Study Guide for Midterm 2 Midterm 1 Exam procedures
... Note that [6.5] “Other Planetary Systems” will be covered after this midterm. ...
... Note that [6.5] “Other Planetary Systems” will be covered after this midterm. ...
Optional HW Assignments SUN-EARTH
... The most reasonable explanation is that Earth is tilted 23.5 o. This is the cause of Earth’s seasons Some have suggested that distance is the cause, but this was shown not to be true by the results of the Apparent Size of the Sun activity. According to the data from the activity, Earth is closest ...
... The most reasonable explanation is that Earth is tilted 23.5 o. This is the cause of Earth’s seasons Some have suggested that distance is the cause, but this was shown not to be true by the results of the Apparent Size of the Sun activity. According to the data from the activity, Earth is closest ...
FORMATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... and DUST: a piece of a MOLECULAR CLOUD • Gravity pulls in faster along rotation axis; angular momentum fights collapse in the equatorial plane. • PROTOSTAR forms at the center of a flattened nebula; center gets most mass, little of the angular momentum. • Dust grains stick, settle towards disk plane ...
... and DUST: a piece of a MOLECULAR CLOUD • Gravity pulls in faster along rotation axis; angular momentum fights collapse in the equatorial plane. • PROTOSTAR forms at the center of a flattened nebula; center gets most mass, little of the angular momentum. • Dust grains stick, settle towards disk plane ...
Quiz # 6
... A) pressure variations in the Earth's atmosphere, both daily and seasonal. B) tidal flow in oceanic waters. C) flexing of the Earth's surface due to solar heating and night-time cooling. D) convective flow of material in the Earth's interior. ...
... A) pressure variations in the Earth's atmosphere, both daily and seasonal. B) tidal flow in oceanic waters. C) flexing of the Earth's surface due to solar heating and night-time cooling. D) convective flow of material in the Earth's interior. ...
Earth and Other Planets
... The Formation of the Moon • Large object (asteroid close to size of Mars) impacted earth • Parts of mantle blown into orbit • Moon formed from this material ...
... The Formation of the Moon • Large object (asteroid close to size of Mars) impacted earth • Parts of mantle blown into orbit • Moon formed from this material ...
Test 2
... a. the original solar nebulae had a disk-like structure. b. the bipolar flow from the young sun cleared all material out of the nebula except that in the disk. c. Jupiter's gravity was great enough to pull all of the other planets to the plane of its orbit. d. planetesimals settled into the plane. e ...
... a. the original solar nebulae had a disk-like structure. b. the bipolar flow from the young sun cleared all material out of the nebula except that in the disk. c. Jupiter's gravity was great enough to pull all of the other planets to the plane of its orbit. d. planetesimals settled into the plane. e ...
Meteors and Meteorites
... A meteor produced by a particle from a comet may last less than a second. Bits of rock or metal from asteroids may produce brighter, longer-lasting meteors. Rarely, a very bright meteor, called a fireball, lights up the sky for several seconds. An object with greater mass, perhaps 10 grams or more, ...
... A meteor produced by a particle from a comet may last less than a second. Bits of rock or metal from asteroids may produce brighter, longer-lasting meteors. Rarely, a very bright meteor, called a fireball, lights up the sky for several seconds. An object with greater mass, perhaps 10 grams or more, ...
The Planets and Solar System Objects - Coca
... •The sidereal rotation period to be ~ 59 days. •The revolution period is 88 days. (88/3 = 29.3) •This is a 2:3 relationship. ...
... •The sidereal rotation period to be ~ 59 days. •The revolution period is 88 days. (88/3 = 29.3) •This is a 2:3 relationship. ...
Lecture 5. Origin of the Solar System, Formation of the Earth
... Also finding abundant gas giant planets around other stars. Young stars (T Tauri) have jets of matter from intense solar wind. Disks and planet formation may be common in the universe! ...
... Also finding abundant gas giant planets around other stars. Young stars (T Tauri) have jets of matter from intense solar wind. Disks and planet formation may be common in the universe! ...
Space - Rock Springs Middle School
... moons in the Solar System which are larger than both the planets Mercury and Pluto. Neither are the moons less exciting than the planets. There are moons with volcanos, atmospheres, and even quite possibly liquid water oceans. The difference between what we call a moon and what we call a planet has ...
... moons in the Solar System which are larger than both the planets Mercury and Pluto. Neither are the moons less exciting than the planets. There are moons with volcanos, atmospheres, and even quite possibly liquid water oceans. The difference between what we call a moon and what we call a planet has ...
Inner and Outer Planets - Sonoma Valley High School
... the Nebular model • Planetesmals grew bigger and collected more material. • Radiation from the new sun pushed gases to the outer regions, leaving rocky planets closer in. Cat’s eye nebula ...
... the Nebular model • Planetesmals grew bigger and collected more material. • Radiation from the new sun pushed gases to the outer regions, leaving rocky planets closer in. Cat’s eye nebula ...
Mrs. Koontz Classroom Corner
... 7. The fates of the sun and the Earth are linked. Which of the following explains why this statement is true? A. Without the Earth in orbit, the sun would quickly burn up. B. Without the heat and light from the sun, life on Earth will cease. C. Without each other, they would both spin out of control ...
... 7. The fates of the sun and the Earth are linked. Which of the following explains why this statement is true? A. Without the Earth in orbit, the sun would quickly burn up. B. Without the heat and light from the sun, life on Earth will cease. C. Without each other, they would both spin out of control ...
What Causes Tides?
... but difference between front and back is 4 times larger for the Moon than for the Sun, because ...
... but difference between front and back is 4 times larger for the Moon than for the Sun, because ...
Unit 7 Planetary Sciences - Comparisons of Moons ppt
... underground liquid ocean. Since water appears to be key to life as we know it, scientists would not be surprised if Europa harbors some form of microscopic life. The temperature of the water is measured from 40-60 degrees below the surface. ...
... underground liquid ocean. Since water appears to be key to life as we know it, scientists would not be surprised if Europa harbors some form of microscopic life. The temperature of the water is measured from 40-60 degrees below the surface. ...
Midterm 2 – Wed. March 2 SIT IN YOUR ASSIGNED ROW! YOUR
... Mimas created Cassini Division. Shepherd satellites • moons sweep out divisions, contain rings through gravitational resonances. ...
... Mimas created Cassini Division. Shepherd satellites • moons sweep out divisions, contain rings through gravitational resonances. ...
File
... The Moon Some of the planets have many moons. A moon is a satellite that orbits a planet. Earth has one moon. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 kilometres (238,857 miles), about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. The Moon's diameter is 3,474 kilometres ...
... The Moon Some of the planets have many moons. A moon is a satellite that orbits a planet. Earth has one moon. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 kilometres (238,857 miles), about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. The Moon's diameter is 3,474 kilometres ...
Handout #1
... 3. The Sun rotates in the same sense as the planets orbit. 4. Except for Venus and Uranus, the planets rotate in the same sense as they orbit the Sun and as the Sun rotates. 5. Many planets have moons and rings (satellites); again, almost all of these orbit their planet in a plane that passes throug ...
... 3. The Sun rotates in the same sense as the planets orbit. 4. Except for Venus and Uranus, the planets rotate in the same sense as they orbit the Sun and as the Sun rotates. 5. Many planets have moons and rings (satellites); again, almost all of these orbit their planet in a plane that passes throug ...
Formation of the Solar System
... planets originated—joined together through collisions & gravity to form • _____________________- large bodies made of planetesimals— large body = ______________________________ • Protoplanets condensed to form planets and some moons. ...
... planets originated—joined together through collisions & gravity to form • _____________________- large bodies made of planetesimals— large body = ______________________________ • Protoplanets condensed to form planets and some moons. ...
Asteroids Comets Earth
... Asteroids are relatively small, primarily rocky or metallic chunks of matter that orbit the Sun. They are like planets, but much smaller; the largest asteroid, Ceres, is only about 930 kilometres across, and only ten asteroids larger than 250 kilometres across are known to exist in the solar system. ...
... Asteroids are relatively small, primarily rocky or metallic chunks of matter that orbit the Sun. They are like planets, but much smaller; the largest asteroid, Ceres, is only about 930 kilometres across, and only ten asteroids larger than 250 kilometres across are known to exist in the solar system. ...
Earth and Its Place in the Solar System
... Earth and Its Place in the Solar System Study Guide Vocabulary (11 questions) Revolution Orbit Asteroid Lunar eclipse Phases Solar system Axis Planet Rotation Solar eclipse Comet Planets Label the planets on a diagram Tell how the inner planets are alike Compare two inner ...
... Earth and Its Place in the Solar System Study Guide Vocabulary (11 questions) Revolution Orbit Asteroid Lunar eclipse Phases Solar system Axis Planet Rotation Solar eclipse Comet Planets Label the planets on a diagram Tell how the inner planets are alike Compare two inner ...
EXPLORING PLANET MIGRATION AND EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM
... ice giant was lost via an encounter with Jupiter, but not before producing Jupiter’s Trojans/irregular satellites and implanting comets into the asteroid belt [e.g., 3]. The Nice model is potentially powerful because it not only explains the current orbits of the giant planets but also the dynamical ...
... ice giant was lost via an encounter with Jupiter, but not before producing Jupiter’s Trojans/irregular satellites and implanting comets into the asteroid belt [e.g., 3]. The Nice model is potentially powerful because it not only explains the current orbits of the giant planets but also the dynamical ...
Chapter 20 Questions
... 11. What do we call the motion of a body as it orbits another body in space? 12. What do we call the time it takes for an object to revolve around the sun once? 13. What are the differences between prograde rotation and retrograde rotation? Which applies to the Earth? 14. Which planet is considered ...
... 11. What do we call the motion of a body as it orbits another body in space? 12. What do we call the time it takes for an object to revolve around the sun once? 13. What are the differences between prograde rotation and retrograde rotation? Which applies to the Earth? 14. Which planet is considered ...