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EARTH SCIENCE CHAP 23 REVIEW
EARTH SCIENCE CHAP 23 REVIEW
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Label the comet - What is "D"?
coma
tail
nucleus
head
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The fastest revolving planet is Mercury.
True
False
3
What is astronomy?
study of space
the study of celestial bodies and how it affects people and events on earth
4
What 2 factors did Newton say kept the planets moving in their orbits?
orbital speeds interacting with gravity
their massive size and gravitational force
5
The planet that is brighter than all other planets is Mercury.
False
True
6
Which of the following could a large moon be classified as?
SSSB - Small Solar System Body
inferior planet
dwarf planet
asteroid
7
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all known planets?
rotates on an axis
revolves around the sun
orbits in an elliptical path
has one or more moons
8
Which planet would be LEAST likely to be studied by an astrogeologist?
Mercury
Uranus
Venus
Mars
9
Pluto's orbit at times comes inside Jupiter's orbit around the sun.
False
True
10
It is possible, but not likely, that Earth could be struck by an asteroid.
True
False
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applied gravity to planetary movement
Newton
Lowell
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Between what 2 planets can you find the belt where many of the asteroids orbit?
earth and mercury
neptune and venus
mars and jupiter
uranus and saturn
13
Label the comet - What is "C"?
head
coma
tail
nucleus
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Most of the planets in our solar system are named after greek gods.
False
True
15
What is the scientific name for a shooting star?
meteorite
wishing star
meteor
falling star
16
formulated 3 laws of planetary motion
Kepler
Herschel
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was persecuted for criticizing the geocentric model
Galileo
Halley
18
Within our solar system are 8 planets and 1 star.
False
True
19
Which of these pairs of terms applies to the planet Mars?
superior and terrestrial
inferior and Jovian
superior and Jovian
inferior and terrestrial
20
Astrology is ....
the study of space
the study of how celestial bodies affect humans and events
21
Which of the following is an optical illusion?
a superior planet's retrograde motion
a planet's albedo
22
The planets that are farther from the sun than the earth are called ____ planets.
inferior
superior
23
Which of these planets has rings?
Uranus
both A and B
Neptune
neither A nor B
24
What early assumption of the heliocentric theory caused inaccuracies in many of its calculations?
Planets move in circular orbits
Each planet rotates on it's axis
The sun is the center of the universe
The moon revolves around the earth
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A planet moves faster when it is at its perihelion than when it is at its aphelion.
False
True
26
predicted a comet later named in his honor
Halley
Kuiper
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combined geocentric and heliocentric models
Tycho
Kepler
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Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun.
True
False
29
discovered 4 moons of Jupiter in 1610
Copernicus
Galileo
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Planets that are similar to the earth in density and size are called terrestrial planets.
True
False
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Label the comet - What is "A"?
coma
head
nucleus
tail
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proposed deferents and epicycles
Ptolemy
Tycho
33
Label the comet - What is "B"?
tail
coma
head
nucleus
34
Plato and Aristotle were unaware of the existence of Jupiter and Saturn.
False
True
35
Jovian planets are sometimes called the "gas giants".
True
False
36
Which planet is 1.00 AU from the sun?
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
Earth
37
introduced a heliocentric model
Galileo
Copernicus
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Some comets are called periodic comets because they reappear at regular, predictable intervals.
False
True
39
Which of these were predicted to exist before they were even discovered?
neptune and pluto
jupiter and saturn
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Most meteors burn completely before reaching Earth's surface.
True
False
