The principle of mediocrity contends that our biological and technological evolution‚ as well as our planet and solar system‚ are not unique‚ but are rather common throughout the universe. Additionally‚ the age of the universe is estimated to be 13.8 billion light-years old‚ and presently‚ it is estimated that the diameter of the observable universe may
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Slogans With "Earth" or "Planet" in Them And then sometimes you want to focus on the planet as a whole‚ to get people thinking about the big picture. Making people aware of the positive impact they can have on the earth as a whole is one successful way to inspire them to do something or help your cause. • Vote Earth • Good Planets are Hard to Find • There is no Planet B • Earth Day Every Day • Your planet needs you • Save paper‚ save trees‚ save the planet • slide 5 of 7 Green
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Jacob S. O’Brien 3rd Grade Mrs Townsend February 1‚ 2013 Jupiter and Venus Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and is the most massive planet in our solar system. It has an equatorial diameter of 143‚000 kilometers. It is 11.2 times the size of earth and has a mass 318 times the size of Earths. You could also fit almost 1400 Venus’s inside Jupiter. Jupiter has an enormous magnetic field‚ has 63 moons‚ and it also has rings which form
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responses. 1. Explain three differences between terrestrial and Jovian planets. -Three differences between terrestrial and Jovian planets are first their surfaces. Terrestrial planet’s surface is made of solid and Jovian planet’s surface is made of gas. The terrestrial planets are close to the sun and Jovian planets are further away from the sun. Last is terrestrial planets spin a lot less than Jovian planets. 2. How are the atmospheres of Venus and Mars different than the Earth
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1. Which of the following is not one of Kepler’s Laws of planetary motion? A) As a planet orbits the sun‚ it sweeps out equal areas in equal time. B) The closer a planet is to the sun‚ the slower it moves in its orbit. C) A planet’s orbit is an ellipse‚ with the sun at one focus. D) The more distant a planet’s orbit is from the sun‚ the longer it takes to complete an orbit. Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B 2. What are the three
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constellation there is. In the northern hemisphere‚ Scorpius is on the southern horizon. Ancient Greeks considered the claws of Scorpius as the Libra constellation. One myth about Scorpius is that Orion and his mother wanted to hunt every animal on the planet‚ so Zeus sent a scorpion to kill them; after it won the battle‚ it was sent to the heavens. In another myth‚ Apollo grew angry and sent a scorpion to attack Orion because he bragged that he was a better hunter than Artemis and Zeus sent both Scorpius
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other organic compounds. Comets…where they come from? Kuiper Belt - Similar to asteroid but found beyond Neptune. Oort Cloud – Discovered in 1950 by Jan Oort‚ found beyond Pluto. Movement of Comets • The red circle represents the orbit of one planet. Although the comet in the animation is orbiting (blue) the Sun in a counter clockwise direction‚ there are many comets that orbit in the opposite direction. As can be seen from the diagram‚ the tail of the comet always point away from the Sun‚ so
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When Johannes Kepler was born in the late sixteenth century‚ scientists believed that planets in the solar system traveled in circular orbits around the Earth. The occasional problem was solved by the addition of miniature circles test — epicycles — to planetary paths. But Kepler not only adamantly defended the idea that planets orbit the sun‚ he also revealed that their paths were not perfect circles. His descriptions of planetary motions became known as Kepler’s laws. Born in December of 1571‚
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The Earth as a Planet It is important to look at the Earth in its context as only one of the nine planets which make up the solar system. This is an introduction to the Solar System‚ its formation‚ and composition‚ with special emphasis on the "terrestrial" or "inner" planets. I take a kind of historical approach‚ noting the patterns and regularities observed‚ for example‚ by Tycho Brahe‚ described by Johannes Kepler‚ and explained by Sir Isaac Newton. Laplace and even the philosopher Immanuel
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is a one of five planets that can be seen from Earth without using a binocular or a telescope. With that‚ it is well-known in every culture since long time ago. The official name for it "Mars" is adopted by the Roman‚ in honoring of their god of war; MARS because the reddish color remind everyone of blood and death. It is also known as the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance from observation on Earth. That creates more attention to Mars from people more than any other planets. Living on
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