The planets in our solar Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is a light year? - distance that light travels in 1 year What is the closest star to Earth besides the Sun? (4.2 ly away) - proxima centauri What is the age of the universe? - 14 billion years What is our cosmic address? What is the Local Group? - Earth, solar system, milky way galaxy, local group, local supercluster Order of planets in our solar system - Mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune What is the fastest speed in the universe? - speed of light Typical ...

Natural Event Geological or atmospheric processes involving the release of energy and has nothing to do with people. Geological is due to the hot interior of the Earth and can be expressed as volcanoes. Atmospheric type of energy is the product of solar energy which can be expressed as tornadoes. Characteristics of a Natural Disaster (5) geological, atmospheric, magnitude, frequency, duration, areal extent Recurrence interval time between same sized events (150 years) frequency 1/recurrenc...

Test Bank for The Essential Cosmic Perspective, 9e 9th Edition by Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue; Nicholas Schneider; Mark Voit. Full chapters test bank included A Modern View of the Universe Discovering the Universe for Yourself The Science of Astronomy PART II: KEY CONCEPTS FOR ASTRONOMY Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity Light: The Cosmic Messenger PART III: LEARNING FROM OTHER WORLDS Formation of the Solar System Earth and the Terrestr...

What makes up 99.8% of the solar system's mass? The sun Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called what type of planets? Terrestrial Terrestrial planets are ________ in size and ______ in mass and have a _______ density of 3.9-5.5 g/cm3 Small; Low; High What terrestrial planet is the densest of them all. Earth Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called what types of planets? Jovian Jovian planets are ______ is size, ______ in mass and have a _______ density of about 0.7-1.6 g/c...

Solar System Explorer Answer Key Vocabulary: astronomical unit, dwarf planet, eccentricity, ellipse, gas giant, Kepler’s laws, orbit, orbital radius, period, planet, solar system, terrestrial planet Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) [Note: The purpose of these questions is to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking. Students are not expected to know the answers to the Prior Knowledge Questions.] 1. List all of the planets you can think of in our sola...

What causes the seasons? correct answers The tilt of the Earth's rotation axis to its orbit around the Sun causes parts of the Earth to experience more direct illumination from the Sun and longer days during the summer than the winter. What part of the Earth spins the fastest? correct answers the equator If you were standing at Earth's North Pole, where would you see the north celestial pole relative to your zenith? correct answers at the zenith If the star Polaris has an altitude of ...

What are the Jovian planets in our solar system? correct answers Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune What are the Jovian planets compositions? correct answers Jupiter & Saturn -Made of mostly hydrogen and helium -Very small components of rock and metal Uranus & Neptune -Much smaller than Jupiter and Saturn -Smaller compounds of hydrogen and helium -Hydrogen compounds such as -Water -Methane -Ammonia -Smaller components of rock and metal How are Jovian planets different? cor...

AST 101 Rio Salado Mid-Term: Multiple Choice & Essay Questions and Answers Already Passed What is the main difference between a planet and a star? A planet orbits a star and does not produce its own light, while a star generates its own light and energy through nuclear fusion. What causes the phases of the Moon? The phases of the Moon are caused by the changing angles from which we view the Moon’s illuminated half as it orbits Earth. What is the significance of the Hubble Sp...

GED Test 740 Questions with Verified Answers "WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? - CORRECT ANSWER They are palindromes Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? - CORRECT ANSWER Thomas Paine What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - CORRECT ANSWER tigerhead What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - CORRECT ANSWER friction Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle...

AST101 Clicker Quizes UofT Questions and Answers 100% Pass What does the term "Solar System" mean? The Sun, the planets, and all of their moons What does the term "Universe" mean? 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) 2.5 AU A 'light year' is a measure of: distance Stars are... balls of plasma which produce energy ...