Space Section 13.1 pages 400-403 The universe is everything that
... Space Section 13.1 pages 400-403 The universe is everything that exists, including all matter everywhere. Astronomy is the study of what is beyond earth. ...
... Space Section 13.1 pages 400-403 The universe is everything that exists, including all matter everywhere. Astronomy is the study of what is beyond earth. ...
HW8 (due 4/3/14)
... 2. Give a specific example of a historical impact of an asteroid or comet that hit the Earth. Why are impact craters rare on the surface of Earth but plentiful on the Moon? 3. Three different things can happen when two continental plates meet. What is the name given to each, and briefly explain what ...
... 2. Give a specific example of a historical impact of an asteroid or comet that hit the Earth. Why are impact craters rare on the surface of Earth but plentiful on the Moon? 3. Three different things can happen when two continental plates meet. What is the name given to each, and briefly explain what ...
Objects in Our Solar System
... Introduction Our Solar System is made up of many different objects; planets, stars, moons. Some planets may have more than ten moons or none at all. The moon has different phases. The planets are in constant motion. Stars "shine". Answer the questions below, using the resources, to expand your knowl ...
... Introduction Our Solar System is made up of many different objects; planets, stars, moons. Some planets may have more than ten moons or none at all. The moon has different phases. The planets are in constant motion. Stars "shine". Answer the questions below, using the resources, to expand your knowl ...
The Astronomical Revolution
... Analyzed Tycho’s data - hoped to make more accurate table for predicting planetary motions His great discovery was that planetary orbits are ellipses He also discovered empirical laws which describe planetary motions along these trajectories Kepler’s Three Laws 1. The planets move on elliptical orbi ...
... Analyzed Tycho’s data - hoped to make more accurate table for predicting planetary motions His great discovery was that planetary orbits are ellipses He also discovered empirical laws which describe planetary motions along these trajectories Kepler’s Three Laws 1. The planets move on elliptical orbi ...
3OriginofPlanetsandMoons
... features due to cratering from space debris (there was much more debris in the early universe!) 3. FLOODING - planets were covered with molten rock or water, filling in lower areas 4. SURFACE EVOLUTION - planets continue to change their look from impacts, erosion, or plate tectonics. Jovian planets ...
... features due to cratering from space debris (there was much more debris in the early universe!) 3. FLOODING - planets were covered with molten rock or water, filling in lower areas 4. SURFACE EVOLUTION - planets continue to change their look from impacts, erosion, or plate tectonics. Jovian planets ...
What is a planet? - IHMC Public Cmaps (3)
... How long does it take for the moon to complete all of its phases? ...
... How long does it take for the moon to complete all of its phases? ...
planets - MrPetersenScience
... ______ days. Mercury rotates on its axis once every ______ days. • Ancient Romans named the planet after the ____________ of the gods, who moved very quickly. • Mercury’s surface is heavily _____________. • The absence of a significant _______________ and the planet’s slow ___________ contribute to ...
... ______ days. Mercury rotates on its axis once every ______ days. • Ancient Romans named the planet after the ____________ of the gods, who moved very quickly. • Mercury’s surface is heavily _____________. • The absence of a significant _______________ and the planet’s slow ___________ contribute to ...
The Planets and the Zodiac There are five planets visible to the
... atmosphere, so that the direction of any particular star seems to move around by a very small amount, a few arcseconds. The planets are a lot larger than this scale so the motion has no effect on their appearance. All five naked-eye planets will be visible over the next month or so. Venus, which was ...
... atmosphere, so that the direction of any particular star seems to move around by a very small amount, a few arcseconds. The planets are a lot larger than this scale so the motion has no effect on their appearance. All five naked-eye planets will be visible over the next month or so. Venus, which was ...
Geochemistry & Lab
... From http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/undergrad/classes/spring2009/Hubbard_206-2/Lectures4/asteroid_folder_DMinton/Apr21.htm ...
... From http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/undergrad/classes/spring2009/Hubbard_206-2/Lectures4/asteroid_folder_DMinton/Apr21.htm ...
8th Planets of the solar system Planets Rocky Gas Giants
... Astronomers refer to Venus as Earth's sister planet. Both are similar in size, mass, density and volume. Both formed about the same time and condensed out of the same nebula. However, during the last few years scientists have found that the kinship ends here. Venus is very different from the Earth. ...
... Astronomers refer to Venus as Earth's sister planet. Both are similar in size, mass, density and volume. Both formed about the same time and condensed out of the same nebula. However, during the last few years scientists have found that the kinship ends here. Venus is very different from the Earth. ...
The Solar System
... Atmosphere weighs 100 times Earth’s Spins on its axis in the opposite direction of Earth ...
... Atmosphere weighs 100 times Earth’s Spins on its axis in the opposite direction of Earth ...
Our Solar System
... Most are found in the Main Belt (2.1-3.2 AU) Meteoroids: material that falls toward Earth and enters the atmosphere. Bits of rock and metal Sizes: grains of sand to boulders Meteor: meteoroid that burns up in the atmosphere creating a streak of light Meteorite: meteoroid that collides with the groun ...
... Most are found in the Main Belt (2.1-3.2 AU) Meteoroids: material that falls toward Earth and enters the atmosphere. Bits of rock and metal Sizes: grains of sand to boulders Meteor: meteoroid that burns up in the atmosphere creating a streak of light Meteorite: meteoroid that collides with the groun ...
Homework 4: Due 11/09/2007
... A) It is the only known place supporting life B) It has oxygen in its atmosphere C) It has the densest atmosphere among terrestrial planets D) It's moon has the largest moon-size to planet-size ratio E) It is the only Solar System planet with active plate tectonics 8) The coldest place you could ste ...
... A) It is the only known place supporting life B) It has oxygen in its atmosphere C) It has the densest atmosphere among terrestrial planets D) It's moon has the largest moon-size to planet-size ratio E) It is the only Solar System planet with active plate tectonics 8) The coldest place you could ste ...
Terrestrial Planets Notes
... – The temperature is so great that the molecules are moving so fast that they are able to escape into space. ...
... – The temperature is so great that the molecules are moving so fast that they are able to escape into space. ...
Solar System - ppt
... The nebula had been slowly rotating, but began to collapse to its center. The nebula’s rotational speed increased which flattened the nebula into a more disk-like shape. As the cloud continued to collapse in on itself, a large massive ...
... The nebula had been slowly rotating, but began to collapse to its center. The nebula’s rotational speed increased which flattened the nebula into a more disk-like shape. As the cloud continued to collapse in on itself, a large massive ...
The Inner Planets
... Earth’s temperature is not too hot nor too cold for life on Earth. If Earth was closer (water would evaporate) or farther from the sun (water would be frozen). ...
... Earth’s temperature is not too hot nor too cold for life on Earth. If Earth was closer (water would evaporate) or farther from the sun (water would be frozen). ...
Unit Assesment
... Matching Directions: On the line next to each description in Column A, place the letter of the planet in Column B that fits the descriptions. Answers in Column B can only be used once. Column A 8) This terrestrial planet is home to you and me. ...
... Matching Directions: On the line next to each description in Column A, place the letter of the planet in Column B that fits the descriptions. Answers in Column B can only be used once. Column A 8) This terrestrial planet is home to you and me. ...
Astr 138 Assignment #8
... distance from the Sun on the abscissa (the horizontal or “x” axis). Plot the data for all nine planets. Plot the data as points, do not join them with lines. Describe how planetary temperatures change with increasing distance from the Sun. 5. Venus has its temperature raised by greenhouse gases, whe ...
... distance from the Sun on the abscissa (the horizontal or “x” axis). Plot the data for all nine planets. Plot the data as points, do not join them with lines. Describe how planetary temperatures change with increasing distance from the Sun. 5. Venus has its temperature raised by greenhouse gases, whe ...
Our Exciting Solar Neighborhood!
... on its side. Scientists think that many years ago, a very large object smashed into Uranus and changed the direction of its spin. Scientists think Uranus has a large water ocean under its clouds. Uranus has 21 moons. ...
... on its side. Scientists think that many years ago, a very large object smashed into Uranus and changed the direction of its spin. Scientists think Uranus has a large water ocean under its clouds. Uranus has 21 moons. ...
The Planets and the Zodiac There are five planets visible to the
... atmosphere, so that the direction of any particular star seems to move around by a very small amount, a few arcseconds. The planets are a lot larger than this scale so the motion has no effect on their appearance. All five naked-eye planets will be visible over the next month or so. Venus, which was ...
... atmosphere, so that the direction of any particular star seems to move around by a very small amount, a few arcseconds. The planets are a lot larger than this scale so the motion has no effect on their appearance. All five naked-eye planets will be visible over the next month or so. Venus, which was ...
Lesson Plan for "Our Solar System: Exploring Mars"
... Comparing Earth and Mars Tell students that they are going to compare Earth and Mars to find similarities between the two planets. Have them begin by doing research to find information and collect pictures of geological features of both planets. They should start their research at the following We ...
... Comparing Earth and Mars Tell students that they are going to compare Earth and Mars to find similarities between the two planets. Have them begin by doing research to find information and collect pictures of geological features of both planets. They should start their research at the following We ...
The Solar System…
... smaller, rocky planets that are closer? • How do we have an estimate of our solar system’s age? • What makes something a dwarf planet? The IAU says it is a celestial body orbiting the Sun a) massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity b) has not cleared its orbit of planetesimals. ...
... smaller, rocky planets that are closer? • How do we have an estimate of our solar system’s age? • What makes something a dwarf planet? The IAU says it is a celestial body orbiting the Sun a) massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity b) has not cleared its orbit of planetesimals. ...
Four Unexplained Features of our Solar System
... Within thirty minutes the voice of a radio reporter, supposedly covering the event from a window in Manhattan, told of a gas attack on the city. Then the reporter stopped talking. There was silence for a few seconds. Then the plaintive cry of a ham radio operator: Isn't there anyone on the air? Isn' ...
... Within thirty minutes the voice of a radio reporter, supposedly covering the event from a window in Manhattan, told of a gas attack on the city. Then the reporter stopped talking. There was silence for a few seconds. Then the plaintive cry of a ham radio operator: Isn't there anyone on the air? Isn' ...
