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Unit 7 Review -The Solar System
Unit 7 Review -The Solar System
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The outer most layer of the sun’s atmosphere that looks like a halo during a solar eclipse is..
corona
heliosphere
photosphere
chromosphere
2
What element makes up most of the sun?
helium
carbon
oxygen
hydrogen
3
The outermost layer of the Sun's INTERIOR is the...
corona
core
convection zone
radiative zone
4
According to Kepler's laws, a planet moves fastest in its orbit when it is
farthest from the ecliptic.
nearest the Sun.
nearest the Earth in the Earth's orbital plane.
midway between the foci of its orbit.
5
Earth's path around the Sun it its orbit, this describes what?
rotation
orbit
axis
revolution
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When day and night are of equal length, we call this...
oort cloud
equinox
solstice
revolution
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Layers of the sun in proper order from core...
Core, Radiative Zone, Convective Zone, Corona, Chromosphere
Core, Corona, Photosphere, Chromosphere
Radiative Zone, Convective Zone, Corona, Chromosphere
Core, Radiative Zone, Convective Zone, Photosphere, Corona
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Mars doesn't have plate tectonics this allows volcanoes on mars to
become very large
have a thicker lava flow
remain very small
erupt often
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Proper order of moon phases, Full to New
Full, 1st quarter, Waning Gibbous, Waning Crescent, New
Full, Waning Gibbous, 1st Quarter, Waxing Crescent, New
Full, Waning Gibbous, 1st Quarter, Waning Crescent, New
Full, Waxing Gibbous, 1st Quarter, Waxing Crescent, New
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Possible dangers of a coronal mass ejection..more than one answer.
increased heat
create more sunspots
create heavy thunder clouds
destroys satellites
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What happens on the sun that causes auroras?
prominence
solar flare
solar wind
solstice
12
Large eruptions of charged particles from the Sun out into space are called...
solar flares
prominence
sunspots
solar wind
13
Burns up in Earth's atmosphere, often called a shooting star...
meteor
asteroid
meteoroid
solar ejection
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The layer of the sun’s atmosphere that gives off visible light is the...
photosphere
chromosphere
convection zone
core
15
The joining of hydrogen atoms to form helium is called
convection zone
nuclear fusion
radiation zone
nuclear fission
16
What transfers energy throughout the sun, and even toward earth?
fusion
conduction
inercia
radiation
17
When the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon (longest/shortest day)
equinox
eclipes
solstice
spring
18
How many times a year are day and night time hours the same?
3
2
0
1
19
What does the Earth rotate on?
axis
equator
ball
orbit
20
The Sun produces energy through...
kepler
photosynthesis
fusion
fission
21
How long is the sunspot cycle?
15 years
11 years
5 years
10 years
22
What is the elemental breakdown of the sun?
91% H, 9% He
86% H. 10% HE, 4% Other
91% He, 9% H
73% H, 17% He, 10% Other
23
Cooler areas on the sun due to convection currents decreasing and solar flares developing are?
solar wind
solar flares
sunspots
prominences
24
A collection of comets orbiting the sun FAR beyond the orbit of Pluto
oort cloud
asteroid belt
moon phases
kuiper belt
25
How long does it take the Earth to rotate?
1 day
1 year
1 month
28 days
26
Kepler's 3rd Law explains...
Speed of Orbits
Shape of Orbits
One orbit compared to another
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Kepler's 1st Law explains...
Planetary orbits compared to each other
Planetary orbit speed
Planetary orbit shape
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Kepler's 2nd Law explains...
Planetary orbits compared to each other
The speeds of a single planetary orbit
Shape of Planetary orbits
29
What is the difference between the aurora borealis and aurora australis?
one only occurs in australia
one is in the east and one is in the west
they are the same, it's based on color
One is in the north, one is in the south
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What forces work together to cause orbits?
radiation and gravity
energy and inertia
fusion and gravity
inertia and gravity
