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AST101 Clicker Quizzes UofT with 100% Correct Answers What does the term "Solar System" mean? - Answer- The Sun, the planets, and all of their moons What does the term "Universe" mean? - Answer- The totality of all space, time, energy, and matter Earth is 1 AU from the Sun. What is the maximumpossible separation between Earth and Mars? (Hint: Mars is the next farthest planet from the Sun) - Answer- 2.5 AU A 'light year' is a measure of: - Answer- distance Stars are... -...

Test Bank for Earth Science 14th Edition By Edward J. Tarbuck, Complete All Chapters 1- 14, Newest Version. Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science 1) What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical geology? A) Physical geology is the study of fossils and sequences of rock strata; historical geology is the study of how rocks and minerals were used in the past. B) Historical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and geologic events, utilizing ...

AST101 Clicker Quizzes UofT with 100% Correct Answers What does the term "Solar System" mean? - Answer- The Sun, the planets, and all of their moons What does the term "Universe" mean? - Answer- The totality of all space, time, energy, and matter Earth is 1 AU from the Sun. What is the maximumpossible separation between Earth and Mars? (Hint: Mars is the next farthest planet from the Sun) - Answer- 2.5 AU A 'light year' is a measure of: - Answer- distance Stars are... - Answer- bal...

The earth is made mostly of rocky material and metals such as iron, whereas jupiter is motly hydrogen and helium. What is the main reason that Earth's composition is different from Jupiter's? Compared to Jupiter, Earth formed in a hotter region, where only rocks and metals could exist as solids most planets fall into one of two catergories in terms of composition. How would you best define these categories? Planets that are mostly rock and metal versus those that have a lot of H and HE How d...

Test Bank for Earth Science 14th Edition By Tarbuck Complete All Chapters 1- 14, Newest Version. Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science 1) What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical geology? A) Physical geology is the study of fossils and sequences of rock strata; historical geology is the study of how rocks and minerals were used in the past. B) Historical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and geologic events, utilizing the geologi...

Geography Definition - Answer-The study of the Earth as the home of humankind. It provides a broad place-centered perspective on the translation of environments by society and nature at a variety of scales, from the local to the global. Geography as a field of learning - Answer-Definition, sciences which branch from geography, physical versus cultural, "why what is where and so what?" Physical Geography - Answer-Landforms, rocks and minerals, water, weather and climate, plants, anima...

PHSC 121 Hw 8 Exam Questions with Correct Answers A black hole is - Answer-b. a region in space where mass produces a gravity field so intense that neither matter nor light itself can escape Black holes are thought to be caused by - Answer-a. collapsing stars b. concentrated mass at the center of galaxies Black holes are theorized to be - Answer-b. at the center of galaxies c. at the center of quasars A quasar is - Answer-c. a large remote energy source which may contain a black ho...

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation - Answer The law that says every object in the universe attracts every other object, and that the force is affected by mass and distance: the greater the mass of an object, the greater the attraction; the farther apart the objects, the weaker the attraction. Nebula - Answer a cloud of gas and dust in space Nuclear Fusion - Answer The process by which two or more small nuclei fuse to make a bigger nucleus Star - Answer A ball of hot gas, pri...

Earth Science Chapter 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What does Physical Geology focus on? The study of the Earth's materials, structures, and the natural processes that modify them. Define Earth Science. The branch of science concerned with our planet and space, encompassing geology, meteorology, astronomy, and oceanography. What is the study of Meteorology? The scientific study of atmospheric phenomena, especially weather patterns and processes. What does Oceanograph...

Io experiences tidal heating primarily because __________. correct answers Io's elliptical orbit causes the tidal force on Io to vary as it orbits Jupiter. As you learned in Part A, Io's elliptical orbit is necessary to its tidal heating. This elliptical orbit, in turn, is a result of the orbital resonance among Io, Europa, and Ganymede. This orbital resonance causes Io to have a more elliptical orbit than it would otherwise, because __________. correct answers Io periodically passes Europa...