2011 Research Paper Earth’s Atmosphere and Interior Planet Earth‚ It’s our home in the universe. It’s also the birthplace of intelligent life and astronomy. In order to better understand our universe we must first understand our planet and planetary system of which we reside. By understanding Earth’s properties we can get a better grasp of the rest of our solar system. Earth is the best studied of all the terrestrial planets and also where our study of astronomy begins. In the following
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“Start” and observe the motion‚ then answer the questions below. Q1: Which planet (inner or outer) travels the least distance to go around once? Inner Q2: Which planet is going the fastest? Inner Q3: Which planet has the shortest ”year”? Inner Q4: About how many times does the inner planet go around while the outer planet goes around once? Two and a half Q5: In our solar system‚ what is the name of the planet that goes the fastest? The slowest? Jupiter is the fastest and Venus is
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Geology literally means Physical geology examines the materials and processes of the Earth. Historical geology examines the origin and evolution of our planet through time. • Geology is an evolving science - the theory of plate tectonics was just accepted in the 1960’s. • • . Geology seeks to understand the origin of our planet and our place in the Universe - answers to these questions are also posed outside of the realm of science. History of Early Geology Catastrophism (James
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ASTR 101 Size of the Solar System Name _______ Section __ Overview · Become familiar with the scale of the planets vs. their distances. · Get an overview of the solar system. · 50 points are possible Introduction It is easy to flip to the index of an astronomy textbook to discover that‚ say‚ the Sun lies 150 million kilometers away from Earth. It is far more difficult (if not impossible)‚ however‚ to picture this distance in our mind. In this exercise
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formation of our planet is quite amazing. Earth consists of multiple layers. The three most distinct or main layers are the core‚ mantle and crust. The inner portion is the core‚ in the middle is the mantle‚ and the outside is the crust. Over the course of this paper‚ the composition and formation of these layers will be described more specifically. According to ‘Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology’‚ “The inner core did not exist early in earth’s history‚ when our planet was hotter. However
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Chemistry • Element – pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances. Made up of particles/atom of only one kind. Simplest pure substances. • Compounds – pure substances which contain two or more different elements. • Atom – smallest particle of an element. The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element. • Chemical Group – the set of elements in the same column of the periodic table. These elements have similar physical and chemical properties
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a. Identify the members of the Solar System b. Classify planets into 2 major groups: Inner planets(rocky planets) and outer planets (gas giants) c. Mention ways on taking care of the planet Earth II. Subject Matter Topic: The Solar System Reference: Science Links‚ Textbook in Science 5‚ Evelyn T. Larisma‚ Marina C. Espino and Nenita A. Apolinario Materials: graphic organizers‚ pictures‚chart Value Focus: Taking care of the planet Earth III. Procedure Greetings: T. Good morning Class
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theories that emerged before the 18th century concerning the formation of the solar system. Solar disruption theory states that the collision of the sun with another stars caused debris to be ejected from its mass and these debris eventually became the planets. This theory was later discarded for the nebula theory of solar system formation. However there are some scientists that propose that it has some merit. The big question up until the 18th century was how the solar system was born. There were many
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metallic inner core is solid‚ surrounded by a liquid (molten) outer core. Most of the mantle is solid‚ except for a layer very close to the crust boundary: the asthenosphere. The asthenosphere is plastic-like and partially molten. On top of the asthenosphere there is a rigid layer of solid rocks called the lithosphere‚ formed by the uppermost mantle and
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Pluto should be reclassified as a planet because Pluto meets two out of the three requirements to be consider a planet. In order to consider an object in the outer space a planet scientist have to check three things‚ those three characteristics are the object orbits the sun‚ it has enough mass to overcome forces‚ and it dominates the area around the orbit. Pluto orbits the sun and it dominates the area around the orbit‚ but it does not have enough mass to overcome forces. In my opinion I think that
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