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a closer look at the planets Flashcards

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mercury’s view from earth

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Mercury is very close to the sun, so it is rarely visible in the night
Sky

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does mercury have an atmosphere?

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no

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mercury temp range

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427°C/-173 (extremely high, no constant temp)

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mercury surface features

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many craters on the surface caused by collisions with chinks of rock or meotorites

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mercurys space probe visits

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mariner 10, messenger, BepiColombo

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mercury unique details

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it orbits the sun at 50km/s, which is faster than any other planet

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venus’s nickname

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“the morning star.” This is bc its rlly bright and looks like a star

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venus’s view from earth

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Like mercury, it can be seen from earth when it passes in front of the sun. Transits occur in pairs, 81 years apart

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venus’s atosphere

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-mostly carbon dioxyde.
-really thick

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venus’s temperature

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averages 452°C

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venus’s surface features

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the harsh environment makes exploration of this planet difficult. However scientists used meggellan to see venus’s many impact craters

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venus’s space probe visits

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Ten venera probes (uncrewed) achieved a sof tlanding on the surface, however one of them returned

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Venus’s unique details

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Venus is the brightest object we can see in the sky bc its rly close and iths thick atmosphere reflects light

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Earth’s atmosphere

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Earths unique atmosphere contains mostly nitrogen, oxygen, and water vapour. It also contains a small amount of ozone. The atmosphere is also responsible for moderating temperature from day to night

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how much percent of earth is water

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70% water

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earths temp range

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-88°C to 58°C depending on where you are and what time of year it is

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mars’s nickname

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“red planet” because of its reddish oil

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mars’s view from earth

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when mars and earth are close tgt, mars appears very bright in our sky, howeverm this only happens once or twice every 15 or 17 years.

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mars’s atmosphere

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dry and barren planet. Atmosphere is made up of mostly carbon dioxyde, argon, nitrogenm and also small amounts of oxygen and water vapour

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mars’s temp range

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-90°C to -5°C

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mars’s surface features

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-Giant dust storms periodically enguld mars, changing its wind-swept landscape
-volcanoes, canyons, dust storms, channels, and impact craters

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mars’s space & lander visits

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“mars odyssey” which discovered a large quantity of ice only 1m below the surface

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unique details

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scientists believe that life may have existed there. Bc there is evidence to suggest that mars once had volcanoes, glaciersm and floods of water

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gas giants atmosphere

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they consist of hydrogen and helium gases, so these planets have low densities

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gas giant stratification

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metallic hydrogen, liquid hydrogen, and gaseuous hydrogen (inner to outer)

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Jupiters view from earth

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-easily visible
-you can also see 4 of jupiters moons with a binocular (Galilean moons) discovered by Galileo

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Jupiters atmosphere

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It resembles the atmosphere of the sun> immesne pressure and high temperatures cause hydrogen gas to become a liquid metal and give rise to electric currents making jupiters magnetic fiels 20 000 times stronger than earth

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jupiters temp

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avg temp of -148°C

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jupiters surface features

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Jupiter does not have a true surface. It;s mostly swirling gases

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length of day

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9h 56m

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space probe visits

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9 visits

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moons of jupiter

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60, 4 can be seend from earth with binoculars (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto

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Unique features of jupiter

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water is known to exist deep within jupiters atmosphere and can be seend thru the gaps in the storm clouds: biggest planet in out solar system
-colored bands and the great red spot

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saturns view from earth

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easily visible by the naked eye

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saturns atmosphere

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cloudy, windy due to its high speed of rotation. Saturn is colder than jupiter

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temperature of saturn

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-178°C on avg

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saturns lenght of day

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7hrs 42 mins

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space probe visits of saturn

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images sent by voyager and cassini showing that saturn has nearly one dozen rings

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moons of saturn

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50 moons. Titan is bigger than mercury

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saturns’s unique features

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-magnetic field 500 times stornger than earth
-rings

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uranus’s view from earth

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able to see with optical aid

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uranus’s atmosphere

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mainly hydrogen with traces of helium and methane

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uranus’s temperature

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avg -216°C

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surface features of uranus

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no solid surface

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uranus’s length of day

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17hrs 14m

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uranus’s space probe visits

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voyager 2

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uranus’s unique features

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faint rings, weak irregular magnetic field. spins on side, rotates opposite direction from earth

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neptune vandals view from earth

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barely seen even with powerful telescopes

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neptune vandals atmosphere

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mostly hydrogen and helium

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neptune vandals temp

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avg temp of -214°C

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surface features of neptune vandal

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no solid surface

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neptune vandals lenght of day

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16hrs 6m

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space probe visits of neptune vandal

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voyager 2

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moons of neptune vandal

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13 moons. Largest moon with backward motion

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unique features of neptune vandal

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-weak irregular magnetic field
-has a bright blue and white clouds and adark region, called the Great Dark spot

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plutos view from earth

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-you can see it but you’ll need a large aperture telescope
-rly faint

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temp of pluto

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-233 to -223 Celsius

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plutos atmosphere

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mainly consists of molecular nitrogen, though molecules of methane and carbon monoxide

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plutos surface features

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mountains, valleys, plains, and craters

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plutos length of day

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153 hrs

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plutos moons

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5- charon, hydra, styx,nix, and kerberos

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unique features of pluto

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-first planet classified as a dwarf planet
-many tall mountains ranging up to 6.5k-9.8k feet

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