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    CONCEPTS‚ THEORIES‚ & INQUIRY — Harrison Rusinyak — Scientific Concepts or Phenomenon — Solar System — The Solar System in past concepts. — Earth was thought to be the center of the Universe. — The stars and planets revolved around the Earth. — The Earth was thought of as flat. — No one experimented to see how far they can see. — The Solar System current concepts. — The planets revolve around the sun. — Earth is a 4-dimentional

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    The modem view of the universe 1) What is our Sun and what is its role in the solar system? 2) What is the Milky Way galaxy and the sun’s position in it? 3) What is the Big Bang and what does it say about the age of the universe? 4) What is meant by the phase “looking out in the universe is looking back in time? b. Where are we in the universe? 1) What is Earth’s place in the solar system? 2) How close are the nearest stars to the Sun as compared to the distance between

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    Comet-A comet is a relatively small solar system body that orbits the Sun. When close enough to the Sun they display a visible coma (a fuzzy outline or atmosphere due to solar radiation) and sometimes a tail. Asteroid-Asteroids are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. Made of rock and metal‚ they can also contain organic compounds. Asteroids are similar to comets but do not have a visible coma (fuzzy outline and tail) like comets do.  They have also been called planetoids‚ especially the

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    Space exploration is crucial to new discoveries in science‚ that will benefit society. Space exploration has changed the world around us by providing an inside look worlds around us‚ even in our own solar system. The ability to travel through space has given us a new perspective on our solar system‚ by being able to view how nature works outside of our own planet. Earth is a unique planet. So unique that our technology today has not discovered any other planets or satellites that could sustain human

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    the structure of the solar system and the movement of the planets. Inventions such as the telescope permitted them to see the moon’s craters‚ the canals on Mars‚ Saturn’s rings‚ and other intriguing details. This knowledge increased their curiosity about the moon‚ sun‚ and planets‚ and they longed for more information. They even dreamed of expeditions across space to encounter them first-hand. In the early years of the space program‚ lightweight batteries‚ fuel cells‚ and solar modules provided electric

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    called “ices.” These ices include methane‚ water‚ and ammonia. I. Objectives: A. Identify the different kinds of giants planet B. Explain the structure of the giants planets II. Learning Content: There are four gas giants in our Solar System: Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus‚ and Neptune. As noted‚ Jupiter is a traditional gas giant. Saturn is also a traditional gas giant. However‚ Uranus and

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    than our own and are some of the most sought after‚ active‚ and fascinating moons in our entire solar system. The four satellites Io‚ Europa‚ Ganymede and Callisto are very

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    SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled from antiquity to the present day‚ to catalogue the world’s most spectacular natural wonders and manmade structures.The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of the most remarkable creations of classical antiquity‚ and was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believed

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    around the sun‚ is called the corona‚ which means “crown” in Latin. The corona extends into space for millions of kilometers. It gradually thins into streams of electrically charged particles called the solar wind. Features on or just above the sun’s surface include sunspots‚ prominences‚ and solar flares. Sunspots are areas of gas on the sun’s surface that are cooler than the gases around them. Cooler gases don’t give off as much light as hotter gases‚ which is why sunspots look darker than the

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    past years there have been many space probes launched and even more discoveries made by them. These probes are helping people to better understand our solar system and everything it. They are also helping to make many new discoveries. What exactly is a space probe? A space probe is an unmanned space vehicle that is designed to explore our solar system and everything in it by using very high-tech instruments. Some common instruments that you will find on a spacecraft include

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