Planet Saturn
... first discovered the planet. However, it is the faintest of the five visible planets, so it was probably discovered last. The first person to observe the planet using a telescope was Galileo in 1610. While he was the first person to see the rings, he was unable to explain what he saw. ...
... first discovered the planet. However, it is the faintest of the five visible planets, so it was probably discovered last. The first person to observe the planet using a telescope was Galileo in 1610. While he was the first person to see the rings, he was unable to explain what he saw. ...
Planet Saturn
... first discovered the planet. However, it is the faintest of the five visible planets, so it was probably discovered last. The first person to observe the planet using a telescope was Galileo in 1610. While he was the first person to see the rings, he was unable to explain what he saw. ...
... first discovered the planet. However, it is the faintest of the five visible planets, so it was probably discovered last. The first person to observe the planet using a telescope was Galileo in 1610. While he was the first person to see the rings, he was unable to explain what he saw. ...
Session 5 – Evidence for a young earth
... planet, tidal forces possibly from other moons or Saturn itself ...
... planet, tidal forces possibly from other moons or Saturn itself ...
Worlds of the Outer Solar System
... Multiple Choice Questions 1. Both Jupiter and Saturn a. have liquid metallic hydrogen in their interiors. b.have rings. c.emit more energy than the absorb from the sun. d.have belt and zone circulation. e. all of the above 2. Jupiter does not have a. hot interior. b. convection occurring in its atmo ...
... Multiple Choice Questions 1. Both Jupiter and Saturn a. have liquid metallic hydrogen in their interiors. b.have rings. c.emit more energy than the absorb from the sun. d.have belt and zone circulation. e. all of the above 2. Jupiter does not have a. hot interior. b. convection occurring in its atmo ...
Moons Jupiter was known to have at least 16 moons at the time this
... crisscrossing lines over bright clear fields of water ice. The lines may be cracks in the ice. Europa has few craters. ...
... crisscrossing lines over bright clear fields of water ice. The lines may be cracks in the ice. Europa has few craters. ...
Consumed in He burning
... • H and He are by far most abundant elements H primordial; He consequence of 1˚ generation H burning • Li, Be and B are anomalously low in abundance Consumed in He burning • Overall ~ exponential drop in abundance with increasing Z Drop in bonding energy per nucleon w/ increasing Z ...
... • H and He are by far most abundant elements H primordial; He consequence of 1˚ generation H burning • Li, Be and B are anomalously low in abundance Consumed in He burning • Overall ~ exponential drop in abundance with increasing Z Drop in bonding energy per nucleon w/ increasing Z ...
The Traveling Exhibit
... charged particles at Jupiter’s magnetic field to learn how they behave and where they go. ...
... charged particles at Jupiter’s magnetic field to learn how they behave and where they go. ...
Jupiter
... The planet completes one orbit in 4,333 Earth days, or almost 12 Earth years. Jupiter rotates faster than any other planet. It takes 9 hours 56 minutes to spin around once on its axis, compared with 24 hours for Earth. Jupiter has three thin rings around its equator. They are much fainter than the r ...
... The planet completes one orbit in 4,333 Earth days, or almost 12 Earth years. Jupiter rotates faster than any other planet. It takes 9 hours 56 minutes to spin around once on its axis, compared with 24 hours for Earth. Jupiter has three thin rings around its equator. They are much fainter than the r ...
Could Aliens really exist?
... allowed complex life to evolve. As well as harbouring life such as humans, plants and animals Earth also has a range of extremophiles which exist in the most extreme conditions on Earth. If there is life surviving in the extreme conditions on Earth then it may be possible for simple life to also exi ...
... allowed complex life to evolve. As well as harbouring life such as humans, plants and animals Earth also has a range of extremophiles which exist in the most extreme conditions on Earth. If there is life surviving in the extreme conditions on Earth then it may be possible for simple life to also exi ...
2nd Leaflet: A Tour of the Human Orrery
... through Einstein’s famous equation E = mc2 . Nearly 750 times more massive than the nine planets combined, its gravitational pull binds the solar system like the arms of a carousel. All life on Earth depends on the Sun for energy; even Earth’s fossil fuels represent a store of solar energy from the ...
... through Einstein’s famous equation E = mc2 . Nearly 750 times more massive than the nine planets combined, its gravitational pull binds the solar system like the arms of a carousel. All life on Earth depends on the Sun for energy; even Earth’s fossil fuels represent a store of solar energy from the ...
What can we learn by comparing the planets to one another?
... Earth by studying in context with other worlds in the solar system. Stay focused on processes common to multiple worlds instead of individual facts specific to a particular world. ...
... Earth by studying in context with other worlds in the solar system. Stay focused on processes common to multiple worlds instead of individual facts specific to a particular world. ...
Chapter 7 Our Planetary System
... Earth by studying in context with other worlds in the solar system. Stay focused on processes common to multiple worlds instead of individual facts specific to a particular world. ...
... Earth by studying in context with other worlds in the solar system. Stay focused on processes common to multiple worlds instead of individual facts specific to a particular world. ...
Mathematical Relationships of Solar System Bodies revealed using
... 1. A T-Tauri effect would have taken place between Steps 1 - 2. Thus it is to be expected that a (faint) disc of some sort would develop about the Sun. The T-Tauri mechanism together with centrifuge separation of matter within the molecular (?) cloud gives a simple explanation for the Solar System’s ...
... 1. A T-Tauri effect would have taken place between Steps 1 - 2. Thus it is to be expected that a (faint) disc of some sort would develop about the Sun. The T-Tauri mechanism together with centrifuge separation of matter within the molecular (?) cloud gives a simple explanation for the Solar System’s ...
Lecture 5. Origin of the Solar System, Formation of the Earth
... Modern Nebular Hypothesis New stars in Milky Way: 98% H and He 2% heavy elements Start out with an interplanetary cloud of gas and dust The Solar Nebula. Only way to collapse the cloud: gravitational perturbation - start cloud spinning - gravity will pull matter together - most mass will concentrat ...
... Modern Nebular Hypothesis New stars in Milky Way: 98% H and He 2% heavy elements Start out with an interplanetary cloud of gas and dust The Solar Nebula. Only way to collapse the cloud: gravitational perturbation - start cloud spinning - gravity will pull matter together - most mass will concentrat ...
Section 23.3 The Outer Planets
... 9. Circle the letter of the planet(s) that have ring systems. a. Saturn only b. Saturn and Jupiter only c. all four Jovian planets d. all nine planets 10. What unusual feature does Saturn’s moon Titan share with Neptune’s moon Triton? ...
... 9. Circle the letter of the planet(s) that have ring systems. a. Saturn only b. Saturn and Jupiter only c. all four Jovian planets d. all nine planets 10. What unusual feature does Saturn’s moon Titan share with Neptune’s moon Triton? ...
Almost three-quarters of the Earth is covered with
... • The Earth provides us with the materials and conditions to live comfortably • However the Earth is fragile because it can be damaged by human activities, such as pollution and depletion or Earth’s natural resources • Therefore we have to learn to use the Earth’s resources wisely to protect our env ...
... • The Earth provides us with the materials and conditions to live comfortably • However the Earth is fragile because it can be damaged by human activities, such as pollution and depletion or Earth’s natural resources • Therefore we have to learn to use the Earth’s resources wisely to protect our env ...
Section 23.3 The Outer Planets
... 9. Circle the letter of the planet(s) that have ring systems. a. Saturn only b. Saturn and Jupiter only c. all four Jovian planets d. all nine planets 10. What unusual feature does Saturn’s moon Titan share with Neptune’s moon Triton? ...
... 9. Circle the letter of the planet(s) that have ring systems. a. Saturn only b. Saturn and Jupiter only c. all four Jovian planets d. all nine planets 10. What unusual feature does Saturn’s moon Titan share with Neptune’s moon Triton? ...
Planet Type Information
... these bodies are sometimes mined, but more often used as bases or refineries for other materials. Many times these are fragments from larger bodies, even to the point of bing little more than piles of "rubble", loose agrgates of material that have been drawn back together by gravity after the initia ...
... these bodies are sometimes mined, but more often used as bases or refineries for other materials. Many times these are fragments from larger bodies, even to the point of bing little more than piles of "rubble", loose agrgates of material that have been drawn back together by gravity after the initia ...
Distance from Sun - Barnhill-Memorial
... - Because Saturn is made of only gas and liquid, it is less dense than water. This means, if you had an ocean big enough to set Saturn in, it would float. ...
... - Because Saturn is made of only gas and liquid, it is less dense than water. This means, if you had an ocean big enough to set Saturn in, it would float. ...
Our solar system
... Our solar system contains one star, nine planets, 61 moons, thousands of asteroids, billons of meteoroids and comets. In our solar system there is something called a asteroid belt. The asteroid belt separates the inner planets from the outter planets. The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and ...
... Our solar system contains one star, nine planets, 61 moons, thousands of asteroids, billons of meteoroids and comets. In our solar system there is something called a asteroid belt. The asteroid belt separates the inner planets from the outter planets. The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and ...
Slide 1
... • Material: Most are similar to ordinary rocks. A small number are nearly pure iron. Still others contain substantial amounts of carbon. ...
... • Material: Most are similar to ordinary rocks. A small number are nearly pure iron. Still others contain substantial amounts of carbon. ...