The Solar System
... distance from the Sun to Earth. • Pluto is a Kuiper Belt Object or KBO. • So far 1300 objects in this belt have been identified. Pluto and three others are considered dwarf planets. There may be as many as 70,000 objects in the belt! ...
... distance from the Sun to Earth. • Pluto is a Kuiper Belt Object or KBO. • So far 1300 objects in this belt have been identified. Pluto and three others are considered dwarf planets. There may be as many as 70,000 objects in the belt! ...
Week #2: Mars!
... compared to Earth? A. about the same B. much smaller (about the size of Mercury, 10% Earth) C. quite a bit bigger (about the size of Neptune) D. somewhat smaller (about 50% that of Earth) ...
... compared to Earth? A. about the same B. much smaller (about the size of Mercury, 10% Earth) C. quite a bit bigger (about the size of Neptune) D. somewhat smaller (about 50% that of Earth) ...
Solar System Overview Solar System Overview Planets
... (c) has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit. (3) All other objects, except satellites, orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar System Bodies". The IAU further resolves: Pluto is a "dwarf planet" by the above definition and is recognized as the prototype of a new ...
... (c) has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit. (3) All other objects, except satellites, orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar System Bodies". The IAU further resolves: Pluto is a "dwarf planet" by the above definition and is recognized as the prototype of a new ...
22.3 Earth`s Moon
... 1. Terrestrial: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars Jovian: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune 2. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 3. The terrestrial planets are small and rocky. The Jovian planets are gas giants. 4. A nebula is a cloud of dust and gas in space. 5. In the i ...
... 1. Terrestrial: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars Jovian: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune 2. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 3. The terrestrial planets are small and rocky. The Jovian planets are gas giants. 4. A nebula is a cloud of dust and gas in space. 5. In the i ...
Solar System Overview Solar System Overview Planets
... the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar System Bodies". The IAU further resolves: Pluto is a "dwarf planet" by the above definition and is recognized as the prototype of a new category of trans-Neptunian objects. This category is to be called "plutonian objects." ...
... the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar System Bodies". The IAU further resolves: Pluto is a "dwarf planet" by the above definition and is recognized as the prototype of a new category of trans-Neptunian objects. This category is to be called "plutonian objects." ...
The Final Frontier
... The Final Frontier On clear nights, you can often see our moon and many stars. You might even see a planet! To learn more about our solar system, study the chart below. Tips • The planet closest to the Sun is number “1.” • Questions 1–4 contain hints. ...
... The Final Frontier On clear nights, you can often see our moon and many stars. You might even see a planet! To learn more about our solar system, study the chart below. Tips • The planet closest to the Sun is number “1.” • Questions 1–4 contain hints. ...
Solar System
... have no rings, and only two of them (Earth and Mars) have moons. The four outer planets, called gas giants, are much larger than the rocky planets. They all have rings and many moons. The gas giants are made up mostly of hydrogen, helium, frozen water, ammonia, methane, and carbon monoxide. There is ...
... have no rings, and only two of them (Earth and Mars) have moons. The four outer planets, called gas giants, are much larger than the rocky planets. They all have rings and many moons. The gas giants are made up mostly of hydrogen, helium, frozen water, ammonia, methane, and carbon monoxide. There is ...
ppt
... Comets, Kuiper Belt Objects, Oort Cloud Comets - dirty snowballs of ice and dust - orbits with large eccentricities - heated near perihelion => coma + gas and dust tails ...
... Comets, Kuiper Belt Objects, Oort Cloud Comets - dirty snowballs of ice and dust - orbits with large eccentricities - heated near perihelion => coma + gas and dust tails ...
THE MAJOR PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
... Nine planets orbit the Sun. Other orbital components of the solar system include asteroids, comets and rings of interplanetary dust. Until as recently as 30 years ago, astronomers knew relatively little about the planets, with the exception of our own Earth. Much more is now known and acquisition of ...
... Nine planets orbit the Sun. Other orbital components of the solar system include asteroids, comets and rings of interplanetary dust. Until as recently as 30 years ago, astronomers knew relatively little about the planets, with the exception of our own Earth. Much more is now known and acquisition of ...
The solar system
... Rings • Composed of small particles (moonlets) that orbit the planet • Most rings fall into one of two categories based on particle density • Thought to be debris ejected from moons • Origin is still being debated ...
... Rings • Composed of small particles (moonlets) that orbit the planet • Most rings fall into one of two categories based on particle density • Thought to be debris ejected from moons • Origin is still being debated ...
Review Lecture 5
... (3) Law of Periods - (orbital radius)3 ~ (orbital period)2 (1) Law of Orbits - All planets move in elliptical orbits with the sun at one focus. e = eccentricity a = semi-major axis b = semi-minor axis for an ellipse: r1 + r2 = 2a = constant ...
... (3) Law of Periods - (orbital radius)3 ~ (orbital period)2 (1) Law of Orbits - All planets move in elliptical orbits with the sun at one focus. e = eccentricity a = semi-major axis b = semi-minor axis for an ellipse: r1 + r2 = 2a = constant ...
Solar System
... nor water. Its days are much hotter and its nights much colder than any place on the Earth. Venus is the planet between Mercury and Earth. It is the hottest planet. It is the brightest body in the night sky. The Earth is the third planet from the sun. It is the first planet with a moon and the only ...
... nor water. Its days are much hotter and its nights much colder than any place on the Earth. Venus is the planet between Mercury and Earth. It is the hottest planet. It is the brightest body in the night sky. The Earth is the third planet from the sun. It is the first planet with a moon and the only ...
Moab Scale Model Solar System
... from the Sun but, Venus has no ocean. Venus is covered by thick, rapidly spinning clouds that trap surface heat, creating a scorched greenhouse-like world with temperatures hot enough to melt lead and pressure so intense that standing on Venus would feel like the pressure felt 900 meters deep in Ear ...
... from the Sun but, Venus has no ocean. Venus is covered by thick, rapidly spinning clouds that trap surface heat, creating a scorched greenhouse-like world with temperatures hot enough to melt lead and pressure so intense that standing on Venus would feel like the pressure felt 900 meters deep in Ear ...
File - OUT OF THIS WORLD
... How many known plants are there? Is planet Earth counted as one of the nine planets? What is the Milky Way made up of? ...
... How many known plants are there? Is planet Earth counted as one of the nine planets? What is the Milky Way made up of? ...
The Solar System
... Neptune was not founded by going into space it was mathematically calculated down into Earth If Neptune where hallow it could contain 60 Earths Neptune orbits the earth every 165 years ...
... Neptune was not founded by going into space it was mathematically calculated down into Earth If Neptune where hallow it could contain 60 Earths Neptune orbits the earth every 165 years ...
Mars 2003: Closest Approach
... scientists and amateur astronomers turned their telescopes toward the red planet, basic questions about Mars’ surface features emerged. Observers noticed that there were white spots near the poles (which we now call polar caps); dark areas (which we now call maria); various markings (which ...
... scientists and amateur astronomers turned their telescopes toward the red planet, basic questions about Mars’ surface features emerged. Observers noticed that there were white spots near the poles (which we now call polar caps); dark areas (which we now call maria); various markings (which ...
Comparative Planetology I: Our Solar System
... – The smaller the terrestrial world, the less internal heat it has retained, and thus, the less geological activity it will display on its surface. The less geologically active the world, the older and hence more heavily cratered its surface ...
... – The smaller the terrestrial world, the less internal heat it has retained, and thus, the less geological activity it will display on its surface. The less geologically active the world, the older and hence more heavily cratered its surface ...
mi12
... 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, _______. 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, _______. 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 ___ ...
Name: Per: ______ Chapter 27 – The Planets and the Solar
... Long Canyon System – VALLES MARINERIS - Indication that there was once liquid water on surface At Present – liquid water CANNOT survive on surface – freeze, boil, evaporate ...
... Long Canyon System – VALLES MARINERIS - Indication that there was once liquid water on surface At Present – liquid water CANNOT survive on surface – freeze, boil, evaporate ...
The Solar System
... because it is always so close to the Sun. Even at elongation, it is never more than 28 degrees from the Sun in our sky. It is the second smallest planet (it was believed to be the smallest until the discovery that Pluto is actually much smaller than originally thought), and also the fastest in its o ...
... because it is always so close to the Sun. Even at elongation, it is never more than 28 degrees from the Sun in our sky. It is the second smallest planet (it was believed to be the smallest until the discovery that Pluto is actually much smaller than originally thought), and also the fastest in its o ...
The Planets
... Magnetic field Perhaps ice at poles Extreme temperatures: • Sunny side 950 degrees F • Dark side: -346 degrees F ...
... Magnetic field Perhaps ice at poles Extreme temperatures: • Sunny side 950 degrees F • Dark side: -346 degrees F ...
Genetics: The Science of Heredity
... 13. Mars and Venus have atmospheres that are mostly carbon dioxide. 14. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a(n) storm, and is larger than Earth. 15. A meteoroid that hits Earth’s surface is called a(n) meteorite. 16. A shooting star is a(n) meteor. 17. Comets are collections of ice, dust, and small rocky p ...
... 13. Mars and Venus have atmospheres that are mostly carbon dioxide. 14. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a(n) storm, and is larger than Earth. 15. A meteoroid that hits Earth’s surface is called a(n) meteorite. 16. A shooting star is a(n) meteor. 17. Comets are collections of ice, dust, and small rocky p ...
Lecture17
... • example of rock smoothed by water over time or created by water (sedimentary?) • indications that Mars’ surface was wetter and warmer in the past ...
... • example of rock smoothed by water over time or created by water (sedimentary?) • indications that Mars’ surface was wetter and warmer in the past ...