The Inner Solar System
... A terrestrial, rocky planet • Solid Fe-Ni inner core • Molten outer core • Mantle: silicates • Crust (lithosphere): igneous rocks Tectonically - active • Radioactive decay and settling heats core • Mantle convects heat to surface • Crust floats on mantle • Crust is created and destroyed ...
... A terrestrial, rocky planet • Solid Fe-Ni inner core • Molten outer core • Mantle: silicates • Crust (lithosphere): igneous rocks Tectonically - active • Radioactive decay and settling heats core • Mantle convects heat to surface • Crust floats on mantle • Crust is created and destroyed ...
Life in the Universe
... • Planets seem to be common around other stars • Hot, massive stars probably don’t live long enough for life (as we know it) to develop • Cool, low-mass stars are unlikely to have earth-like planets with liquid water • Best bet: sun-like stars, which are still fairly common (perhaps 1010 in our gala ...
... • Planets seem to be common around other stars • Hot, massive stars probably don’t live long enough for life (as we know it) to develop • Cool, low-mass stars are unlikely to have earth-like planets with liquid water • Best bet: sun-like stars, which are still fairly common (perhaps 1010 in our gala ...
Homework #3
... metal, and since ice melts at much lower temperatures than rocks or metals do, the moons can still have liquid interiors at much lower temperatures than Earth’s moon, for example, which contains much more rock than ice, which allows these small and far objects to be active. But the moons still need ...
... metal, and since ice melts at much lower temperatures than rocks or metals do, the moons can still have liquid interiors at much lower temperatures than Earth’s moon, for example, which contains much more rock than ice, which allows these small and far objects to be active. But the moons still need ...
Comparative Planetology of the Terrestrial Planets
... • Small volume to surface ratio (~R) • Cooled rapidly • Not very active Venus: • Similar size to Earth • Should be active • Lack of water affects crustal motion ...
... • Small volume to surface ratio (~R) • Cooled rapidly • Not very active Venus: • Similar size to Earth • Should be active • Lack of water affects crustal motion ...
Solar System Study Guide
... are much smaller than the Sun. Some planets, like the Earth, only have one moon. Other planets, like Jupiter and Saturn, have as many as 30 moons traveling around them! ...
... are much smaller than the Sun. Some planets, like the Earth, only have one moon. Other planets, like Jupiter and Saturn, have as many as 30 moons traveling around them! ...
The Planets
... •More water than Earth •Thin oxygen atmosphere •May have a liquid ocean below icy surface •Cooled, icy crust, brown = non-ice •Internal source of heat ...
... •More water than Earth •Thin oxygen atmosphere •May have a liquid ocean below icy surface •Cooled, icy crust, brown = non-ice •Internal source of heat ...
VENUS • Second planet from sun. • named after the
... dense. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus, which is 15 times the mass of Earth but not as dense. ...
... dense. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus, which is 15 times the mass of Earth but not as dense. ...
Test#2
... Please indicate the best answer to the following questions on the answer sheet provided. All questions are worth 2 points unless indicated otherwise. 1. What is (are) the major source(s) of tides on Earth? a) Moon only, b) Moon and Sun, c) Moon, Sun, and Jupiter, d) Moon and other planets, but not t ...
... Please indicate the best answer to the following questions on the answer sheet provided. All questions are worth 2 points unless indicated otherwise. 1. What is (are) the major source(s) of tides on Earth? a) Moon only, b) Moon and Sun, c) Moon, Sun, and Jupiter, d) Moon and other planets, but not t ...
Key Ideas
... These laws and Newton’s law of universal gravitation can be used to deduce Kepler’s laws. They lead to extremely accurate descriptions of planetary motions. The mass of an object is a measure of the amount of matter in the object. Its weight is a measure of the force with which the gravity of some o ...
... These laws and Newton’s law of universal gravitation can be used to deduce Kepler’s laws. They lead to extremely accurate descriptions of planetary motions. The mass of an object is a measure of the amount of matter in the object. Its weight is a measure of the force with which the gravity of some o ...
Midterm 2 Wednesday (Feb 29)
... • much smaller than Titan. • Has hot water down inside. • Ejects ice and rocky material to form Saturn’s E ring. ...
... • much smaller than Titan. • Has hot water down inside. • Ejects ice and rocky material to form Saturn’s E ring. ...
A ______ is a solar system object that enters Earth`s atmosphere
... 1. A __________ is a solar system object that enters Earth's atmosphere and becomes very hot due to friction between the object and Earth's atmosphere. a) asteroid, b) meteor, c) comet, d) meteoroid, e) planetesimal 2. Which one of the following objects is most like the planetesimals that formed in ...
... 1. A __________ is a solar system object that enters Earth's atmosphere and becomes very hot due to friction between the object and Earth's atmosphere. a) asteroid, b) meteor, c) comet, d) meteoroid, e) planetesimal 2. Which one of the following objects is most like the planetesimals that formed in ...
Full Sheet (English)
... full Moon, waxing gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent, waxing crescent, new Moon, first quarter, waning gibbous ...
... full Moon, waxing gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent, waxing crescent, new Moon, first quarter, waning gibbous ...
Name_________________________ 1 AST 101 Ancient
... If the Earth was moving, objects like the Discovery of Jupiter’s Moons Moon would get left behind Jupiter is moving and its moons are not left behind If the Earth was moving, we would see S ...
... If the Earth was moving, objects like the Discovery of Jupiter’s Moons Moon would get left behind Jupiter is moving and its moons are not left behind If the Earth was moving, we would see S ...
Quiz #2
... 150-190 km diameter: ! Vaporized top few hundred meters of the oceans ! Killed many things except those in deep oceans or deep subsurface ...
... 150-190 km diameter: ! Vaporized top few hundred meters of the oceans ! Killed many things except those in deep oceans or deep subsurface ...
Review Worksheet - Mrs. Sepulveda's Classes
... body and blasted material from the Earth’s mantle into orbit. This material eventually coalesced to form the Moon. ...
... body and blasted material from the Earth’s mantle into orbit. This material eventually coalesced to form the Moon. ...
“Solar System Study Guide”
... 25. _____________- the shape of the orbit of one body around another, such as the Earth around the Sun, is an ellipse. 26. ____________- Mars’Smaller moon 27. _____________-2nd largest of Jupiter’s moons, heavily cratered, impacted by objects 28. _____________-moon of Jupiter covered by a thick laye ...
... 25. _____________- the shape of the orbit of one body around another, such as the Earth around the Sun, is an ellipse. 26. ____________- Mars’Smaller moon 27. _____________-2nd largest of Jupiter’s moons, heavily cratered, impacted by objects 28. _____________-moon of Jupiter covered by a thick laye ...
The search for equilibrium between forces: Lagrange
... We live in turbulent times, with major forces seeking to obtain balance, distance, and position within a system that must be stable. Something similar occurs in orbital systems, where smaller bodies can coexist in stability. This is nothing new; we have known about these equilibria since the 18th ce ...
... We live in turbulent times, with major forces seeking to obtain balance, distance, and position within a system that must be stable. Something similar occurs in orbital systems, where smaller bodies can coexist in stability. This is nothing new; we have known about these equilibria since the 18th ce ...
Chapter 25 Review Questions
... 28. Titan is a moon of ___________. (what planet). Which choice explains why Titan is so unique? a. It is volcanically active. b. It may have a salt water ocean under its surface. c. It has a thick smoggy atmosphere of nitrogen and possible liquid lakes of ethane. ...
... 28. Titan is a moon of ___________. (what planet). Which choice explains why Titan is so unique? a. It is volcanically active. b. It may have a salt water ocean under its surface. c. It has a thick smoggy atmosphere of nitrogen and possible liquid lakes of ethane. ...
Meteors and Meteorites
... A meteor produced by a particle from a comet may last less than a second. Bits of rock or metal from asteroids may produce brighter, longer-lasting meteors. Rarely, a very bright meteor, called a fireball, lights up the sky for several seconds. An object with greater mass, perhaps 10 grams or more, ...
... A meteor produced by a particle from a comet may last less than a second. Bits of rock or metal from asteroids may produce brighter, longer-lasting meteors. Rarely, a very bright meteor, called a fireball, lights up the sky for several seconds. An object with greater mass, perhaps 10 grams or more, ...
Chapter 7
... • What are the major features of the Sun and planets? – Sun: Over 99.9% of the mass – Mercury: A hot rock – Venus: Same size as Earth but much hotter – Earth: Only planet with liquid water on surface – Mars: Could have had liquid water in past ...
... • What are the major features of the Sun and planets? – Sun: Over 99.9% of the mass – Mercury: A hot rock – Venus: Same size as Earth but much hotter – Earth: Only planet with liquid water on surface – Mars: Could have had liquid water in past ...
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SCI-4 Exam [E-1NGXKV] Mil - 4th
... 12 What is the correct order of the planets starting with the planet closest to the sun? A Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune B Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury C Mars, Uranus, Earth, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus D Mercury, Saturn, ...
... 12 What is the correct order of the planets starting with the planet closest to the sun? A Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune B Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury C Mars, Uranus, Earth, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus D Mercury, Saturn, ...
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... Nebular Hypothesis: States that the planets of our Solar System were formed by the “accretion” of materials from a cloud of gas and dust called a solar “nebula”. Collapse of the nebula under its own gravity formed a rotating disk around a dense, central core of material. This core ...
... Nebular Hypothesis: States that the planets of our Solar System were formed by the “accretion” of materials from a cloud of gas and dust called a solar “nebula”. Collapse of the nebula under its own gravity formed a rotating disk around a dense, central core of material. This core ...
Terrestrial planet formation In the inner Solar System, think dust (no
... Formation of the giant planets Most popular theory for giant planet formation: core accretion. Cores of the giant planets (M ~ 10-20 Earth masses) form just as the terrestrial planets, but faster because of the additional surface density of icy materials beyond the snowline. Cores then capture envel ...
... Formation of the giant planets Most popular theory for giant planet formation: core accretion. Cores of the giant planets (M ~ 10-20 Earth masses) form just as the terrestrial planets, but faster because of the additional surface density of icy materials beyond the snowline. Cores then capture envel ...
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... The other planets take different amounts of time to complete one revolution (Mercury – 88 days; Neptune – 164 years) ...
... The other planets take different amounts of time to complete one revolution (Mercury – 88 days; Neptune – 164 years) ...