Why are sunspots darker then surrounding areas?

They have a lower temperature than their surroundings

Uranus' winds are the strongest in the solar system. True or False?

False, Neptune's winds are faster.

In the Ted talk we learned about what causes the phases of the moon. What causes them?

how much sunlight is hitting the moon

What is a solar eclipse

when the moon blocks the sun's light

The tides are caused by...

The pull of gravity between the Earth and the Moon

Without a gravitational pull from the Sun...

The planets would be out of orbit

What is the difference between a flare and a prominence?

prominences are larger thanflares and they go back tothe sun

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1
Why are sunspots darker then surrounding areas?
They have a lower temperature than their surroundings
Earth's light reflects on their surroundings, not them
Earth's light reflects on them, not their surroundings
They have a higher temperature than their surroundings
2
Uranus' winds are the strongest in the solar system. True or False?
False, Neptune's winds are faster.
True, they can be about 200 miles per hour.
False, Jupiter's winds are faster.
True, they can be about 500 miles per hour.
3
Why do seasons occur?
The Earth's tilt
Because the Earth weighs more
The Sun's distance from the Earth
The Earth's rotation
4
How long is a year on Mercury?
78 Earth days
98 Earth days
88 Earth days
68 Earth days
5
Are tempatures hot, cold, or moderate in the spring and fall?
Moderate
Hot
Cold
6
The more mass an object has, the more gravitational pull it has.
False
True
7
In the Ted talk we learned about what causes the phases of the moon. What causes them?
how much sunlight is hitting the moon
it depends on what part of the orbit the earth is on
how much moonlight is the moon
It depends on how much of Jupiter we can see
8
When two full moons occur in the same month, what is that called?
A blue moon
A blue-purple moon
A yellow moon
The second full moon of the month
9
Who invented the laws of motion?
Galieo
Newton
Curie
Darwin
10
What is the temperature of the Sun's core?
14,000 C
140,000 C
1,400,000 C
14,000,000 C
11
How many planets spin backwards, or counterclockwise compared to the others
1
5
8
3
12
Most asteroids orbit the Sun between Mars and what?
Earth
Mercury
Uranus
Jupiter
13
About how big is the diameter of the sun
10 miles
1,000,000 miles
10,000,000 miles
500,000 miles
14
What is a solar eclipse
When the Sun is blocking the moon's light
When the moon is blocking Earth's light
when the moon blocks the sun's light
When Earth moves in between of the Sun and the moon
15
Are shadows longer or shorter in summer than the other seasons?
Shorter
Longer
16
True or false? Winter has direct sunlight?
True
False
17
According to our 6.2.1 poster set, how many phases of the moon are there?
12
8
10
6
18
How much mass does the sun take up in the solar system?
56.9%
79.2%
25.4%
99.8%
19
The diameter of Venus is around what?
12,000 miles
16,000 miles
10,000 miles
15,000 miles
20
True or false? The Sun's rays hit Earth at an shallower angle during winter?
True
False
21
The tides are caused by...
People splashing really hard
The pull of gravity between the Earth and the Moon
The Earth turning
The Sun's heat
22
Without a gravitational pull from the Sun...
We would be fine
We would explode
We would be slightly harmed
The planets would be out of orbit
23
What is the difference between a flare and a prominence?
Because flares come out of sunspots, unlike prominences
Because prominences come out of sunspots, unlike flares
flares are larger than prominencesand they go back to thesun
prominences are larger thanflares and they go back tothe sun
24
Due to gravitiy, each planet moves through space at...
Very high speeds
they don't move
sometimes fast, sometimes slow
a slow pace
25
How does earth move?
By space junk's gravity pushing it forward
By axis
By revolution
By rotation

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