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    In Georgia, sixth graders enter middle school with little information about astronomy they learned from fourth grade. Students come to school with misconceptions they have made from previous knowledge or exposure to other resources. A teacher is supposed to address these misconceptions the students have and to change their perception. For the subject of astronomy, there are many misconceptions the students have when studying modeling. Within the Moving Students Toward a More Accurate View of the…

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    Earth, Venus and Mars were subject to differing evolutionary processes in regards to their atmospheres. The current atmospheric composition of each of these planets also differs whereby Earth is dominated by nitrogen and oxygen whilst Venus and Mars are dominated by carbon dioxide (Rasool 1967, p.1466). This essay will examine the differences in the evolution of atmospheric conditions on Earth, Venus and Mars as well as their relative current atmospheric composition. Additionally, this essay…

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    Overall, the purpose of this lab is to find the ideal substance in which to fill the tires in a rover that will go into space ( Mars ). We tested the speed and total distance traveled for the control ball and the foam filled ball. For speed I thought the foam filled ball would go farther because it weighs more than the control ball, and for distance if the ball goes on the ramp, it will lose speed , and if it hits the speed bump then it will lose speed in total for both, reducing the total…

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    Going to Mars is a complete death trap. Though it may be awesome, people will die from lack of oxygen and food on Mars. The trip to Mars is dangerous because there is no food, no oxygen and there is radiation that has severe effects. Mars has low rates of cosmic radiation. Mice were sent up to Mars and they were there for six weeks. The mice couldn't remember specific events, times, or places. Cosmic Radiation snaps off crucial parts of the neurons in your brain, which creates Alzheimer's and…

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    1. How does the force of the Earth’s gravity 250 miles above the surface of the Earth compare to the force of gravity at the surface of the Earth? Is this surprising? The force of the Earth’s gravity 250 miles above has less pressure and less gravity because gravity pulls everything to the center of the Earth, so the farther the distance; the less gravity. The force of the Earth’s gravity 250 miles above the surface has about 90 percent of what the force of gravity is on Earth’s surface.…

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    Pluto: Dwarf Planet

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    19. Pluto is no longer considered a planet, and is considered a dwarf planet because it has not “cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. This saying pretty much means that Pluto has gained control of the gravity around it. So astronomers made a name for these planets known as the dwarf planets, to show that it is a planet that continues to orbit the sun, but it hasn’t cleared the neighborhood. 20. When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere, they disintegrate before they hit the ground. When a…

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    that some water carved rocks high in the mountains probably were once covered in water for the planet of Mars. It is thought that billions of years ago a a giant lake could have been on Mars. On Mars there is a NASA Curiositym Rover . The rover is exploring Mars. It has found streams and ponds on the planet already. The reason there is so much interest in discovering if water ever existed on Mars is because the scientist will know if plant and life form ever existed there. The scientist…

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    Imagine if the world became uninhabitable. What would you do? How would you try and help? Would you try and survive? Or would you just give up? In the movie Interstellar starring Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine, this problem is faced head on. The world becomes uninhabitable and Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, has to go on a journey to find a new planet where Earth’s population can relocate. Throughout this journey Cooper has many ups and downs that he has to deal with and overcome. In order…

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    The general argument made by author Laurie Vasquez in her work, Could Human Actually Live on Mars? is quite simply that people have the ability to make it to the moon, they just need the materials, technology, and people to help them achieve that goal. More specifically, Vasquez argues that NASA has the technology to achieve the dream of landing on Mars. They mainly have to learn how to overcome the challenges of going to the red planet. She writes that, “‘We’ve had the technology since we went…

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    novel written by Andy Weir. This book is the diary of a astronaut stranded on Mars, named Mark Watney; who consistently found ingenious solutions for the many problems he faced. Mark Watney was not left on Mars for any malicious reasons, but because of a series unfortunate of events, his fellow astronauts thought he was killed in a violent storm and had no choice but to leave him. This novel is in the science fiction genre and is absolutely thrilling from start to finish. What makes it so…

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