Background Information on Meteorites
... A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal from outer space that has survived its descent through the Earth’s atmosphere. Most meteorites are from the asteroid belt, which is between Mars and Jupiter. In contrast, a comet is a dirty snowball of ice and dust. Most comets orbit around the Sun and spend m ...
... A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal from outer space that has survived its descent through the Earth’s atmosphere. Most meteorites are from the asteroid belt, which is between Mars and Jupiter. In contrast, a comet is a dirty snowball of ice and dust. Most comets orbit around the Sun and spend m ...
Giant collision - The Jupiter in the recent past A Paramashivam
... When two planet size objects collides a new moon can form from the debris ejected by the large collision. Earth's moon was thought to be formed in this way. If a new moon was formed by a large collusion it would be in a lava form at it's initial stage and by slowly losing the heat it becomes a rocky ...
... When two planet size objects collides a new moon can form from the debris ejected by the large collision. Earth's moon was thought to be formed in this way. If a new moon was formed by a large collusion it would be in a lava form at it's initial stage and by slowly losing the heat it becomes a rocky ...
Solar System
... 6794 km Distance from Sun- about 1.5 times distance of Earth 228,000,000 km from sun Surface-Rocky surface with carbonite rocks high in iron, creating red color Polar ice caps contain frozen water and carbon dioxide ...
... 6794 km Distance from Sun- about 1.5 times distance of Earth 228,000,000 km from sun Surface-Rocky surface with carbonite rocks high in iron, creating red color Polar ice caps contain frozen water and carbon dioxide ...
Powerpoint Presentation Physical Geology, 10/e
... originated from a rotating, flattened disk of gas and dust known as the solar nebula • observed compositional trend from metal and rock in the inner solar system, to gases and ices in the outer solar system, supports hypothesis • Sun, Moon, Earth, and meteorites all appear to have same age (about 4. ...
... originated from a rotating, flattened disk of gas and dust known as the solar nebula • observed compositional trend from metal and rock in the inner solar system, to gases and ices in the outer solar system, supports hypothesis • Sun, Moon, Earth, and meteorites all appear to have same age (about 4. ...
SC.5.E.5.1, SC.5.E.5.3, SC.4.E.5.4 - Earth in Space
... Answer: The first reason is because of Earth’s rotation on its axis. The second reason is because the Earth is revolving around the sun. The patterns of stars or constellations change with the seasons as Earth is orbiting around the sun in one year. 3. Why do patterns of stars (constellations) chang ...
... Answer: The first reason is because of Earth’s rotation on its axis. The second reason is because the Earth is revolving around the sun. The patterns of stars or constellations change with the seasons as Earth is orbiting around the sun in one year. 3. Why do patterns of stars (constellations) chang ...
Terrestrial Planets II
... Compare this to craters on the Moon - the highlands are much more heavily cratered than the maria. We interpret the Moon’s crater densities to indicate that the highlands are older than the maria. This says, in effect, that the present Venusian surface is nearly uniformly young geologically. This ra ...
... Compare this to craters on the Moon - the highlands are much more heavily cratered than the maria. We interpret the Moon’s crater densities to indicate that the highlands are older than the maria. This says, in effect, that the present Venusian surface is nearly uniformly young geologically. This ra ...
1 4th Nine Weeks 8th Grade SCIENCE EXAM
... 7. Material left from a supernova is called a Neutron Star. These are about twice as massive as the Sun and very dense. 8. If material left over from the supernova is more than three times as massive as the Sun, it becomes a Black Hole because the core collapses. The gravity from this mass is so str ...
... 7. Material left from a supernova is called a Neutron Star. These are about twice as massive as the Sun and very dense. 8. If material left over from the supernova is more than three times as massive as the Sun, it becomes a Black Hole because the core collapses. The gravity from this mass is so str ...
Earth`s Internal Structure IV
... Meteorites provide information about the types of materials that were available to form the Earth and the other planets when the Solar System formed 4.6 billion years ago. ...
... Meteorites provide information about the types of materials that were available to form the Earth and the other planets when the Solar System formed 4.6 billion years ago. ...
Earth and Venus (N12)
... Student response correctly shows Earth and Venus at opposite sides of the Sun. The explanation describes the picture drawn, and does not say anything about the rates of revolutions of the planets. 1 Draw a sketch showing how Earth and Venus can be 258 million kilometers apart and explain how this ca ...
... Student response correctly shows Earth and Venus at opposite sides of the Sun. The explanation describes the picture drawn, and does not say anything about the rates of revolutions of the planets. 1 Draw a sketch showing how Earth and Venus can be 258 million kilometers apart and explain how this ca ...
Small objects are made of ice and rock.
... Some asteroids have collided with Earth in the past. The collisions left impact craters, some of which can still be seen today. Scientists have found evidence that an asteroid 10 kilometers (6 mi) in diameter hit Earth 65 million years ago. A cloud of dust from the collision spread around the world ...
... Some asteroids have collided with Earth in the past. The collisions left impact craters, some of which can still be seen today. Scientists have found evidence that an asteroid 10 kilometers (6 mi) in diameter hit Earth 65 million years ago. A cloud of dust from the collision spread around the world ...
worlds of change
... sure to be younger than the one whose rim was altered. A fault passing through a crater may have caused portions of that crater to shift in opposite directions indicating that the fault is the more recent of the two events. An impact crater embedded in the surface of a lava flow is almost certain to ...
... sure to be younger than the one whose rim was altered. A fault passing through a crater may have caused portions of that crater to shift in opposite directions indicating that the fault is the more recent of the two events. An impact crater embedded in the surface of a lava flow is almost certain to ...
Solar System App Activity
... 97. What are the names of the two rovers that landed on Mars as part of the The Mars Exploration Rover Mission?____________________________________________ 98. What spacecraft collected the first debris from a comet’s tail? _______________________________________ 99. What probe was the first spacecr ...
... 97. What are the names of the two rovers that landed on Mars as part of the The Mars Exploration Rover Mission?____________________________________________ 98. What spacecraft collected the first debris from a comet’s tail? _______________________________________ 99. What probe was the first spacecr ...
PDF file of Lab 5
... Introduction: This lab is about “models” for reality and what they predict. We would like to compare the predictions for various models to our observations made over the past few weeks. For our solar observations, we used a transparent half-dome to mark the location of the sun in the sky for several ...
... Introduction: This lab is about “models” for reality and what they predict. We would like to compare the predictions for various models to our observations made over the past few weeks. For our solar observations, we used a transparent half-dome to mark the location of the sun in the sky for several ...
Glaciopanspermia
... Furthermore, Ceres (1) is a differentiated body with a rocky core and an icy mantle, possibly still partly liquid, with a depth of more than 100 km; (2) may have or have had hydrothermal vents at its rocky core [5] and thus life may have evolved early; (3) has not been damaged much during the LHB, a ...
... Furthermore, Ceres (1) is a differentiated body with a rocky core and an icy mantle, possibly still partly liquid, with a depth of more than 100 km; (2) may have or have had hydrothermal vents at its rocky core [5] and thus life may have evolved early; (3) has not been damaged much during the LHB, a ...
the April JJMO Newsletter! - John J. McCarthy Observatory
... size, with the largest 1.13 times the size (relative to Earth), and the smallest .76 times the size. The worlds are thought to be rocky based on their density, and after preliminary observations by the Hubble Space Telescope failed to detect extended, hydrogendominated atmospheres, typical of a gas ...
... size, with the largest 1.13 times the size (relative to Earth), and the smallest .76 times the size. The worlds are thought to be rocky based on their density, and after preliminary observations by the Hubble Space Telescope failed to detect extended, hydrogendominated atmospheres, typical of a gas ...
Practice Exam Solutions
... Galileo’s observations of Venus going through phases that were correlated to its distance and planetary configurations could only be interpreted as a result of Venus orbiting the Sun. The figure to the right contrasts the model predictions of the Ptolemaic (geocentric) and Copernican (heliocentric) ...
... Galileo’s observations of Venus going through phases that were correlated to its distance and planetary configurations could only be interpreted as a result of Venus orbiting the Sun. The figure to the right contrasts the model predictions of the Ptolemaic (geocentric) and Copernican (heliocentric) ...
Scaling the Solar System
... 2. Cut the Remaining Part into 10 Equal Parts Take 5 parts and combine them with the ball in the Saturn box. Combine 2 parts to put into the Neptune box. Put 2 parts into the Uranus box. 3. Cut the Remaining Part into 4 Equal Parts Take 3 parts and combine them with the ball in the Saturn bo ...
... 2. Cut the Remaining Part into 10 Equal Parts Take 5 parts and combine them with the ball in the Saturn box. Combine 2 parts to put into the Neptune box. Put 2 parts into the Uranus box. 3. Cut the Remaining Part into 4 Equal Parts Take 3 parts and combine them with the ball in the Saturn bo ...
Orbits
... period around the Earth than Me, V, and the Sun. These planets also go through epicycles Observable - The Sun & planets follow a narrow path through the sky through 12 constellations (Zodiac). Mars, Jupiter, & Saturn move at a slower pace through the Zodiac than the Sun, Mercury, & Venus. The orbits ...
... period around the Earth than Me, V, and the Sun. These planets also go through epicycles Observable - The Sun & planets follow a narrow path through the sky through 12 constellations (Zodiac). Mars, Jupiter, & Saturn move at a slower pace through the Zodiac than the Sun, Mercury, & Venus. The orbits ...
time and origins power point
... Observations are indirect We were not there to see it What we can see is very slow So… – we do not try to produce a solar nebula model that exactly describes our Solar System and the planetary orbits and their masses – rather we look for a model that describes the characteristic properties of the pl ...
... Observations are indirect We were not there to see it What we can see is very slow So… – we do not try to produce a solar nebula model that exactly describes our Solar System and the planetary orbits and their masses – rather we look for a model that describes the characteristic properties of the pl ...
A) its rotation B) the pull of the sun and moon C) storms on the sun`s
... stars, a person must observe the A) locations of several stars at the same time B) brightness of several stars over a period of time C) position of one particular star at one particular ...
... stars, a person must observe the A) locations of several stars at the same time B) brightness of several stars over a period of time C) position of one particular star at one particular ...
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... stars, a person must observe the A) locations of several stars at the same time B) brightness of several stars over a period of time C) position of one particular star at one particular ...
... stars, a person must observe the A) locations of several stars at the same time B) brightness of several stars over a period of time C) position of one particular star at one particular ...
Integrated Science
... Because there is no gravity on the moon, any liquid water would have evaporated into space long ago. ...
... Because there is no gravity on the moon, any liquid water would have evaporated into space long ago. ...