Slide 1
... • All planets except for Mercury and Venus have at least one moon • Saturn has the greatest number of moons with 18 and 4 more likely • All moons have a name and earth’s moon is called Luna ...
... • All planets except for Mercury and Venus have at least one moon • Saturn has the greatest number of moons with 18 and 4 more likely • All moons have a name and earth’s moon is called Luna ...
Mercury Named for the winged Roman god of travel because it
... 95 times more than Earth 744 times more than Earth 127,782 km/h (79,400 mph) 1,429 million kilometres (888 million miles) -184°C (-300° F) hydrogen, helium, methane 120,536 kilometres (74,898 miles) ...
... 95 times more than Earth 744 times more than Earth 127,782 km/h (79,400 mph) 1,429 million kilometres (888 million miles) -184°C (-300° F) hydrogen, helium, methane 120,536 kilometres (74,898 miles) ...
Toilet Paper Solar System
... Objective: To describe the relative distances of planets from our sun and their varying distances from the sun, depending on their position in orbit. Materials: • One roll of toilet paper • Felt-tip marker(s) or fluid writing utensil(s), preferably 10 colors. • Clear tape for repairs Procedure: 1 Dr ...
... Objective: To describe the relative distances of planets from our sun and their varying distances from the sun, depending on their position in orbit. Materials: • One roll of toilet paper • Felt-tip marker(s) or fluid writing utensil(s), preferably 10 colors. • Clear tape for repairs Procedure: 1 Dr ...
MollyHungEmilyROTMOT
... used for two different concepts. Centrifugal force is one of the fictitious forces that appears to act on an object when its motion is viewed from a rotating frame of reference. Magnitude of centripetal force is F=mv2/r. ...
... used for two different concepts. Centrifugal force is one of the fictitious forces that appears to act on an object when its motion is viewed from a rotating frame of reference. Magnitude of centripetal force is F=mv2/r. ...
The Position of Our Solar System
... • How are distances measured in the solar system and the universe? • What is the order of the planets? How are the planets classified? • How have our ideas about the solar system changed over time? Who contributed to these ideas? ...
... • How are distances measured in the solar system and the universe? • What is the order of the planets? How are the planets classified? • How have our ideas about the solar system changed over time? Who contributed to these ideas? ...
The Solar System - Solon City Schools
... the Sun is an ellipse with the Sun's center of mass at one focus. ...
... the Sun is an ellipse with the Sun's center of mass at one focus. ...
Orgins and Formation of the Solar System
... Challenging the popular model: The combined observations and written arguments of these three men eventually changed the world view that the SUN is the center of the solar system and not the Earth. This was difficult to do at that time. Because the Church held that the geocentric model was true, ma ...
... Challenging the popular model: The combined observations and written arguments of these three men eventually changed the world view that the SUN is the center of the solar system and not the Earth. This was difficult to do at that time. Because the Church held that the geocentric model was true, ma ...
Zodiacal Constellations.
... – because the Earth’s rotation axis (the NorthSouth line through the Earth) is tilted (by 23.5°) with respect to the direction of its motion as it orbits the Sun, or in other words • because the Earth’s rotation axis is tilted with respect to the plane of the Earth’s orbit by 23.5°. ...
... – because the Earth’s rotation axis (the NorthSouth line through the Earth) is tilted (by 23.5°) with respect to the direction of its motion as it orbits the Sun, or in other words • because the Earth’s rotation axis is tilted with respect to the plane of the Earth’s orbit by 23.5°. ...
Space
... miles from the sun. If Jupiter were hollow, more than 1,300 planets could fit inside. Jupiter is the largest planet. Jupiter has at least sixteen moons. Jupiter’s red spot rains and it never stops. ...
... miles from the sun. If Jupiter were hollow, more than 1,300 planets could fit inside. Jupiter is the largest planet. Jupiter has at least sixteen moons. Jupiter’s red spot rains and it never stops. ...
All about Earth
... miles from the sun. If Jupiter were hollow, more than 1,300 planets could fit inside. Jupiter is the largest planet. Jupiter has at least sixteen moons. Jupiter’s red spot rains and it never stops. ...
... miles from the sun. If Jupiter were hollow, more than 1,300 planets could fit inside. Jupiter is the largest planet. Jupiter has at least sixteen moons. Jupiter’s red spot rains and it never stops. ...
Chapter 15/16 Study guide
... Early life-forms released Oxygen into Earth’s atmosphere through the process of ____________________. Scientists think that the Earth’s first atmosphere was made up of ____________________. Each planet moves around the sun in ______________________________. The closer a planet is to the sun, _______ ...
... Early life-forms released Oxygen into Earth’s atmosphere through the process of ____________________. Scientists think that the Earth’s first atmosphere was made up of ____________________. Each planet moves around the sun in ______________________________. The closer a planet is to the sun, _______ ...
THE SIZE AND DISTANCE SCALE OF THE UNIVERSE
... inner part of the solar system travel, and may have originated in the early years of our solar system. • Surveys of the outer part of the solar system, beyond the orbit of Pluto, have recently found several additional objects comparable to Pluto in size. • Most recently, an object apparently larger ...
... inner part of the solar system travel, and may have originated in the early years of our solar system. • Surveys of the outer part of the solar system, beyond the orbit of Pluto, have recently found several additional objects comparable to Pluto in size. • Most recently, an object apparently larger ...
Solar_Systems_Test_Face
... Mercury is filled with craters at the surface. Pluto is a planet. The largest crater on Mercury is the Caloris Basin. Mercury can be seen at midnight (trick question). The tail of a comet always points away from the Sun. ...
... Mercury is filled with craters at the surface. Pluto is a planet. The largest crater on Mercury is the Caloris Basin. Mercury can be seen at midnight (trick question). The tail of a comet always points away from the Sun. ...
Earth in Space2
... Uranus also has moons. Uranus is tilted about 90o, therefore rotating from top to bottom, while the other planets rotate from side to side. ...
... Uranus also has moons. Uranus is tilted about 90o, therefore rotating from top to bottom, while the other planets rotate from side to side. ...
Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites, Oh My! - Willoughby
... around the nucleus of a comet when it gets close to the sun. It actually loses mass as it gets close to the sun. ...
... around the nucleus of a comet when it gets close to the sun. It actually loses mass as it gets close to the sun. ...
Observing the Solar System
... seen near the sun. He discovered that Venus goes through a series of phases similar to those of Earth’s moon. But Venus would not have a full set of phases if it circled around Earth. Therefore, Galileo reasoned, the geocentric model must be incorrect. ...
... seen near the sun. He discovered that Venus goes through a series of phases similar to those of Earth’s moon. But Venus would not have a full set of phases if it circled around Earth. Therefore, Galileo reasoned, the geocentric model must be incorrect. ...
⎯10 Sep Motions in the sky
... The sun sets south of west in winter. Winter days are short. Stars move east to west over a night. The constellations change over the months. The sun (and moon and stars) rises & sets. The sun is higher in the sky in summer than ...
... The sun sets south of west in winter. Winter days are short. Stars move east to west over a night. The constellations change over the months. The sun (and moon and stars) rises & sets. The sun is higher in the sky in summer than ...
The Planets
... Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system; about 1000 Earths could fit inside a hollow Jupiter. It contains more mass than all the other planets combined. Jupiter spins on its axis once every 10 hours and orbits the Sun once every 12 years. It is about 90% hydrogen and 10% helium with some m ...
... Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system; about 1000 Earths could fit inside a hollow Jupiter. It contains more mass than all the other planets combined. Jupiter spins on its axis once every 10 hours and orbits the Sun once every 12 years. It is about 90% hydrogen and 10% helium with some m ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... 0.8 mi diameter, 200 yd deep; produced by impact about 25,000 years ago • Quebec's Manicouagan Reservoir. Large meteorite landed about 200 million years ago. The lake, 45 miles in diameter, now fills the ring. ...
... 0.8 mi diameter, 200 yd deep; produced by impact about 25,000 years ago • Quebec's Manicouagan Reservoir. Large meteorite landed about 200 million years ago. The lake, 45 miles in diameter, now fills the ring. ...
Lecture 7
... 1) Composition (different colors made of different stuff) 2) Temperature (solid, liquid, or gas can change color) 3) Altitude (shading) ...
... 1) Composition (different colors made of different stuff) 2) Temperature (solid, liquid, or gas can change color) 3) Altitude (shading) ...
Formation of the Solar System
... gas (mostly hydrogen with a little helium) and dust was originally so thin that it was virtually invisible. Millions of years passed, the cloud contracted, cooled and began to spin. Gravitational forces in this contracting cloud pulled particles towards the centre and the temperature there began to ...
... gas (mostly hydrogen with a little helium) and dust was originally so thin that it was virtually invisible. Millions of years passed, the cloud contracted, cooled and began to spin. Gravitational forces in this contracting cloud pulled particles towards the centre and the temperature there began to ...
slides
... Thought Question What process created the elements from which the terrestrial planets were made? a) b) c) d) ...
... Thought Question What process created the elements from which the terrestrial planets were made? a) b) c) d) ...
Our Solar System
... — ahead of it in interstellar space as it crashes into the interstel lar gases. The area where the solar wind is suddenly slowed by pressure from gas between the stars is called the termination shock. A spacecraft that reached the termination shock would be able to measure the slowing effect, and th ...
... — ahead of it in interstellar space as it crashes into the interstel lar gases. The area where the solar wind is suddenly slowed by pressure from gas between the stars is called the termination shock. A spacecraft that reached the termination shock would be able to measure the slowing effect, and th ...
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.