Monday, October 26, 2009

Keagan's space focus questions

space focus questions how are craters formed & how does lighting form on Jupiter.


How does lightening form on Jupiter.
Materials: Scissors ruler sheet of thin plastic and 100% wool.
Event: When you pull the plastic and it makes light from friction experiment failed.
Value claim: ?
Knowledge claim: The storms are caused by the planets heat.
Data outline: The ligntining on Jupiter happens from the heat of the planet rather than the sun's heat, experiment failed.

How do craters form.
Materials: Ball, bowl, flour.
Event: Craters being formed by asteroids hitting he surface of the moon.
Value claim: I think it is cool.
Knowledge claim: It is when an asteroid hits a planet.
Data outline: Asteroids, planets, craters.

_WHAT IS A WHITE HOLE?_

A white hole is the opposite of a black hole and it spews out matter.

_WHY ARE JUPITERS CLOUDS COLORED?_

Jupiter's clouds are colored because they're made of ammonia and the sun rays change the chemicals in the clouds which change the colors.

Jupiters Rings- Investigation 3

Jupiter's rings are made from asteroids hitting jupiters smaller moons Thebe, Adrastea,And Metis.There are three rings: The inner most is the halo ring this ring is cloud like. Next is the middle ring this one is called the Main ring, this ring is narrow and thin. Last we have the gossamer ring. The Gossamer is made up of two parts: the Thebe Gossamer And the Amalthea Gossamer. This ring is wispy and almost transparent. The Thebe Gossamer is the outer most ring. The inner ring is made from the outer rings realeasing dust and rocks.

_WHAT IS A RED GIANT?_

A red giant is a star with low temperature and a mass relative to the sun.

What Is A Geomagnentic Storm- Investigation 2

A geomagnetic storm is a temporary disturbance in Earth's Magnetosphere caused by space weathe. Associated with coronal mass injections, coronal holes, or solar flares.

_WHAT IS A SUPERNOVA_

A supernova is a star that explodes and becomes lominous.