PLANETS
WHICH PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM CAN SUSTAIN LIFE?
ONLY EARTH
NEPTUNE MARKS THE START OF THE...
KUIPER BELT
WHAT TWO FORCES KEEP PLANETS AND MOONS IN ORBIT?
INERTIA AND GRAVITY
THE EARTH MAKES HOW MANY ROTATIONS IN EACH REVOUTION?
365
THIS TYPE OF TIDE OCCURS WHEN THE SUN, MOON, AND EARTH ARE ARRANGED IN A STRAIGHT LINE.
A SPRING TIDE
WHICH PLANETS HAVE WATER ONLY IN A SOLID STATE OF MATTER?
EVERYTHING AFTER EARTH
THESE TWO PLANETS BORDER THE HABITABLE ZONE
VENUS AND MARS
POV: I THROW YOU OUT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. USE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICS TO EXPLAIN YOUR BODY'S MOTION AS YOU FLOT AWAY IN SPACE.
YOU WOULD FLOAT AWAY IN THE SAME DIRECTION AT A CONSTANT SPEED FOREVER AND EVER UNTIL ANOTHER FORCE ACTED ON YOU.
IF I WANTED THE DAY ON EARTH TO ONLY TAKE 20 HOURS, WHAT WOULD I HAVE TO CHANGE?
THE EARTH WOULD HAVE TO ROTATE FASTER
THIS TYPE OF TIDE OCCURS WHEN THE SUN, EARTH, AND MOON FORM A RIGHT ANGLE.
A NEAP TIDE
WHICH PLANET IS THE HOTTEST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM? WHY?
VENUS, BECAUSE ITS ATMOSPHERE TRAPS IN HEAT
THESE TWO PLANETS BORDER THE ASTEROID BELT
MARS AND JUPITER
ONE FULL DAY ON JUPITER LASTS 10 EARTH HOURS, AND THE ORBITAL PERIOD OF JUPITER IS 12 EARTH YEARS TO COMPLETE. COMPARE JUPITER'S MOTION TO OURS ON EARTH.
JUPITER ROTATES FASTER THAN EARTH, BUT REVOLVES SLOWER.
I LIVE IN ALASKA. IN THE WINTER I ONLY GET 4 HOURS OF DAYLIGHT EVERY DAY. WHY?
BECAUSE THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IS TILTED AWAY FROM THE SUN DURING THE WINTER.
THIS TYPE OF TIDE RESULTS IN THE GREATEST CHANGE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDE
SPRING TIDE
WHICH PLANET WOULD YOU WEIGH THE MOST ON? WHY?
JUPITER, BECAUSE IT HAS THE MOST MASS
THE INNER PLANETS COULD ALL ALSO BE DESCRIBED AS...
TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
USE THE PHYSICS CONCEPTS YOU LEARNED IN CLASS TO EXPLAIN WHY PLUTO HAS THE LONGEST, MOST ELLIPTIACAL, FUNKY ANGLED ORBIT OF ALL OF THE PLANETS.
PLUTO HAS A LOW MASS AND A LOW PROXIMITY TO THE SUN SO THE SUNS EFFECT ON PLUTO IS THE WEAKEST. BECAUSE GRAVITYS EFFECT ON PLUTO IS WEAKER IT'S INERTIA CAUSES ITS ORBIT TO BE THIS WAY.
IF IT IS SPRING IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE RIGHT NOW, 3 MONTHS FROM NOW WHAT SEASON WILL IT BE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE?
WINTER
THIS TYPE OF TIDE RESULTS IN THE LEAST CHANGE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDE
NEAP TIDE
LIST ALL OF THE PLANETS IN ORDER... BACKWARDS.
PLUTO, NEPTUNE, URANUS, SATURN, JUPITER, MARS, EARTH, VENUS, MERCURY.
STARTING AT THE CENTER OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM LIST OUT EVERY COMPONENT IN ORDER.
SUN, MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS, ASTEROID BELT, JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE, KUIPER BELT, PLUTO, OORT CLOUD.
CALCULATE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE ORBIT SPEEDS OF MARS AND SATURN IN KM/DAY TO THE NEAREST HUNDREDTH.
MARS:
ORBITAL DIATANCE:21,343 KM
ORBITAL PERIOD:687 DAYS
SATURN:
ORBITAL DISTANCE:378,675 KM
ORBITAL PERIOD:10,765 DAYS
4.11 KM/DAY
WHAT CAN NEVER OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME AS A NEAP TIDE?
AN ECLIPSE
WHAT CAN NEVER OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME AS A SPRING TIDE?
A QUARTER MOON