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Earth Earth Earth Earth Earth
Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon
Galaxies Galaxies Galaxies Galaxies Galaxies
Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun
Stars Stars Stars Stars Stars
Orbits Orbits Orbits Orbits Orbit
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
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Earth revolves around the ___ and takes ___
Sun…..365days(year)
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Why does Earth have seasons?
The tilt of the Earth causes the sun’s light to hit different regions at different angles
during different times of the year
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Earth is tilted at what angle?
23.5 degrees
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Describe why there are tides on Earth?
Moon’s gravitational pull as it revolves around Earth
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What causes the phases of the moon?
The change of the
amount of the lit surface
that we can see
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The moon’s rotation is equal to its ___, so we always see the same side of the
moon from Earth
Revolution
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What is a solar eclipse?
Sun, moon, Earth are aligned so the moon blocks out the sun
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What is a lunar eclipse?
Sun, Earth, and moon are aligned so the Earth’s shadow covers the moon
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How large is the moon compared to Earth?
About ¼ the diameter of Earth
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What type of galaxy is this:
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Where are stars born?
Nebula
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What type of star is the sun?
Yellow, medium mass
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How does the sun produce energy?
Nuclear Fusion
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What is a solar prominence?
A looping burst that
connects 2 sunspots
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What is a solar flare?
Eruptions of gas from
the sun’s surface
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Name the layers of the sun
starting with the core
(Inner) Core,Radiation zone, convection zone
(Surface) Photosphere, chromosphere, corona
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How are stars classified?
Magnitude
Color
Size
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What are most stars composed of?
Hydrogen and Helium
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What do spectrographs
tell us about stars?
Chemical composition
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What color are the hottest stars?
What color are the coolest stars?
Blue
Red
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Describe what this is and how it works:
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Where are asteroids found?
Asteroid belt is between
Mars and Jupiter
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What 2 forces keep planets in orbit?
Gravity
and Inertia
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Describe the inner planets
Rocky surfaces
and smaller than
the outer planets
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Describe the outer planets
Large and gaseous
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What are comets and
describe their orbit
Densely packed rock and ice formations
Orbit is an ellipse shape
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What is a light-year?
The distance light travels in a year
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What is an AU?
Astronomical unit – distance from Earth to the sun (93 million miles or 150 million km)
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How was the moon formed?
Planet size object hit Earth
and ejected debris combined
together to form moon
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What is solar wind?
Electrically charged
particles from
the Corona
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