Electromagnetic radiation
Solar System
Solar System data
Rotation
Revolution
100
What is the process that produces electromagnetic radiation called?
What is nuclear fusion
100
On which page of the reference table will we find information on the solar system
What is page 15
100
What is the relationship between distance from the sun and period of revolution
What is as the distance increases period of revolution increases
100
What is rotation
What is spinning on your axis
100
What is revolution
What is going arour an object
200
What is the most abundant form of electromagnetic radiation reaching earth's surface
What is visible light
200
Name five celestial objects in our solar system
What is Sun, Planets, moons, asteroids, comets and meteorites
200
What is the relationship between the distance from the sun and orbital velocity?
What is as distance increases orbital velocity decreases
200
What is earths rate of rotation per hour
What is 15 degrees
200
Which planet has the longest period of revolution
What is Neptune
300
What is the form of radiation that is mostly re-radiated back into space from earth's surface called?
What is infra red radiation
300
The first four planets in our solar system are solid and are called
What is terrestrial planets
300
Which set of planets (Jovian or terrestrial) rotate faster
What is Jovian
300
What is earth's rate of rotation per day
What is 360 degrees
300
What determines the period of revolution of the planets
What is gravitational attraction
400
What are the three main gases that absorb infrared radiation
What is carbon dioxide, water vapor and methane
400
The last four planets in our solar system are called gas giants or
What is Jovian planets
400
What is eccentricity
What is the measure of how oval an obit is
400
Fill in the blanks Every 15 degrees west, time decreases by Blank Every 15 degrees blank, time by one hour
What is one hour, east
400
what are two evidences of revolution
What is viewing different constellations at different times of the year and the seasons / any yearly event
500
Which planet has an abundance of carbon dioxide making it the hottest planet in our solar system
What is Venus
500
In the solar system data chart what is used to compare the size of planets
What is equatorial diameter
500
complete the following sentence the more eccentric a planet's orbit the more
What is elliptical is it's orbit
500
What are three evidences of rotation
What is Foucault pendulum, the Coriolis effect, any daily occurance
500
Which planet has a longer day than year
What is Venus
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