stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
PS C14 S1 & 2 Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
PS C14 S1 & 2
In a heliocentric system
The sun produces energy by
PS C14 S1 & 2
16 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
141 plays
The Sun Observing the Solar System
Flashcards
16 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
16
Answers
1
The sun produces energy by
nuclear fusion
attracting it with the force of gravity
burning fuels such as oil
nuclear fission
2
In a heliocentric system
all of the planets revolve around the sun
the sun revolves around Earth
Earth is the center of the universe
the sun appears to move backward among the planets
3
Which parts of the sun's atmosphere become visible during a total solar eclipse?
photosphere & chromosphere
chromosphere & corona
prominences & flares
photosphere & corona
4
All objects are attracted to each other by the force of
inertia
love
gravity
weight
5
Which of this chapter's scientists had a fake nose?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Ptolemy
Tycho Brahe
6
An astronomical unit , or 1 AU equals
Earth's average distance from the sun
the diameter of the sun
Earth's average orbital distance
Earth's average distance from the moon
7
The solar wind is a stream of electrically charged particles that extend outward from the sun's
photosphere
core
chromosphere
corona
8
Helio - comes from Helium of which the sun's main element
Nah
Yup
9
Galileo saw that much of the moon's surface is covered with round pits called
craters
seas
highlands
maria
10
Nuclear fusion occurs when
when heat from the sun is present
hydrogen atoms join to form helium
gases on sun's surface cool
when sunlight is present
11
In a heliocentric system, Earth revolves around
Venus
the moon
Our star, the sun
the stars
12
The strength of the force of gravity depends on
mass & weight
weight & speed
mass & distance
mass & speed
13
Which of the following scientists were imprisoned for his ideas?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Ptolemy
Tycho Brahe
14
What layer are you looking at when you look at an image of the sun?
corona
photosphere
prominence
chromosphere
15
The fact that each planet's orbit is an ellipse was discovered by
Galileo
Kepler
Copernicus
Brahe
16
The heliocentric system gained support when Galileo observed that
most of the smaller planets are closer to the sun
the orbit of each planet is an ellipse
one side of the moon aways faces Earth
Venus goes through phases similar to those of Earth's moon