MARS
Earth
Midterm
Stars
100

How many moons does Mars have?

Mars has two Moons, Phobos and Deimos. They were both discovered in 1877. 

100

Is the Earth primarily covered in land or water 

Water

100

What is the weakest wave in the electromagnetic spectrum? 

Radio

100

Are stars beautiful? 

Yes

200

What is Mars known as?

The red giant

200

What is the most abundant gas in the Earths atmosphere 

Nitrogen

200

What is the term for the idea that Earth was the center of the universe? 

Geometric 

200

Why is the North Star important 

A bright star that helps in navigation. 

300

Where does the name of Mars originate from? 

Specific or no points. (mythology) 

The god of war Mars from ancient Roman religion

300

Is the Earths moon considered small or large compared to other moons? 

Large 

300

Who invented calculus? 

Isaac Newton 

300

Why does gravity play an important role in the formation of a star? 

The law of gravitation allows particles of gas to come together and become dense slowly and surely fusing towards the center which most of the concentrated mass is located to form a protostar. 

400

Approximately how strong is Mars gravity. 

38% of Earths gravity

400

Is Earth a terrestrial or Jovian planet? 

Terrestrial 

400

FREE POINTS

Hopefully we get this on the midterm too 

400

Does a red star or a blue star contain more energy? 

Blue stars

500

What discovery gave hope that there could be life on Mars? 

Sorry if you said something different. The main answer would be the discovery of cyanobacteria 

500

How many AUs is Earth from the sun? 

1

500

In the formation of a protostar, prior to nucleosynthesis. The large gaseous cloud is approximately how large in length? 

600 light years

500

How much of the solar systems mass is taken by our own star?

99.8%

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