Chapter 9 Solar System Test Multiple Choice Identify the choice that
... ____ 10. Meteoroids usually come from a. debris from other planets. b. the solar wind. c. meteorites. d. comets or asteroids. ____ 11. When a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, it produces a streak of light called a(n) a. meteor. b. asteroid. c. meteorite. d. comet. ____ 12. One of the conditions ...
... ____ 10. Meteoroids usually come from a. debris from other planets. b. the solar wind. c. meteorites. d. comets or asteroids. ____ 11. When a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, it produces a streak of light called a(n) a. meteor. b. asteroid. c. meteorite. d. comet. ____ 12. One of the conditions ...
Meteorites
... The solar system consists of an enormous number of objects in orbit around the sun. Like any other kind of science, to learn about the solar system we need to make observations. The problem is that almost all of the things we want to study in the solar system are too far away to bring back to the la ...
... The solar system consists of an enormous number of objects in orbit around the sun. Like any other kind of science, to learn about the solar system we need to make observations. The problem is that almost all of the things we want to study in the solar system are too far away to bring back to the la ...
Meteorites
... The solar system consists of an enormous number of objects in orbit around the sun. Like any other kind of science, to learn about the solar system we need to make observations. The problem is that almost all of the things we want to study in the solar system are too far away to bring back to the la ...
... The solar system consists of an enormous number of objects in orbit around the sun. Like any other kind of science, to learn about the solar system we need to make observations. The problem is that almost all of the things we want to study in the solar system are too far away to bring back to the la ...
Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Type (rocky or
... extremely cold. Uranus is home to five known rings probably asteroids that has two sets of rings of where composition is not have just fallen into very thin set of dark known. Mars's orbit. colored rings. Brightest planet, no artificial Mars has 15% of the - has "the Great Red Spot" Least dense plan ...
... extremely cold. Uranus is home to five known rings probably asteroids that has two sets of rings of where composition is not have just fallen into very thin set of dark known. Mars's orbit. colored rings. Brightest planet, no artificial Mars has 15% of the - has "the Great Red Spot" Least dense plan ...
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... energy. Heavier elements are produced when certain massive stars achieve a supernova stage and explode. ...
... energy. Heavier elements are produced when certain massive stars achieve a supernova stage and explode. ...
Picture Book of the Planets
... Claudius Ptolemy in 150 A.D. • Planets orbited in epicycles while orbiting Earth. ...
... Claudius Ptolemy in 150 A.D. • Planets orbited in epicycles while orbiting Earth. ...
Our Solar system has got 8 planets and Mercury is one of them
... for the planet comes from the Romans, who named it after the Roman god Mercury. Mercury is even smaller—albeit more massive—than the largest natural satellites in the solar system, Ganymede and Titan. This planet is the fastest planet in our Solar system because its orbit around the sun last only 88 ...
... for the planet comes from the Romans, who named it after the Roman god Mercury. Mercury is even smaller—albeit more massive—than the largest natural satellites in the solar system, Ganymede and Titan. This planet is the fastest planet in our Solar system because its orbit around the sun last only 88 ...
Earth`s Seasons
... Sun's rays hit the Earth at a more direct angle during summer than during winter and also because the days are much longer than the nights during the summer. During the ________, the Sun's rays hit the Earth at an extreme angle, and the days are very short. These effects are due to the tilt of the E ...
... Sun's rays hit the Earth at a more direct angle during summer than during winter and also because the days are much longer than the nights during the summer. During the ________, the Sun's rays hit the Earth at an extreme angle, and the days are very short. These effects are due to the tilt of the E ...
FOSS Planetary Science Glossary 1 FOSS Planetary
... Simple: Having few parts; not complex or complicated. Solar nebula: The large cloud of gas and dust from which the Sun and planets may have formed over 4.5 billion years ago. Solar System: The Sun and all the planets, satellites, asteroids, meteors, and comets that are subject to its gravitational p ...
... Simple: Having few parts; not complex or complicated. Solar nebula: The large cloud of gas and dust from which the Sun and planets may have formed over 4.5 billion years ago. Solar System: The Sun and all the planets, satellites, asteroids, meteors, and comets that are subject to its gravitational p ...
Planets and Other Space Rocks Notes
... • Triton is the only moon in the solar system that orbits a planet backwards (opposite the direction of Neptune). • Because of this, scientists think it may have been a captured planet. ...
... • Triton is the only moon in the solar system that orbits a planet backwards (opposite the direction of Neptune). • Because of this, scientists think it may have been a captured planet. ...
post-class version, 374 KB - Department of Physics and Astronomy
... So if the object expands/contracts, its spin rate decreases/increases to compensate. This is how figure skaters, for example, slow down and speed up their spins. ...
... So if the object expands/contracts, its spin rate decreases/increases to compensate. This is how figure skaters, for example, slow down and speed up their spins. ...
The Sun is our local star.
... The Sun is the only star in our solar system. Astronomers have been able to study the Sun in more detail than other stars because it is much closer to Earth. As a result, they have learned a great deal about its size and composition and the way it produces energy. The Sun is far larger than any of t ...
... The Sun is the only star in our solar system. Astronomers have been able to study the Sun in more detail than other stars because it is much closer to Earth. As a result, they have learned a great deal about its size and composition and the way it produces energy. The Sun is far larger than any of t ...
Today`s topic: Gravity…
... Why does an apple fall? What holds you to the surface of the earth? (your weight) What keeps the moon in orbit around the earth? From observations of falling objects, Newton proposed a force between any two objects described by the law of gravity. The force between two bodies is directed along a lin ...
... Why does an apple fall? What holds you to the surface of the earth? (your weight) What keeps the moon in orbit around the earth? From observations of falling objects, Newton proposed a force between any two objects described by the law of gravity. The force between two bodies is directed along a lin ...
Learning about the Solar System
... Mars. There they found similarities to Earth, including kinds of land formations such as mountains as well as other features, and a landscape that seems to be the same rocky surface on most of that red planet, but they have not found any life forms on that barren planet. Scientists figured out how t ...
... Mars. There they found similarities to Earth, including kinds of land formations such as mountains as well as other features, and a landscape that seems to be the same rocky surface on most of that red planet, but they have not found any life forms on that barren planet. Scientists figured out how t ...
Learning about the Solar System
... away as the planet Mars. There they found similarities to Earth, including kinds of land formations such as mountains as well as other features, and a landscape that seems to be the same rocky surface on most of that red planet, but they have not found any lifeforms on that barren planet. Scientists ...
... away as the planet Mars. There they found similarities to Earth, including kinds of land formations such as mountains as well as other features, and a landscape that seems to be the same rocky surface on most of that red planet, but they have not found any lifeforms on that barren planet. Scientists ...
Contents - davis.k12.ut.us
... System.[89] The rings of Saturn are made up of small ice and rock particles. Saturn has 62 confirmed satellites; two of which, Titan and Enceladus, show signs of geological activity, though they are largely made of ice.[90] Titan, the second-largest moon in the Solar System, is larger than Mercury a ...
... System.[89] The rings of Saturn are made up of small ice and rock particles. Saturn has 62 confirmed satellites; two of which, Titan and Enceladus, show signs of geological activity, though they are largely made of ice.[90] Titan, the second-largest moon in the Solar System, is larger than Mercury a ...
2013 Q6 - Loreto Balbriggan
... (iv) Name the type of acceleration that the ISS experiences as it travels in a circular orbit around the earth. What force provides this acceleration? Centripetal acceleration. Gravity. (v) Calculate the attractive force between the earth and the ISS. Hence or otherwise, calculate the mass of the ea ...
... (iv) Name the type of acceleration that the ISS experiences as it travels in a circular orbit around the earth. What force provides this acceleration? Centripetal acceleration. Gravity. (v) Calculate the attractive force between the earth and the ISS. Hence or otherwise, calculate the mass of the ea ...
The Equations of Motion in a Rotating Coordinate System
... » Many of the flows we shall consider have horizontal dimensions which are small compared with the earth's radius. » In studying these, it is both legitimate and a great simplification to assume that the earth is locally flat and to use a rectangular coordinate system with z pointing vertically upwa ...
... » Many of the flows we shall consider have horizontal dimensions which are small compared with the earth's radius. » In studying these, it is both legitimate and a great simplification to assume that the earth is locally flat and to use a rectangular coordinate system with z pointing vertically upwa ...
Our story begins nearly 4.6 billion years ago
... Achondrite – fragments of the Moon, Mars, and 4 Vesta. This is Martian Shergottitic Meteorite: Dar Al Gani (DAG) 476 from ...
... Achondrite – fragments of the Moon, Mars, and 4 Vesta. This is Martian Shergottitic Meteorite: Dar Al Gani (DAG) 476 from ...
Solar System Notes - Science with Mrs. Wilson
... A. New definition of a planet makes Pluto a “dwarf” planet. B. All planets have two motions. They rotate on their axis and revolve around the sun. 1. Their time it takes for a revolution is a year. 2. All planets go around the sun counterclockwise from above in elliptical orbits. C. Our solar system ...
... A. New definition of a planet makes Pluto a “dwarf” planet. B. All planets have two motions. They rotate on their axis and revolve around the sun. 1. Their time it takes for a revolution is a year. 2. All planets go around the sun counterclockwise from above in elliptical orbits. C. Our solar system ...
How ideas of the universe have changed over time
... A planet’s distance from the Sun The shorter this is, the faster the planet moves in its orbit Because of the Sun’s gravity being stronger when you’re closer to it Earth is moving faster than Mars, Mars is faster thanJupiter ...
... A planet’s distance from the Sun The shorter this is, the faster the planet moves in its orbit Because of the Sun’s gravity being stronger when you’re closer to it Earth is moving faster than Mars, Mars is faster thanJupiter ...
Grade 5 SC.E.1.2.1 BENCHMARK SC.E.1.2.1 Strand E Earth and
... In regions near the North and South Poles, the Sun does not set for several months in the summer. These areas, such as the northern parts of Alaska and Norway, are called the “land of the midnight Sun,” because the Sun remains visible for 24 hours a day. Why is the Sun visible for so many hours duri ...
... In regions near the North and South Poles, the Sun does not set for several months in the summer. These areas, such as the northern parts of Alaska and Norway, are called the “land of the midnight Sun,” because the Sun remains visible for 24 hours a day. Why is the Sun visible for so many hours duri ...
Planets of Our Solar System Quiz Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter
... _____ 1.) This planet has the great red spot on Jupiter is a storm that has been going on for over 300 year. ____ 2.) This planet is the most iron rich planet in the Solar System with an iron core like Earth. ____ 3.) This planet has over 30 satellites orbiting this it. Titan is the only one with an ...
... _____ 1.) This planet has the great red spot on Jupiter is a storm that has been going on for over 300 year. ____ 2.) This planet is the most iron rich planet in the Solar System with an iron core like Earth. ____ 3.) This planet has over 30 satellites orbiting this it. Titan is the only one with an ...
The Solar System
... Our Solar System lies on one of the outer arms of the Milky Way, thirty thousand light years from its galactic centre. Our sun is an average sized yellow star and is one of the millions throughout the Galaxy. It is the central point of the nine planets in our Solar System. Besides the planets, the ...
... Our Solar System lies on one of the outer arms of the Milky Way, thirty thousand light years from its galactic centre. Our sun is an average sized yellow star and is one of the millions throughout the Galaxy. It is the central point of the nine planets in our Solar System. Besides the planets, the ...
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.