Same and Different - Passport to Knowledge
... and asteroids—all composed of solid matter. This Activity is a challenging Compare and Contrast between three of these objects. In researching the more obvious features, students will also be challenged to encounter some unknowns and uncertainties, as well as the more obvious similarities and differ ...
... and asteroids—all composed of solid matter. This Activity is a challenging Compare and Contrast between three of these objects. In researching the more obvious features, students will also be challenged to encounter some unknowns and uncertainties, as well as the more obvious similarities and differ ...
Solar System homework
... o Meteoroid: space rock that’s bigger than a dust grain but smaller than an asteroid o Meteor: the streak of light seen when a meteoroid enters the atmosphere o Meteorite: if a meteor doesn’t entirely burn up, a piece of space rock that lands on Earth is called a meteorite Frost Line: the dividing l ...
... o Meteoroid: space rock that’s bigger than a dust grain but smaller than an asteroid o Meteor: the streak of light seen when a meteoroid enters the atmosphere o Meteorite: if a meteor doesn’t entirely burn up, a piece of space rock that lands on Earth is called a meteorite Frost Line: the dividing l ...
solution
... energy is known as a Kelvin-Helmholtz contraction. The size of Jupiter and our understanding of thermal physics makes it relatively easy to explain this phenomenon there. By the same understanding, we would have expected Saturn (much smaller) to have shrunk more quickly and radiated away most of its ...
... energy is known as a Kelvin-Helmholtz contraction. The size of Jupiter and our understanding of thermal physics makes it relatively easy to explain this phenomenon there. By the same understanding, we would have expected Saturn (much smaller) to have shrunk more quickly and radiated away most of its ...
Name Sample Spiral Review: Quarter 3 S4E2d Monday S4E2d. 1
... 3. There are eight planets in the solar system. They can be classified as inner or outer planets, depending on their distance from the Sun. Which are the names of the inner planets in order of distance from the Sun? a. Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury b. Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars c. Mercury, Venus, Ear ...
... 3. There are eight planets in the solar system. They can be classified as inner or outer planets, depending on their distance from the Sun. Which are the names of the inner planets in order of distance from the Sun? a. Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury b. Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars c. Mercury, Venus, Ear ...
The Jovian Planets
... • Discovered by mathematics (anomaly in orbit of Uranus) in 1845-46, by John C. Adams and Urbain Leverrier • Can be seen in binoculars (looks like a faint star) • About the same size as Uranus, but 60% farther away • Voyager 2 discovered a cool blue spot, which has since ...
... • Discovered by mathematics (anomaly in orbit of Uranus) in 1845-46, by John C. Adams and Urbain Leverrier • Can be seen in binoculars (looks like a faint star) • About the same size as Uranus, but 60% farther away • Voyager 2 discovered a cool blue spot, which has since ...
STUDY QUESTIONS #13 THE OUTER PLANETS 1. What
... to orbit earth and Io's path around Jupiter is much larger than the path of our moon around earth). Why does Io move so fast 16. What are the moons of Saturn made of and why are there spaces in the rings? 17. Jupiter has an enormous magnetic field. What does that tell us about the interior of Jupite ...
... to orbit earth and Io's path around Jupiter is much larger than the path of our moon around earth). Why does Io move so fast 16. What are the moons of Saturn made of and why are there spaces in the rings? 17. Jupiter has an enormous magnetic field. What does that tell us about the interior of Jupite ...
Saturn, the R - Teacher|Greycaps
... Are you wondering how big Saturn is when compared to our Earth? ...
... Are you wondering how big Saturn is when compared to our Earth? ...
b. 248 years
... 7. Does a waxing moon appear to be larger or smaller as each night goes by? a. Larger ...
... 7. Does a waxing moon appear to be larger or smaller as each night goes by? a. Larger ...
april 2009 - Holt Planetarium
... view at the ringed planet from a different perspective. At a distance of 1.43 billion km, almost ten times the Sun-Earth distance, Saturn takes 29.5 years to complete one orbit. Most of the time the magnificent ring system is tipped towards us but once every 15 years the rings are presented edge-on. ...
... view at the ringed planet from a different perspective. At a distance of 1.43 billion km, almost ten times the Sun-Earth distance, Saturn takes 29.5 years to complete one orbit. Most of the time the magnificent ring system is tipped towards us but once every 15 years the rings are presented edge-on. ...
All about Earth
... My name is Samantha Shannon. I am 9 years of age. I enjoyed learning about space. My favorite planet is Jupiter. I really like space. My name is Jenna I am 9 and I really enjoyed learning about the planets and constellations. I hope you enjoy learning about space too. My name is Ashleigh. We had a g ...
... My name is Samantha Shannon. I am 9 years of age. I enjoyed learning about space. My favorite planet is Jupiter. I really like space. My name is Jenna I am 9 and I really enjoyed learning about the planets and constellations. I hope you enjoy learning about space too. My name is Ashleigh. We had a g ...
Space
... My name is Samantha Shannon. I am 9 years of age. I enjoyed learning about space. My favorite planet is Jupiter. I really like space. My name is Jenna I am 9 and I really enjoyed learning about the planets and constellations. I hope you enjoy learning about space too. My name is Ashleigh. We had a g ...
... My name is Samantha Shannon. I am 9 years of age. I enjoyed learning about space. My favorite planet is Jupiter. I really like space. My name is Jenna I am 9 and I really enjoyed learning about the planets and constellations. I hope you enjoy learning about space too. My name is Ashleigh. We had a g ...
Jupiter
... Jupiter radiates, or gives, much more energy into space than it receives from the sun. Two Pioneer missions, 2 Voyager missions and 1 Galileo mission have all studied Jupiter. Galileo sent a probe to the Jupiter’s atmosphere in 1995 that sent back data on the atmosphere composition, temperature and ...
... Jupiter radiates, or gives, much more energy into space than it receives from the sun. Two Pioneer missions, 2 Voyager missions and 1 Galileo mission have all studied Jupiter. Galileo sent a probe to the Jupiter’s atmosphere in 1995 that sent back data on the atmosphere composition, temperature and ...
jupiterwVideo the finsh 1
... Jupiter’s most familiar feature is swirling mass of clouds that are higher and cooler than surrounding ones. Called the Great Red Spot. It has been liked to great hurricane and is caused by tremendous winds that develop above the rapidly spinning planet. Winds blow counterclockwise around this distu ...
... Jupiter’s most familiar feature is swirling mass of clouds that are higher and cooler than surrounding ones. Called the Great Red Spot. It has been liked to great hurricane and is caused by tremendous winds that develop above the rapidly spinning planet. Winds blow counterclockwise around this distu ...
Study Guide for Midterm 2 Midterm 1 Exam procedures
... What is the general layout of the solar system? Why does it have those properties? What led to the great difference between the terrestrial and the Jovian (Giant) planets? How do the processes of differentiation, tidal locking, and orbital resonances work? Why is Venus so hot? Mars so cold? ...
... What is the general layout of the solar system? Why does it have those properties? What led to the great difference between the terrestrial and the Jovian (Giant) planets? How do the processes of differentiation, tidal locking, and orbital resonances work? Why is Venus so hot? Mars so cold? ...
Solar system
... at last count. The air on one of its moons – Titan – is closer in makeup to Earth’s than anywhere else. Uranus (pronounced YOU-ra-nus) was tipped on its side, with its north and south poles lying where most other planets have their equators after what scientists think was a titanic collision long ag ...
... at last count. The air on one of its moons – Titan – is closer in makeup to Earth’s than anywhere else. Uranus (pronounced YOU-ra-nus) was tipped on its side, with its north and south poles lying where most other planets have their equators after what scientists think was a titanic collision long ag ...
Solar_Systems_Test_Face
... Uranus has no axial tilt. Seasons are caused by a tilt in the Earth’s axis. Saturn is the largest planet in the solar system. Venus’s surface is hotter than Mercury’s, despite being twice as far from the Sun. Uranus has a moon named Titan. Apollo 11 landed on Mars. Jupiter rotates faster than any ot ...
... Uranus has no axial tilt. Seasons are caused by a tilt in the Earth’s axis. Saturn is the largest planet in the solar system. Venus’s surface is hotter than Mercury’s, despite being twice as far from the Sun. Uranus has a moon named Titan. Apollo 11 landed on Mars. Jupiter rotates faster than any ot ...
Midterm 2 Wednesday (Feb 29)
... • Study your lecture notes first, then use your textbook to help you understand your notes. • Add pgs 333-336 “Star Birth” to the reading suggestions given in the syllabus. • The test will only cover what I have discussed in class. This will NOT include Pluto (textbook section [9.3]). • There will b ...
... • Study your lecture notes first, then use your textbook to help you understand your notes. • Add pgs 333-336 “Star Birth” to the reading suggestions given in the syllabus. • The test will only cover what I have discussed in class. This will NOT include Pluto (textbook section [9.3]). • There will b ...
CHAPTER 9.3: The Outer Planets
... cycle vs. a water cycle!! 33. _________________________ is the seventh planet from the Sun. 34. The last Cme it was visited by a probe was in ______________ when Voyager 2 flew by. 35. Uranus, like ...
... cycle vs. a water cycle!! 33. _________________________ is the seventh planet from the Sun. 34. The last Cme it was visited by a probe was in ______________ when Voyager 2 flew by. 35. Uranus, like ...
Labs/Teacher Notes Solar System to Scale Outside
... I have my students hold their thumb and finger together to show the size of the Earth, about the thickness of a piece of paper, close as you can without touching. b) 1 light year is 63,240 astronomical units, the next nearest star at this scale would be 4.24 x 63,240= 268,137.6 au 268 km at this sca ...
... I have my students hold their thumb and finger together to show the size of the Earth, about the thickness of a piece of paper, close as you can without touching. b) 1 light year is 63,240 astronomical units, the next nearest star at this scale would be 4.24 x 63,240= 268,137.6 au 268 km at this sca ...
Our Exciting Solar Neighborhood!
... and has one moon named Charon. Scientists voted to call Pluto a dwarf planet because it was really more of a small, round icy object with an orbit that is different from other planets. Astronomers expect that they will find many more dwarf planets in the solar system in the future. Some scientists a ...
... and has one moon named Charon. Scientists voted to call Pluto a dwarf planet because it was really more of a small, round icy object with an orbit that is different from other planets. Astronomers expect that they will find many more dwarf planets in the solar system in the future. Some scientists a ...
RAFT Idea Space Stuff to Scale
... 1. Label or note ball/planet assignments according to this scale 5 cm ball = Earth, 2.5 cm ball = Mars, 1.25 cm ball = the Moon. (Optional: paint the spheres to better represent the planets and Moon.) (Scale: 1 cm = 2550 km) 2. Place the Earth ball on a large table. Predict where the Moon would be i ...
... 1. Label or note ball/planet assignments according to this scale 5 cm ball = Earth, 2.5 cm ball = Mars, 1.25 cm ball = the Moon. (Optional: paint the spheres to better represent the planets and Moon.) (Scale: 1 cm = 2550 km) 2. Place the Earth ball on a large table. Predict where the Moon would be i ...