Asteroids and comets
... 1. Cite one observation that justifies grouping Pluto with the other "outer planets" and one that justifies classifying it as a very different type of body. 2. Calculate the radius of a Kirkwood Gap in the asteroid belt knowing the fraction of Jupiter's orbital period that corresponds to orbital res ...
... 1. Cite one observation that justifies grouping Pluto with the other "outer planets" and one that justifies classifying it as a very different type of body. 2. Calculate the radius of a Kirkwood Gap in the asteroid belt knowing the fraction of Jupiter's orbital period that corresponds to orbital res ...
Solar System Outlines
... II. Motions of Earth a. orbits/revolves the Sun b. natural satellite of the sun c. rotates in one day on an axis d. axis imaginary line running through the center of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole e. revolves around sun in 365 1/4 days III. Earth and the Seasons a. undergoes seasons ...
... II. Motions of Earth a. orbits/revolves the Sun b. natural satellite of the sun c. rotates in one day on an axis d. axis imaginary line running through the center of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole e. revolves around sun in 365 1/4 days III. Earth and the Seasons a. undergoes seasons ...
Planet Earth
... Earth’s Heights and Depths • The highest point on Earth is the summit of Mount Everest at 29,035 feet (8,852 m) above sea level. • Earth’s lowest point of dry land is on the shore of the Dead Sea at 1,349 feet (411 m) below sea level. • The deepest known level of the ocean floor is the Mariana Tren ...
... Earth’s Heights and Depths • The highest point on Earth is the summit of Mount Everest at 29,035 feet (8,852 m) above sea level. • Earth’s lowest point of dry land is on the shore of the Dead Sea at 1,349 feet (411 m) below sea level. • The deepest known level of the ocean floor is the Mariana Tren ...
comets-what they are - Interactive Science Teacher
... OORT Most comets are found in the ______ Cloud, which is about ________ 75,000X further out than the earth is from the sun. ...
... OORT Most comets are found in the ______ Cloud, which is about ________ 75,000X further out than the earth is from the sun. ...
Solar System Formation
... • Heating – because of conservation of energy, as nebula contracts, it heats up • Spinning – because of conservation of angular momentum, as nebula contracts, it spins faster and faster • Flattening – due to collisions ...
... • Heating – because of conservation of energy, as nebula contracts, it heats up • Spinning – because of conservation of angular momentum, as nebula contracts, it spins faster and faster • Flattening – due to collisions ...
Our Solar System - superscientists5456
... • Period of Revolution: time it takes an object to revolve around the sun once. (1 year) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Ob0x ...
... • Period of Revolution: time it takes an object to revolve around the sun once. (1 year) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Ob0x ...
OSIRIS-REx Frequently Asked Questions
... NASA has stringent protocols to ensure that its missions do not transport threatening materials to Earth. An international treaty governs NASA’s activities related to planetary protection. NASA’s OSIRISREx mission follows these protocols and all related requirements to prevent contamination of the E ...
... NASA has stringent protocols to ensure that its missions do not transport threatening materials to Earth. An international treaty governs NASA’s activities related to planetary protection. NASA’s OSIRISREx mission follows these protocols and all related requirements to prevent contamination of the E ...
the solar system and the universe - Colegio Nuestra Señora del Prado
... planet. It has a diameter of 3,476 km, which is about a quarter of the Earth’s diameter. It has no atmosphere, so the average surface temperature is about -18 ºC. The Moon has not water on its rocky surface and it is covered with craters, caused by the impact of asteroids. All the planets in the sol ...
... planet. It has a diameter of 3,476 km, which is about a quarter of the Earth’s diameter. It has no atmosphere, so the average surface temperature is about -18 ºC. The Moon has not water on its rocky surface and it is covered with craters, caused by the impact of asteroids. All the planets in the sol ...
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... Minor Members of the Solar System Today you will learn: 1. What other objects, besides the planets, orbit around the sun. ...
... Minor Members of the Solar System Today you will learn: 1. What other objects, besides the planets, orbit around the sun. ...
powerpoint - High Energy Physics at Wayne State
... • A meteorite is any fragment that survives its passage through the atmosphere and reaches the ground. • It wasn’t realized that meteorites are extraterrestrial (not from Earth) until the 18th century. • Meteorites are found in two ways: – Someone tracking a meteor to the ground. – Someone finding a ...
... • A meteorite is any fragment that survives its passage through the atmosphere and reaches the ground. • It wasn’t realized that meteorites are extraterrestrial (not from Earth) until the 18th century. • Meteorites are found in two ways: – Someone tracking a meteor to the ground. – Someone finding a ...
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... Figure 1. Transmission electron micrographs of GEMS within thin sections of chondritic IDPs. (A) Bright-field image of GEMS embedded in amorphous carbonaceous material (C). Inclusions are FeNi metal (kamacite) and Fe sulfides. (B) Dark-field image. Bright inclusions are metal and sulfides; uniform g ...
... Figure 1. Transmission electron micrographs of GEMS within thin sections of chondritic IDPs. (A) Bright-field image of GEMS embedded in amorphous carbonaceous material (C). Inclusions are FeNi metal (kamacite) and Fe sulfides. (B) Dark-field image. Bright inclusions are metal and sulfides; uniform g ...
Clearing stage: Oort cloud formation
... Figure 1. Transmission electron micrographs of GEMS within thin sections of chondritic IDPs. (A) Bright-field image of GEMS embedded in amorphous carbonaceous material (C). Inclusions are FeNi metal (kamacite) and Fe sulfides. (B) Dark-field image. Bright inclusions are metal and sulfides; uniform g ...
... Figure 1. Transmission electron micrographs of GEMS within thin sections of chondritic IDPs. (A) Bright-field image of GEMS embedded in amorphous carbonaceous material (C). Inclusions are FeNi metal (kamacite) and Fe sulfides. (B) Dark-field image. Bright inclusions are metal and sulfides; uniform g ...
Glossary
... are asked about an item in order to help classify it. Ejecta – crushed or melted rock that is ejected from the meteor impact site. Element – any substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler one by a chemical reaction. There are 110 known elements – all matter is made from combinations of thes ...
... are asked about an item in order to help classify it. Ejecta – crushed or melted rock that is ejected from the meteor impact site. Element – any substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler one by a chemical reaction. There are 110 known elements – all matter is made from combinations of thes ...
smallest exoplanet - Forsyth Astronomical Society
... Our Sun may be an only child - most stars in the Milky Way are actually twins that circle around each other, but how twin stars form is an ongoing question in astronomy. Do they start out like fraternal twins or do they begin life in one cloud that splits into two? Astronomers generally believe that ...
... Our Sun may be an only child - most stars in the Milky Way are actually twins that circle around each other, but how twin stars form is an ongoing question in astronomy. Do they start out like fraternal twins or do they begin life in one cloud that splits into two? Astronomers generally believe that ...
23.3 The Outer Planets
... observed when a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up, popularly called a shooting star. A meteorite t it is i any portion ti off a meteoroid t id that reaches Earth’s surface. ...
... observed when a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up, popularly called a shooting star. A meteorite t it is i any portion ti off a meteoroid t id that reaches Earth’s surface. ...
Chapter 7 - SFA Physics and Astronomy
... The solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust in a process known as ...
... The solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust in a process known as ...
The Solar System assign 5
... Earth, it is visible to observers on Earth in the night time sky. Because of this, Mercury has become apart of the mythology and legend of almost every culture throughout the history of the Earth. This planet is often called a morning star. This is because Mercury shines brightly in the early mornin ...
... Earth, it is visible to observers on Earth in the night time sky. Because of this, Mercury has become apart of the mythology and legend of almost every culture throughout the history of the Earth. This planet is often called a morning star. This is because Mercury shines brightly in the early mornin ...
Solar System
... look like they would be twins. Venus is covered by thick, rapidly spinning clouds that trap surface heat, creating a scorched greenhouse-like world with temperatures hot enough to melt lead and pressure so intense that standing on Venus would feel like the pressure felt 900 meters deep in Earth’s oc ...
... look like they would be twins. Venus is covered by thick, rapidly spinning clouds that trap surface heat, creating a scorched greenhouse-like world with temperatures hot enough to melt lead and pressure so intense that standing on Venus would feel like the pressure felt 900 meters deep in Earth’s oc ...
Find the Planet Facts column for each of the planets: Mercury: Venus
... ___It’s too close to the sun to be any colder than 460 degrees C. ...
... ___It’s too close to the sun to be any colder than 460 degrees C. ...
Earth Science Chapter One: How Do Earth and Its Moons Create
... Lesson Two: Planets Orbit the Sun 1. What do we know about the shape of the orbit of each planet in our solar system? 2. What causes Earth to have different seasons? 3. What happens in the Southern Hemisphere as the March equinox approaches? 4. What do we know about the temperature and position of t ...
... Lesson Two: Planets Orbit the Sun 1. What do we know about the shape of the orbit of each planet in our solar system? 2. What causes Earth to have different seasons? 3. What happens in the Southern Hemisphere as the March equinox approaches? 4. What do we know about the temperature and position of t ...
Origin, evolution and distribution of life in the Solar System
... Canyon Diablo Meteorite (CDM) is one of the most famous meteorites, a troilite (FeS), found in a crater, north of Phoenix, Arizona. ...
... Canyon Diablo Meteorite (CDM) is one of the most famous meteorites, a troilite (FeS), found in a crater, north of Phoenix, Arizona. ...
Charting the Planets
... Rocky bodies. All asteroids packed together, make an object smaller than the Moon. ...
... Rocky bodies. All asteroids packed together, make an object smaller than the Moon. ...
Quick Review Questions 8.4.e Earth in the Solar System (Earth
... C. Pluto D. Venus 2. How are the atmospheres of Venus and Mars similar to each other and different from the atmosphere of Earth? 1. D 2. The atmospheres of Venus and Mars are made up mostly of carbon dioxide. Earth’s atmosphere is mostly a mix of nitrogen and oxygen. ...
... C. Pluto D. Venus 2. How are the atmospheres of Venus and Mars similar to each other and different from the atmosphere of Earth? 1. D 2. The atmospheres of Venus and Mars are made up mostly of carbon dioxide. Earth’s atmosphere is mostly a mix of nitrogen and oxygen. ...
Science chapter C4 Study Guide
... Science chapter C4 Study Guide Name __________ Test on _____________ A constellation is a group of stars that form a pattern. A lunar eclipse is when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon. A solar eclipse is a result of a body blocking the sun’s light. Ceres is to asteroid as Shoemaker-Le ...
... Science chapter C4 Study Guide Name __________ Test on _____________ A constellation is a group of stars that form a pattern. A lunar eclipse is when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon. A solar eclipse is a result of a body blocking the sun’s light. Ceres is to asteroid as Shoemaker-Le ...
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... • Parts of a comet: – Coma = fuzzy outer layer (gas part) – Nucleus = solid inner core (ice & dust) – Tail = points away from sun; there are 2 (a gas tail and a dust tail) – Click here for Comet Animation ...
... • Parts of a comet: – Coma = fuzzy outer layer (gas part) – Nucleus = solid inner core (ice & dust) – Tail = points away from sun; there are 2 (a gas tail and a dust tail) – Click here for Comet Animation ...