Background Information on Meteorites
... the Earth’s atmosphere. Most meteorites are from the asteroid belt, which is between Mars and Jupiter. In contrast, a comet is a dirty snowball of ice and dust. Most comets orbit around the Sun and spend most of their time far away from the sun. Asteroids and comets are left over from the formation ...
... the Earth’s atmosphere. Most meteorites are from the asteroid belt, which is between Mars and Jupiter. In contrast, a comet is a dirty snowball of ice and dust. Most comets orbit around the Sun and spend most of their time far away from the sun. Asteroids and comets are left over from the formation ...
The bulk composition of the Earth
... asteroid belt and originate from a single planet with metallic core a silicate mantle and crust • Earth must be similar ...
... asteroid belt and originate from a single planet with metallic core a silicate mantle and crust • Earth must be similar ...
Notes
... • What does the solar system look like? – Planets orbit Sun in the same direction and in nearly the same plane. • What can we learn by comparing the planets to one another? – Comparative planetology looks for patterns among the planets. – Those patterns give us insight into the general ...
... • What does the solar system look like? – Planets orbit Sun in the same direction and in nearly the same plane. • What can we learn by comparing the planets to one another? – Comparative planetology looks for patterns among the planets. – Those patterns give us insight into the general ...
Ch. 25.3 The Inner Solar System (pages 803 – 809)
... cold; It has no atmosphere to block solar radiation. The side facing the sun is hot. It has no atmosphere to trap outgoing heat. The side facing away from the sun is cold. ...
... cold; It has no atmosphere to block solar radiation. The side facing the sun is hot. It has no atmosphere to trap outgoing heat. The side facing away from the sun is cold. ...
The Inner Planets GRS
... Which planet rotates on its axis in about the same amount of time that Earth does? ________________________ ...
... Which planet rotates on its axis in about the same amount of time that Earth does? ________________________ ...
miracleplanetnotes - hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca
... J- 1000x earth size, ammonia hydrogen atmos. M- fastest orbit, barren surface V- hot, poisonous atmos. MER- red, hostile, desolate 3) SPACE TRAVEL PIECES TOGETHER… details of earth’s origin 4) IMPORTANCE OF MOON’S CRATORSthese tell the history of earth and the solar system 5) OTHER CRATOR LOCATIONSe ...
... J- 1000x earth size, ammonia hydrogen atmos. M- fastest orbit, barren surface V- hot, poisonous atmos. MER- red, hostile, desolate 3) SPACE TRAVEL PIECES TOGETHER… details of earth’s origin 4) IMPORTANCE OF MOON’S CRATORSthese tell the history of earth and the solar system 5) OTHER CRATOR LOCATIONSe ...
The Inner Planets: A Review Sheet - bca-grade-6
... - They act like a perfect border between the inner (rock-based) planets and the outer (gas-based) planets. - Astronomers think Jupiter's gravitational force on the asteroids keeps them from smashing into the inner planets. The presence of Jupiter actually protects Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars fro ...
... - They act like a perfect border between the inner (rock-based) planets and the outer (gas-based) planets. - Astronomers think Jupiter's gravitational force on the asteroids keeps them from smashing into the inner planets. The presence of Jupiter actually protects Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars fro ...
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... It’s happened in the past; some left craters we see today. Some events were drastic enough to wipe out a number of species (mass extinctions). There are some “Earth-crossing” asteroids, or NEO’s (Near Earth Objects). ...
... It’s happened in the past; some left craters we see today. Some events were drastic enough to wipe out a number of species (mass extinctions). There are some “Earth-crossing” asteroids, or NEO’s (Near Earth Objects). ...
A ______ is a solar system object that enters Earth`s atmosphere
... a) falling stars, b) cosmic rays, c) type of atmospheric lightening, d) small rocks and dust entering our atmosphere 28. Sea-floor spreading and continental drift are believed to be caused by which of the following? a) tides, b) convection currents in the mantle, c) changes in the Earth's magnetic f ...
... a) falling stars, b) cosmic rays, c) type of atmospheric lightening, d) small rocks and dust entering our atmosphere 28. Sea-floor spreading and continental drift are believed to be caused by which of the following? a) tides, b) convection currents in the mantle, c) changes in the Earth's magnetic f ...
CH 23: The Solar System Study Guide
... terrestrial planet, Jovian planet, nebula, planetesimal, asteroid, comet, coma, meteoroid, meteor, meteorite. ...
... terrestrial planet, Jovian planet, nebula, planetesimal, asteroid, comet, coma, meteoroid, meteor, meteorite. ...
Chapter 28
... 1b. Students know the evidence from Earth and moon rocks indicates that the solar system was formed from a large nebular cloud of dust and gas about 4.6 billion years ago. ...
... 1b. Students know the evidence from Earth and moon rocks indicates that the solar system was formed from a large nebular cloud of dust and gas about 4.6 billion years ago. ...
Slide 1
... nearly pure iron. Still others contain substantial amounts of carbon. • Surface: Pock-marked. Asteroids are covered with impact craters from collisions with smaller asteroids. • Temperature: Asteroid temperatures vary a lot depending on how fast they spin and whether you measure the side facing the ...
... nearly pure iron. Still others contain substantial amounts of carbon. • Surface: Pock-marked. Asteroids are covered with impact craters from collisions with smaller asteroids. • Temperature: Asteroid temperatures vary a lot depending on how fast they spin and whether you measure the side facing the ...
Origins: Earth is Born - LathamWHS13-14
... 4. Why is it that the inner planets are all made out of heavier elements, while the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are all made out of lighter elements? What happened to the lighter elements? ...
... 4. Why is it that the inner planets are all made out of heavier elements, while the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are all made out of lighter elements? What happened to the lighter elements? ...
Earth Science, 10th edition Chapter 21: Touring Our Solar System I
... 1. Most lie between Mars and Jupiter 2. Small bodies – largest (Ceres) is about 620 miles in diameter 3. Some have very eccentric orbits 4. Many of the recent impacts on the Moon and Earth were collisions with asteroids 5. Irregular shapes 6. Origin is uncertain B. Comets 1. Often compared to large, ...
... 1. Most lie between Mars and Jupiter 2. Small bodies – largest (Ceres) is about 620 miles in diameter 3. Some have very eccentric orbits 4. Many of the recent impacts on the Moon and Earth were collisions with asteroids 5. Irregular shapes 6. Origin is uncertain B. Comets 1. Often compared to large, ...
Two Kinds of Planets - Physics and Astronomy
... Now known to be just one of the largest of a class of objects in the outer reaches of the Solar System: ...
... Now known to be just one of the largest of a class of objects in the outer reaches of the Solar System: ...
PowerPoint on Introduction to Astronomy
... planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, comets and other material left over after its formation. ...
... planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, comets and other material left over after its formation. ...
Asteroids February 23 − Why is the solar system spinning & disk shaped?
... • èLarger protoplanets. • These cores able to attract surrounding H, He gas in order to build giant planets. Jovian buildup • Gravitational field of giant planets perturbed orbits of remaining planetesimals. • Most comets ejected into Oort Cloud • Somehow governs existence of asteroid belt. ...
... • èLarger protoplanets. • These cores able to attract surrounding H, He gas in order to build giant planets. Jovian buildup • Gravitational field of giant planets perturbed orbits of remaining planetesimals. • Most comets ejected into Oort Cloud • Somehow governs existence of asteroid belt. ...
Name Date ______ Go to the Planet 10 Web Site: http://www
... 7. Click on each planet’s cam. Do they all spin the same direction? ...
... 7. Click on each planet’s cam. Do they all spin the same direction? ...
Terrestrial Bodies of the Solar System
... than at the distance of Earth? Could that explain the enormous difference in temperature? ...
... than at the distance of Earth? Could that explain the enormous difference in temperature? ...
ASTRONOMY: THE SOLAR SYSTEM How it All Began! About 6
... They formed in the inner portion of the protoplanetary disk located closer to the developing Sun during the first 100 million years of the System's birth It was too warm for the four developing protoplanets to agglomerate water and more volatile ices and bulk up sufficiently in gravitational might t ...
... They formed in the inner portion of the protoplanetary disk located closer to the developing Sun during the first 100 million years of the System's birth It was too warm for the four developing protoplanets to agglomerate water and more volatile ices and bulk up sufficiently in gravitational might t ...
The Inner Planets of Our Solar System
... molecular oxygen. Investigation revealed that Callisto may have possibly a subsurface ocean of liquid water at depths greater than 100 kilometers. ...
... molecular oxygen. Investigation revealed that Callisto may have possibly a subsurface ocean of liquid water at depths greater than 100 kilometers. ...
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
... Between 1802 and 1807, astronomers discovered four small objects between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They named these objects Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and Vesta. Over the next 80 years, astronomers found over 300 more. These rocky objects, called asteroids, are too small and too numerous to be consi ...
... Between 1802 and 1807, astronomers discovered four small objects between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They named these objects Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and Vesta. Over the next 80 years, astronomers found over 300 more. These rocky objects, called asteroids, are too small and too numerous to be consi ...
The Inner Planets: A Review Sheet - bca-grade-6
... - They act like a perfect border between the inner (rock-based) planets and the outer (gas-based) planets. - Astronomers think Jupiter's gravitational force on the asteroids keeps them from smashing into the inner planets. The presence of Jupiter actually protects Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars fro ...
... - They act like a perfect border between the inner (rock-based) planets and the outer (gas-based) planets. - Astronomers think Jupiter's gravitational force on the asteroids keeps them from smashing into the inner planets. The presence of Jupiter actually protects Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars fro ...