Chapter 1: Our Place in Space and Time
Learning Objectives
By reading this chapter, attending lecture, and reviewing lecture content, you will be able to:
- Identify how Earth is unique from other planetary bodies
- Define geology, planetary science, planetary geology, and astronomical unit
- Explain how the concepts of space and time make studying planetary geology (and astronomy) difficult yet rewarding
- Describe how our solar system, and the objects within it, are explored and characterized
- Recall the age of our solar system and the universe
- Identify the major components and planetary body classifications of our solar system
- Organize the planets in order of size and distance from the Sun
- Create to-scale models of our solar system and recall the relative size of the Earth and Moon
- Describe the structure and expectations of this course
