Chapter 27 Study Guide
... C. has an extremely old crust with volcanic features D. rotates from west to east instead of east to west ____ 2. The largest known volcano in the solar system is located on A. Earth B. Mars C. Jupiter D. Pluto ____ 3. Which of the following planets has the lowest density? A. Mercury B. Jupiter C. V ...
... C. has an extremely old crust with volcanic features D. rotates from west to east instead of east to west ____ 2. The largest known volcano in the solar system is located on A. Earth B. Mars C. Jupiter D. Pluto ____ 3. Which of the following planets has the lowest density? A. Mercury B. Jupiter C. V ...
Study Guide Answers
... 5. Describe a heliocentric system. Earth and other planets revolve around the sun. 6. The fact that each planet’s orbit is an ellipse was discovered by Johannes Kepler. 7. Who first explained that the sun is at the center of the system of planets? Nicholas Copernicus 8. Aside from Earth, which inner ...
... 5. Describe a heliocentric system. Earth and other planets revolve around the sun. 6. The fact that each planet’s orbit is an ellipse was discovered by Johannes Kepler. 7. Who first explained that the sun is at the center of the system of planets? Nicholas Copernicus 8. Aside from Earth, which inner ...
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... Mercury has the greatest temperature extremes of any planet. • Mercury is only slightly larger than our moon, has cratered highlands and smooth terrains like maria. It’s very dense, with a large iron core. Data have confirmed that basaltic volcanism and tectonic activity shape Venus’s surface. • Ven ...
... Mercury has the greatest temperature extremes of any planet. • Mercury is only slightly larger than our moon, has cratered highlands and smooth terrains like maria. It’s very dense, with a large iron core. Data have confirmed that basaltic volcanism and tectonic activity shape Venus’s surface. • Ven ...
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... timeline created by you and your classmates, answer the following questions to learn more about the history of space exploration and to become better acquainted with several important events that have occurred during the “Space Race” and beyond! ** This assignment will count as a quiz grade for the ...
... timeline created by you and your classmates, answer the following questions to learn more about the history of space exploration and to become better acquainted with several important events that have occurred during the “Space Race” and beyond! ** This assignment will count as a quiz grade for the ...
Chapter 1 – Nebular hypothesis, rotation vs
... Compare the densities of the Jovian and terrestrial planets. Why do these differences exist? What is orbital velocity? When is it faster, slower. Aphelion vs. perihelion. Relationship to seasonal change on Earth (if any). Why can the Jovian planets retain more gasses in their atmosphere? What’s a ne ...
... Compare the densities of the Jovian and terrestrial planets. Why do these differences exist? What is orbital velocity? When is it faster, slower. Aphelion vs. perihelion. Relationship to seasonal change on Earth (if any). Why can the Jovian planets retain more gasses in their atmosphere? What’s a ne ...
Meteors and Meteorites
... able to see a few meteors per hour on a clear, dark night. Several times during the year, Earth passes through a stream of orbiting particles left by a comet. In the resulting meteor shower, you can see many meteors per hour. A meteor produced by a particle from a comet may last less than a second. ...
... able to see a few meteors per hour on a clear, dark night. Several times during the year, Earth passes through a stream of orbiting particles left by a comet. In the resulting meteor shower, you can see many meteors per hour. A meteor produced by a particle from a comet may last less than a second. ...
A Quick Tour of the Solar System
... • Asteroids are ”flying mountains” made of rock and metals primarily found between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt. • Comets are “dirty snowballs” of ice and gas and dust. Some travel from the Kuiper Belt and the Oort cloud toward the sun in an elliptical orbit. We see the tail, or cloud of du ...
... • Asteroids are ”flying mountains” made of rock and metals primarily found between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt. • Comets are “dirty snowballs” of ice and gas and dust. Some travel from the Kuiper Belt and the Oort cloud toward the sun in an elliptical orbit. We see the tail, or cloud of du ...
Chpt 27 Notes
... Voyager 1 & 2 The Voyager program consists of a pair of unmanned scientific probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. They were launched in 1977 to take advantage of a favorable planetary alignment of the late 1970s. Although they were officially designated to study just Jupiter and Saturn, the two probes ...
... Voyager 1 & 2 The Voyager program consists of a pair of unmanned scientific probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. They were launched in 1977 to take advantage of a favorable planetary alignment of the late 1970s. Although they were officially designated to study just Jupiter and Saturn, the two probes ...
The Solar System, Planets and Small Celestial Bodies
... of mostly hydrogen and helium • Become denser as you travel inside • Small rocky cores • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ...
... of mostly hydrogen and helium • Become denser as you travel inside • Small rocky cores • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ...
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... 1995, 6 years after the initial mission launch. • Galileo carried enough equipment to perform 12 different scientific experiments, which gathered various types of data about Jupiter. • The scientific probe that was released from Galileo in July 1995 was able to collect 58 minutes of ...
... 1995, 6 years after the initial mission launch. • Galileo carried enough equipment to perform 12 different scientific experiments, which gathered various types of data about Jupiter. • The scientific probe that was released from Galileo in July 1995 was able to collect 58 minutes of ...
Other Objects in the Solar System
... Large natural objects that revolve around planets are called satellites or moons. Moons range in size, shape, terrain, and geological activity just like planets. Several planets have more than one moon. Probably the most famous satellite of any planet is Earth’s Moon. The moon has no atmosphere, and ...
... Large natural objects that revolve around planets are called satellites or moons. Moons range in size, shape, terrain, and geological activity just like planets. Several planets have more than one moon. Probably the most famous satellite of any planet is Earth’s Moon. The moon has no atmosphere, and ...
Ch. 3 Sec. 5 Notes
... *Most asteroids revolve around the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter -Called the asteroid belt *More than 100,000 asteroids have been discovered *The largest asteroid, Ceres, was recently classified as a dwarf planet *Some asteroids have an extremely elliptical orbit that crosses paths with ...
... *Most asteroids revolve around the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter -Called the asteroid belt *More than 100,000 asteroids have been discovered *The largest asteroid, Ceres, was recently classified as a dwarf planet *Some asteroids have an extremely elliptical orbit that crosses paths with ...
Asteroids comets meteoroids
... Composition of Asteroids – Similar to inner planets rocky – Classified/Grouped according to their composition – 3 types of asteroids 1. Carbon – dark (common) 2. Silicate – like earth rocks 3. Iron/nickel – shiny/metallic (rarest) ...
... Composition of Asteroids – Similar to inner planets rocky – Classified/Grouped according to their composition – 3 types of asteroids 1. Carbon – dark (common) 2. Silicate – like earth rocks 3. Iron/nickel – shiny/metallic (rarest) ...
23 4 Minor Members of the Solar System
... following sources: (1) interplanetary debris that was not gravitationally swept up during the formation of the solar system, (2) material from the asteroid belt, or (3) the solid remains of comets that once traveled near Earth’s orbit Meteor – meteoroids that enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up, a ...
... following sources: (1) interplanetary debris that was not gravitationally swept up during the formation of the solar system, (2) material from the asteroid belt, or (3) the solid remains of comets that once traveled near Earth’s orbit Meteor – meteoroids that enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up, a ...
Earth, one of the planets that orbit the Sun, formed 4.5 billion years
... The Outer Solar System • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune – Layered structure – No solid surface ...
... The Outer Solar System • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune – Layered structure – No solid surface ...
Life in the Universe - Academic Computer Center
... landers to study the surface of Mars to search for signs of life. Chemical analysis of the soil found no signs of life. • In 1996 meteorites found in Antarctica were determined to be from Mars. These rocks appeared to contain fossilized bacteria. Not all scientists are convinced these are bacteria, ...
... landers to study the surface of Mars to search for signs of life. Chemical analysis of the soil found no signs of life. • In 1996 meteorites found in Antarctica were determined to be from Mars. These rocks appeared to contain fossilized bacteria. Not all scientists are convinced these are bacteria, ...
Facts about Planets Answer Key File
... 1. _____Mercury___________ atmosphere is so thin that it is barely detectable. 2. Mercury is only _____0.38 x________ the diameter of the Earth. 3. Venus rotates in a ______Retrograde (backward)_________ direction. 4. Mars is sometimes referred to as the _______Red_________ planet. 5. Venus has a th ...
... 1. _____Mercury___________ atmosphere is so thin that it is barely detectable. 2. Mercury is only _____0.38 x________ the diameter of the Earth. 3. Venus rotates in a ______Retrograde (backward)_________ direction. 4. Mars is sometimes referred to as the _______Red_________ planet. 5. Venus has a th ...
These are the four largest moons of Jupiter
... So what other objects do we find in our solar system…? Satellites – These serve a wide range of uses. They orbit the planets, just like moons. observation, ...
... So what other objects do we find in our solar system…? Satellites – These serve a wide range of uses. They orbit the planets, just like moons. observation, ...
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... So what other objects do we find in our solar system…? Satellites – These serve a wide range of uses. They orbit the planets, just like moons. observation, ...
... So what other objects do we find in our solar system…? Satellites – These serve a wide range of uses. They orbit the planets, just like moons. observation, ...
First Quarter Science EQT Jeopardy
... Second largest planet in the solar system with rings and a moon named Titan that has the second largest moon in the solar system ...
... Second largest planet in the solar system with rings and a moon named Titan that has the second largest moon in the solar system ...