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50 Cards in this Set
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Egocentric |
Earth is at the center |
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Heliocentric |
Sun is at the center |
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What is the distance of one AU |
92955807.3 miles |
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Which scientist proposed the three laws of planetary motion using Tyco Brache's data |
Kelper |
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What shape is the orbit of the Earth |
Elipse |
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Rotation |
Turning on its axis |
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Revolution |
Orbiting the sun |
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Precession |
Change in the orientation of a rotating body |
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Length of a lunar day |
2 weeks |
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Length of a lunar night |
2 weeks |
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The 8 moon phases |
New moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent |
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How are Maria formed |
Ancient volcanic erupting |
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Why does the moon have more craters than Earth does? |
Has no atmosphere to burn up meteorites as they approach the lunar body |
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Which planets are considered terrestrial planets |
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars |
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What are some characteristics of terrestrial planets |
Rock body and core |
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What planets are Jovian planets |
Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune |
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What are some characteristics of Jovian planets |
They are entirely composed of gas and are much larger than terrestrial planets and all have rings |
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How do terrestrial planets differ from Jovan planets |
Much smaller, have fewer moons, don't have rings, and are inner planets |
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Smallest inner planet |
Mercury |
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Jupiter's volcanically active moon |
Io |
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Which planets have rings |
Jovian planets |
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Which planets don't have rings |
Terrestrial |
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Which body in our solar system has the lowest surface temperature of any other body in the solar system |
Triton |
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What is Jupiter's red spot |
A hurricane or cyclonic event |
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What is Neptune's great dark spot similar to |
Jupiter's Great Red Spot |
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Why is Pluto not considered a planet |
Not large enough to clear it's orbit |
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What kind of planet is Pluto considered |
Dwarf planet |
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Where are most asteroids located |
In an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter |
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What is an asteroid |
A rock in space that is 100m or larger |
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What is a meteorite |
A rock in space that is 100m or smaller |
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What is a comet |
A rock centered body surrounded by frozen gases |
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Largest moon in our solar system |
Ganymede of Jupiter |
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Ice covered moon with liquid water beneath it |
Europa of Jupiter |
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Why is Titan of Saturn so important |
Has an atmosphere and potentially able to support life |
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Planet with the largest ring system |
Saturn |
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Planet with at least 15 moons |
Uranus |
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Planet that rotates on its side |
Uranus |
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Planet with 8 moons |
Neptune |
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Neptune occasionally crosses paths with what to become the farthest Planet in the solar system |
Pluto |
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Pluto has how many moons |
1 |
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Planet with no moons |
Mercury |
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Planet with no atmosphere |
Mercury |
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Planet that suffers from extreme greenhouse effect |
Venus |
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Planet with temperatures as high as 900 degrees |
Venus |
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Planet with thin co2 atmosphere |
Mars |
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What causes Mars' red surface |
Oxidation of the rich iron composition |
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Tallest mountain in the solar system |
Olympus Mons of Mars |
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Planet with ice caps at the north and south poles |
Mars |
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Body dubbed as dirty snowballs |
Comets |
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Planet about the size of earth's moon |
Mercury |
