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which of the following impacts the size of an impact crater?
size
height
angle
all of the above
2
What is a formation bigger than the impact?
Impact Crater
No Atmosphere
Volcano
The big bang
3
What are the two objects that influence the earth's tides?
Earth, Moon
Earth, Mars
Moon, Sun
Earth, Sun
4
What are the comet's tail made of?
It is on fire
It has ripped space and time
Nuclear fusion in the comet
Ice being vaporized and dust falling off
5
What would Saturn be classified as?
Star
Gas Planets
Ring planet
Terrestiral Planets
6
How do you calculate eccentricity? (Kris H)
E= dxL
E = L/d
E = d/L
D = E/L
7
The wobble of the earth as it orbits the sun
Orbit Error
Elasticity
Eccentricity
Precession
8
Which is the largest planet in our solar system? (josh nelson)
Sun
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
9
Which galaxy are we located in?
The sun
Milky Way Galaxy
Atrox
The solar system
10
What is the Earth's orbital inclination? (Jack L)
7
0
85
3
11
Where is the asteroid belt?
Between mars and jupiter
Between the sun and earth
Between the center of the milky way
Between pluto and neptune
12
Ratio of the distance between the foci and the length of the major axis of an ellipse
Radius
Eccentricity
Diameter
Ratio
13
Which planet is most similar to earth in terms of size?
Mars
Venus
Pluto
Earth
14
Approximately how long is the lunar cycle?
A day
A week
A month
A year
15
How would you best describe Earth's orbit? (cosette leaf)
A square
An ellipse
An oval
A circle
16
Tides experienced twice a month during full and new moons is ...?
High Tides
Spring Tides
Leap Tides
Low Tides
17
Unit to measure distance between earth and sun
None of the above
Parsec
Light Year
Light Year
18
The sun stopped producing energy, fusion has stopped in the Sun's:
Corona
Conductive Zone
Radiative Zone
Core
19
Which part of the electromagnetic wave has the most energy?
Radio
Visible
Microwave
X Ray
20
What is a light year?
The time it takes light to travel
3x10^8 m/s
The time it takes the sun to revolve once
The distance light travels in 1 year
21
When does a Neap tide occur?
Full Moon
3rd Quater
New Moon
1st quater
22
Which are the reasons why pluto was kicked out of the solar system?
It is round
Orbits sun
Size
Eliptical orbit
23
What is a meteroid?
A small rock from space that landed on earth
A small rock entering the atmosphere
A small rock in space
A small rock
24
Which stars are the super giants?
C
A
D
B
25
Snow covers earth - Albedo would _________ and temperature would __________?
Decrease, colder
Decrease, warmer
Increase, warmer
Increase, colder
26
You look at a spectroscope and see bright red and green lines. What is it?
Black-line body
Absorption Spectrum
Emission Spectrum
Rainbow
27
What angle is Earth's axis of rotation tilted at currently?
24.5
23.5
22.1
20
28
A chunk of frozen gases, ice, and rocky debris that orbit the sun
A meteroid
A comet
A rock
Pluto
29
Which planet is the further from the sun?
Mars
Neptune
Venus
Uranus
30
It is 2016 and the sun is at a solar minimum, when would be the next solar minimum?
2005
2027
2021
2016
31
Which planet orbits the sun the fastest? (Josh Lord)
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
32
Which is most likely the cause of distrubance of the electromagnetic field on earth?
Sunspots
Solar Flares
Coronal Mass Ejection
Coronal Turbulence
33
What is an AU?
Distance from sun to earth
Distance from moon to sun
The distance from earth to moon
Distance from earth to sun
34
What at terrestrial planets?
Gas planets
Solid Ground
Rocky planets
Stars
35
What is nuclear fusion?
Two atoms combining into one atom
Transfering of electrons
One atom splitting into two
Two atoms bond together and forms a molecule
36
Accretion = ?
the collision of multiple galaxies
Process where dust and gas accumulate into larger bodies
Secretion gas and rocks
The movement of planets around the sun
37
What solar phenomena is responsible for the aurora seen on earth?
Moon
Plasma
Solar Wind
Albedo
38
A cloud of interstellar gas and dust
Nitrogen
Empty Space
Gas and dust
Nebula
39
What "gave birth" to our Sun?
Black Dwarf
Black Hole
Red Giant
Nebula
40
What effect have tides had on the length of a day? (taylor stinke)
It decreases length of days
The day length stays the same
It increases length of the day
Nothing happens
41
What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Venus
42
Scientist who studies the origin and dynamics of the universe
Radiologist
Meterologist
Climatologist
Cosmologist
43
What's the relationship between eccentricity and distance between the foci? (Lauren closs)
The greater the distance, the higher the eccentricity
They are the same
The gradter the distance the lower the eccentricity
There are no relationships
44
The ozone protects us mostly from which type of radiation?
X-ray
Ultraviolet
Microwave
Visible
45
Small rock in space
A small rock
Comet
Dwarf Planet
Meteroid
46
I found an object from space, this is a __________?
comet
Meteroid
Meteor
Meteroite
47
If the eccentricity is 0, what will it be? (Daniel Snader)
Oval
Circle
Square
Line
48
Which planet has the most circular orbit?
Earth
Venus
Moon
Pluto
49
End of Review, ready for new material review?
YES!!!
Yes!
YES!
No :(
50
What is the orbit of a comet like? (Cosette Leaf)
High inclination
Circular
Not eccentric
Low inclination
