Loose Leaf For Explorations:  Introduction To Astronomy
Loose Leaf For Explorations: Introduction To Astronomy
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ISBN: 9781260432145
Author: Thomas T Arny, Stephen E Schneider Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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According to the chart below, how do the gas giants differ from the terrestrial planets? THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS THE GAS GIANTS MERCURY MARS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE VENUS EARTH ROCK ROCK ROCK ROCK INNER CORE INNER CORE CORE SIren/ Nickel CORE Iron/ WATER WATER WATER Nickel OUTER CORE OUTER CORE METALLIC U HYDROGEN METALLIC WATER MANTLE Reck HYDROGEN MANTLE Rock MANTLE Reck CORE SIren/ Silicates Silicates Silicates Nickel HYDROGEN GAS HYDROGEN GAS HYDROGEN HYDROGEN GAS GAS SURFACE SURFACE SURFACE SURFACE O The gas giants do not have solid surfaces. O The gas giants have an iron core. O The gas giants lack hydrogen gas. O The gas giants do not contain water.
Fill out this data table with information you have collected about the solar system planets. Characteristics Unit Mercury Venus Earth 330 10 g 4,870 5,970 Mass 61 928 1,083 Volume 1024 cm 5.4 5.4 50 Density g/cm Distance from Sun 58 10° km 100 100 Radius km Crust Thickness km Atmosphere Height km Axial Tilt degrees Force of Gravity on a1 kg test mass N Length of Day 4223 4,223 88 hours 225 365 Length of Orbit Earth days 88 167 464 15 Mean Temperature ° C ТЕВОС Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune 102,000 642 | 1,898,000 568.000 86,800
Which of the following events can NOT be explained by a giant impact event? The large metallic core of Mercury The extreme axis tilt of Uranus The formation of the Moon The backwards rotation of Venus
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