what is another name for the “inner planets?” terrestrial
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What is another name for the “inner planets?”
•Terrestrial
Which planets are more dense, the inner or outer?
•Inner
Which planet do the Galilean Moons belong to?
•Jupiter
Where is Pluto located?
• In the Kuiper Belt
What objects are leftover debris from the formation of the solar system
and have pitted, irregular surfaces?
• Asteroids
What is debris that enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up?
•Meteor
What is debris that does not burn up and collides with the ground?
•Meteorite
What moon phases will occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon
are lined up?
• Full and New Moon
What kind of tides have a small tidal range?
•Neap Tides
What kind of tides have the greatest tidal range?
• Spring Tides
What are small icy bodies with highly eccentric orbits around the
Sun?
•Comets
Why do comets have a 2nd tail?
Solar wind
Where does a comet’s gas tail point?
•Away from the Sun
Where are the 2 clusters of comets?
• Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
During what moon phases do spring tides occur?
•New and Full
What moon phase will occur between the first quarter and full moon?
•Waxing Gibbous
During what moon phase can a solar eclipse occur?
•New Moon
During which moon phases do neap tides occur?
• 1st and 3rd quarter
During what moon phase can a lunar eclipse occur?
•Full Moon
What is the most widely accepted model for the origin of the Moon?
•Giant Impact Theory
We always see the same side of the Moon because the orbital and rotational periods are the same. What is the name
of this movement?
• Synchronous Rotation
The Earth is closest to the Sun during what month?
• January
When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
•Winter
What planet has essentially no atmosphere?
•Mercury
Which space missions involved landing on the Moon?
•Apollo
What is it called when the northern hemisphere experiences the longest
period of daylight?
• Summer Solstice (~June 21)
What occurs when the Sun is directly over the equator and there are equal amounts
of daylight and darkness?
• Equinoxes
What is the name of the spring equinox?
• Vernal Equinox (~March 21)
What is this spacecraft and why is it important?
• The space shuttle. It is reusable.
What planet has a thin atmosphere consisting mostly of CO2
•Mars
Where are the brightest stars plotted on an H-R Diagram?
• Top
Where are the hottest stars plotted on an H-R Diagram?
• Left
Identify what type of stars would be found at each location on the HR
diagram
• A) Main Sequence
• B) (Red) Giants
• C) (Red) Supergiants
• D) White Dwarfs