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Kuiper Belt

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Kuiper Belt

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Known objects in the Kuiper belt. Objects in the main belt are green, scattered objects are orange. The planets are blue.And Neptune's Trojan asteroids are yellow, while Jupiter's are pink.
When you think of the kuiper belt, think of a viper curled around our sun, this will help you to remember the pronunciation of "kuiper belt" and where it is in relation to our sun.
solar system. system.It is important to science because, Kuiper Belt objects may be primitive remnants from the early accretional phases of the solar system. The inner, dense parts of the pre-planetary became the major planets, probably within a few millions to tens of millions of years. The outer parts were less dense, and accretion progressed slowly. Evidently, many small objects were formed. Second, it is widely believed that the Kuiper Belt is the source of the short-period comets (such as Halley's Comet). It acts as a reservoir for these bodies in the same way that the Oort Cloud acts as a reserv

Kuiper Belt

no.email.given@example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:36:29 +0000

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A good Lincs phrase I've thought of for Kuiper Belt is:When you think of the kuiper belt, think of a viper curled around our sun, this will help you to remember the pronunciation of "kuiper belt" and where it is in relation to our sun.
The Kuiper Belt is named after Gerald Kuiper However the belt was actually discovered by David Jewitt.
been over 1000 KBOs discovered discovered and There are 70000 KBOs predicted to exist in total. The new Pan-STARRS telescope should reveal many more KBOs
Known objects in the Kuiper belt. Objects in the main belt are green, scattered objects are orange. The planets are blue.And Neptune's Trojan asteroids are yellow, while Jupiter's are pink.
When you think of the kuiper belt, think of a viper curled around our sun, this will help you to remember the pronunciation of "kuiper belt" and where it is in relation to our sun.

Kuiper Belt

no.email.given@example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:33:16 +0000

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PRONOUNCIATION KEY: /ˈkaɪpɚ/, to rhyme with "viper"
Definition:A region of the Solar System extending from the orbit of Neptune (at 30 AU) to approximately 55 AU from the Sun. It is similar to the asteroid belt,but it is far larger
The Kuiper belt is 20 times as wide and 20–200 times as massive as the asteroid belt. It consists of many small bodies called ices. It also contains at least one dwarf planet, the one we know being Pluto.
A good Lincs phrase I've thought of for Kuiper Belt is:When you think of the kuiper belt, think of a viper curled around our sun, this will help you to remember the pronunciation of "kuiper belt" and where it is in relation to our sun.
The Kuiper Belt is named after Gerald Kuiper However the belt was actually discovered by David Jewitt.
A KBO is a Kuiper Belt Object. There have been 1000 KBOs discovered
Known objects in the Kuiper belt. Objects in the main belt are green, scattered objects are orange. The planets are blue.And N

Gene Krantz

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Famous Scientist or Inventor: Gene Kranz
PRONOUNCIATION KEY: Spell out how each syllable of his/her name sounds.
Francis Kranz Kranz was born August 17, of 1933 in Toledo, Ohio, he grew up with two older sisters. Gene was fascinated with flight from an early age, in fact his highschool topic was "The Design and Possibilities of the Interplanetary Rocket." Kranz graduated in 1954, from Parks College, he then finished piloting school
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SO WHAT??? SECTION: Why are we studying this person? How does this person's contribution(s) to science relate to what we have been studying in class? How can learning about this person'slife andworkinfluence your life?

STEREO Mission

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wiki Word: STEREO mission
STEREO mission, isalso known as Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory, is the third of the Solar Terrestrial Probes (STP) program from NASA.
solar ejections. ejections.At the largest scale, the Sun's corona (outermost atmosphere) consists of so-called streamers: huge, pointy cones of enhanced density. On a more basic level, everything in the corona is made up of overlapping loops, sometimes with their tops blown indefinitely upward.Comprised of four instruments: an extreme ultraviolet imager, two white-light coronagraphs and a heliospheric imager. These instruments will study the 3-D evolution of CME's from birth at the Sun's surface through the corona and interplanetary medium to its eventual impact at Earth. Principal Investigator: Dr. Russell Howard, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
Large storms that develop without warning are very dangerous. They can desroy satellites or be very bad for Astronauts. We are studying space and learn from

Cassini-Huygens Mission

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wiki Word: Cassini-HuygensCassini-Huygens Mission
Definition: Type NASA probe on an exploration mission to Saturn.
The Cassini-Huygens Mission is the basic definition here.
Include any facts, details, examples, goodLINCS words or phrases, questions, important info, etc. that might help students understand exploration of Saturn and remember this vocab word.
Insert its moons. This mission launched on October 15, 1997 was named after the Itallian-French astronomer Giovanna Domenico Cassini and Dutch astronomer, mathematician, and physicistChristiaan Huygans. The probe arrived at Saturn on July 1, 2004 the probe reached Saturns moon Titan. Once it arrived there it started on an image(s) here. atmospheric descent.
SO WHAT??? SECTION: Why are we studying this term? Why do you need to understand this word to be sucessful in science? How does this term apply to any of our class labs or the real

Hubble red-shift and Hubble Law

no.email.given@example.com (Travis) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:05:08 +0000

Travis edited Hubble red-shift and Hubble Law

wiki Word: Hubble red-shift and Hubble Law
Definition: It is a theory that suggests everthing in the universe is still expanding and getting farther apart. This theory is used to determine how far away objects are that are farther away that 1 billion light years.
Include any facts, details, examples, goodLINCS words or phrases, questions, important info, etc. that might help studentsHubble invetened his theory in 1931. Without this theory we would not be able to tell the make-up and distance of planets over a billion light years away. Also we wouldnt understand that the universe may be expanding and remember this vocab word. in a couple of thousand years from now we would look for a glaxy or planet and it wouldnt be where it was supposed to be.
We need to study this term if we want to understand the universe. If we didnt use this law we would not have an accurate distance for planets taht were over a billion light years away, and we wouldnt be ab

Goldilocks Effect or Goldilocks Theory

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Kuiper Belt

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PRONOUNCIATION KEY: /ˈkaɪpɚ/, to rhyme with "viper"
Definition:A region of the Solar System extending from the orbit of Neptune (at 30 AU) to approximately 55 AU from the Sun. It is similar to the asteroid belt,but it is far larger
when you think of kuiper think of a viper curled around a tennis ball like our sun
Known objects in the Kuiper belt. Objects in the main belt are green, scattered objects are orange. The planets are blue.And Neptune's Trojan asteroids are yellow, while Jupiter's are pink.
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Known objects in the Kuiper belt. Objects inWhen you think of the main belt are green, scattered objects are orange. The planets are blue.And Neptune's Trojan asteroids are yellow, while Jupiter's are pink.
SO WHAT??? SECTION: Why are we studying kuiper belt, think of a viper curled around our sun, this term? Why do will help you need to understand this remember the

Hubble red-shift and Hubble Law

no.email.given@example.com (Travis) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:11:45 +0000

Travis edited Hubble red-shift and Hubble Law

Definition: It is a theory that suggests everthing in the universe is still expanding and getting farther apart. This theory is used to determine how far away objects are that are farther away that 1 billion light years.
Include any facts, details, examples, goodLINCS words or phrases, questions, important info, etc. that might help students understand and remember this vocab word.
SO WHAT??? SECTION: Why are we studying this term? Why do youWe need to understand study this word term if we want to be sucessful in science? How does understand the universe. If we didnt use this term apply law we would not have an accurate distance for planets taht were over a billion light years away, and we wouldnt be able to any of our class labs or determine what they were made up of. If we didnt use this theory we might think something had the real world? resources to cont

Hubble red-shift and Hubble Law

no.email.given@example.com (Travis) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:21:05 +0000

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Word: Hubble red-shift and Hubble Law
Definition: Type It is a theory that suggests everthing in the basic definition here. universe is still expanding and getting farther apart. This theory is used to determine how far away objects are that are farther away that 1 billion light years.
Include any facts, details, examples, goodLINCS words or phrases, questions, important info, etc. that might help students understand and remember this vocab word.
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SO WHAT??? SECTION: Why are we studying this term? Why do you need to understand this word to be sucessful in science? How does this term apply to any of our class labs or the real world?
Cite any sources used for the information or images on this page. Use proper MLA format. Include EXACT web address (preferably with clickable link).Newman, Phil. "Redshift and hubble's law." Starchild. Starchild Team. 1 Jun 2008 <http://starchil

Hubble red-shift and Hubble Law

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penumbra

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penumbra

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Welcome toMrs. Flynt'sVocab Wiki!
What's a wiki? I'm glad you asked. A wiki is an online document, a webpage, that you can edit right insideyour web browser. What does that mean? It means that these webpages are shared by everyone in our classroom. It means that each of you has the privilege and responsibility of building and adding to this website. You control what it looks like, what info is included, etc. You can edit any of the pages in our website. Just make sure that you don't drastically change someone else's work (other than basic spelling/grammar/fact-checking) without asking them first! And always, ALWAYS be sure to give yourself credit for your work (first name, last initial, and class period).
Are you watching live coverage of the Phoenix Mission Landing? Learn more about the mission and the Martian satellites helping to relay comunications on the student-created Missions to Mars pages here on this wiki!
Phoenix Mission Launch and Landing
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QuickStart

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Anywhere that you see a word or phrase underlined with red dashes, YOU can create a wiki page that links to this one!
This is called "wikifying" a word!
STEP 1: Click on the vocabulary word underlined with red dashes that you want to wikify.
STEP 2: Name your new page. Give it the EXACT name of the vocab word you clicked on -- don't alter the capitalization or the link won't work!!!
STEP 3:Select the "Vocabulary Template" for your word wiki.
STEP 4: Click on Create New Page.
STEP 5: Click on edit pageand get started making your own page!
You can provide information about the definition, give examples, include pictures or diagrams. You can change fonts, change the background, and do whatever you want (as long as you keep it appropriate) to make your wiki word page spectacular!
Be sure to give yourself credit for the hard work that you do!
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apparent and absolute magnitude

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heliopause

no.email.given@example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:31:19 +0000

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Definition: The heliopause is located at the edge of the heliopause, (a heliosheath is made by solar winds blowing from the sun.) which is at the end of every galaxy. It's like a little bubble at theend of the galaxy, and once you pass through it the sun no longer has any influence on you.
(If that wasnt technical enough for you, use this definition that I borrowed form Wikkipedia:
surrounding stars. stars.)
An artist's rendering of the heliopause
Diagram of the Heliosphere and Heliopause

Cassini-Huygens Mission

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wiki Word: Cassini-Huygens Mission

Definition: Type the basic definition here.

Include any facts, details, examples, good LINCS words or phrases, questions, important info, etc. that might help students understand and remember this vocab word.