PPT-How can we preserve our planets resources?

Manuel Wicker 32315 Period 6 What is a natural resource A natural resource is anything that man can use which comes from nature such as Air Water Wood Oil Wind energy Hydroelectric energy. Widgeon Point Preserve Widgeon Point Preserve i i i On Lemon Island On Lemon Island On Lemon Island i i i Bird Watching Small Weddings Family Gatherings Oyster Roasts Rehearsal Dinners Office Retre The milky way. (seen from Bryce Canyon, UT). The Solar System. ?. “A . system. is a set of . interacting. or interdependent. components . forming an integrated whole” (Wikipedia). The Solar System. Lecture 7. By reading this chapter, you will . learn. 4-1. How ancient astronomers attempted to explain the motions of the planets. 4-2 . What led Copernicus to a Sun-centered model of planetary motion. The outer planets are called Jovian or Jupiter-like.. These planets are made of gas and are several times more massive than the Earth.. The Jovian planets grew to present size in about 10 million years.. ASTR 101. Prof. Dave Hanes. The . Moon. ’. s . Baleful Influence . (?. ). Crime . rates, . homicides, . birth rates, acts of. ‘. lunacy,. ’. t. raffic a. ccidents. , etc…. http. ://skepdic.com/fullmoon.html. Exam on Monday. I’ll have a Mock exam to work on Friday. Solar Eclipse. Freds_excellent_eclipse.mpg. Solar Eclipses . Umbra. – region of total shadow. Penumbra. – region of partial shadow. Totality lasts only a few minutes!. First things first…. Rotation. . – a circular movement of an object around a . center. (or . point. ) . of rotation; rotation around an axis. Sidereal Day – The time it takes for a planet to make one . What factors exists on Earth that make life possible here, but unlikely on any other planet?. Which planets in the solar system are called the “gas giants” and why?. In general, what condition on the planets is MOST affected by its distance from. The milky way. (seen from Bryce Canyon, UT). The Solar System. ?. “A . system. is a set of . interacting. or interdependent. components . forming an integrated whole” (Wikipedia). The Solar System. By: Virginia. . Speirs. The Solar System. The solar system is made up of many different things. There are 8 planets in our solar system. . The Inner Planets. The inner planets are the four planets closest to the sun. The inner planets are - Mercury, Venus, Earth, . Sergei . popov. Sizes and masses. 1312.3323. Radius vs. mass. 1604.07558. Results of modeling.. Old (relaxed) planets.. Colors correspond to . different fractions . of light elements.. Light elements contribution. . Results & Discussion. . . A total of 170 species were identified in 76 genera, representing 37 families (Table 1). The largest families include the Parmeliaceae, Physciaceae, Cladoniaceae, Pertusariaceae, and Graphidaceae, in descending order. The remaining 32 families each contain less than 5% of the biota.. The four planets closest to the sun are known as the inner planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Mercury. This picture of Mercury was made by joining many smaller photos taken by . Mariner 10. . No photos were taken of the area that looks smooth. . Fill in the Comparing Planets Chart with what you already know about the planets.. How does Earth compare to other planets in the solar system?. S6E1c. Compare and contrast planets in terms of: size relative to earth; surface and atmospheric features; relative distance from the sun; ability to support life.