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... In order to meet this standard, it is expected that students will describe the planets and their relative positions from the sun. (B2) compare the characteristics of Pluto to the planets and explain its designation as a dwarf planet. (B2) design and interpret a scale model of the solar system. (A sc ...
... In order to meet this standard, it is expected that students will describe the planets and their relative positions from the sun. (B2) compare the characteristics of Pluto to the planets and explain its designation as a dwarf planet. (B2) design and interpret a scale model of the solar system. (A sc ...
Document
... Roughly 4.5 billion years old Will last another 4.5 billion years A very typical star ...
... Roughly 4.5 billion years old Will last another 4.5 billion years A very typical star ...
SES4U Motions of the Earth
... around an axis that wobbles like a slow spinning top. This wobble takes 26 000 years to complete. Currently, the North Star is Polaris. In 12 000 years the new “North Star” will be the star Vega. ...
... around an axis that wobbles like a slow spinning top. This wobble takes 26 000 years to complete. Currently, the North Star is Polaris. In 12 000 years the new “North Star” will be the star Vega. ...
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... Through independent work beyond what was taught in class, students could (examples include, but are not limited to): • research current and past earth and sun conditions. • investigate causes and possible solutions for global climate change. • compare and contrast the patterns in the organization an ...
... Through independent work beyond what was taught in class, students could (examples include, but are not limited to): • research current and past earth and sun conditions. • investigate causes and possible solutions for global climate change. • compare and contrast the patterns in the organization an ...
Ross and Tyler
... Pluto is known as the ice planet. It is the ninth planet from the sun. It has one moon and no rings. The rotation for one day takes about six Earth days. The rotation for one year takes about 248 Earth years. ...
... Pluto is known as the ice planet. It is the ninth planet from the sun. It has one moon and no rings. The rotation for one day takes about six Earth days. The rotation for one year takes about 248 Earth years. ...
Astronomy History of Ancient Models
... 2. Found that Mars’ orbit is actually elliptical, not circular 3. Mar’s speed changes as it moves in orbit. 4. Developed 3 laws which to this day are still valid. a. Law 1: Planets travel in ellipses (not circles). b. Law 2: Planets sweep out equal areas in equal time (must change their speed) c. La ...
... 2. Found that Mars’ orbit is actually elliptical, not circular 3. Mar’s speed changes as it moves in orbit. 4. Developed 3 laws which to this day are still valid. a. Law 1: Planets travel in ellipses (not circles). b. Law 2: Planets sweep out equal areas in equal time (must change their speed) c. La ...
Chapter 1
... Astrology is the study of the positions and aspects of celestial bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the course of natural earthly occurrences and human affairs. ...
... Astrology is the study of the positions and aspects of celestial bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the course of natural earthly occurrences and human affairs. ...
Gravity
... Isaac Newton- Finds that the same force that causes an apple to fall to the earth also caused the moon to constantly fall to the earth. Newton’s Universal law of Gravitation ...
... Isaac Newton- Finds that the same force that causes an apple to fall to the earth also caused the moon to constantly fall to the earth. Newton’s Universal law of Gravitation ...
Earth/Moon Formation
... Earth, a planet about the size of Mars collided with Earth First proposed about 30 years ago, but it took calculations by modern high-speed computers to prove the possibility ...
... Earth, a planet about the size of Mars collided with Earth First proposed about 30 years ago, but it took calculations by modern high-speed computers to prove the possibility ...
Some Common Misconceptions about Seasons
... That the Sun rises exactly in the east and sets exactly in the west every day (rather than rising in the southeast in winter and northeast in summer, and setting in the southwest in winter and northwest in summer). That seasons change because Earth’s tilt itself changes (rather than the directio ...
... That the Sun rises exactly in the east and sets exactly in the west every day (rather than rising in the southeast in winter and northeast in summer, and setting in the southwest in winter and northwest in summer). That seasons change because Earth’s tilt itself changes (rather than the directio ...
SNC1P - MsKhan
... -When they enter Earth's atmosphere, they burn up, creating streaks of light called "shooting stars" or ________________. If they don't burn up completely they land on Earth as ________________. -What are they made of? -How long are the orbits of short-period comets (such as Halley's Comet)? -How lo ...
... -When they enter Earth's atmosphere, they burn up, creating streaks of light called "shooting stars" or ________________. If they don't burn up completely they land on Earth as ________________. -What are they made of? -How long are the orbits of short-period comets (such as Halley's Comet)? -How lo ...
Origins: Earth is Born - LathamWHS13-14
... 4. Why is it that the inner planets are all made out of heavier elements, while the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are all made out of lighter elements? What happened to the lighter elements? ...
... 4. Why is it that the inner planets are all made out of heavier elements, while the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are all made out of lighter elements? What happened to the lighter elements? ...
The Dead Guys
... • He could easily explain the observed retrograde motion of planets like Mars. – The Sun is the center of the Solar System; the Earth and planets orbit the Sun in circular orbits. – Day and night are the result of the rotation of the Earth on its axis. – Mercury and Venus are closer to the Sun than ...
... • He could easily explain the observed retrograde motion of planets like Mars. – The Sun is the center of the Solar System; the Earth and planets orbit the Sun in circular orbits. – Day and night are the result of the rotation of the Earth on its axis. – Mercury and Venus are closer to the Sun than ...
Sun, Moon, and Planets Study Guide
... moon, explain (short answer) WHY WE SEE THE MOON and THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROTATION AND REVOLUTION. Vocabulary Learned: Solar system: a system that includes our sun, the planets and their moons, as well as other objects that revolve around the sun Moon: an object that revolves around a planet Sun: ...
... moon, explain (short answer) WHY WE SEE THE MOON and THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROTATION AND REVOLUTION. Vocabulary Learned: Solar system: a system that includes our sun, the planets and their moons, as well as other objects that revolve around the sun Moon: an object that revolves around a planet Sun: ...
Formation, Size and Shape of the Earth
... 71% is covered by water The percentage covered by water is slowly increasing as polar ice melts ...
... 71% is covered by water The percentage covered by water is slowly increasing as polar ice melts ...
Astronomy Review Packet
... 5) Besides planets, __________, ____________, and ______________ orbit the sun 6) Earth’s orbit is nearly ________________ (seasons are NOT due to its orbit) 7) _____________, a former major planet, is now classified as a dwarf planet 8) Which other planet shows discoveries of possibly once having l ...
... 5) Besides planets, __________, ____________, and ______________ orbit the sun 6) Earth’s orbit is nearly ________________ (seasons are NOT due to its orbit) 7) _____________, a former major planet, is now classified as a dwarf planet 8) Which other planet shows discoveries of possibly once having l ...
Earth Science - Chapter 1 Notes
... C. Meteorology - Study of the weather and related phenomenon. Forecast weather, study air pollution, study of climate. (Meteorologists) D. Oceanography - Study of oceanic phenomena. Measure ocean depth and terrain, track currents, and study life forms. (Oceanographers) II. Origin of Earth A. Hypothe ...
... C. Meteorology - Study of the weather and related phenomenon. Forecast weather, study air pollution, study of climate. (Meteorologists) D. Oceanography - Study of oceanic phenomena. Measure ocean depth and terrain, track currents, and study life forms. (Oceanographers) II. Origin of Earth A. Hypothe ...
Space,+the+final+frontier
... like our solar system, the distances between planets are so vast that they are difficult to imagine. This animation simulates a voyage from the sun past all nine planets. For convenience, the planets are lined up in the same direction. The animation shows each planet's average distance from the sun. ...
... like our solar system, the distances between planets are so vast that they are difficult to imagine. This animation simulates a voyage from the sun past all nine planets. For convenience, the planets are lined up in the same direction. The animation shows each planet's average distance from the sun. ...
Section 5- Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
... orbit the sun like other orbs in our galaxy. Just like planets, these objects are held in orbit by gravity and inertia Comet- “dirty snowball” or chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun in a long, elliptical pattern. - Comets are roughly about the size of a mountain on Earth - When they get close ...
... orbit the sun like other orbs in our galaxy. Just like planets, these objects are held in orbit by gravity and inertia Comet- “dirty snowball” or chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun in a long, elliptical pattern. - Comets are roughly about the size of a mountain on Earth - When they get close ...
Planet Earth
... 2.3 explain how the relationship between Earth and Sun is critical to the study of geography ...
... 2.3 explain how the relationship between Earth and Sun is critical to the study of geography ...
Earth's rotation
Earth's rotation is the rotation of the planet Earth around its own axis. The Earth rotates from the west towards east. As viewed from North Star or polestar Polaris, the Earth turns counter-clockwise.The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. This point is distinct from the Earth's North Magnetic Pole. The South Pole is the other point where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface, in Antarctica.The Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the sun and once every 23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds with respect to the stars (see below). Earth's rotation is slowing slightly with time; thus, a day was shorter in the past. This is due to the tidal effects the Moon has on Earth's rotation. Atomic clocks show that a modern-day is longer by about 1.7 milliseconds than a century ago, slowly increasing the rate at which UTC is adjusted by leap seconds.