Planets - Calgary Islamic School OBK
... were found. Astronomers didn't scan the sky with their powerful telescopes to find Neptune. They used math instead! After the discovery of Uranus, astronomers were having trouble figuring out Uranus’ orbit. They realized that there must be another planet farther out than Uranus because this unknown ...
... were found. Astronomers didn't scan the sky with their powerful telescopes to find Neptune. They used math instead! After the discovery of Uranus, astronomers were having trouble figuring out Uranus’ orbit. They realized that there must be another planet farther out than Uranus because this unknown ...
Chapter 7 Our Planetary System What does the solar system look
... •! Nearly identical in size to Earth; surface hidden by clouds •! Hellish conditions due to an extreme greenhouse effect: •! Even hotter than Mercury: 470°C, day and night ...
... •! Nearly identical in size to Earth; surface hidden by clouds •! Hellish conditions due to an extreme greenhouse effect: •! Even hotter than Mercury: 470°C, day and night ...
Planetary Sciences
... Mercury’s, Ganymede’s wimpy Venus?, Io, Europa, Callisto induced Mars’ patchy crustal Jupiter’s is strongest jovian surface mag field = 4.3 G mag moment = 20000X Earths Io plasma torus complicates affects all Galilean satellites ...
... Mercury’s, Ganymede’s wimpy Venus?, Io, Europa, Callisto induced Mars’ patchy crustal Jupiter’s is strongest jovian surface mag field = 4.3 G mag moment = 20000X Earths Io plasma torus complicates affects all Galilean satellites ...
The Solar System Characteristics.notebook
... These parcles can range in size from specks of dust to the size of houses The rings are 250 000 km wide but can be as thin as 10 m Saturn is made mostly of hydrogen and helium and is a tan color with hints of orange and yellowish brown. ...
... These parcles can range in size from specks of dust to the size of houses The rings are 250 000 km wide but can be as thin as 10 m Saturn is made mostly of hydrogen and helium and is a tan color with hints of orange and yellowish brown. ...
The Planets Go Around the Sun
... Jupiter, Saturn are next in line, hurrah, hurrah Jupiter, Saturn are next in line. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto make all nine And they all go spinning, around and around . . .. They go. Teaching Tips: ...
... Jupiter, Saturn are next in line, hurrah, hurrah Jupiter, Saturn are next in line. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto make all nine And they all go spinning, around and around . . .. They go. Teaching Tips: ...
Teaching Notes
... will help them learn which planets are explorable. We’ve prepared some information on the other planets, for students to use in the classroom. You can find these resources on the Space Diary website http:// principiaspacediary.org/exploring-solar-system/. This is also a great opportunity to carry ou ...
... will help them learn which planets are explorable. We’ve prepared some information on the other planets, for students to use in the classroom. You can find these resources on the Space Diary website http:// principiaspacediary.org/exploring-solar-system/. This is also a great opportunity to carry ou ...
Solar System Do you think our planet is the only place in the
... Do you think our planet is the only place in the universe where there is life? Until 1995, astronomers had never found a solar system like ours. A solar system is made up of a star surrounded by planets and other objects. In 1995, astronomers found a planet orbiting (going around) a distant star lik ...
... Do you think our planet is the only place in the universe where there is life? Until 1995, astronomers had never found a solar system like ours. A solar system is made up of a star surrounded by planets and other objects. In 1995, astronomers found a planet orbiting (going around) a distant star lik ...
Mars` Moons
... There are several types of asteroids Meteorites are solid objects from space that reach the Earth’s surface Most meteorites are from asteroids, a few are from Mars and the Moon. Most meteors are from comets Three types of meteorites: Irons, Stony-irons, Stones Meteorites tell us about the ...
... There are several types of asteroids Meteorites are solid objects from space that reach the Earth’s surface Most meteorites are from asteroids, a few are from Mars and the Moon. Most meteors are from comets Three types of meteorites: Irons, Stony-irons, Stones Meteorites tell us about the ...
Solar System Lab
... Why is it necessary to use scale distances when dealing with large distances like those between the planets in the solar system? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Procedure: 1. Convert the ...
... Why is it necessary to use scale distances when dealing with large distances like those between the planets in the solar system? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Procedure: 1. Convert the ...
Slide 1 - WordPress.com
... Pluto just didn’t fit in! The size of Pluto is smaller than our moon! It is so far from the sun, it’s in a region called the Kuiper Belt. That’s like the Asteroid Belt but much further away and much, much, much colder! Pluto is just a larger the normal object in the Kuiper Belt. There are other dwar ...
... Pluto just didn’t fit in! The size of Pluto is smaller than our moon! It is so far from the sun, it’s in a region called the Kuiper Belt. That’s like the Asteroid Belt but much further away and much, much, much colder! Pluto is just a larger the normal object in the Kuiper Belt. There are other dwar ...
What is a Planet
... craters and large volcanoes. •Mars’s contains the solar systems’ largest volcano- Olympus Mons (larger than Colorado!) •Mars does show evidence of ancient water flows in which water created valleys. But now the surface is too cold for water in a liquid state. •The surface is covered in rocks and san ...
... craters and large volcanoes. •Mars’s contains the solar systems’ largest volcano- Olympus Mons (larger than Colorado!) •Mars does show evidence of ancient water flows in which water created valleys. But now the surface is too cold for water in a liquid state. •The surface is covered in rocks and san ...
Planets, Dwarf Planets and moons of our Solar System
... craters and large volcanoes. •Mars’s contains the solar systems’ largest volcano- Olympus Mons (larger than Colorado!) •Mars does show evidence of ancient water flows in which water created valleys. But now the surface is too cold for water in a liquid state. •The surface is covered in rocks and san ...
... craters and large volcanoes. •Mars’s contains the solar systems’ largest volcano- Olympus Mons (larger than Colorado!) •Mars does show evidence of ancient water flows in which water created valleys. But now the surface is too cold for water in a liquid state. •The surface is covered in rocks and san ...
Our Solar System Mercury, the Fastest Planet
... • Small, cold dwarf planet (It is not a planet anymore. Scientist changed the classification of planets. Pluto did not change.) • Takes 248 years to orbit Sun • 2/3’s the diameter of Earth’s Moon • Rocky core surrounded by water ice • Pluto and its moon Charon share the same orbit ...
... • Small, cold dwarf planet (It is not a planet anymore. Scientist changed the classification of planets. Pluto did not change.) • Takes 248 years to orbit Sun • 2/3’s the diameter of Earth’s Moon • Rocky core surrounded by water ice • Pluto and its moon Charon share the same orbit ...
Planets - Part I
... Why does it make sense that the Jovian planets are less dense? How dense something ishow tightly packed its mass is Jovians planets are made out of gas = less dense ...
... Why does it make sense that the Jovian planets are less dense? How dense something ishow tightly packed its mass is Jovians planets are made out of gas = less dense ...
Document
... Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. It’s a high altitude desert with ice caps at the poles. In the summer. There are a few yellow dust clouds. The atmosphere of mars is made up of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen. The maximum temperature is 63 degrees F and does not go below -27 degrees F. T ...
... Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. It’s a high altitude desert with ice caps at the poles. In the summer. There are a few yellow dust clouds. The atmosphere of mars is made up of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen. The maximum temperature is 63 degrees F and does not go below -27 degrees F. T ...
File - Senior Project
... Prominent Feature: The largest known crater is Caloris Basin 2 Moons larger in size but less massive ...
... Prominent Feature: The largest known crater is Caloris Basin 2 Moons larger in size but less massive ...
Scale model of solar system
... Now we are going to go outside and walk these distances and learn a little bit about each of the planets in the solar system. Fill out the table below for each planet. Planet Temperature Does it have What is its How long is a Time to drive Time to fly water? atmosphere day and a year? there (going t ...
... Now we are going to go outside and walk these distances and learn a little bit about each of the planets in the solar system. Fill out the table below for each planet. Planet Temperature Does it have What is its How long is a Time to drive Time to fly water? atmosphere day and a year? there (going t ...
Glossary from “The Wizard from Space”
... Mercury – Mercury (4879km in diameter) is the first planet from the sun in the solar system. It has no moons. Mercury is one of the naked eye planets that were known to the ancients. Moon – The moon (3475km in diameter) is Earth’s only natural satellite. On the moon’s surface can be found thousands ...
... Mercury – Mercury (4879km in diameter) is the first planet from the sun in the solar system. It has no moons. Mercury is one of the naked eye planets that were known to the ancients. Moon – The moon (3475km in diameter) is Earth’s only natural satellite. On the moon’s surface can be found thousands ...
Solar System in Your Pocket
... When introducing this activity, it is useful to start by exploring the concept of models. Referring to playthings, such as toy cars and dolls and/or a glove being a model of the Earth, can be useful references for talking about scale models and limitations to models. Pull out a folded up completed s ...
... When introducing this activity, it is useful to start by exploring the concept of models. Referring to playthings, such as toy cars and dolls and/or a glove being a model of the Earth, can be useful references for talking about scale models and limitations to models. Pull out a folded up completed s ...
4 times that of earth
... • Most are located in a belt that is 2-4 AU from sun. • They are too small to be round like planet. • Several hundred thousand asteroids have been found. • If all the asteroids in the solar system were put together they would be smaller than our moon. ...
... • Most are located in a belt that is 2-4 AU from sun. • They are too small to be round like planet. • Several hundred thousand asteroids have been found. • If all the asteroids in the solar system were put together they would be smaller than our moon. ...
Pocket Solar System - California Academy of Sciences
... sky? Both are covered with highly reflective clouds, and although it is much smaller, Venus is also much, much closer. Does anyone know where the Eris, the largest dwarf planet would go on this model? At 97 AU, it would more than double the size of the model. Pluto is on average 40 AU. On this scale ...
... sky? Both are covered with highly reflective clouds, and although it is much smaller, Venus is also much, much closer. Does anyone know where the Eris, the largest dwarf planet would go on this model? At 97 AU, it would more than double the size of the model. Pluto is on average 40 AU. On this scale ...
Review 2 (October 19-10)
... There are several types of asteroids Meteorites are solid objects from space that reach the Earth’s surface Most meteorites are from asteroids, a few are from Mars and the Moon. Most meteors are from comets Three types of meteorites: Irons, Stony-irons, Stones Meteorites tell us about the ...
... There are several types of asteroids Meteorites are solid objects from space that reach the Earth’s surface Most meteorites are from asteroids, a few are from Mars and the Moon. Most meteors are from comets Three types of meteorites: Irons, Stony-irons, Stones Meteorites tell us about the ...
The Solar System comprises the Sun and the objects that orbit it
... The Solar System comprises the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets that form the planetary system around it, while the remainder are significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and ...
... The Solar System comprises the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets that form the planetary system around it, while the remainder are significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and ...
Planets-in-solar
... Like the Moon, Mercury has very little atmosphere to stop impacts and it is covered with craters. Mercury's dayside is super heated by the Sun, but at night temperatures drop hundreds of degrees below freezing. Ice may even exist in craters. Mercury's egg-shaped orbit takes it around the Sun every 8 ...
... Like the Moon, Mercury has very little atmosphere to stop impacts and it is covered with craters. Mercury's dayside is super heated by the Sun, but at night temperatures drop hundreds of degrees below freezing. Ice may even exist in craters. Mercury's egg-shaped orbit takes it around the Sun every 8 ...
Atmosphere
... •Mars’s surface is covered in steep valleys, craters and large volcanoes. •Mars’s contains the solar systems’ largest volcano- Olympus Mons (larger than Colorado!) •Mars does show evidence of ancient water flows in water created valleys. But now the surface is too cold for water in a liquid state. • ...
... •Mars’s surface is covered in steep valleys, craters and large volcanoes. •Mars’s contains the solar systems’ largest volcano- Olympus Mons (larger than Colorado!) •Mars does show evidence of ancient water flows in water created valleys. But now the surface is too cold for water in a liquid state. • ...