CRCT Q UESTION Earth is unique among the planets because of: A. its rocky surface. B. its oceans. C....
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CRCT QUESTION Earth is unique among the planets because of: A. its rocky surface. B. its oceans. C. its large size. D. the direction in which it rotates.
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M ARCH M ADNESS Monday’s Winner Academic 1
Transcript of CRCT Q UESTION Earth is unique among the planets because of: A. its rocky surface. B. its oceans. C....
CRCT QUESTIONEarth is unique among the
planets because of:A.its rocky surface.B.its oceans.C.its large size.D.the direction in which it
rotates.
CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY
Why was the clock sent to the principals
office?Because he was tocking
to much
MARCHMADNESS
Monday’s WinnerAcademic 1
31. HUMID, TROPICAL AIR RISES OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR THE EQUATOR. AS THE AIR RISES IT BEGINS TO CIRCULATE COUNTERCLOCKWISE. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS AND THE STORM SOON HAS WINDS REACHING OVER 120 KM/HOUR. WHAT IS THIS?
A. A CYCLONE B. A TORNADO C. A TSUNAMI D. A HURRICANE
32. WHAT TWO CONDITIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR FROST TO FORM?
A. THE AIR IS SATURATED WITH WATER AND THE TEMPERATURE DROPS QUICKLY.B. THE AIR IS SATURATED WITH WATER AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 0OC OR LESS. C. THE AIR IS SATURATED WITH WATER AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 0OC OR ABOVE. D. THE AIR IS SATURATED WITH WATER AND THE TEMPERATURE IS GRADUALLY WARMING UP.
Planet DisoveryTask 1: The Planets
In your groups, fill out the chart either using your textbook or online resources
Task 2: Formation of the Solar SystemTake notes on a piece of notebook paper using the PP on my website
20 minutes to finish!
What is the major difference between the inner and outer
planets?
What did you learn?!
Movie Clip
Inner planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. They are rocky planets will very thin or no atmosphere.
Outer planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. They have very small solid cores but are made mostly of gas.
How as the solar system formed?
Movie Clip
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
It was formed ____________ years ago.
A star that explodes is said to have gone______________. It produces a lot of ejected matter.
HorseheadNebulain the ConstellationOrion
NASA
PlanetaryNebula
NASA
Formation of the Solar System
Where is 99% of the system’s mass found?!?!
Planets closest to the sun lost their low mass gases ( H and He) due to the _________ from the sun. These are the inner or terrestrial planets.
NASA
Planets further from the sun kept their light gases and formed the gas _______ with small ____________.
NASA
Look at Pluto’s orbit. This is one reason it is not considered a planet.
Check out Pluto’s orbit!!!
Scale of sun and planetsNASA
Outer atmosphere
Middle atmosphereGives sun its color
“Surface” emits light
NASA
NASA
Sunspot animationNASA
X – ray image of the sunNASA
Solar prominence
Solar flares
Magnetic storms on the sunNASA
NASA
NASA
NASA
Movie Clip
COMETS, ASTEROIDS, AND
METEORS- OH MY!
COMETS Definition: chunks of ice
and dust that usually has a long, narrow elliptical orbit
Comet means long haired star
COMET3 parts:
NucleusComaTail: always
points away from sun
Nucleus and coma make up the head .
FAMOUS COMETS
Hale- Bopp
MORE…
Comet Hyakutake1996
ASTEROIDSDefinition: objects that are too small and numerous to be considered planets
Very rocky
ASTEROID BELTThe region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where many asteroids are found.
MORE ASTEROID BELT…
METEORS 3 types: Meteor: a streak of light in the sky produced
by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth’s atmosphere
Meteoroid: a chunk of rock or dust in space Meteorite: a meteoroid that has hit Earth’s
surface
METEORS…
TIER 1 Option 1:
Chart
Option 2: Textbook
pages
