APSC 151: Geology of the Solar System Questions And Answers
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APSC 151
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APSC 151
Space probes launched by NASA to explore the outer solar system
~ Voyager 1 and 2
Presence of sustained hotspots without tectonic plate movement
~ What allows volcanoes on Mars to reach extreme heights?
Titan and Europa
~ Where are the most likely candidates for hosts of current life on Earth?...
APSC 151: Geology of the
Solar System Questions And
Answers
Explosions of dying stars that produce dust clouds
✓✓✓✓~ Supernovae
Remains of supernovae that coalesce to form the solar system
✓✓✓✓~ Dust clouds
Period 4.6 to 4 billion years ago when Earth congealed and formed an unstable
crust
✓✓✓✓~ Hadeon Eon
The central part of a planet or moon where iron is pulled due to gravity
✓✓✓✓~ Iron core
A star held together by gravity, with fusion as its energy source
, ✓✓✓✓~ The Sun
The process of combining atomic nuclei to release energy
✓✓✓✓~ Fusion
The process of splitting atomic nuclei to release energy
✓✓✓✓~ Fission
A region of space where magnetic forces can be detected
✓✓✓✓~ Magnetic field
Explosions on the Sun caused by the release of energy stored in twisted
magnetic fields
✓✓✓✓~ Solar flares
A burst of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun's corona
✓✓✓✓~ Coronal mass ejection
A stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun
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