The Inner Planets
... the carbon dioxide mixes with sulfur to create sulfur dioxide which is acid rain. This make the atmosphere appear yellow. Clouds on Venus are so thick that they only let in 2% of the sunlight that strikes Venus top clouds to reach its surface. However, the atmosphere is so thick that all that heat i ...
... the carbon dioxide mixes with sulfur to create sulfur dioxide which is acid rain. This make the atmosphere appear yellow. Clouds on Venus are so thick that they only let in 2% of the sunlight that strikes Venus top clouds to reach its surface. However, the atmosphere is so thick that all that heat i ...
Regents Review Questions.Unit 2.Astronomy
... 15 Describe the relationship between the distance from the Sun and the period of revolution for these four planets. Astronomers have discovered more than 400 planets outside of our solar system. The first extrasolar planet was detected in 1995 orbiting a star known as 51 Pegasi, which is similar in ...
... 15 Describe the relationship between the distance from the Sun and the period of revolution for these four planets. Astronomers have discovered more than 400 planets outside of our solar system. The first extrasolar planet was detected in 1995 orbiting a star known as 51 Pegasi, which is similar in ...
Astrobiology notes for October 18th - 22nd
... They also help protect against erosion of atmosphere due to solar winds. Fields seem to require two things: 1. A conducting fluid in the planet's interior (brine, metal, liquid metallic hydrogen, etc) and 2. relatively rapid rotation. Of the inner terrestrial planets, only Mercury and Earth currentl ...
... They also help protect against erosion of atmosphere due to solar winds. Fields seem to require two things: 1. A conducting fluid in the planet's interior (brine, metal, liquid metallic hydrogen, etc) and 2. relatively rapid rotation. Of the inner terrestrial planets, only Mercury and Earth currentl ...
ASTRONOMY
... 2. Outer Planets – gas giants (rings); no known solid surfaces a. Jupiter – largest; 62 moons; thin set of rings; “Great Red Spot” – hurricane-like storm ...
... 2. Outer Planets – gas giants (rings); no known solid surfaces a. Jupiter – largest; 62 moons; thin set of rings; “Great Red Spot” – hurricane-like storm ...
02-Voyage to the Planets
... The force of gravity caused these clumps to form the Jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) ...
... The force of gravity caused these clumps to form the Jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) ...
Students` solar system project - johnson
... Our solar system is made up of the sun and eight planets a planet is a large ball made of rock or gas. ...
... Our solar system is made up of the sun and eight planets a planet is a large ball made of rock or gas. ...
astronomy study guide
... Define solstice and equinox. When does each occur and what is the significance of each? Draw a diagram. Define the following: precession, nutation, and barycenter. Draw a picture of the Earth and the moon orbiting around a barycenter. Will the barycenter be located closer to the Earth or the m ...
... Define solstice and equinox. When does each occur and what is the significance of each? Draw a diagram. Define the following: precession, nutation, and barycenter. Draw a picture of the Earth and the moon orbiting around a barycenter. Will the barycenter be located closer to the Earth or the m ...
2 Kepler`s Laws
... Elliptical orbits are allowed for bound object An unbound object would pass by and not return ...
... Elliptical orbits are allowed for bound object An unbound object would pass by and not return ...
Chapter 14 - Heritage Christian School
... the electromagnetic spectrum. This range we commonly call ‘light’. However, stars give off many other types of rays that we cannot see unless we have special equipment. Radio telescopes can ‘see’ some of these rays. The advantage is that radio waves go right through clouds and is not easily obscured ...
... the electromagnetic spectrum. This range we commonly call ‘light’. However, stars give off many other types of rays that we cannot see unless we have special equipment. Radio telescopes can ‘see’ some of these rays. The advantage is that radio waves go right through clouds and is not easily obscured ...
Planets of Our Solar System
... • A thin atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide • Seasons (it has a tilted axis like Earth) • 2 moons • No hot temperatures (range is -125C to 35C) ...
... • A thin atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide • Seasons (it has a tilted axis like Earth) • 2 moons • No hot temperatures (range is -125C to 35C) ...
Seasons
... b. The apparent center of the arcs is Polaris (north star) WHY? i. Since Polaris is located above the Earth’s axis of rotation, the stars and planets seem to rotate counterclockwise around Polaris at approximately 15o per hour. WHY 15o per hour? ii. The apparent daily motion of stars, moon, and pla ...
... b. The apparent center of the arcs is Polaris (north star) WHY? i. Since Polaris is located above the Earth’s axis of rotation, the stars and planets seem to rotate counterclockwise around Polaris at approximately 15o per hour. WHY 15o per hour? ii. The apparent daily motion of stars, moon, and pla ...
the universe notes - Cloverleaf Local Schools
... (Creation of our solar system.) 1. A cloud of gas and dust in space was spread out by a supernova (giant explosion of a star) 2. Waves from the explosion squeezed the dust & made the cloud start to collapse 3. As gravity pulled the gas and dust together, a solar nebula was formed. 4. The cloud began ...
... (Creation of our solar system.) 1. A cloud of gas and dust in space was spread out by a supernova (giant explosion of a star) 2. Waves from the explosion squeezed the dust & made the cloud start to collapse 3. As gravity pulled the gas and dust together, a solar nebula was formed. 4. The cloud began ...
Solar System Book KEY File
... being blown back by solar winds 4) Oort cloud—birthplace of comets found beyond Pluto (Objects are dislodged by the gravity of a planet passing by) 5) Halley’s Comet—short period comet (has an orbit of less than 200 years) that returns every 76 years ...
... being blown back by solar winds 4) Oort cloud—birthplace of comets found beyond Pluto (Objects are dislodged by the gravity of a planet passing by) 5) Halley’s Comet—short period comet (has an orbit of less than 200 years) that returns every 76 years ...
Uranus is considered to be the brightest planet in our solar
... Now try and create your own silly sentence. ...
... Now try and create your own silly sentence. ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... How far away is the Moon? • The Greeks used a special configuration of Earth, Moon and Sun (link) in a lunar eclipse • Can measure EF in units of Moon’s diameter, then use geometry and same angular size of Earth and Moon to determine Earth-Moon distance ...
... How far away is the Moon? • The Greeks used a special configuration of Earth, Moon and Sun (link) in a lunar eclipse • Can measure EF in units of Moon’s diameter, then use geometry and same angular size of Earth and Moon to determine Earth-Moon distance ...
File - Mrs. Malm`s 5th Grade
... 2. Eight planets 3. One asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter 4. Dwarf planets, like Pluto (considered to be a planet for about 75 years!) 5. Earth has only one moon but other planets have MANY. C. Important Planet Facts 1. Mercury- the closest planet to the sun, revolves around the Sun th ...
... 2. Eight planets 3. One asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter 4. Dwarf planets, like Pluto (considered to be a planet for about 75 years!) 5. Earth has only one moon but other planets have MANY. C. Important Planet Facts 1. Mercury- the closest planet to the sun, revolves around the Sun th ...
Kepler`s Laws wkst
... 8. V404 Cygni is a dark object orbited by a star in the constellation Cygnus. Many astronomers believe the object is a black hole. Suppose the star’s orbit has a mean radius of 2.30 1010 m and a period of 6.47 days. What is the mass of the black hole? How many times larger is the mass of the black ...
... 8. V404 Cygni is a dark object orbited by a star in the constellation Cygnus. Many astronomers believe the object is a black hole. Suppose the star’s orbit has a mean radius of 2.30 1010 m and a period of 6.47 days. What is the mass of the black hole? How many times larger is the mass of the black ...
Monday Sept 14
... A planetary system is a star and all of the planets, moons, and other objects and materials that orbit that star. Until very recently, there was only one known planetary system Even though many People suspected that most stars had planets orbiting them, we had no scientific evidence to support th ...
... A planetary system is a star and all of the planets, moons, and other objects and materials that orbit that star. Until very recently, there was only one known planetary system Even though many People suspected that most stars had planets orbiting them, we had no scientific evidence to support th ...
The Solar System - Teachers TryScience
... objects that revolve around it. • Our Solar System consists of the Sun and nine known planets and the moons that orbit those planets. • The force of gravity keeps planets in orbit around the sun. ...
... objects that revolve around it. • Our Solar System consists of the Sun and nine known planets and the moons that orbit those planets. • The force of gravity keeps planets in orbit around the sun. ...
SR 51(5) 19-21
... Jupiter’s core, thus giving out much less heat from its core. With temperatures dropping to -218o°C in Neptune’s upper atmosphere, the planet is one of the coldest in our Solar System. Like all the gas giants, Neptune has a much hotter core, which is around 7,000o°C. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Nept ...
... Jupiter’s core, thus giving out much less heat from its core. With temperatures dropping to -218o°C in Neptune’s upper atmosphere, the planet is one of the coldest in our Solar System. Like all the gas giants, Neptune has a much hotter core, which is around 7,000o°C. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Nept ...
tail can extend millions of kilometers into space
... Some 65 million years ago, a 10 to 12 km in size asteroid or comet crashed on the Yucatan platform and formed the 200 km in diameter Chicxulub crater. Huge volumes of rocks were excavated, molten and vaporized in the atmosphere in matter of minute, altering the climate and triggering darkness and c ...
... Some 65 million years ago, a 10 to 12 km in size asteroid or comet crashed on the Yucatan platform and formed the 200 km in diameter Chicxulub crater. Huge volumes of rocks were excavated, molten and vaporized in the atmosphere in matter of minute, altering the climate and triggering darkness and c ...
Is There Life in Space?
... Finally, the abundance of the "light elements" Hydrogen and Helium found in the observable universe are thought to support the Big Bang model of origins. ...
... Finally, the abundance of the "light elements" Hydrogen and Helium found in the observable universe are thought to support the Big Bang model of origins. ...
Astronomy 311: Terrestrial Planet Geology • What is the most
... level of volcanic and tectonic activity? a) size b) distance from Sun c) rotation rate? • Suppose we make the following discoveries. Using your knowledge of planetary geology, decide whether the following discoveries should be considered reasonable or surprising, explaining your answer in terms of a ...
... level of volcanic and tectonic activity? a) size b) distance from Sun c) rotation rate? • Suppose we make the following discoveries. Using your knowledge of planetary geology, decide whether the following discoveries should be considered reasonable or surprising, explaining your answer in terms of a ...
