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1 Objects Beyond Neptune Meagan Elvena Dakota Abalos Jacqueline Lujan Fernando Lopez

2 While you watch.. Take notes off the powerpoint Watch the videos closely There might be a prize for remembering any information we talk about during this powerpoint..

3 Which of the following separates outer planets from the inner planets? YouTube Search Powered by iBoss According to research, dwarf planets and the asteroid belt separate the planets

4 All about the kuiper belt A region of the solar system that starts just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains dwarf planets and other small bodies made mostly of ice Looks like a doughnut-shaped ring just beyond the orbit of Neptune Short period comets originate in the Kuiper Belt There may be hundreds of thousands of icy bodies larger than 100 km (62 miles) and an estimated trillion or more comets within Some dwarf planets within the Kuiper Belt have thin atmospheres that collapse when their orbit carries them farthest from the sun Several dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt have tiny moons This region of space is not capable of supporting life

5 What does it look like?

6 Which of the following celestial bodies do scientists not consider a major planet? YouTube Search Powered by iBoss Pluto is not considered a major planet

7 Exoplanets Several hundred planet-like objects have been attributed to stars other than Earth’s sun because those objects circle stars other than Earth’s sun, they are called exoplanets An exoplanet's size, orbit, and temperature can be deduced by observing the star it orbits As of September 2014, there have been 1,743 confirmed discoveries of exoplanets The first two exoplanets were discovered in 1992 There are six different ways to search for exoplanets.. – Radical Velocity – Transit Photometry – Micro lensing – Astrometry – Direct Imaging – And searching for distant life in the moonlight

8 WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?

9 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT TRUE OF PLUTO? http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/acti on/yt/watch?videoId=mSDtPyHRVw8 http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/acti on/yt/watch?videoId=mSDtPyHRVw8 Pluto is made mostly of ice, smaller than all known moons, and is not considered a major planet


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