definitions
definitions
definitions
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100
The average from the earth to the sun, 149.6 million km.
What is an astronomical unit?
100
a recognizable pattern of stars.
What is a constellation?
100
the moon with half of its disc illuminated?
What is a half-moon?
100
whats the source of force that keeps a star from collapsing?
What is gravity?
100
what season is starting in the southern hemisphere?
What is summer?
200
The imaginary line between the North and South Poles about which the earth rotates.
What is axis?
200
the Moon when it is entire disc is illuminated.
What is a full moon?
200
an ecplise of the moon by the earth.
What is a lunar eclipse?
200
is it likely that a red dwarf could become a nuetron star?
What is no, because a star thats less massive when our sun can only become a white dwarf?
200
what would happen if aliens dragged mars to our planet?
What is the martian year would shorten?
300
A region of space so dense that even light cannot escape its gravitational pull.
What is a black hole?
300
a huge grouping of stars, gases, and dust in the universe, often containing billions of stars.
What is the galaxy?
300
the length of time required for the moon to revolve around the earth.
What is lunar month?
300
what would you see if you went out every night for a month and looked at the planets?
What is the planets wonder around the backround of stars?
300
which has the greatest influence of the tides oceans?
What is position of the moon relative to the earth?
400
The glowing head of a comet formed when parts of it turn to gas as it approaches the sun.
What is coma?
400
a planet with many moons and a thick swirling atmosphere such as jupiter.
What is a gas giant?
400
a large cloud of gas in space?
What is a nebula?
400
what force does the string represent?
What is gravity is the force that keeps planets revolving around the sun?
400
which quality do all the planets in the solar system share?
What is they all have elliptical orbits?
500
A body orbiting a star, composed of a mixture of dust, rock, and ices.
What is comet?
500
a force that acts without physical contact to pull 2 objects toward eachother.
What is gravity?
500
a small, dense star composed entirely of nuetrons.
What is a nuetron star?
500
is a sunset an effect of the earths rotation or its revolution?
What is its an effect of its rotation?
500
what month of the year is it in california?
What is december?
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