MINOR MEMBERS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM ASTEROIDS Asteroids are small rocky bodies that have been likened to “flying mountains.” The largest‚ Ceres‚ is about 1000 kilometers in diameter‚ but most are only about 1 kilometer across. The smallest asteroids are assumed to be no larger than grains of sand. Most asteroids lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They have orbital periods of three to six years. Some asteroids have very eccentric orbits and travel very close to the sun‚ and a few larger
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The objects in the asteroid belts that are contained within the Solar System affect life on Earth today. These asteroid belts are the main asteroid belt and‚ the Kuiper Belt. Since these belts contain so many objects‚ there is diversity present within the objects. The asteroid belts consist of many categories of asteroids‚ the sizes of which‚ can vary greatly‚ ranging from a few meters to miles long. However‚ the mass of all discovered asteroids is still less than Earth’s mass. This is logical since
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Read two of the following essays located on the student website: “Farthest‚ Faintest Solar System Objects Found Beyond Neptune” “How to Succeed as an Online Student” Address the following points about the two essays you read. Remember to explain your answers with specific examples from the essays. What are the four types of essay organization discussed in the course readings? What characteristics make these essays expository? Topic‚ time order‚ space order‚ information process are the four
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____________________________________________ Solar Energy System Design The largest solar electric generating plant in the world produces a maximum of 354 megawatts (MW) of electricity and is located at Kramer Junction‚ California. This solar energy generating facility‚ shown below‚ produces electricity for the Southern California Edison power grid supplying the greater Los Angeles area. The authors ’ goal is to provide the necessary information to design such systems. The solar collectors concentrate sunlight
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In the outer limits of our solar system there is a planet unlike any other‚ Pluto. Pluto was discovered in February of 1930 by an American astronomer‚ Clyde Tombaugh. It is the only planet to have been discovered by an American. All though we have known of the existence of Pluto for over thirty years now‚ there are still many mysteries surrounding this celestial body. Being the farthest planet has made it difficult to study Pluto‚ Adding to the obscurity of this strange planet is that the capability
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chemists. In 1908 it was awarded to Ernest Rutherford for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements‚ and the chemistry of radioactive substances. Ernest lived a very interesting life. Author’s Background Born in New Zealand in 1871‚ he aspired to be great. At the age of 26 he moved to Canada and became Professor of Physics at McGill University in Montreal. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on December 10th‚ 1908. Rutherford
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Our planet is in great danger. For the last one hundred or so years‚ the people of earth have wasted and misused the natural resources of earth. Several plans have been developed to stop the abuse of earth. Some of these plans I will discuss in this essay‚ many of which can be executed by any one. Environmental problems have become so complex that many individuals feel they can have no effect on them. Problems like oil spills‚ hazardous waste‚ loss of rain forests‚ endangered species‚ acid rain‚
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AQUA-MARIE Solar System Nebular Hypothesis. According to the nebular hypothesis‚ these clouds collapsed from some kind of turbulence that caused it to heat up and eventually turn into a star. My understanding of the origin and evolution of the solar system is still very limited. Development is made by pushing through the scientific process of hypothesis‚ prediction‚ measurement‚ theory‚ and hypothesis. However‚ there is still a lot of guesswork to be tested before we can really talk about
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MANKIND KILLING OUR PLANET. Our planet contains a variety of landscapes‚ forests and different climates. Over the years it has gone through many changes in its climate and the species that live on it. Now it seems that our planet is being detrimentally transformed‚ not by natural events‚ but by the actions of one species-mankind. Are we as humans changing planet earth? The facts certainly show that there has been a change in climate and that it is Human induced. It has become noticeably hotter
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On February 20 2012‚ me and my daughter went to the Gates Planetarium in Denver to see the showing of the Wildest Weather in the Solar System. The first thing we did was to walk around the Space Odyssey and explore some of the exhibit they had. Then we went to see the show which I must say was far more thrilling then I or my daughter could have imagined. When you first walk into the Space Odyssey you are amazed it almost looks as thought your walking on to a spaceship or what I would imagine it
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