Study Guide: Use your notes and handouts to
... 20. Does a moon become larger or smaller during its waxing phases? During its waning phases? Waxing – larger, waning – smaller 21. What are comets? Objects that orbit the sun that are made of dust and frozen gas. They contain a coma and tail. The tail always faces away from the Sun 22. What is a met ...
... 20. Does a moon become larger or smaller during its waxing phases? During its waning phases? Waxing – larger, waning – smaller 21. What are comets? Objects that orbit the sun that are made of dust and frozen gas. They contain a coma and tail. The tail always faces away from the Sun 22. What is a met ...
Formation of the Solar System/Chapter 7
... 1. Venus rotates backwards on its axis – why? 1. Uranus rotates on its side – why? 1. There is water (a hydrogen compound) on Earth and Mars, a place where hydrogen compounds should not be – why? 2. Earth has a very large moon for a terrestrial planet – why? Our theory will need to account for these ...
... 1. Venus rotates backwards on its axis – why? 1. Uranus rotates on its side – why? 1. There is water (a hydrogen compound) on Earth and Mars, a place where hydrogen compounds should not be – why? 2. Earth has a very large moon for a terrestrial planet – why? Our theory will need to account for these ...
Planets and Moons - Fraser Heights Chess Club
... presure on the surface 90 times than on Earth. • Venus is very well visible to the naked eye, always close to the sun before sunrise or after sunset • Venus has no moons ...
... presure on the surface 90 times than on Earth. • Venus is very well visible to the naked eye, always close to the sun before sunrise or after sunset • Venus has no moons ...
Name: Class: ______ Date: STAAR Earth and Space Vocabulary
... 33. Field study-a scientific investigation carried out in a natural setting. 34. Fold-a ripple in Earth’s crust formed when rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward. 35. Fossil fuel-an energy resource that formed over millions of years from the decayed remains of ancient plants and animal ...
... 33. Field study-a scientific investigation carried out in a natural setting. 34. Fold-a ripple in Earth’s crust formed when rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward. 35. Fossil fuel-an energy resource that formed over millions of years from the decayed remains of ancient plants and animal ...
unit 2 test – the solar system: planets
... Younger, more maria, less highlands – be able to recognize pictures of these as well as rays and impact craters Maria made of basalt Impact crater density is used to approximate age Far side Older, more highlands, less maria Regolith is sediment/debris on the moon Space Race against Ru ...
... Younger, more maria, less highlands – be able to recognize pictures of these as well as rays and impact craters Maria made of basalt Impact crater density is used to approximate age Far side Older, more highlands, less maria Regolith is sediment/debris on the moon Space Race against Ru ...
Astronomy
... a) It has warm water b) It has an atmosphere like Earth c) Spectrographs have detected life’s chemical signature d) It has volcanoes 23. How could a rock from Mars end up on Earth? a) The rovers sent it back b) Astronauts brought it back c) A meteorite collision ejected material d) It was carried by ...
... a) It has warm water b) It has an atmosphere like Earth c) Spectrographs have detected life’s chemical signature d) It has volcanoes 23. How could a rock from Mars end up on Earth? a) The rovers sent it back b) Astronauts brought it back c) A meteorite collision ejected material d) It was carried by ...
eclipse
... • Observation leads to theory explaining it • Theory leads to predictions consistent with previous observations • Predictions of new phenomena are observed. If the observations agree with the prediction, more predictions can be made. If not, a new theory can be made. ...
... • Observation leads to theory explaining it • Theory leads to predictions consistent with previous observations • Predictions of new phenomena are observed. If the observations agree with the prediction, more predictions can be made. If not, a new theory can be made. ...
The Celestial Sphere
... October. This is about 6 – 8 weeks later than the normal July – August period when the summer games are held. Why did the International Olympic Committee schedule the 2000 games around the equinox rather than closer to the solstice? ...
... October. This is about 6 – 8 weeks later than the normal July – August period when the summer games are held. Why did the International Olympic Committee schedule the 2000 games around the equinox rather than closer to the solstice? ...
Monday, June 21, 2004
... 4. Have students compare their original model with the scale model they just created. Get them to think about why they thought that before. (NOTE: the misconception of the relative size and distance between the EARTH and the MOON is due to perspective which comes from the photographs we have all see ...
... 4. Have students compare their original model with the scale model they just created. Get them to think about why they thought that before. (NOTE: the misconception of the relative size and distance between the EARTH and the MOON is due to perspective which comes from the photographs we have all see ...
Directed Reading
... ______________________ planets. 17. How was the formation of the outer planets affected by their distance from the sun? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ...
... ______________________ planets. 17. How was the formation of the outer planets affected by their distance from the sun? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ...
Directed Reading 27.1 Section: Formation of the Solar System
... ______________________ planets. 17. How was the formation of the outer planets affected by their distance from the sun? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ...
... ______________________ planets. 17. How was the formation of the outer planets affected by their distance from the sun? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ...
Hydrosphere & Atmosphere
... Planets IAU (Aug. 24, 2006) criteria: The object must be in orbit around the sun It must be the only object that “use” its orbit Spherical in shape due to gravity ...
... Planets IAU (Aug. 24, 2006) criteria: The object must be in orbit around the sun It must be the only object that “use” its orbit Spherical in shape due to gravity ...
8-4
... Summarize the characteristics and movements of objects in the solar system (including planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteors). ...
... Summarize the characteristics and movements of objects in the solar system (including planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteors). ...
Ch 4 Feb 12
... kinetic) stays constant if there is no external force. • Orbits cannot change spontaneously. ...
... kinetic) stays constant if there is no external force. • Orbits cannot change spontaneously. ...
Physical Geology
... Earth’s Outermost Layers • The most dynamic portion of the Earth – Atmosphere • Thin gaseous envelope surrounding Earth – Hydrosphere • Water layer dominated by the oceans – Biosphere • All living things on the planet – Lithosphere • Rocky outer shell ...
... Earth’s Outermost Layers • The most dynamic portion of the Earth – Atmosphere • Thin gaseous envelope surrounding Earth – Hydrosphere • Water layer dominated by the oceans – Biosphere • All living things on the planet – Lithosphere • Rocky outer shell ...
Planetary Debate - TXESS Revolution
... The Great Planetary Debate activity was developed by Jennifer Bergman and can be found at UCAR s Windows to the Universe web site at www.windows.ucar.edu. We have adapted it for use in TXESS Revolution PDA 5, Earth as a Habitable Planet. ...
... The Great Planetary Debate activity was developed by Jennifer Bergman and can be found at UCAR s Windows to the Universe web site at www.windows.ucar.edu. We have adapted it for use in TXESS Revolution PDA 5, Earth as a Habitable Planet. ...
Lesson 1
... Copernicus’s model fit observations a little better than Ptolemy’s geocentric model. Copernicus’s model is generally seen as the first step in the development of modern models of the solar system. ...
... Copernicus’s model fit observations a little better than Ptolemy’s geocentric model. Copernicus’s model is generally seen as the first step in the development of modern models of the solar system. ...
Some Moons of Gas Giants
... Each giant planet has a system of moons. Six of the moons are larger than Pluto. Their features are formed by the same processes that shape the terrestrial planets. Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has a dense atmosphere of nitrogen, as Earth does, although a haze hides Titan’s surface. Neptune’s large ...
... Each giant planet has a system of moons. Six of the moons are larger than Pluto. Their features are formed by the same processes that shape the terrestrial planets. Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has a dense atmosphere of nitrogen, as Earth does, although a haze hides Titan’s surface. Neptune’s large ...
Modeling the Solar System - American Museum of Natural History
... • Describe how the planets move around the Sun. What are their orbits shaped like? Do they all move at the same speed? (Answer: Planets revolve around the Sun in nested, nearly circular orbits. The closer an object is to the Sun, the faster it revolves.) • Where in the solar system, besides the Ea ...
... • Describe how the planets move around the Sun. What are their orbits shaped like? Do they all move at the same speed? (Answer: Planets revolve around the Sun in nested, nearly circular orbits. The closer an object is to the Sun, the faster it revolves.) • Where in the solar system, besides the Ea ...
Chapter 1 Questions
... e. The Moon’s orbital rate, 27.3 days, exactly matches its rotation about the Earth because the Earth-Moon gravitational force has synchronized the two. It was initially believed that Mercury was similarly synchronized with the Sun, but later, through radar Doppler measurements, it was determined th ...
... e. The Moon’s orbital rate, 27.3 days, exactly matches its rotation about the Earth because the Earth-Moon gravitational force has synchronized the two. It was initially believed that Mercury was similarly synchronized with the Sun, but later, through radar Doppler measurements, it was determined th ...
Kepler`s Laws Worksheet
... 5. List the planets (that orbit the sun) in order, starting with the one closest to the sun and leaving Pluto off, since it’s not “really” a planet anymore. You might need to use the internet as a resource. 6. According to Kepler’s Laws, which planet takes longer to orbit the sun, Saturn or Neptune ...
... 5. List the planets (that orbit the sun) in order, starting with the one closest to the sun and leaving Pluto off, since it’s not “really” a planet anymore. You might need to use the internet as a resource. 6. According to Kepler’s Laws, which planet takes longer to orbit the sun, Saturn or Neptune ...
Aspects of the Moon
... • The Path of the Moon is inclined 5.15° with respect to the Ecliptic. • The Moon does not return to exactly the same point after each month. The nodical month is 27.2 days But the overall pattern of motion repeats every 18.6 years.) • The two points where the Moon’s Path crosses the ecliptic are ca ...
... • The Path of the Moon is inclined 5.15° with respect to the Ecliptic. • The Moon does not return to exactly the same point after each month. The nodical month is 27.2 days But the overall pattern of motion repeats every 18.6 years.) • The two points where the Moon’s Path crosses the ecliptic are ca ...
Earth takes 365.24 days.
... • Most of them also rotate in an eastward direction, but three of them (Venus, Uranus and Pluto) rotate to the west. ...
... • Most of them also rotate in an eastward direction, but three of them (Venus, Uranus and Pluto) rotate to the west. ...
Benchmark #2: The Solar System
... The thickest layer The layer most rich in fossils A layer of igneous lava rock ...
... The thickest layer The layer most rich in fossils A layer of igneous lava rock ...