Phys Sci Chp 25 The Solar System

Question 1

First American in space was

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Alan Shepard

Question 2

Icy objects that travel in long, elliptical orbits around the sun are

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comets

Question 3

Solar System is made up of the Sun

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all of the above

Question 4

Heavenly bodies made primarily of ice and rock which often leave a 'tail' are

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comets

Question 5

Which area is about 100 AU from the sun

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Kuiper belt

Question 6

Two forces keep Earth orbiting the Sun. They are gravity and

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inertia

Question 7

Half of moon is lit on the left side

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3rd (last) quarter

Question 8

Which planet has a day longer than its year?

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Venus

Question 9

One AU is

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the average distance from earth to the sun

Question 10

Why are the inner solar system planets known as 'terrestrial' planets?

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they are similar in structure to the Earth

Question 11

During formation of the solar system 99.9% of the mass of the solar nebula became

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the sun

Question 12

The Earth orbits around the sun in a(an)

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ellipse

Question 13

The area beyond the Kuiper belt where comets are found is called

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The Oort Cloud

Question 14

The lowlands/ maria were caused by

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ancient lava flows

Question 15

Small sliver of light; looks like a crescent roll

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crescent

Question 16

The length of a planet's day is determined by its rotation on its axis.

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True

Question 17

First person to step foot on the moon was

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Neil Armstrong

Question 18

The light is getting smaller from the left

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Waning

Question 19

Moon is fully lit; Earth is between Sun & Moon

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Full

Question 20

The area between Mars & Jupiter where irregular objects orbit the sun is called

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The Asteroid Belt

Question 21

What is the largest gas giant

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Jupiter

Question 22

Most of moon is lit up but not quite a full moon

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Gibbous

Question 23

The gravity on the moon compared to the gravity on earth is

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1/6 the amount

Question 24

What is at the center of a heliocentric solar system.

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Sun

Question 25

Which planets do not have a moon?

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Mercury, Venus

Question 26

Difference between meteoroid & meteorite

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meteoroid is located in space

Question 27

Ocean tides are the result of

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sun & moon's gravitational pull

Question 28

Our moon has no atmosphere because

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it lacks gravity.

Question 29

Moon when light is growing from the right; getting bigger

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Waxing

Question 30

Depressions in the moons surface caused by hits from meteoroids are called

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craters

Question 31

According to the Nebular Theory, the solar system formed from

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all of the above

Question 32

In a Geocentric model of the solar system, what is the center

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The Earth

Question 33

Phase when half the moon is lit on the RIGHT side

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1st quarter

Question 34

Appearance of moon as it makes full revolution around Earth

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Lunar Cycle

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