2. Universe, Solar System and Earth`s formation
... collections of dust, rock and gas from various ...
... collections of dust, rock and gas from various ...
Gravity
... Every object exerts gravitational force on every other object. The force depends on how much mass the objects have and on how far apart they are. The force is hard to detect unless at least one of the objects has a lot of mass. Gravity Stars ...
... Every object exerts gravitational force on every other object. The force depends on how much mass the objects have and on how far apart they are. The force is hard to detect unless at least one of the objects has a lot of mass. Gravity Stars ...
1. Use the chart below to compare and contrast the ideas of four
... Gas Giant, Rings are made of ice and Served 9.5 AU rock, over 60 moons Gas Giant, Blue color because of Us 19.2 AU methane gas, spins on its plane of orbit Gas Giant, Bluish-Green color because Nachos 30.6 AU of methane gas ...
... Gas Giant, Rings are made of ice and Served 9.5 AU rock, over 60 moons Gas Giant, Blue color because of Us 19.2 AU methane gas, spins on its plane of orbit Gas Giant, Bluish-Green color because Nachos 30.6 AU of methane gas ...
Building Our Solar System Profile - Grade91P
... sunlight Venus appears as the brightest planet - have areas with volcanoes, lava and cracks called rifts ...
... sunlight Venus appears as the brightest planet - have areas with volcanoes, lava and cracks called rifts ...
Study Guide: Astronomy Test
... The surface of the four inner planets is____________________. The four inner planets are__________, ___________, ____________, ____________. However, the surface of the four outer planet is _________________. The four outer planets are __________, ___________, ____________, ____________. The inner a ...
... The surface of the four inner planets is____________________. The four inner planets are__________, ___________, ____________, ____________. However, the surface of the four outer planet is _________________. The four outer planets are __________, ___________, ____________, ____________. The inner a ...
Curriculum-Based Measurement: Oral Reading
... Earth revolves around the sun once a year (365 days). The Earth rotates on its axis once a day (24 hours). The moon revolves around the Earth once a month (28 days). The moon does not produce its own light. It reflects the sun's light. In space, half of the moon is always exposed to light and the ot ...
... Earth revolves around the sun once a year (365 days). The Earth rotates on its axis once a day (24 hours). The moon revolves around the Earth once a month (28 days). The moon does not produce its own light. It reflects the sun's light. In space, half of the moon is always exposed to light and the ot ...
Ch 13 PP
... 2. Four Giant Gas Planets - mostly hydrogen, helium and methane Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto ...
... 2. Four Giant Gas Planets - mostly hydrogen, helium and methane Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto ...
Lesson 1: Models of the Solar System
... Observed planets moving among the stars Early observers thought Earth was at the center of the universe (Chinese) Thought Earth was under a dome of stars (Greek) Thought the Earth was inside rotating spheres nested inside each ...
... Observed planets moving among the stars Early observers thought Earth was at the center of the universe (Chinese) Thought Earth was under a dome of stars (Greek) Thought the Earth was inside rotating spheres nested inside each ...
Moons, Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids PowerPoint
... Comets are cosmic “snowballs” of frozen gases, rock, and dust roughly the size of a small town. When a comet’s orbit brings it close to the sun, it heats up and spews dust and gas into a giant glowing head, which then forms a tail that stretches away from the sun for millions of kilometers. What doe ...
... Comets are cosmic “snowballs” of frozen gases, rock, and dust roughly the size of a small town. When a comet’s orbit brings it close to the sun, it heats up and spews dust and gas into a giant glowing head, which then forms a tail that stretches away from the sun for millions of kilometers. What doe ...
Quiz 6 Key
... C. reverses in polarity once every 300 years or so. D. results from a bar magnet inside it. E. [All but one of the above.] 10.) We determined the age of Moon rocks by A. measurements of radioactive decay products in the rocks. B. careful examination of the site from which they were acquired. C. care ...
... C. reverses in polarity once every 300 years or so. D. results from a bar magnet inside it. E. [All but one of the above.] 10.) We determined the age of Moon rocks by A. measurements of radioactive decay products in the rocks. B. careful examination of the site from which they were acquired. C. care ...
Lecture 6 Review
... This is the velocity needed to circle the Earth at, or near, the surface of the Earth. ...
... This is the velocity needed to circle the Earth at, or near, the surface of the Earth. ...
Slide 1 - Dan Caton
... 3:2 spin-orbit resonance, due to tidal forces at perihelion Combined, the Mercury “day+night” is 176 days long ...
... 3:2 spin-orbit resonance, due to tidal forces at perihelion Combined, the Mercury “day+night” is 176 days long ...
SCIENCE 9
... elliptical orbits around the sun UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION- Newton’s Law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explanation for the planets’ elliptical orbits ROCKET- a tube that contains combustible material in one end and a payload in the other end and moves by the action, ...
... elliptical orbits around the sun UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION- Newton’s Law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explanation for the planets’ elliptical orbits ROCKET- a tube that contains combustible material in one end and a payload in the other end and moves by the action, ...
Chapter 8: Section 4 * Life in the Solar System
... several moons and planets in our solar system. ...
... several moons and planets in our solar system. ...
8th_Qtr2_Science_Key
... 4. Compare and contrast two well supported theories that explain how our solar system was formed. (stick to theory) Big Bang Co-Formation- Planets formed as sun formed, swelling gasses, heat 5. How is energy transferred from within the Sun, to Earth. How is this energy then transferred to living ...
... 4. Compare and contrast two well supported theories that explain how our solar system was formed. (stick to theory) Big Bang Co-Formation- Planets formed as sun formed, swelling gasses, heat 5. How is energy transferred from within the Sun, to Earth. How is this energy then transferred to living ...
Test#2
... c) due to nuclear energy from the comet's nucleus d) due to frictional forces in the Earth's atmosphere 20. One of the following factors, along with temperature, determines whether a body will retain an atmosphere of a given composition. a) size, b) distance from the sun, c) escape speed, d) rate of ...
... c) due to nuclear energy from the comet's nucleus d) due to frictional forces in the Earth's atmosphere 20. One of the following factors, along with temperature, determines whether a body will retain an atmosphere of a given composition. a) size, b) distance from the sun, c) escape speed, d) rate of ...
Our Solar System
... • Average surface temperature is –67 degrees F. • Mars has permanent ice caps on both poles. ...
... • Average surface temperature is –67 degrees F. • Mars has permanent ice caps on both poles. ...
Solar System (Moon, Stars, Sun, Planets)
... Looks like faint blue-green star Set of very narrow rings 13 known moons – Triton is smaller than Earth’s moon – Orbits opposite of Neptune’s spin ...
... Looks like faint blue-green star Set of very narrow rings 13 known moons – Triton is smaller than Earth’s moon – Orbits opposite of Neptune’s spin ...
Review Lecture 5
... a2 b2 b = a 1 − e2 A few values for comparison: e = .093 or b = .996 a only a .15% difference from sphericity Mars e = .007 Venus e = .017 Earth Jupiter e = .048 (2) Law of Areas - A line joining the planet to the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times. For the areas to be the same in the same ti ...
... a2 b2 b = a 1 − e2 A few values for comparison: e = .093 or b = .996 a only a .15% difference from sphericity Mars e = .007 Venus e = .017 Earth Jupiter e = .048 (2) Law of Areas - A line joining the planet to the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times. For the areas to be the same in the same ti ...
a - JustAnswer
... e. What do observations of the Moon suggest about its origin? >>Through observations, speculation had been formed that that the moon had originated from the Earth as caused by broken debris upon an impact of a massive object that collided on the planet. It is suggested that such impact has caused th ...
... e. What do observations of the Moon suggest about its origin? >>Through observations, speculation had been formed that that the moon had originated from the Earth as caused by broken debris upon an impact of a massive object that collided on the planet. It is suggested that such impact has caused th ...
Solar System Planet Summary
... VENUS: Terrestrial, geologically top heavy, thick CO2 atmosphere (90 atm), hottest surface (900º F due to Greenhouse effect), about the size of Earth, sulfuric acid clouds, Russian Venera Landers. Recently mapped by Magellan. EARTH: Terrestrial, N2 atmosphere (1 atm), lots of oxygen and water, geolo ...
... VENUS: Terrestrial, geologically top heavy, thick CO2 atmosphere (90 atm), hottest surface (900º F due to Greenhouse effect), about the size of Earth, sulfuric acid clouds, Russian Venera Landers. Recently mapped by Magellan. EARTH: Terrestrial, N2 atmosphere (1 atm), lots of oxygen and water, geolo ...
Some Slides from the Space Studies Institute
... Low Earth Orbit Spaceport - The existing Alpha space station is fine for research, but we are in need of a space station optimized as a transportation node. An equatorial orbit may be best for supporting traffic to higher orbits, the moon, and beyond. ...
... Low Earth Orbit Spaceport - The existing Alpha space station is fine for research, but we are in need of a space station optimized as a transportation node. An equatorial orbit may be best for supporting traffic to higher orbits, the moon, and beyond. ...
Chapter 6 Lecture 1
... million times smaller than shown here), but they exhibit clear patterns of composition and motion. The patterns are far more important and interesting than numbers, names, and other trivia ...
... million times smaller than shown here), but they exhibit clear patterns of composition and motion. The patterns are far more important and interesting than numbers, names, and other trivia ...
Comets
... People think that ‘long-period comets’ (with periods of 200 years or more) come from a nearly spherical collection of icy things called Oort clouds. Measuring from the sun, Oort clouds lie about 1,000 times behind the orbit of Pluto (dwarf planet). ‘Short-period comets’ those orbit the sun in about ...
... People think that ‘long-period comets’ (with periods of 200 years or more) come from a nearly spherical collection of icy things called Oort clouds. Measuring from the sun, Oort clouds lie about 1,000 times behind the orbit of Pluto (dwarf planet). ‘Short-period comets’ those orbit the sun in about ...