Directed Reading B - Vista Middle School
... a. because they are very hot b. because they are very dense and rocky c. because most are gas giants d. because they can support life 2. Name three ways the inner planets differ from the outer planets. ...
... a. because they are very hot b. because they are very dense and rocky c. because most are gas giants d. because they can support life 2. Name three ways the inner planets differ from the outer planets. ...
The Asteroid Belt - peterboroughastronomy.com
... The first thing we should establish is the difference between an asteroid and a comet. In the very simplest terms an asteroid is a chunk of rock that orbits the Sun and is within our solar system. A comet is a giant dirty snowball that is pulled in from a very distant area called the Oort Cloud. Thi ...
... The first thing we should establish is the difference between an asteroid and a comet. In the very simplest terms an asteroid is a chunk of rock that orbits the Sun and is within our solar system. A comet is a giant dirty snowball that is pulled in from a very distant area called the Oort Cloud. Thi ...
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. ...
MERCURY VENUS MARS JUPITER
... Earth; for these reasons, Venus is often said to be the Earth’s “twin sister”. ...
... Earth; for these reasons, Venus is often said to be the Earth’s “twin sister”. ...
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... Use the Distance Table data sheet to mark the distances for the rest of the solar system. Be sure to start from the Sun for each measurement. Draw in and color each planet. Be sure to make the planets the correct relative size in relation to each other and the correct colors. Feel free to add in som ...
... Use the Distance Table data sheet to mark the distances for the rest of the solar system. Be sure to start from the Sun for each measurement. Draw in and color each planet. Be sure to make the planets the correct relative size in relation to each other and the correct colors. Feel free to add in som ...
Gravity - Swansea Edunet
... The Earth travels around the Sun. It takes the Earth 1 year to do this. Around the Earth is the Ozone Layer and it protects the Earth from the Sun’s rays. Mars is very, very cold. Mars is the only planet that we have sent a robot to. There is no life on Mars. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are made ...
... The Earth travels around the Sun. It takes the Earth 1 year to do this. Around the Earth is the Ozone Layer and it protects the Earth from the Sun’s rays. Mars is very, very cold. Mars is the only planet that we have sent a robot to. There is no life on Mars. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are made ...
Investigation 3 for Dylan Nina and Shea
... universe • Comets can be anywhere from the size of a baseball all the way to 1/3 of the size of the moon • The number of comets has lessened over time because the comets either crash into other planets, asteroids or each other • Comets do not touch the Earth because if they make it through the atmos ...
... universe • Comets can be anywhere from the size of a baseball all the way to 1/3 of the size of the moon • The number of comets has lessened over time because the comets either crash into other planets, asteroids or each other • Comets do not touch the Earth because if they make it through the atmos ...
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... 37. The two belts of small icy bodies at the very outer edges of the solar system are: A. the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt B. the asteroid belt and the Oort Cloud C. the Kuiper belt and the Oort Cloud D. the Kuiper belt and the Milky Way E. the Oort Cloud and the Milky Way 37. Which of the foll ...
... 37. The two belts of small icy bodies at the very outer edges of the solar system are: A. the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt B. the asteroid belt and the Oort Cloud C. the Kuiper belt and the Oort Cloud D. the Kuiper belt and the Milky Way E. the Oort Cloud and the Milky Way 37. Which of the foll ...
Space Invaders Unit Pretest Class Copy – Do Not Write On Earth
... 9. Which of the following is one day on Earth? The time it takes for ____________. a. Earth to orbit the Sun b. Earth to completely rotate around its axis c. the sun to orbit Earth d. the Sun to completely rotate around its axis 10. One cycle of the Moon’s phases takes approximately a. a year b. a m ...
... 9. Which of the following is one day on Earth? The time it takes for ____________. a. Earth to orbit the Sun b. Earth to completely rotate around its axis c. the sun to orbit Earth d. the Sun to completely rotate around its axis 10. One cycle of the Moon’s phases takes approximately a. a year b. a m ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Small Bodies in the Solar System
... • Asteroids are small bodies in orbit around the sun, made of rock and metal. • They range in size from a few meters to more than 900 km in diameter - too small to be a planet. • Most asteroids are located in the ...
... • Asteroids are small bodies in orbit around the sun, made of rock and metal. • They range in size from a few meters to more than 900 km in diameter - too small to be a planet. • Most asteroids are located in the ...
Planets - Classifying
... Planets - Classifying We can differentiate the planets several ways: By composition the planets are divided into: ...
... Planets - Classifying We can differentiate the planets several ways: By composition the planets are divided into: ...
Delivery of Lunar Meteorites to Earth. Brett Gladman, Joseph A
... As more and more meteorites from the Moon and Mars are discovered, it is increasingly clear that impact fragments can escape from large bodies more easily than previously believed. For the case of the lunar meteorites Warren [I] has concluded that few, if any, common source craters are plausible; th ...
... As more and more meteorites from the Moon and Mars are discovered, it is increasingly clear that impact fragments can escape from large bodies more easily than previously believed. For the case of the lunar meteorites Warren [I] has concluded that few, if any, common source craters are plausible; th ...
Gaseous Planets (Furthest from the Sun)
... *Movement of planets is based on revolution around the Sun and rotation on the planet’s axis. ...
... *Movement of planets is based on revolution around the Sun and rotation on the planet’s axis. ...
Volume 20 Number 5 April 2012 - Forsyth Astronomical Society
... The Sky Tonight? See - http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html and also http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/tonights_sky/ Astronomy Picture of The Day - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html VENUS - Venus and Earth are almost the same distance from the Sun yet Venus is some 100 times hotter ...
... The Sky Tonight? See - http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html and also http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/tonights_sky/ Astronomy Picture of The Day - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html VENUS - Venus and Earth are almost the same distance from the Sun yet Venus is some 100 times hotter ...
SNC1P - MsKhan
... -When they enter Earth's atmosphere, they burn up, creating streaks of light called "shooting stars" or ________________. If they don't burn up completely they land on Earth as ________________. -What are they made of? -How long are the orbits of short-period comets (such as Halley's Comet)? -How lo ...
... -When they enter Earth's atmosphere, they burn up, creating streaks of light called "shooting stars" or ________________. If they don't burn up completely they land on Earth as ________________. -What are they made of? -How long are the orbits of short-period comets (such as Halley's Comet)? -How lo ...
Solar System Diagram
... Mercury and Pluto have seven planets between them. There is just one planet between Uranus and Pluto. During the 16th century only six planets had been discovered: Earth, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus. These are the six planets closest to the Sun. Uranus is between Saturn and Neptune. Th ...
... Mercury and Pluto have seven planets between them. There is just one planet between Uranus and Pluto. During the 16th century only six planets had been discovered: Earth, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus. These are the six planets closest to the Sun. Uranus is between Saturn and Neptune. Th ...
The Formation of the Solar System
... • A few meteorites have been identified as originating from the moon or Mars, having been blasted off by some impact on those bodies. • Meteoroids less than about 1 m across burn up in Earth’s atmosphere. • Larger meteoroids reach the surface, where they can cause significant damage. • Major collisi ...
... • A few meteorites have been identified as originating from the moon or Mars, having been blasted off by some impact on those bodies. • Meteoroids less than about 1 m across burn up in Earth’s atmosphere. • Larger meteoroids reach the surface, where they can cause significant damage. • Major collisi ...
Worksheet 1
... d. small icy bodies in the extreme outer parts of the Solar System that are disturbed into orbits that bring them closer to the Sun e. luminous clouds in the Earth’s upper atmosphere created when a small asteroid is captured by the Earth’s gravitational force 27. The asteroid belt lies between the o ...
... d. small icy bodies in the extreme outer parts of the Solar System that are disturbed into orbits that bring them closer to the Sun e. luminous clouds in the Earth’s upper atmosphere created when a small asteroid is captured by the Earth’s gravitational force 27. The asteroid belt lies between the o ...
