Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________________ Student Exploration: Solar System Explorer Vocabulary: astronomical unit‚ dwarf planet‚ eccentricity‚ ellipse‚ gas giant‚ Kepler’s laws‚ orbit‚ orbital radius‚ period‚ planet‚ solar system‚ terrestrial planet Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. List all of the planets you can think of in our solar system. Try to list them in order from closest to farthest from the Sun. _______________
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Acidic Conductivity of liquid Conductor Conductor Conductor Insulator Insulator Insulator Solubility in hexane Insoluble Insoluble Insoluble Soluble Soluble Soluble Structure Giant ionic structure Giant ionic structure Ionic with covalent character Giant covalent structure Simple molecular structure Simple molecular structure Bonding Ionic bonding Ionic bonding Ionic bonding Covalent bonding Covalent bonding Covalent bonding Boiling point
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Lithium‚Sodium‚Potassium‚Rubidium‚Caesium and Francium are all part of group 1.They are metals that can be easily cut.After being cut‚it is shiny but it quickly tarnishes due to the fact that the metal reacts quickly with oxygen or water.The shiny surfaces of Sodium quickly tarnishes more quickly than Lithium and Potassium more tarnishes more quickly than Lithium.This shows that the reactivity increases as we move down the group. Figure 1 Elements Melting point Boiling point Thermal
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You might think of Australia as a calm and peaceful place with small cute animals but one and a half million years ago‚ a monster roamed Australia‚ it’s name‚ Megalania. At this time‚ Australia was full of gigantic animals such as the Procoptodon and the Diprotodon and feeding on these gigantic animals was Megalania. There were other hunters such as the Marsupial Lion‚ one of the best hunters in the world at that time‚ but they were no match for this monster lizard. Today‚ scientists observe other
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cedar grown abundantly throughout the Sierra‚ while Sequoias grow only in limited number of groves. These incense-cedar trees are often confused with the Giant Sequoias. Rosenberg 2 Yosemite is known for its Giant Sequoias‚ which grow in the park. Although the seed for the Giant Sequoia is only the size of a piece of oatmeal‚ the Sequoias are the biggest living things on the planet. These trees can grow to be 2‚500 to 3‚000 years
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into it that shows the value of hard work and dedication shown during the renaissance. First the story of David and its significance must be known. The story of David is one of the most well known tales told in the bible‚ it involves a boy and a giant. David was a young
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Giants are creatures so dangerous they were kicked out of England by Aurors and now only remain hidden in the Mountains. Because of these mixed origins Hagrid worries his job at Hogwarts will be in jeopardy just as Lupin’s position as Dark Arts teacher was
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Although agricultural and industrial companies are still present‚ the automotive companies are what truly “arrive” during this time period. We also see our first retail giants take the state with the addition of Sears & Roebuck and Eastman Kodak. Additionally‚ the first aviation and oil companies make their debuts. Oil will continue to be a driving factor of our economy and we will‚ over the coming decades‚ see this expansion
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intricate schemes. During the story of The “Cyclops”‚ and many stories before it‚ Odysseus goes on a many adventures and creates many sticky situations for himself in which he finds ways to gets out of. “In the next land [what] we found were Cyclopes‚ giants‚ louts‚ without a law to bless them” (1050). Odysseus knows that the cavemen are uncouth and aggressive‚ yet he chooses to enter the cave- endangering himself and his men. A man who jeopardizes his crew’s safety and does many other tricks‚ is a man
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greatest discoveries When most people see the word "panda‚" they think of the Big‚ furry‚ black-and-white Giant Panda. But the Lesser-known Red Panda‚ three times smaller‚ is also in Danger. Today classified as vulnerable‚ its status could Quickly change to endangered. The red panda is a living fossil. It has no close surviving relatives‚ and most resembles raccoons and skunks‚ not giant pandas. The red Pandas live in the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. They primarily eat bamboo leaves
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