Earth Science Ch 22-23 Review

a depression on the surface of the moon usually surrounded by circular walls

applied gravity to planetary movement

Day, month, and year are all defined according to the motions of the sun, moon, and earth.

the region within the sun where energy travels primarily as electromagnetic waves

The asteroid belt lies between the orbits of __________.

Earth tides are the changes of local ocean height one or more times a day at a given location.

In 2006, Pluto changed so dramatically that astronomers could no longer call it a planet.

The sun is composed mostly of __________.

An astronomical unit (AU) is defined as the distance between

Pluto’s orbit comes inside Jupiter’s orbit around the sun at certain times of its year.

Which of the following is an optical illusion?

Jovian planets are sometimes called the “gas giants.”

Which part of the IAU definition of a planet did Pluto and the other dwarf planets not satisfy?

The moon has a very thin atmosphere because it

Lunar mountains appear to be

The sun is located far from the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

How does the moon’s surface gravity compare with Earth’s?

Certain Christian philosophers in the Middle Ages argued that the Ptolemaic model agreed with the Bible because

the visible surface of the sun

What early assumption of the heliocentric theory caused inaccuracies in many of its calculations?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of all known planets?

The planets in order from the sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune

Which of the following contributes to the high surface temperatures on Mercury?

How many times does the moon rotate during one revolution around the earth?

Severe solar storms that can disrupt telecommunications on Earth are called __________.

The moon has a nearly perfect spherical shape likely because

formulated three laws of planetary motion

Compared with the earth, the average density of the moon is __________.

Which of the following are in the correct order of possible occurrence?

We call the 365 named days from January 1st to December 31st a(n) __________ year.

Which of the following pairs of terms applies to the planet Mars?

The geocentric theory was useful because it

introduced a heliocentric model

In what lunar phase must the moon be during a total solar eclipse?

The apparent path that the sun follows through the stars as seen from Earth’s perspective is called __________.

Which effect is not produced by tidal forces between the earth and the moon?

Because of its distance from the sun, the fastest-revolving planet is __________.

the outer region of the sun's atmopshere

Which of the following is not a distinctive feature of Saturn?

Which of the following are small solar system bodies?