Corinne Carbone 2/8/14 Environmental science There are 8 planets in our solar system; these are divided into two types‚ large gas giants (Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus and Neptune) and smaller rocky terrestrial planets (Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth and Mars). The order from closest to the Sun outwards is; Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus and finally Neptune. Until 2006 Pluto was also classed as a planet‚ however it is now classified as a dwarf planet (meeting the first two requirements
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Definitions of Science An organized body of knowledge gathered over a long period of time to explain the world we live in. Knowledge or a system covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method. Scientific Method 1. Identifying the problem (Questioning) 2. Gathering Preliminary data 3. Formulating a hypothesis* 4. Testing of the hypothesis 5. Analysis and Interpretation of data 6. Drawing of Conclusion
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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 is a reflection of the Earth’s rotation about its axis. Apparent solar day-The duration of one rotation of the earth on its axis with respect to the apparent sun. Earth revolution-the orbit of the Earth around the sun Earth Rotation-the rotation of the solid Earth around its own axis Focault pendulum-a freely
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in a tiny part of a vast universe. "This part of the universe is called the solar system‚ and is dominated by a single brilliant star-the sun." (Skywatching 230) The solar system is the earth ’s neighbourhood and the planets Mercury‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus‚ Neptune and Pluto are the Earth ’s neighbours. They all have the same stars in the sky and orbit the same sun. Scientists believe the solar system began about 5 billion years ago‚ perhaps when a nearby star exploded and caused
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______________________________________ Date: ________________________ Student Exploration: Solar System Explorer Vocabulary: astronomical unit‚ dwarf planet‚ eccentricity‚ ellipse‚ gas giant‚ Kepler’s laws‚ orbit‚ orbital radius‚ period‚ planet‚ solar system‚ terrestrial planet Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. List all of the planets you can think of in our solar system. Try to list them in order from closest to farthest from the Sun. _______________________
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following has your "address" in the correct order?A) you‚ Earth‚ solar system‚ Milky Way‚ Local Supercluster‚ Local GroupB) you‚ Earth‚ Local Group‚ Local Supercluster‚ solar system‚ Milky WayC) you‚ Earth‚ solar system‚ Milky Way‚ Local Group‚ Local SuperclusterD) you‚ Earth‚ solar system‚ Local Group‚ Local Supercluster‚ Milky WayE) you‚ Earth‚ solar system‚ Local Group‚ Milky Way‚ Local Supercluster | | Definition C) you‚ Earth‚ solar system‚ Milky Way‚ Local Group‚ Local Supercluster | | |
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The only planetary system that is known to man is our solar system. It is made up of nine planets. The nine major planets in our solar system are Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus‚ Neptune and Pluto. There are also many other minor planets‚ which are also in our solar system‚ but they are unimportant compared to the nine major planets. Mercury‚ which is the planet that is closest to the sun‚ is the first and smallest of the inner planets. It is speculated that the heat from
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The Sun (Star of the Family) Planet word comes from Greek ‚which means „wandering star“. Sun is the heaviest among Solar System. If we take total mass of whole Solar System‚ the Sun would be 99.86% of the total. Sun is a ball of hot‚burning gases. Sun is the nearest star to the Earth. Sun is the source of all energy for life on Earth. On the Sun’s surface‚ there are dark patches known as sunspots. These are patches of gas that looks dark since they are cooler than their surroundings. The light
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Saturn is the sixth farthest planet from the Sun in our solar system and is the second-largest planet in the solar system. Saturn is greatly known for its rings. Saturn has lots of rings‚ the exact number is not known. It has four main groups and three smaller groups of rings (Cool Cosmos). There are also many gaps between Saturn’s rings. The most famous ring gap is called the Cassini Division‚ which separate the A and B groups of rings. The origin of the rings is still unknown‚ but scientists believe
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186-7: 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 10‚ 13‚ 15‚ 16‚ 19‚ 20‚ 23 3. What are the four major features of our solar system that provide clues to how it was formed? Describe each one briefly. Four major features provide clues: (1) The Sun‚ planets‚ and large moons generally rotate and orbit in a very organized way. (2) With the exception of Pluto‚ the planets divide clearly into two groups: terrestrial and jovian. (3) The solar system contains huge numbers of asteroids and comets. (4) There are some notable exceptions to
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