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... Mars: I am a dry, rocky planet with high mountains and large, deep canyons. I am the fourth planet from the Sun. I am about half the size of Earth. My atmosphere is very thin, and my surface is covered with reddish dust. I have water ice in my polar caps. Host: Do you have any moons? Mars: Yes, inde ...
... Mars: I am a dry, rocky planet with high mountains and large, deep canyons. I am the fourth planet from the Sun. I am about half the size of Earth. My atmosphere is very thin, and my surface is covered with reddish dust. I have water ice in my polar caps. Host: Do you have any moons? Mars: Yes, inde ...
Seasons on other planets – Activity
... Study the background information about the factors influencing the seasons on other planets, together with the table of Solar System statistics (above). Write a short paragraph about the seasons on each of the planets (one paragraph per planet). Explain the influence of each factor on temperature va ...
... Study the background information about the factors influencing the seasons on other planets, together with the table of Solar System statistics (above). Write a short paragraph about the seasons on each of the planets (one paragraph per planet). Explain the influence of each factor on temperature va ...
Chapter 8
... • For this connection to be established, differentiation needed to occur in large asteroids • Fragmentation of these early large asteroids (planetesimals) through collisions created the stony and iron asteroids we see today • The Asteroid belt is the result of Jupiter disturbing the accretion proces ...
... • For this connection to be established, differentiation needed to occur in large asteroids • Fragmentation of these early large asteroids (planetesimals) through collisions created the stony and iron asteroids we see today • The Asteroid belt is the result of Jupiter disturbing the accretion proces ...
Orbits
... the Sun, and either trail or lead the Sun in the sky. Me & V orbit the Earth, but go through epicycles. Their orbits have the same period as the Sun’s period around the Earth Observable - Mars, Jupiter, & Saturn are not restricted to close proximity to the Sun, & are seen to make loops in the sky du ...
... the Sun, and either trail or lead the Sun in the sky. Me & V orbit the Earth, but go through epicycles. Their orbits have the same period as the Sun’s period around the Earth Observable - Mars, Jupiter, & Saturn are not restricted to close proximity to the Sun, & are seen to make loops in the sky du ...
Pocket Solar System - Faculty Web Sites at the University of Virginia
... There are two reasons why no planet formed at the distance of the asteroid belt. First, even though there are many asteroids, most are very small. All of the asteroids added together have only 0.4% the mass of the Earth (or 4% the mass of the Moon)! Second, both Jupiter and Mars ...
... There are two reasons why no planet formed at the distance of the asteroid belt. First, even though there are many asteroids, most are very small. All of the asteroids added together have only 0.4% the mass of the Earth (or 4% the mass of the Moon)! Second, both Jupiter and Mars ...
Geology 305 with Terry J. Boroughs: The Solar System and the
... 80. Galileo was the first astronomer to use a telescope to accurately observe and record various objects seen in the night sky. 81. The ancient Greeks proposed an Sun-centered or Helio-centric view of the universe. 82. The Ptolemaic or geo-centric model of the solar system stayed in use for so long ...
... 80. Galileo was the first astronomer to use a telescope to accurately observe and record various objects seen in the night sky. 81. The ancient Greeks proposed an Sun-centered or Helio-centric view of the universe. 82. The Ptolemaic or geo-centric model of the solar system stayed in use for so long ...
Lectures 10-11: Planetary interiors o Topics to be covered:
... Summary of planetary interiors o Make-up of planetary interiors is dominated by physics of materials under high temperatures and pressures. o Starting with cold, low pressure regions, rocky materials are solids. o As one goes deeper into a planet, temperature and pressures rise. Solids become se ...
... Summary of planetary interiors o Make-up of planetary interiors is dominated by physics of materials under high temperatures and pressures. o Starting with cold, low pressure regions, rocky materials are solids. o As one goes deeper into a planet, temperature and pressures rise. Solids become se ...
Physics 105 TEST II part I questions
... Which of the following sets of planets has locations in the inner solar system, relatively small diameters, and high densities? A. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. B. Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. C. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. D. Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Pluto. ...
... Which of the following sets of planets has locations in the inner solar system, relatively small diameters, and high densities? A. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. B. Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. C. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. D. Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Pluto. ...
magnetic field
... composition of neighbors (planets and or meteorites) magnetic field … strong field indicates a flluid core drilling and direct sampling ...
... composition of neighbors (planets and or meteorites) magnetic field … strong field indicates a flluid core drilling and direct sampling ...
AOD Example
... below the sun. Copy it to a Word document and print it out to the printer in rm. 231, 32 or 205. • Mark the line from the Earth to Sol (use a ruler) and determine the configurations of all the planets. Most planets will be between configurations. Use Starry Night to find the ecliptic longitudes. • S ...
... below the sun. Copy it to a Word document and print it out to the printer in rm. 231, 32 or 205. • Mark the line from the Earth to Sol (use a ruler) and determine the configurations of all the planets. Most planets will be between configurations. Use Starry Night to find the ecliptic longitudes. • S ...
Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is a small
... Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is a small, cratered world with no atmosphere. Mercury was very hot when it formed. As it cooled off it shrank by a few kilometres, creating giant cliffs still visible on its surface today (right). Mercury’s temperature reaches a high of 425 C on its day side ...
... Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is a small, cratered world with no atmosphere. Mercury was very hot when it formed. As it cooled off it shrank by a few kilometres, creating giant cliffs still visible on its surface today (right). Mercury’s temperature reaches a high of 425 C on its day side ...
Where was the biggest impact in the Solar System?
... where rocks tumble, drop or slide downslope. But gravity measurements indicate that in Arabia Terra, the deeper rocks seem to have shifted farther into the crater than the surface ones. What this means, Andrews-Hanna says, is that the landslide appears to have occurred deeper, where the rocks are we ...
... where rocks tumble, drop or slide downslope. But gravity measurements indicate that in Arabia Terra, the deeper rocks seem to have shifted farther into the crater than the surface ones. What this means, Andrews-Hanna says, is that the landslide appears to have occurred deeper, where the rocks are we ...
Evolution of the Solar System and Planets Homework
... 80. Kepler was the first astronomer to use a telescope to accurately observe and record various objects seen in the night sky. 81. The ancient Greeks proposed an Earth-centered or Geo-centric view of the universe. 82. The Ptolemaic model of the solar system stayed in use for so long (even though we ...
... 80. Kepler was the first astronomer to use a telescope to accurately observe and record various objects seen in the night sky. 81. The ancient Greeks proposed an Earth-centered or Geo-centric view of the universe. 82. The Ptolemaic model of the solar system stayed in use for so long (even though we ...
Stellarium Motions Of The Planets Lab DOCX
... Press the keys five times to let five sidereal days pass. Use the ruler again to make to make a second dot. Label this one with new date (10/6). Continue making dots on the paper until February 20, 2008. If the dots start piling up on each other, you may have to mark some dots to the side to make th ...
... Press the keys five times to let five sidereal days pass. Use the ruler again to make to make a second dot. Label this one with new date (10/6). Continue making dots on the paper until February 20, 2008. If the dots start piling up on each other, you may have to mark some dots to the side to make th ...
Mercury
... One of Mercury's largest features is called the Caloris Basin. It is about 1300 km across! It was probably created by a very large crash early in the history of the solar system. You can see Mercury with a pair of binoculars or even the naked eye. Because it is always very near the Sun, Mercury may ...
... One of Mercury's largest features is called the Caloris Basin. It is about 1300 km across! It was probably created by a very large crash early in the history of the solar system. You can see Mercury with a pair of binoculars or even the naked eye. Because it is always very near the Sun, Mercury may ...
Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets
... Galileo’s Discoveries: Phases of Venus • Galileo showed convincingly that the Ptolemaic geocentric model was wrong • To explain why Venus is never seen very far from the Sun, the Ptolemaic model had to assume that the deferents of Venus and of the Sun move together in lockstep, with the epicycle of ...
... Galileo’s Discoveries: Phases of Venus • Galileo showed convincingly that the Ptolemaic geocentric model was wrong • To explain why Venus is never seen very far from the Sun, the Ptolemaic model had to assume that the deferents of Venus and of the Sun move together in lockstep, with the epicycle of ...
The Planets
... The Jovian planets have very thick atmospheres of hydrogen, helium, methane, and ammonia. The terrestrial planets, including Earth, have meager atmospheres at best. A planet’s ability to retain an atmosphere depends on its mass and temperature. Simply stated, a gas molecule can escape from a ...
... The Jovian planets have very thick atmospheres of hydrogen, helium, methane, and ammonia. The terrestrial planets, including Earth, have meager atmospheres at best. A planet’s ability to retain an atmosphere depends on its mass and temperature. Simply stated, a gas molecule can escape from a ...
Scaling the Solar System
... MOON is due to perspective which comes from the photographs we have all seen of both. In order to get both the EARTH and the MOON in the same photo, one has to take a photo of them one in front of the other and slightly off to one side. ...
... MOON is due to perspective which comes from the photographs we have all seen of both. In order to get both the EARTH and the MOON in the same photo, one has to take a photo of them one in front of the other and slightly off to one side. ...
Seeding Life on the Moons of the Outer Planets via Lithopanspermia
... Our primary interest for these simulations is in whether ejected material could carry life between Solar System bodies. Based on the estimates of Mileikowsky et al. (2000) that moderately-sized ejecta could shield organisms on timescales of millions of years, and the findings of Gladman et al. (199 ...
... Our primary interest for these simulations is in whether ejected material could carry life between Solar System bodies. Based on the estimates of Mileikowsky et al. (2000) that moderately-sized ejecta could shield organisms on timescales of millions of years, and the findings of Gladman et al. (199 ...
Overview of the Solar System, Grade 6-8
... Shrink the planets to actual scale and using the Planetary Data worksheet as a guide, ask students to share observations about the size of the planets in relation to each other. Discuss the concept of distance and how far away the planets are from each other. Introduce the Astronomical Unit- a unit ...
... Shrink the planets to actual scale and using the Planetary Data worksheet as a guide, ask students to share observations about the size of the planets in relation to each other. Discuss the concept of distance and how far away the planets are from each other. Introduce the Astronomical Unit- a unit ...
Motions of the Night Sky
... space, this retrograde motion of the planets confused the ancient peoples and seriously affected the development of astronomy as a science. ...
... space, this retrograde motion of the planets confused the ancient peoples and seriously affected the development of astronomy as a science. ...
fifth grade - Math/Science Nucleus
... The Sun, the planets, and countless minor objects such as asteroids and comets make up the Solar System. The Solar System is dynamic, always moving. Almost all of its components revolve around the Sun, held in orbit by immense gravitation attraction of the Sun. All of the planets, and many smaller o ...
... The Sun, the planets, and countless minor objects such as asteroids and comets make up the Solar System. The Solar System is dynamic, always moving. Almost all of its components revolve around the Sun, held in orbit by immense gravitation attraction of the Sun. All of the planets, and many smaller o ...
The Solar System - Solon City Schools
... planets. Aristotle stated that the earth was in the center of the solar system. Ptolemy stated that the earth was in the center of the universe. He thought that the planets moved in small circles as they moved around the sun. ...
... planets. Aristotle stated that the earth was in the center of the solar system. Ptolemy stated that the earth was in the center of the universe. He thought that the planets moved in small circles as they moved around the sun. ...