Title: Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. - John Dewey -
1Education is not preparation for life education
is life itself. - John Dewey -
2WHERE DID THE SOLAR SYSTEM FORM?
3WHERE DID THE SOLAR SYSTEM FORM? IN A NEBULA
4WHAT CAUSES THE TIDES ON EARTH?
5WHAT CAUSES THE TIDES ON EARTH? GRAVITATIONAL
ATTRACTIN FROM THE MOON AND THE SUN
6WHERE DID EARTH GET THE MOON?
7WHERE DID EARTH GET THE MOON? AFTER COLLISION
WITH A MARS SIZED PLANET, THE MOON WAS FORMED
FROM THE LEFT OVER DEBRIS
8WHY DO WE ONLY SEE ONE SIDE OF THE MOON?
9WHY DO WE ONLY SEE ONE SIDE OF THE MOON? THE
TIMES FOR ROTATION AND REVOLUTION ARE THE SAME
10WHY DOES EARTH HAVE A MAGNETIC FIELD?
11WHY DOES EARTH HAVE A MAGNETIC FIELD? EARTH HAS
A LIQUID IRON OUTER CORE
12HOW OLD IS THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
13HOW OLD IS THE SOLAR SYSTEM? 4.5 BILLION YEARS
14HOW LONG WILL THE SUN BE AROUND?
15HOW LONG WILL THE SUN BE AROUND? ANOTHER 5
BILLION YEARS
16WHAT POWERS THE SUN?
17WHAT POWERS THE SUN? NUCLEAR FUSION
18HOW MUCH OF THE MASS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM WOULD
THE SUN HAVE?
19HOW MUCH OF THE MASS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM WOULD
THE SUN HAVE? 99.9
20WHY ARE THE 4 INNER PLANETS SMALL AND ROCKY?
21WHY ARE THE 4 INNER PLANETS SMALL AND ROCKY? THE
SUN MELTED THE ICE AND PUSHED THE GAS FURTHER OUT
22NAME THE PLANETS IN ORDER
23NAME THE PLANETS IN ORDER MERCURY VENUS EARTH MAR
S JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE
24WHAT KIND OF ORBITS DO THE PLANETS MAKE AROUND
THE SUN?
25WHAT KIND OF ORBITS DO THE PLANETS MAKE AROUND
THE SUN? ELIPTICAL
26WHY DOES EARTH HAVE SEASONS?
27WHY DOES EARTH HAVE SEASONS? IT IS TILTED 23.5o
ON ITS AXIS
28WHAT IS A BARYCENTER?
29WHAT IS A BARYCENTER? THE CENTER OF MASS BETWEEN
TWO OBJECTS ROTATING AROUND EACH OTHER
30WHY IS EARTH NOT A PERFECT SPHERE? IN OTHER
WORDS, WHY DOES IT BULGE AROUND THE EQUATOR?
31WHY IS EARTH NOT A PERFECT SPHERE? IN OTHER
WORDS, WHY DOES IT BULGE AROUND THE
EQUATOR? BECAUSE OF ITS ROTATION ON ITS AXIS
(CENTRIFUGAL FORCE)
32WHAT DID THE CASSINI-HUYGENS MISSION EXPLORE?
33WHAT DID THE CASSINI-HUYGENS MISSION
EXPLORE? SATURN AND ITS MOONS AND RINGS
34WHAT IS THE ATMOSPHERE OF SATURNS MOON TITAN?
35WHAT IS THE ATMOSPHERE OF SATURNS MOON
TITAN? NITROGEN AND METHANE
36WHAT ARE THE LAKES AND RIVERS ON TITAN?
37WHAT ARE THE LAKES AND RIVERS ON TITAN? LIQUID
NATURAL GAS
38WHAT IS UNUSUAL ABOUT THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF
URANUS?
39WHAT IS UNUSUAL ABOUT THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF
URANUS? IT IS ALMOST OVER ON ITS SIDE
40WHICH PLANET MIGHT WE HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF
COLONIZING?
41WHICH PLANET MIGHT WE HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF
COLONIZING? MARS
42WHAT IS THE ONLY PLACE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM THAT
HUMANS HAVE VISITED BESIDES EARTH?
43WHAT IS THE ONLY PLACE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM THAT
HUMANS HAVE VISITED BESIDES EARTH? THE MOON
44VENUS IS THE SAME SIZE AS EARTH, SO WHY DONT WE
COLONIZE VENUS?
45VENUS IS THE SAME SIZE AS EARTH, SO WHY DONT WE
COLONIZE VENUS? THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE IS 900o
F, AND THE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ON THE SURFACE IS
90 TIMES THAT OF EARTH.
46WHAT IS THE ATMOSPHERE OF VENUS?
47WHAT IS THE ATMOSPHERE OF VENUS? MOSTLY CARBON
DIOXIDE WITH SULFURIC ACID CLOUDS
48WHERE DID EARTH GET MOST OF ITS WATER?
49WHERE DID EARTH GET MOST OF ITS WATER? VOLCANOES
AND COMETS
50WHAT IS THE SOLAR WIND?
51WHAT IS THE SOLAR WIND? CHARGED PARTICLES KICKED
OUT BY THE SUN
52WHAT IS THE SUN MADE OF?
53WHAT IS THE SUN MADE OF? MOSTLY HYDROGEN AND
HELIUM
54IS THE SUN A SOLID, LIQUID OR GAS?
55IS THE SUN A SOLID, LIQUID OR GAS? IT IS A PLASMA