The Planets in our Solar System
... Solar System Basics • Our solar system is not only made of the Sun, the nine planets and their satellites, but also asteroids and comets. • All celestial bodies revolve around the sun. ...
... Solar System Basics • Our solar system is not only made of the Sun, the nine planets and their satellites, but also asteroids and comets. • All celestial bodies revolve around the sun. ...
Space Unit - Questions and Answers
... 19. What is the difference between meteors and comets? A meteor is a meteoroid that is trapped by Earth’s gravity and pulled down by Earth’s atmosphere. As it falls through Earth’s atmosphere, it rubs against the molecules of the air (this rubbing is called friction), it becomes hot and vaporizes an ...
... 19. What is the difference between meteors and comets? A meteor is a meteoroid that is trapped by Earth’s gravity and pulled down by Earth’s atmosphere. As it falls through Earth’s atmosphere, it rubs against the molecules of the air (this rubbing is called friction), it becomes hot and vaporizes an ...
Study Guide - James E. Neff
... What is Newton's Law of gravity (force depends on what? which direction does the force cause things to accelerate?). What's the difference between mass and weight? Understand how orbits work (we spent a lot of time on this). Earth rotates at 0.5 km/s at the equator. The minimum orbital velocity is a ...
... What is Newton's Law of gravity (force depends on what? which direction does the force cause things to accelerate?). What's the difference between mass and weight? Understand how orbits work (we spent a lot of time on this). Earth rotates at 0.5 km/s at the equator. The minimum orbital velocity is a ...
Chapter 22: Origin of Modern Astronomy
... Aristotle’s belief that the Earth is round was abandoned by the Middle Ages. ...
... Aristotle’s belief that the Earth is round was abandoned by the Middle Ages. ...
29.1 Models of the Solar System
... and gaseous. The are called “Jovian” planets because they are similar to Jupiter. • They are larger than the terrestrial planets, have a much lower density and are composed of mostly gases. ...
... and gaseous. The are called “Jovian” planets because they are similar to Jupiter. • They are larger than the terrestrial planets, have a much lower density and are composed of mostly gases. ...
A SHORT VIDEO What is the Solar System
... properties of a star by observing its motion through space. Other characteristics of a star are determined by its evolutionary history, including the diameter, rotation, movement and temperature. The star which is closest to the Earth is the Sun. ...
... properties of a star by observing its motion through space. Other characteristics of a star are determined by its evolutionary history, including the diameter, rotation, movement and temperature. The star which is closest to the Earth is the Sun. ...
July 2013 - Faculty
... seasons? The main cause of seasons is the tilt of the Earth’s rotation axis. The northern hemisphere tilts toward the Sun during summer resulting in more direct sunlight at the surface and longer days while the opposite is true during our winter season. However, being farther from the Sun does affec ...
... seasons? The main cause of seasons is the tilt of the Earth’s rotation axis. The northern hemisphere tilts toward the Sun during summer resulting in more direct sunlight at the surface and longer days while the opposite is true during our winter season. However, being farther from the Sun does affec ...
How is the universe both predictable and unpredictable at the same
... universe. Stars are light-years apart. The next closest star to us is ______________ light years away. - The light you see from some stars was really given off millions of years ago. B. Astronomical Units - Measures distance between objects in the solar system. - Is the average distance between Eart ...
... universe. Stars are light-years apart. The next closest star to us is ______________ light years away. - The light you see from some stars was really given off millions of years ago. B. Astronomical Units - Measures distance between objects in the solar system. - Is the average distance between Eart ...
Name: Orbits and Escape Velocity – Practice 1. A concrete block of
... 2. Miniature Black Holes: Left over from the big-bang beginning of the universe, tiny black holes might still wander through the universe. If one with a mass of 1.0 × 1011 kg (and a radius of only 1.0 × 10-16 m) reached Earth, at what distance from your head would its gravitational pull on you match ...
... 2. Miniature Black Holes: Left over from the big-bang beginning of the universe, tiny black holes might still wander through the universe. If one with a mass of 1.0 × 1011 kg (and a radius of only 1.0 × 10-16 m) reached Earth, at what distance from your head would its gravitational pull on you match ...
BABYLON and SUMERIA 3000BC
... affected the calendar. And they advised the king about how omens seen on earth or in the skies might effect future events. ...
... affected the calendar. And they advised the king about how omens seen on earth or in the skies might effect future events. ...
Jovian planets
... Prot = 9.1 hrs albedo = 0.10 a = 2.8 AU Spectral class = G density = 2.12 g/cm3 ...
... Prot = 9.1 hrs albedo = 0.10 a = 2.8 AU Spectral class = G density = 2.12 g/cm3 ...
practice exam #1
... 11. What do astronomers suspect is the reason for the high-density planets being close to the Sun, and the low-density planets further away? a. The low-density planets all have weaker gravity, so they have moved further away b. The high-density planets have very strong magnetic fields that pull them ...
... 11. What do astronomers suspect is the reason for the high-density planets being close to the Sun, and the low-density planets further away? a. The low-density planets all have weaker gravity, so they have moved further away b. The high-density planets have very strong magnetic fields that pull them ...
epout10
... Mariner 10 gave us a wealth of information about Mercury when it approached the planet in 1974 and 1975. Because Mercury has no water and barely any atmosphere, no erosion has taken place on its surface. We see Mercury much the way it was soon after it formed. Core We learned that Mercury has an ext ...
... Mariner 10 gave us a wealth of information about Mercury when it approached the planet in 1974 and 1975. Because Mercury has no water and barely any atmosphere, no erosion has taken place on its surface. We see Mercury much the way it was soon after it formed. Core We learned that Mercury has an ext ...
Days and Nights
... Days and Nights The planets spin as they orbit the Sun. A day is the time taken for a planet to make one complete turn on its axis. Different planets take different amounts of time to do this. An Earth day is 24 hours - it takes the Earth 24 hours to make one complete turn on its axis. ...
... Days and Nights The planets spin as they orbit the Sun. A day is the time taken for a planet to make one complete turn on its axis. Different planets take different amounts of time to do this. An Earth day is 24 hours - it takes the Earth 24 hours to make one complete turn on its axis. ...
Chapter 11 The Solar System - Denbigh Baptist Christian School
... My very economical mother just snatched Uncle Neil’s penny. The “inner” planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) are known as TERRESTRIAL planets. Generally these planets are considered to be “small”, “solid” and “relatively close” to each other. Between Mars and Jupiter – asteroid belt The “outer” pla ...
... My very economical mother just snatched Uncle Neil’s penny. The “inner” planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) are known as TERRESTRIAL planets. Generally these planets are considered to be “small”, “solid” and “relatively close” to each other. Between Mars and Jupiter – asteroid belt The “outer” pla ...
Word Pro - Smvocab
... Cosmology - the theory of the nature of the Universe. Earthshine - light from the Sun reflected by the Earth that illuminates the moon. Fixed Stars - those stars and other heavenly bodies that maintain fixed patterns in the sky. Hypothesis - an unproved theory tentatively accepted to explain certain ...
... Cosmology - the theory of the nature of the Universe. Earthshine - light from the Sun reflected by the Earth that illuminates the moon. Fixed Stars - those stars and other heavenly bodies that maintain fixed patterns in the sky. Hypothesis - an unproved theory tentatively accepted to explain certain ...
OH Science Standards for STARS
... The solar system includes the sun and all celestial bodies that orbit the sun. Each planet in the solar system has unique characteristics. o The distance from the sun, size, composition and movement of each planet are unique. Planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits. Some of the planets ...
... The solar system includes the sun and all celestial bodies that orbit the sun. Each planet in the solar system has unique characteristics. o The distance from the sun, size, composition and movement of each planet are unique. Planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits. Some of the planets ...
Astronomy Assignment #5: Newton`s Universal Law of Gravitation
... If the Earth was 3 A.U. from the Sun (instead of 1 A.U.), would the gravity force between the Earth and the Sun be less or more than it is now? By how many times? If Mercury was 0.2 A.U. from the Sun (instead of 0.4 A.U.), would the gravity force between Mercury and the Sun be less or more than it i ...
... If the Earth was 3 A.U. from the Sun (instead of 1 A.U.), would the gravity force between the Earth and the Sun be less or more than it is now? By how many times? If Mercury was 0.2 A.U. from the Sun (instead of 0.4 A.U.), would the gravity force between Mercury and the Sun be less or more than it i ...
The Solar System
... On earth, one rotation is equal to about 24 hours. Some planets spin faster than Earth, so a day would be much shorter. ...
... On earth, one rotation is equal to about 24 hours. Some planets spin faster than Earth, so a day would be much shorter. ...
Ch. 28 Sec. 1
... a. Merging of icy planetesimals that contained mostly lighter elements b. Gravity attracted additional gas & plantesimals c. Disk in equatorial plane formed rings and satellites 2. Saturn and the other gas giants formed similarly ...
... a. Merging of icy planetesimals that contained mostly lighter elements b. Gravity attracted additional gas & plantesimals c. Disk in equatorial plane formed rings and satellites 2. Saturn and the other gas giants formed similarly ...
Origin of the Solar System
... planets? • It all boils down to temperature • Gas in the solar nebula was mostly hydrogen and helium, but there were trace amounts of hydrogen compounds, rock, and metals • Condensation (gas solidifying into solid) occurs at different temperatures • Warmer temperatures closer to the center of the di ...
... planets? • It all boils down to temperature • Gas in the solar nebula was mostly hydrogen and helium, but there were trace amounts of hydrogen compounds, rock, and metals • Condensation (gas solidifying into solid) occurs at different temperatures • Warmer temperatures closer to the center of the di ...