- research questions
... You’ll work closely with “Outer Planets” and the “Sun” to create a close to scale version of our solar system. Pay close attention to the sizes of your planets compared to each other, the outer planets and the sun. Answer the following questions: 1. What are the names of the 4 inner planets, in orde ...
... You’ll work closely with “Outer Planets” and the “Sun” to create a close to scale version of our solar system. Pay close attention to the sizes of your planets compared to each other, the outer planets and the sun. Answer the following questions: 1. What are the names of the 4 inner planets, in orde ...
A glimpse at the formation of our Solar System
... line never exceeded the mass of the Earth, whereas outer planets reached ten times more, at which stage they even started to retain the ambient gas. This led to the formation of giant gas planets, among which Jupiter is the largest. Although we still observe a clean separation between stonedominated ...
... line never exceeded the mass of the Earth, whereas outer planets reached ten times more, at which stage they even started to retain the ambient gas. This led to the formation of giant gas planets, among which Jupiter is the largest. Although we still observe a clean separation between stonedominated ...
UP8.LP1.SunandPlanetsGN
... Imagine you are the first astronaut to travel to all the planets, starting with the Sun. You need to send information to your teammates below about all of the planets. You need to send information on each planet to your team including – the distance from the Sun, the size (diameter), the temperature ...
... Imagine you are the first astronaut to travel to all the planets, starting with the Sun. You need to send information to your teammates below about all of the planets. You need to send information on each planet to your team including – the distance from the Sun, the size (diameter), the temperature ...
Our Earth and Other Planets Lessons
... Lively and colorful illustrations provide a fun introduction to the solar system. Fictitious postcards from each planet can give children a creative impetus for their own reports. Keep in mind that since the book was written, Pluto has been reclassified as a dwarf planet and additional moons have be ...
... Lively and colorful illustrations provide a fun introduction to the solar system. Fictitious postcards from each planet can give children a creative impetus for their own reports. Keep in mind that since the book was written, Pluto has been reclassified as a dwarf planet and additional moons have be ...
Class activities Due Now: Planet Brochure Discuss MC#2
... Warm-up: What would happen to an Class activities orbiting object if gravity decreased? Inquiry 15.1-15.4: EIS 8-11 Standard- 6-8 ES1B Earth is the third planet from the sun in a system that includes the Moon, the Sun, seven other major planets and their moons, and smaller objects such as asteroid ...
... Warm-up: What would happen to an Class activities orbiting object if gravity decreased? Inquiry 15.1-15.4: EIS 8-11 Standard- 6-8 ES1B Earth is the third planet from the sun in a system that includes the Moon, the Sun, seven other major planets and their moons, and smaller objects such as asteroid ...
this PDF file
... future investigations of the surface structure and the atmospheres of the extrasolar planets. Earth is an important target, as it is the only planet in which we are sure to find life. Polarimetry of the Earth as seen from space has been studied through observations of the Earth-shine and the presenc ...
... future investigations of the surface structure and the atmospheres of the extrasolar planets. Earth is an important target, as it is the only planet in which we are sure to find life. Polarimetry of the Earth as seen from space has been studied through observations of the Earth-shine and the presenc ...
To know that planets etc. move in elliptical orbits around the Sun.
... said to be in opposition when they are on opposite sides of the sky, viewed from a given place (usually the Earth). Perihelon –When the planet is at the closest to the sun. Aphelion – The point in its orbit when a planet or comet is at its greatest distance from the sun Occulation - An occultation i ...
... said to be in opposition when they are on opposite sides of the sky, viewed from a given place (usually the Earth). Perihelon –When the planet is at the closest to the sun. Aphelion – The point in its orbit when a planet or comet is at its greatest distance from the sun Occulation - An occultation i ...
Formation of the Solar System
... • Leftover bodies from planet building in Jovian planet zone. Hence more icy than asteroids. • Oort Cloud and TNOs are sources of comets. For example, a TNO may encounter Neptune and get sent into inner Solar System, where they start to evaporate, grow a tail, and appear as comets. ...
... • Leftover bodies from planet building in Jovian planet zone. Hence more icy than asteroids. • Oort Cloud and TNOs are sources of comets. For example, a TNO may encounter Neptune and get sent into inner Solar System, where they start to evaporate, grow a tail, and appear as comets. ...
Day-13
... the idea of “uniform circular motion.” • Objects moved in perfect circles at uniform speeds. ...
... the idea of “uniform circular motion.” • Objects moved in perfect circles at uniform speeds. ...
February 2007
... (2) A "dwarf planet" is a celestial body that: – (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape2, – (c) has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit, and – (d) is not a ...
... (2) A "dwarf planet" is a celestial body that: – (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape2, – (c) has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit, and – (d) is not a ...
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... Record 2 or 3 distinguishing characteristics (i.e. no atmosphere, cratered, volcanoes, direction of rotation, etc.) for each planet and their major moons. (Note: 1 A.U. or astronomical unit = the distance from the Earth to the Sun) ...
... Record 2 or 3 distinguishing characteristics (i.e. no atmosphere, cratered, volcanoes, direction of rotation, etc.) for each planet and their major moons. (Note: 1 A.U. or astronomical unit = the distance from the Earth to the Sun) ...
Chapter 3: the Sun
... orbited by a massive, young (therefore warm) planet at a distance of approximately 20 times the distance between Jupiter and our Sun. ...
... orbited by a massive, young (therefore warm) planet at a distance of approximately 20 times the distance between Jupiter and our Sun. ...
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.