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... this second largest planet apart. • 2nd largest planet and 2nd largest mass. • 96% H, 3% He, less dense than water. • Rocky core is embedded in an outer core of water, methane, and ammonia. • Above the core is liquid hydrogen 21,000 km deep • Rocks, dust, and ice orbiting the planet form several lar ...
... this second largest planet apart. • 2nd largest planet and 2nd largest mass. • 96% H, 3% He, less dense than water. • Rocky core is embedded in an outer core of water, methane, and ammonia. • Above the core is liquid hydrogen 21,000 km deep • Rocks, dust, and ice orbiting the planet form several lar ...
Formation of the Solar System
... Asteroids are small, rocky bodies that orbit the Sun mostly between Mars and Jupiter (the asteroid belt) Almost 9,000 asteroids have been discovered Comets are small and icy bodies that spend most of their lives beyond the orbit of Pluto They occupy 2 regions: Kuiper belt and Oort cloud Explain: The ...
... Asteroids are small, rocky bodies that orbit the Sun mostly between Mars and Jupiter (the asteroid belt) Almost 9,000 asteroids have been discovered Comets are small and icy bodies that spend most of their lives beyond the orbit of Pluto They occupy 2 regions: Kuiper belt and Oort cloud Explain: The ...
Solar System Mobile Activity - Lunar and Planetary Institute
... Invite your children to make a solar system mobile. As you are working, sing or read "The Solar System I’m Rhyme”. Can they identify the Sun, planets, and asteroid belt by their characteristics? What is the order of the planets? What are their relative sizes? Provide your child with the planets temp ...
... Invite your children to make a solar system mobile. As you are working, sing or read "The Solar System I’m Rhyme”. Can they identify the Sun, planets, and asteroid belt by their characteristics? What is the order of the planets? What are their relative sizes? Provide your child with the planets temp ...
G345U Life in the UniverseCharis Smith
... Wacky orbit 3:2 resonance with Neptune, highly inclined, comes close and far from sun Minimum of 3 moons Charon is largest of the moons, 1/3 size of Pluto, may be covered in water and ice. ...
... Wacky orbit 3:2 resonance with Neptune, highly inclined, comes close and far from sun Minimum of 3 moons Charon is largest of the moons, 1/3 size of Pluto, may be covered in water and ice. ...
Powerpoint
... The Kuiper Belt Objects 100's found since 1992. Probably 10,000's exist. Icy/rocky. Orbits tend to be more tilted, like Pluto's. Leftover planetesimals from Solar System formation? ...
... The Kuiper Belt Objects 100's found since 1992. Probably 10,000's exist. Icy/rocky. Orbits tend to be more tilted, like Pluto's. Leftover planetesimals from Solar System formation? ...
Components of the Solar System Learning Targets
... Target 7: Most asteroids are pieces of rock and ice located in an area between Mars and Jupiter known as the asteroid belt, that orbit the sun. Some are as small as a meter and others are as large as 500 km. Target 8: Comets are mixtures of rock, ice and dust. They travel in LONG elliptical orbits. ...
... Target 7: Most asteroids are pieces of rock and ice located in an area between Mars and Jupiter known as the asteroid belt, that orbit the sun. Some are as small as a meter and others are as large as 500 km. Target 8: Comets are mixtures of rock, ice and dust. They travel in LONG elliptical orbits. ...
12 Celestial Bodies in our Solar System
... Saturn is the most distant planet visible to the naked eye. Like Jupiter, it has no surface to walk on. Its frozen slushy atmosphere, made mostly of hydrogen and helium gas, forms faint bands ...
... Saturn is the most distant planet visible to the naked eye. Like Jupiter, it has no surface to walk on. Its frozen slushy atmosphere, made mostly of hydrogen and helium gas, forms faint bands ...
Our Cosmic Neighborhood From our small world we have gazed
... Nearly every planet—and some of the moons—has an atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. Venus has a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide, with traces of poisonous gases such as sulphur dioxide. Mars's carbon dioxide atmosphere is extremely thin. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and ...
... Nearly every planet—and some of the moons—has an atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. Venus has a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide, with traces of poisonous gases such as sulphur dioxide. Mars's carbon dioxide atmosphere is extremely thin. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and ...
The Position of Our Solar System
... • The planets that are much closer to the sun are classified as inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars – Inner planets have rocky, dense surfaces….terrestrial planets • The planets that are much farther from the sun are classified as outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune – Outer plan ...
... • The planets that are much closer to the sun are classified as inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars – Inner planets have rocky, dense surfaces….terrestrial planets • The planets that are much farther from the sun are classified as outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune – Outer plan ...
Size of Sun and Size of Planets
... A planet is a large body that shines by reflected light and travels in a stable path around a star. The Sun is the star of our Solar System and controls the motion of all the planets that travel around it. The planets are illuminated, or lit up by sunlight. Some planets may be mistaken as bright sta ...
... A planet is a large body that shines by reflected light and travels in a stable path around a star. The Sun is the star of our Solar System and controls the motion of all the planets that travel around it. The planets are illuminated, or lit up by sunlight. Some planets may be mistaken as bright sta ...
Modeling the Solar System
... Have the students look at the various sports equipment available. Have the diameters of the planets on the board so the students can see them. Choose volunteers to pick a sports ball that is proportional to mercury and have them stand up in front. Do this for each planet until you have all of the pl ...
... Have the students look at the various sports equipment available. Have the diameters of the planets on the board so the students can see them. Choose volunteers to pick a sports ball that is proportional to mercury and have them stand up in front. Do this for each planet until you have all of the pl ...
Celestial Mechanics
... Celestial Mechanics The Heliocentric Model of Copernicus Sun at the center and planets (including Earth) orbiting along circles. inferior planets - planets closer to Sun than Earth - Mercury, Venus superior planets - planets farther from Sun than Earth - all other planets elongation - the angle seen ...
... Celestial Mechanics The Heliocentric Model of Copernicus Sun at the center and planets (including Earth) orbiting along circles. inferior planets - planets closer to Sun than Earth - Mercury, Venus superior planets - planets farther from Sun than Earth - all other planets elongation - the angle seen ...
planetary comparisons
... 24. Compare the Terrestrial Planets with the Jovian Planets. Name 4 generalities of each group that makes ...
... 24. Compare the Terrestrial Planets with the Jovian Planets. Name 4 generalities of each group that makes ...
Chapter 7 Notes
... • Cassini/Huygens mission contains both an orbiter (Cassini) and a lander (Huygens) ...
... • Cassini/Huygens mission contains both an orbiter (Cassini) and a lander (Huygens) ...
The planets
... space rockets flying from one planet to another. They can do this by hopping, running or jumping between the hoops. While they are doing this, call out the names of countries or famous characters etc. that are familiar to the children. Only when children hear the name of one of the planets may they ...
... space rockets flying from one planet to another. They can do this by hopping, running or jumping between the hoops. While they are doing this, call out the names of countries or famous characters etc. that are familiar to the children. Only when children hear the name of one of the planets may they ...
chapter7OurPlanetary..
... they are made of countless small chunks of ice and rock, each orbiting like a tiny moon. Artist’s conception ...
... they are made of countless small chunks of ice and rock, each orbiting like a tiny moon. Artist’s conception ...
20081 Study Guide_77-120
... Read each question or statement and answer it in the space provided. 1. Suppose that a new planet has just been discovered. It has no rings or moons and has a surface pitted with impact craters. In what group of planets do you think this planet is located? Explain ...
... Read each question or statement and answer it in the space provided. 1. Suppose that a new planet has just been discovered. It has no rings or moons and has a surface pitted with impact craters. In what group of planets do you think this planet is located? Explain ...
12 6 4 10 14 8 2 16 Saturn Neptune Jupiter Uranus
... Slide your thumb and your forefinger behind 2 of the planets and press together so they bend round and touch. ...
... Slide your thumb and your forefinger behind 2 of the planets and press together so they bend round and touch. ...
inner planets
... 1. How far is Venus from the Sun? Venus is 0.4 astronomical units far from the Sun. 2. How long does the Earth need to make one complete orbit around the Sun? The Earth needs one year to make one complete orbit around the Sun. 3. How long does Uranus need to orbit the Sun? Uranus needs 83.7 years t ...
... 1. How far is Venus from the Sun? Venus is 0.4 astronomical units far from the Sun. 2. How long does the Earth need to make one complete orbit around the Sun? The Earth needs one year to make one complete orbit around the Sun. 3. How long does Uranus need to orbit the Sun? Uranus needs 83.7 years t ...
Word
... 37. Which of the following is a Kuiper Belt object that was recently determined to be bigger than Pluto and is now classified as a dwarf planet, similar to Pluto? A. Sedna B. Eris C. Quaoar D. Dysnomia E. Oort 37. Which solar system body does NOT revolve around the sun in the plane of the ecliptic? ...
... 37. Which of the following is a Kuiper Belt object that was recently determined to be bigger than Pluto and is now classified as a dwarf planet, similar to Pluto? A. Sedna B. Eris C. Quaoar D. Dysnomia E. Oort 37. Which solar system body does NOT revolve around the sun in the plane of the ecliptic? ...
Moon Obs #1 Due!
... • More than 140 satellites in our Solar System! • Earth has 1, Mars has 2, Jupiter has ~62, Saturn has ~43, Uranus has ~24, and Neptune has ~13 • All are very different from each other- not just copies of our own Moon. But they do all have solid surfaces (like terrestrial planets) ...
... • More than 140 satellites in our Solar System! • Earth has 1, Mars has 2, Jupiter has ~62, Saturn has ~43, Uranus has ~24, and Neptune has ~13 • All are very different from each other- not just copies of our own Moon. But they do all have solid surfaces (like terrestrial planets) ...
Parent Activity - The School District of Palm Beach County
... Our solar system includes the sun, eight planets and their moons, comets, large Information space rocks called asteroids, and small space rocks called meteoroids. Beyond our solar system are stars and groups of stars called galaxies. The Earth is the third planet from the sun creating the perfect en ...
... Our solar system includes the sun, eight planets and their moons, comets, large Information space rocks called asteroids, and small space rocks called meteoroids. Beyond our solar system are stars and groups of stars called galaxies. The Earth is the third planet from the sun creating the perfect en ...
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.