Astronomy
This is a cloud of gas and dust that formed our solar system.
Nebula
What are some characteristics that make life on Earth possible?
Water, atmosphere, temperature (Goldilocks zone)
An object that periodically orbits the sun and is made up of ice, dust, and gases
Comet
The term used to describe moon phases with GROWING lit area
Waxing
Put the stages of an average sized star in order. (Star forming to death)
Nebula, protostar, main sequence, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf, black dwarf
How long it takes for the moon to orbit the earth?
approximately one month
The moon phase that is the beginning of the cycle.
New moon
The collection of rocks between the inner and outer planets
Asteroid belt
The arrangement of the earth, moon, and Sun during a lunar eclipse?
The earth is in between the sun and the moon. Earth's shadow falls on the moon.
Put the stages of a massive star in order. (formation to death)
Nebula, protostar, main sequence, red supergiant, supernova, blackhole or neutron star
Orbiting the sun defines this time period (part a), and the correct term is ______________. (part b)
(This is a two-part answer.)
a. year
b. revolution or revolving
Which planets are known as the rocky / terrestrial planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What does gibbous mean?
That the moon is more than halfway illuminated.
A solar eclipse can only happen during which moon phase?
New moon
What shape is our galaxy?
a. spiral
b. elliptical
c. irregular
a. spiral
The time it takes for a planet to rotate once on its axis.
24 hrs or one day
The largest gas giant in our solar system
Jupiter
What is a solar system?
A star and the planets, moons, and asteroids that orbit it.
Only the right half of the moon is illuminated, the left half is dark. What moon phase is this?
First quarter
A neap tide is when there is very little difference between the highs and lows. What is the arrangement of the earth, moon, and Sun?
They form a right angle.
Gravity of the sun and moon complete.
How are the earth, Sun, and moon arranged during a solar eclipse?
The moon is positioned between the earth and Sun.
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
Jovian planets / gas giants
A supermassive star ends its life as
a. a white dwarf
b. a protostar
c. a blackhole
d. a neutron star
Blackhole or neutron star
A star forms from a cloud of gas and dust called a ?
Nebula
A spring tide occurs when there is a big difference between highs and lows. How are the earth, Sun, and moon arranged?
In a straight line.
The gravity of the sun and moon work together to create a spring tide.