Ch. 20-4 Outer Planets
... 3. What are the two main differences between Pluto and the gas giants? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ___________________ ...
... 3. What are the two main differences between Pluto and the gas giants? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ___________________ ...
Do you want to make a scale model of the solar system where both
... Do you want to make a scale model of the solar system where both the distances and diameters are proportional to reality? This table expresses the diameters in A.U, so the size of the planet is correct proportion to its distance from the sun. Remember we set 1 AU, the distance between the Earth and ...
... Do you want to make a scale model of the solar system where both the distances and diameters are proportional to reality? This table expresses the diameters in A.U, so the size of the planet is correct proportion to its distance from the sun. Remember we set 1 AU, the distance between the Earth and ...
What do you think about the origin of most of Jupiter`s moons?
... • Many of the Kuiper objects were moved outward onto highly eccentric orbits. Some inhabited a large region around the Solar System called the Oort cloud. These are seen today as comets when they near the Sun. • Others were sent down to the center of the solar system where they collided with the Su ...
... • Many of the Kuiper objects were moved outward onto highly eccentric orbits. Some inhabited a large region around the Solar System called the Oort cloud. These are seen today as comets when they near the Sun. • Others were sent down to the center of the solar system where they collided with the Su ...
Our Solar system has got 8 planets and Mercury is one of them
... Earth. Surface temperatures range from about −183 °C to 427 °C. The English name for the planet comes from the Romans, who named it after the Roman god Mercury. Mercury is even smaller—albeit more massive—than the largest natural satellites in the solar system, Ganymede and Titan. This planet is the ...
... Earth. Surface temperatures range from about −183 °C to 427 °C. The English name for the planet comes from the Romans, who named it after the Roman god Mercury. Mercury is even smaller—albeit more massive—than the largest natural satellites in the solar system, Ganymede and Titan. This planet is the ...
Our solar system
... Saturn is the second largest planet. Only Jupiter is larger. Saturn has seven thin, flat rings around it. Saturn's diameter at its equator is 74,600 miles which is almost ten times that of Earth. The planet can be seen from Earth but its rings cannot. Saturn's rings are made up of billions of pieces ...
... Saturn is the second largest planet. Only Jupiter is larger. Saturn has seven thin, flat rings around it. Saturn's diameter at its equator is 74,600 miles which is almost ten times that of Earth. The planet can be seen from Earth but its rings cannot. Saturn's rings are made up of billions of pieces ...
CHAPTER 26
... • USED TO FIND MEAN DISTANCE TO SUN IF PERIOD IS KNOWN OR TO FIND PERIOD (ORBIT DISTANCE) IF DISTANCE IS KNOWN – FARTHER FROM SUN = LONGER PERIOD – FARTHER FROM SUN = SLOWER MOVING ...
... • USED TO FIND MEAN DISTANCE TO SUN IF PERIOD IS KNOWN OR TO FIND PERIOD (ORBIT DISTANCE) IF DISTANCE IS KNOWN – FARTHER FROM SUN = LONGER PERIOD – FARTHER FROM SUN = SLOWER MOVING ...
The Planets
... Mercury: The Innermost Planet Mercury is the innermost and second smallest planet; it is hardly larger than Earth’s moon. Surface Features • Mercury has cratered highlands, much like the moon, and vast smooth terrains that resemble maria. ...
... Mercury: The Innermost Planet Mercury is the innermost and second smallest planet; it is hardly larger than Earth’s moon. Surface Features • Mercury has cratered highlands, much like the moon, and vast smooth terrains that resemble maria. ...
Mars
... • The fact that Mars is half the size of Earth, it might shock you that Mars has two moons. • One of the moons that Mars has is called, Phobos, the other moon is Demios. • Phobos is the larger moon it orbits closer to the surface of Mars, Phobos orbits about twice a day around Mars, it orbits at an ...
... • The fact that Mars is half the size of Earth, it might shock you that Mars has two moons. • One of the moons that Mars has is called, Phobos, the other moon is Demios. • Phobos is the larger moon it orbits closer to the surface of Mars, Phobos orbits about twice a day around Mars, it orbits at an ...
The Solar System The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar S
... The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is about five billion years old. There are nine planets in the Solar System. These planets circle around the Sun. This is called orbits. A lot of astronomy people think that the Solar System divided into two parts. The Inner Solar System has ...
... The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is about five billion years old. There are nine planets in the Solar System. These planets circle around the Sun. This is called orbits. A lot of astronomy people think that the Solar System divided into two parts. The Inner Solar System has ...
es1 solar system computer lab
... Follow the instructions to launch a probe to Mars. Try it a few times. If you keep missing Mars use the hint button for assistance but you should try first without this tool. Describe the challenge in deciding on a launch date. How long did it take for your shuttle to reach Mars? Quit out of the bro ...
... Follow the instructions to launch a probe to Mars. Try it a few times. If you keep missing Mars use the hint button for assistance but you should try first without this tool. Describe the challenge in deciding on a launch date. How long did it take for your shuttle to reach Mars? Quit out of the bro ...
Inner and Outer Planets
... icy, cratered surfaces. The craters show that rocks from space have hit the moons. Uranus’s moons also have lava flows on their surfaces, suggesting that material has erupted from inside each moon. ...
... icy, cratered surfaces. The craters show that rocks from space have hit the moons. Uranus’s moons also have lava flows on their surfaces, suggesting that material has erupted from inside each moon. ...
A SOLAR SYSTEM COLORING BOOK
... Sun. It is the largest planet in our solar system and is called a gas giant. There is a big spot on Jupiter called the Great Red Spot. You could fit THREE Earths inside the Great Red Spot! See if you can find the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. ...
... Sun. It is the largest planet in our solar system and is called a gas giant. There is a big spot on Jupiter called the Great Red Spot. You could fit THREE Earths inside the Great Red Spot! See if you can find the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. ...
astr221lect4
... • Made of metal and rock; large iron core • Desolate, cratered; long, tall, steep cliffs • Very hot and very cold: 425C (day)–170C (night) ...
... • Made of metal and rock; large iron core • Desolate, cratered; long, tall, steep cliffs • Very hot and very cold: 425C (day)–170C (night) ...
The Solar System - Net Start Class
... The solar system is the sun and the objects that orbit around it. ...
... The solar system is the sun and the objects that orbit around it. ...
How big is our Solar System?
... hydrogen) quietly hanging about in our neighborhood of the galaxy. This cloud was a nebula. • At the center of the rotating nebula, material drew together because of gravity, and our Sun was born. The rest of the dust and gas settled into a disk surrounding the sun. • Something disturbed this nebula ...
... hydrogen) quietly hanging about in our neighborhood of the galaxy. This cloud was a nebula. • At the center of the rotating nebula, material drew together because of gravity, and our Sun was born. The rest of the dust and gas settled into a disk surrounding the sun. • Something disturbed this nebula ...
Solar System – Odds & Ends - Saint Paul Public Schools
... http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/nightsky/nightsky04/ ...
... http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/nightsky/nightsky04/ ...
Chapter 20: The Solar System
... 56. Rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be called planets are called _____________________________. 57-58. The asteroid belt is located between ______________________ and ________________________. 59-61. Answer the following blanks with the correct word: met ...
... 56. Rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be called planets are called _____________________________. 57-58. The asteroid belt is located between ______________________ and ________________________. 59-61. Answer the following blanks with the correct word: met ...
PRESS RELEASE Source: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Center for
... huge satellite with about 1000 times larger mass than Phobos is quickly formed in the inner disk region. This huge satellite moves outwards due to the gravitational interaction with the disk, and starts to enhance the accretion of small satellites forming in the outer region. After the formation of ...
... huge satellite with about 1000 times larger mass than Phobos is quickly formed in the inner disk region. This huge satellite moves outwards due to the gravitational interaction with the disk, and starts to enhance the accretion of small satellites forming in the outer region. After the formation of ...
Wednesday, March 27
... • A Meteor is a sudden strike of light in the night sky • A Meteoroid is a small asteroid, less than 100 m in diameter • A Meteorite is any piece of interplanetary matter that survives the passage through Earth’s atmosphere and lands on Earth’s surface ...
... • A Meteor is a sudden strike of light in the night sky • A Meteoroid is a small asteroid, less than 100 m in diameter • A Meteorite is any piece of interplanetary matter that survives the passage through Earth’s atmosphere and lands on Earth’s surface ...
Fundamental Concepts and Skills
... -The solar system consists of the sun, moon, Earth and other planets; and their moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets. -Each body in space has a unique characteristics and features. - The distance between planets and sizes of the planets varies greatly. Outer Planets - Known as the “Gas Giants.” / T ...
... -The solar system consists of the sun, moon, Earth and other planets; and their moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets. -Each body in space has a unique characteristics and features. - The distance between planets and sizes of the planets varies greatly. Outer Planets - Known as the “Gas Giants.” / T ...
Solar System
... The first planet from the sun Mercury is a small, rocky planet. It has a dusty surface filled with craters ...
... The first planet from the sun Mercury is a small, rocky planet. It has a dusty surface filled with craters ...
gravity and keplers laws
... Kepler described the orbits of the planets and was the first to recognise that the orbits were not necessarily circular, but could be, and in fact they are, elliptical. Kepler came up with three laws, now known as Kepler’s laws. The first is that all the planets move in an elliptical orbit with the ...
... Kepler described the orbits of the planets and was the first to recognise that the orbits were not necessarily circular, but could be, and in fact they are, elliptical. Kepler came up with three laws, now known as Kepler’s laws. The first is that all the planets move in an elliptical orbit with the ...