Pluto - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Asteroid ~ Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) Jupiter ~ Planet -Gas giant -Strong magnetic field -Counter rotating layers in atmosphere -Mantle composed of metallic hydrogen -69 moons lol Saturn ~ Planet -Gas giant -Thin rings 250000+km in diameter -Pole spot/hexagonal cloud -62 moons Uranus ~ Planet -Gas giant -Rotates on a tilted axis Neptune ~ Planet -Gas giant -Prob...

Using the ideas discussed in the text, in what sense are we "star stuff"? - Nearly every atom from which we are made was once inside of a star When did humans learn that the Earth is not the center of the universe? - Within the past 500 years How are galaxies important to our existence? - Galaxies recycle material from one generation of stars to the next, and without this recycling we could not exist. If we imagine the history of the universe compressed into one year, dinosaurs walked...

Advertising Cumulative Final Exam (Chapters 9-15 & 17) Advertising appeals and executions are usually independent of each other. - True A print ad that appears in Car and Driver magazine contains details of the advertised car's body, structure, mileage, etc. It employs a rational appeal. - True Slice-of-life ads make use of more excitement and suspense in telling a story when compared to the dramatization style of execution. - False The ad for the Mach3 Sensitive razor that sug...

PHYS 284 Midterm UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers star - CORRECT ANSWER- A large, glowing ball of gas that generates heat and light through nuclear fusion in its core. Our Sun is a star. planet - CORRECT ANSWER- A moderately large object that orbits a star and shines primarily by reflecting light from its star. According to the current definition, an object can be considered a planet only if it (1) orbits a star, (2) is large enough for its own gravity to make it roun...

Astro Ch 7 & 8 Homework QuestionsFarthest to closest from the Sun: - correct answer Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Mercury Planets from highest --> lowest mass: - correct answer Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Pluto Planets from largest --> smallest radius: - correct answer Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Pluto Characteristics of terrestrial planets: - correct answer Solid, rocky surface; located within the inner solar system; small size Characteristics of Jovian ...

Astro Ch 7 & 8 Homework Questions and answers 2024 verified to passAstro Ch 7 & 8 Homework Questions Farthest to closest from the Sun: - correct answer Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Mercury Planets from highest --> lowest mass: - correct answer Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Pluto Planets from largest --> smallest radius: - correct answer Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Pluto Characteristics of terrestrial planets: - correct answer Solid, rocky surface; locat...

ASTRO 207 Midterm 2 Exam - Questions with 100% Correct Answers How much electrical charge does an atom with 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 5 electrons have? A) a positive charge of +1 B) a total charge of +17 C) a positive charge of +7 D) a negative charge of -5 E) none of the above Suppose the angular separation of two stars is smaller than the angular resolution of your eyes. How will the stars appear to your eyes? A) you will not be able to see these two stars at all B) you will see two distinc...

Tsar bomb ~ Largest fusion bomb (3500x Hiroshima) Solar flare ~ Eruption of charged particles caused by Sun's magnetic field due to rotation of material and energy inside Sun Solar cycles ~ Every however many years there are solar highs were there is more stuff happening, e.g. you can see Northern Lights in Kingston Earth's magnetic field ~ Pulls Sun's particles up and pulls them into poles (Northern and Southern Lights), very slowly breaking down Mercury ~ Only planet with mag...

what isn't known about saturn ~ no one knows how long a day on saturn is what is necessary to be considered a planet ~ 1. a planet orbits the sun directly 2. a planet is large enough to have formed a spherical shape 3. a planet has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit (this omits pluto as a planet) what is the orgin of water ~ - waster must have been delivered to earth by small bodies at a later stage of the planets evolution ~asteroid like small bodies from the region of jupi...

Astronomy Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers A solar system contains a. primarily planets b. large amounts of gas and dust but very few stars c. large amounts of gas dust and stars d. a single star and planets e. thousands of super clusters - answerd. a single star and planets A galaxy contains a. primarily planets b. large amounts of gas and dust but very few stars c. large amounts of gas, dust, and stars d. a single star and planets e. thousands of super clusters - answerc....