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.

http://www.nineplanets.org/pics/compare4.jpg

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