Earth Science Vocab Unit 4 Celestial Objects-A natural object which is located outside of Earth’s atmosphere‚ such as the Moon‚ the Sun‚ an asteroid‚ planet‚ or a star. Arc- a continuous portion of a circle Constellation-A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Apparent daily motion- Objects in the sky appear to rise in the East and set in the West each day. This apparent daily motion
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Saturn. Frequently described as a planet-like moon‚ Titan has a diameter 50% larger than Earth’s natural satellite‚ the Moon‚ and is 80% more massive. It is the second-largest moon in the Solar System‚ after Jupiter’s moon Ganymede‚ and is larger by volume than the smallest planet‚ Mercury‚ although only 40% as massive. Discovered in 1655 by the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens Titan was the first known moon of Saturn‚ and the fifth known satellite of another planet. Titan is primarily composed
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They’ve used the sun‚ moon‚ stars‚ and also the planet Venus. We’ve used the Gregorian‚ Julian‚ Egyptian‚ and the Mayan calendar. Calendars require lots of studying of planets and scientific research‚ which takes up lots of time and critical thinking. Calendars also reflect our lives‚ culture‚ and religion. Celestial bodies rely upon the apparent motion of bodies throughout the sky to determine seasons‚ months‚ and years. The sun‚ moon‚ planets‚ and stars have provided a reference for measuring
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changed anything. As in the shape‚ speed or heat. Some people call them rocks from the sky! Meteors are formed in two ways. Many come from asteroids. Others come from comets. Asteroids are large chunks of space rock. They are also called minor planets. Some meteoroids are the size of a piece of sand. Some can be as big as a house! Comets almost totally melt away after many orbits. But dust and grains from the comet keep moving around the sun. After the dust and grains fall into Earths’ atmosphere
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pledged not to make any profit because Home is a non-profit film. HOME has been made for you : share it! And act for the planet. HOME the book is a guide‚ a comprehensive work that takes us on an amazing journey around the world. 84 photographs provide a visually stunning angle from which to look at old problems under a new light. The book HOME is a hymn to our planet and to our species. By offering clear and accessible summaries‚ and untangling difficult questions‚ it opens possibilities
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Monocerotis lies at a distance of 20‚000 light years from the sun and was once 60‚000 times brighter than the sun. Monocerotis is classified as a red colored variable star whose brightness changes either regularly or irregularly. V838 Monocerotis was first discovered as a brightening star by Nicholas J. Brown in Australia while he photographed an area of the sky as a part of a nova patrol (Cowen). As Brown looked at the images he had taken of the same area in the night sky for days‚ he noticed a
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Therefore is at least a possible chance that there are others on this planet. A sighting even crops up in the bible in the book of Ezekiel. (Sherrie) Some sources say extraterrestrial life is living among us now but not all information given is all true. Some people want to know if are 51 exist. Area 51 does exist but it’s
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Scottish geologist James Hutton’s observation is that the physical process occurring on Earth have not changed‚ but the physical conditions have. Murck‚ B. W.‚ Skinner‚ B. J.‚ Mackenzie‚ D.‚ & National Geographic Society (U.S.). (2008). Earth as a Planet. In Visualizing geology (p. 1.3 The Ever Changing Earth). Hoboken‚ NJ: Wiley. 4.) In this chapter‚ we have suggested that Earth is a close approximation of a natural closed system‚ and we have hinted at some of the ways that living in a closed system
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system- the Sun and group of bodies that revolve around it; Sun attracts by gravity; includes Sun‚ planets (major bodies that orbit a star)‚ asteroids‚ and comets. ~Inner planets- mercury‚ venus‚ earth and mars- solid rocky surface Outer planets- Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus‚ Neptune (Pluto)- gaseous ~Earth’s polar areas are slightly flattened (oblate spheroid) ~Moons- smaller objects that orbit a planet‚ body that orbits a larger body called a satellite. Moons are natural satellites. ~Solar energy
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we could never have known before – that we now have the option for all humanity to make it successfully on this planet in this lifetime. Whether it is to be Utopia or Oblivion will be a touch-and-go relay race right up to the final moment” Buckminster Fuller‚ Critical Path The opening quote by Buckminster Fuller suggests how we may be standing at a pivotal time in our planets future and whether we act on it is up to us to decide or rather those in charge as to whether we will end up creating
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