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Planetary ___ have orbits
common plane and
direction, low
eccentricity;
___shows similar order; Rotation
Moons have similar ___. motions
Orbital spacing not
___random.
Terrestrial and Jovian trends in size
planets show ___ and
composition
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The collapse of an The collapse of an interstellar cloud. As the cloud
interstellar cloud. As the contracts, it rotates faster, and the outer parts
cloud contracts, it rotates flatten into a disk. This can be observed happening
faster, and the outer elsewhere in our Galaxy today. As disk cools, solid
parts flatten into a disk. grains form; more volatile ices found only in the
This can be observed outer part. Accretion of grains (sticky collisions)
happening elsewhere in produce planets;
our Galaxy today. As disk
cools, solid grains form;
more volatile ices found
only in the outer part.
Accretion of grains
(sticky collisions)
produce planets;
Jovian planets grow even cold
larger by attracting
___abundant gases.
Many extrasolar planets Doppler or transit
(orbiting other stars) have
been found in the last
decade by ___ techniques.
Most are "hot Jupiters"
but this is probably a
selection effect.
Factors influencing the Factors influencing the odds of life as we know it
odds of life as we know it include the number of stars, the fraction like the Sun,
include the number of fraction not binary or multiple, fraction with planets,
stars, the fraction like the and the number of nice planets per star. Harder to
Sun, fraction not binary quantify factors: origin of life, intelligence, and
or multiple, fraction with survival.
planets, and the number
of nice planets per star.
Harder to quantify
factors: origin of life,
intelligence, and survival.
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Terms in this set (47)
Planetary ___ have orbits
common plane and
direction, low
eccentricity;
___shows similar order; Rotation
Moons have similar ___. motions
Orbital spacing not
___random.
Terrestrial and Jovian trends in size
planets show ___ and
composition
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The collapse of an The collapse of an interstellar cloud. As the cloud
interstellar cloud. As the contracts, it rotates faster, and the outer parts
cloud contracts, it rotates flatten into a disk. This can be observed happening
faster, and the outer elsewhere in our Galaxy today. As disk cools, solid
parts flatten into a disk. grains form; more volatile ices found only in the
This can be observed outer part. Accretion of grains (sticky collisions)
happening elsewhere in produce planets;
our Galaxy today. As disk
cools, solid grains form;
more volatile ices found
only in the outer part.
Accretion of grains
(sticky collisions)
produce planets;
Jovian planets grow even cold
larger by attracting
___abundant gases.
Many extrasolar planets Doppler or transit
(orbiting other stars) have
been found in the last
decade by ___ techniques.
Most are "hot Jupiters"
but this is probably a
selection effect.
Factors influencing the Factors influencing the odds of life as we know it
odds of life as we know it include the number of stars, the fraction like the Sun,
include the number of fraction not binary or multiple, fraction with planets,
stars, the fraction like the and the number of nice planets per star. Harder to
Sun, fraction not binary quantify factors: origin of life, intelligence, and
or multiple, fraction with survival.
planets, and the number
of nice planets per star.
Harder to quantify
factors: origin of life,
intelligence, and survival.
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