1. Anatomy of a Comet http://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/exploring-the- planets/online/comets/comet_anatomy.html

2. Comet Photo http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/figures/PIA1122 8_fig1.jpg http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/figures/PIA1122 8_fig1.jpg

3. Meteoroid Impact Connections p 128 Manicouagan Cretor – Can be seen from space Charlevoix Hudson Bay

7. Aurora borealis (Northern Lights) Occurs at the North and South Poles. They look like ribbons of light in the sky. Occurs in the thermosphere in the sublayer ionosphere. It DOES NOT occur in the exosphere because the particles are too far apart. They are called Aurora australis at the South Pole.

11. Aurora borealis – from space

14. Northern Lights – from earth

16. Aurora Borealis Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MI3YDGgtN4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r1aDnfzWu4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju7bpeOPGZo

17. Phases of the Moon

18. Why does the moon have different phases? One half of the moon is always illuminated (lit by the sun) and the other half of the moon is always in darkness. The moon orbits counterclockwise around the earth. The part of the moon that we see (the illuminated side, the dark side or the proportion of both) depends on the moon’s orientation within its orbit, in relation to the earth and the sun.

19. Waxing – The moon is approaching a full moon and the illuminated side of the moon is getting bigger. Waning – The moon is approaching a new moon and the illuminated side of the moon is getting smaller.

20. Phases of the Moon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI2tP8dpwNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz01pTvuMa0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aFGNGEcDOk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhokvJZFURg

21. Universal Gravitation Gravitation is a force of mutual attraction between bodies (objects). The earth pulls you to the ground with a strong attractive force (gravity) but, with a weaker attractive force, you also pull the earth to you. The earth pulls the moon towards itself and the moon pulls the earth towards itself. The force with which the earth pulls the moon is stronger so the moon orbits around the earth. The sun pulls the earth towards itself and the earth pulls the sun towards itself. The sun’s gravitational pull is stronger so the earth orbits around the sun

23. Solar System – Sizes, Distances, Composition p 357 http://ronyerby.com/ss/Outer.html http://ronyerby.com/ss/Inner.html http://ronyerby.com/ss/Outer.html http://ronyerby.com/ss/Inner.html

24. Characteristics of Light Light is a form of radiant energy. Light travels in a straight line. Light bounces off surfaces. Diffuse reflection – when light bounces of irregular surfaces. We see the object. Specular reflection – when light bounces off smooth surfaces. We see an image (ex: mirror, or a still lake.

25. Assignment Explain each of the following phenomena using the properties of light: Cycles of day and night, seasons, phases of the moon, eclipses

30. Solar System Project You will make a 3 D Model of the solar system. You will include all of the planets, the sun and the moon. The planets will be color coded according to their substance composition. You will make the planets TO SCALE according to their diameter. You will make the distances TO SCALE as well. You may have to use two different scales. You may use any materials you want.