Planets
How can you describe terrestrial planets? Name them.
A terrestrial planet is a planet composed primarily of rocks or metals.
Terrestrial planets are very rocky. Terrestrial planets include: Earth, Mercury, Venus, and Mars.
All stars start as a _______ .
Nebula or a large cloud of gas.
How many phases of the moon are there?
8 phases
Asteroids are mostly made up of what?
Asteroids are typically made up of rock and metal but can also contain organic compounds.
What planet is known as the "red planet"?
Mars
How can you describe gas giants? Name them.
Gas giants are planets with a deep massive atmosphere, made up of mostly hydrogen and helium gases and separated from the inner planets by a ring of debris called the asteroid belt.
There are how many main stages of a star?
Seven
At what phase is the moon fully illuminated?
Full moon
Describe what an asteroid belt is.
The asteroid belt is divided into an inner and outer belt. The inner bely is made up of asteroids that contain metals. The outer belt consists of a rocky debris.
A shooting star is a(n) comet, asteroid, or a meteor.
Meteor
Gas planets have a strong or weak magnetic field?
Gas planets have a strong magnetic field due to their mass.
What affects the color of the stars?
Surface temperature
How many days does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
27 days
Meteoroids can enter Earth's atmosphere. True or False.
True
What planet is the hottest planet?
Venus
Which planets have few or no moons? Terrestrial or gas planets?
Terrestrial planets
Red stars are hotter than yellow stars. True or False?
False. Yellow stars are hotter than red stars.
Describe the Waning Gibbous phase.
The waning gibbous phase is between a half moon and full moon. Waning means it gets smaller. It is opposite to the Waxing Gibbous.
Comets are a small solar system body that orbits the Earth. True or False.
False. Comets orbit the Sun.
The faces that created the "man of the moon" consists of what?
“Lunar swirls” or magnetic lava flows beneath the surface are a part of the “creation” of the moon’s face. The illusion is the result of magnetic dust on the moon that was left there by volcanic eruptions on the satellite billions of years ago and gravitational forces. Solar winds and highly charged particles caused it to gradually whiten over time.
Jovian planets are another name for which type of planets?
Gas giants
In which phase is a star known as the "baby star"?
Protostar
What phase comes after the Third Quarter?
Waning Crescent
What are the 4 parts of a comet?
1. Nucleus "core" 2. Coma 3. Dust tail 4. Ion tail
What planet has rings that are most visible?
Saturn