PPT-People and Planet Earth

A Long History of Land Use and Abuse Some Early Civilizations and Their Environmental Problems Some issues from last week Were Neolithic societies matriarchal Domestication of bees Matriarchal societies in prehistory. http://www.cs.wright.edu/~tkprasad. Prasad. 1. U3_SolarSystem. SOLAR SYSTEM. The Sun. Prasad. U3_SolarSystem. 3+ Dwarf Planets . Over 150 . moons . /. satellites of the . planets. Comets, meteors, asteroids,. By Alex Clarke. 7.4 . Introduction. For my science project I have chosen to do Saturn, a large planet in our solar system.. This presentation will tell you everything you need to know about Saturn. . System. Chapter 23 page 642. A. The Solar System. The Planets: an overview. Terrestrial planets. Terrestrial = Earth-like. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Small and rocky. Largest is Earth (1/4 size of smallest Jovian planet – Neptune) . By. . Gabriela Mendoza. Mercury. Mercury’s minimum distance from Earth . is 48 . million . miles.. A . year in Mercury is . equal . to 87.97 . Earth . days.. If you weigh 100 . lbs. . , . your weight on Mercury would be 38 lbs. LO: I will identify the known planets of the solar system.. SOLAR SYSTEM: all of the planets, 
moons, comets, and rocks that travel 
around the Sun. GALAXY: giant collection of gas, dust, 
and trillions of stars. Characteristics/Composition /Position . Planets of the Solar System . The Solar System Song . Terrestrial Planets . These planets are solid and rocky . There are four terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars . B. y. Logan. , . Seth. , . and. . Ashton . The Sun. The Sun is a huge star. The Sun is a important part of the solar system. The Sun causes seasons. The Sun is a big ball of fire . Mercury. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics?. “It is a theory that describes the formation, movements, and interactions of earth’s plates.”. Video: Planet Earth, The Living Machine. How can the Grand Canyon reveal the history of the Earth?. Introduction. Finding Planets. Pulsar Timing. Astrometry. Polarimetry. Direct Imaging. Transit Method. Radial Velocity. Selecting Planets. Recap. What else do we want to know?. Proposed Plan. Outline. PLANETS JUPITERXABIGRAYun and is the largest in the solar systemIt is named after the Roman God JupiterJupiter is primarily composed of hydrogenwith a quarter of its mass being heliumThe lengthof a ye 1Planet is an Earth data and analytics company producing 25 terabytes of data per day from approximately 200satellites the largest Earth imaging satellite fleet everPlanets proprietarydata powersa hig Mercury At a Glance.. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and due to its proximity it is not easily seen except during twilight. For every two orbits of the Sun, Mercury completes three rotations about its axis and up until 1965 it was thought that the same side of Mercury constantly faced the Sun. Thirteen times a century Mercury can be observed from the Earth passing across the face of the Sun in an event called a transit, the next will occur on the 9th May 2016.. Before, you learned. • The motions of planets and other nearby objects are visible from Earth . • Light and other forms of radiation carry information about the universe. Now, you will learn. • How astronauts explore space near Earth . why does it matter?. Contents. Slides 3, 4 & 5: . Introduction to the Anthropocene . Slide 6:. . People and the planet: Wildlife Photographer of the Year video. Slide 7:. . Plants Under Pressure video.