Meteorites Meteorites are small extraterrestrial bodies that reach the Earth ’s surface. They are small asteroids‚ approximately boulder-sized or less. While still in space these bodies are called meteoroids. When they enter the Earth ’s atmosphere‚ but before reaching the surface‚ they are called meteors. Seventy nine percent of meteorites are chondrites. Chondrites are balls of mafic minerals with small grain size indicative of rapid cooling. In most chondrites small spherules‚ called chondrules
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Solar System About 4‚700 million years ago‚ the Solar System was just a spinning disc of dust and gas. The dust began to collect together and our Sun formed at the centre. Around Sun‚ lumps of rock joined up to form smaller bodies and‚ like the Sun‚ they heated up. But because they were smaller they soon cooled down and became planets. Sun accounts for 99.85 per cent of mass of the solar system. About 1.3 billion earths would fit inside the sun. The solar system consists of the Sun; the nine planets
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An asteroid is a minor planet in the inner solar system‚ the term minor planet has historically been applies to any astronomical object orbiting the sun that did not show the disk of a planet. Asteroids supposedly don’t have the characteristics of an active comet but their volatile based surfaces resemble comets more closely than originally thought.(1) Whereas a meteorite is a small rocky or metallic body that travels through space‚ they are significantly smaller than asteroids and range in size
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1. Our solar system is made up of the sun and everything that travels around it. This includes eight planets and their natural satellites such as Earth’s moon; dwarf planets such as Pluto and Ceres; asteroids; comets and meteoroids 2. The sun is the center of our solar system. It contains almost all of the mass in our solar system and exerts a tremendous gravitational pull on planets and other bodies. 3. Our solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago. 4. The four planets closest to the Sun
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stages of transportation systems research are suggested below. Stage 1.Identification of objectives and functioning of the subject of research‚ defining the criterion of system’s efficiency. Stage 2.Defining the borders of the system. Stage 3.Identification of the structure of environment. Stage 4.Research of the structure of transportation system; identification of its elements. Stage 5.Investigation of the characteristic interrelations between the elements of the system; design of the mathematic
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The Solar System My project is about the Solar System. The Solar System is made up of all the planets that orbits the Sun. The Solar System consists of moon‚ comets‚ asteroids‚ minor planets‚ dust and gas. Everything in the Solar System orbits or revolves around the Sun. The Sun contains around 98% of all the material in the Solar System. The larger an object is the more gravity it has. The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. After the sun is Mercury‚ the innermost planet in the
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The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets. The asteroid belt region is also termed the main asteroid belt or main belt because there are other asteroids in the solar system such as near-Earth asteroids and trojan asteroids. More than half the mass of the main belt is contained in the four largest objects: Ceres‚ 4 Vesta‚ 2 Pallas‚ and
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Nehal Fenster Subject: The Solar System Grade Level: Kindergarten Time Allotted: 45 minutes Objective: Students will be able to identify the objects in our Solar System. Students will be able to identify the characteristics of each planet in the Solar System. Students will be able to know why Earth is the only planet that has life. Students will learn how to help protecting Planet Earth. Standards: ISTE Standards Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving
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Advantages of and Problems with Solar Energy by Ethan Goffman I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that. – Thomas Alva Edison‚ 1931 The oil embargo of the 1970s prompted a national surge of interest in solar energy. A solar water heater was installed in the White House‚ and photovoltaic panels first came into play‚ notably in California. While previously solar power as a direct source of electricity
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SOLAR SYSTEM PLANETS MERCURY • The closest planet to the sun‚ Mercury is only a bit larger than Earth’s moon. Its day side is scorched by the sun and can reach 840 degrees Fahrenheit (450 Celsius)‚ but on the night side‚ temperatures drop to hundreds of degrees below freezing. VENUS • The second planet from the sun‚ Venus is terribly hot‚ even hotter than Mercury. The atmosphere is toxic. The pressure at the surface would crush and kill you. Scientists describe Venus’ situation as a runaway greenhouse
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