Celestial Objects

Question 1

Put the following terms in order from smallest to largest.

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Solar System, Galaxy, Universe

Question 2

Moon phase seen here

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Waning gibbous

Question 3

Neap tides will occur during which moon phase.

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1st Quarter

Question 4

What causes the meteoroid to burn in the atmosphere?

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Friction

Question 5

What orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter?

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asteroids

Question 6

What is a meteorite?

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meteoroid that hits Earth

Question 7

Keepers first law of motion states the path of the planets are

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Elliptical

Question 8

Exceptionally high tides that occur during a full moon phase are called?

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Spring Tides

Question 9

What is an asteroid?

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solid rock

Question 10

Scientists often use the form of measurement for objects in our solar system.

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Astronomical Units (AU)

Question 11

The approximate tilt of the moon's orbit is:

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5 degrees

Question 12

Jovain planets characteristics are...

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Further from the sun, gaseous surface, rings

Question 13

Where do meteoroids come from?

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Comets and Asteroids

Question 14

How is an asteroid like Earth?

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orbits the sun, made of rock

Question 15

What is the composition of a comet?

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ice and dust

Question 16

Put the following terms in order from smallest to largest

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solar system, galaxy, universe

Question 17

When does an object have the greatest speed?

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Closest to the sun (Perihelion)

Question 18

Moon phase seen here

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Waxing Crescent

Question 19

Terrestrial Planets have these in common

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Rocky/solid surfaces, heavier density, closer to the sun

Question 20

The moon has how many phases?

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8

Question 21

As the mass of one object grows and the radius remains the same the force of gravity...

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Increases

Question 22

Which number identifies the asteroid belt?

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2

Question 23

If the distance between two objects increases the force due to gravity....

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Decreases

Question 24

Occurrence caused by Earth coming between the Sun and the moon.

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Lunar Eclipse

Question 25

What is it called when the Earth is closest to the sun?

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perihelion

Question 26

Which planet has the largest gravitational pull then all others?

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Jupiter

Question 27

First to suggest the heliocentric theory.

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Copernicus

Question 28

Terrestrial planets have these in common

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rocky/solid surfaces, heavier density, closer to the sun

Question 29

The strength of gravity depends on what two factors:

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Distance and Mass

Question 30

What lies in the center of our solar system?

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Sun

Question 31

What is a meteor?

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a streak of light in sky

Question 32

Which of the following eccentricities would have the most stretched out orbit.

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.935

Question 33

The geocentric theory states

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The planets, moons, stars and sun revolve around Earth.

Question 34

How many days are there in a Lunar month (new moon to new moon)

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27.3 days

Question 35

Why is Pluto not considered a planet?

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It has not cleared his neighborhood.

Question 36

By squaring the orbital period of the planet and cubing the distance from the sun you should..

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Get close to the same answer.

Question 37

Which of the following determines of life is possible on a planet?

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All of these answers are correct.

Question 38

Why does a comet's tail point away from the sun?

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solar wind

Question 39

What two things can happen to a meteoroid when it moves through a planet's atmosphere?

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burn up or hit Earth's surface

Question 40

What is the shape of a comet's orbit?

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long narrow ellipse

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