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Components of the Solar System
Components of the Solar System
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comets, asteroids, meteoroids, the moon, tides, Earth's rotation & revolution
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made of ice,dust,& water; blown particles from surface create coma;Kuiper belt & Oort Cloud
Asteroids
Comets
Meteors
Meteoroids
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The side of the earth facing the sun
Night
Day
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Two high & two low a day; time between each high and low a day is about 6 hours
When tides occur
When fall occurs
When spring occurs
When summer occurs
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The side of the Earth facing away from the sun
Day
Night
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Predictable changes in climate patterns as the Earth tilts as it revolves around the sun
Day
Night
Orbit
Seasons
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When a meteor reaches the Earth
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Comet
Asteroid
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Galilean moon most likely to support life from its salt water ocean beneath its surface
Ganymede
Europa
Callisto
Io
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Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward Sun;sun is higher in sky & rays strike Earth more directly
Summer
Fall
Spring
Winter
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Which is not true about the Earth's rotation on its axis?
Causes night
Causes day
Occurs once every 365 days
Occurs once every 24 hours
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Occur due to the rotation of the Earth and the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun
Tides
Day
Axis
Night
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Much smaller than asteroids; range in size from dust to about 10 meters in diameter
Meteoroid
Meteor
Meteorite
Comet
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Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun; lower in sky & rays strike for shorter period
Summer
Winter
Fall
Spring
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Which of these moons did Galileo not discover?
Io
Titan
Ganymede
Callisto
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occur twice a month during first & last quarters; produces lowest range between high & low tide
High tide
Low tide
Neap tide
Spring tide
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made from left over rocky-metallic material; located on belt between Mars and Jupiter
Meteor
Comet
Meteorite
Asteroid
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When a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere; sometimes referred to as a shooting or falling star
Meteor
Meteorite
Comet
Asteroid
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All orbit the sun except
asteroids
comets
meteoroids
moons
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occurs during Full & New Moon;highest range between high & low tide
Neap tide
Spring tide
Low tide
High tide
