Definiations
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Definitions
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100
The average distance from the Earth to sun
What is astronomical unit
100
A body orbiting a star composed of a mixture of dust, rock, and ices
What is comet
100
A force that acts without physical contact to pull two objects toward each other
What is gravity
100
a small, dense star composed entirely of neutrons
What is neutron star
100
In the diagram shown above, what season is starting in the southern hemisphere?
What is C- summer
200
The degree to which the Earths axis is not perpendicular to the plane of its orbit
What is axial tilt
200
A recognizable pattern of stars
What is constellation
200
The moon with half of its disk illuminated
What is half moon
200
A phase of the moon when the disk is not illuminated
What is new moon
200
Suppose that aliens drag the planet Mars to half its present distance from the Sun. What would happen?
What is b- the martian year would shorten
300
The imaginary line between the north and south poles about which the Earth rotates
What is axis
300
The moon when its entire disk is illuminated
What is full moon
300
An eclipse of the moon by the Earth
What is lunar eclipse
300
The solid part of a comet
What is nucleus
300
Which of the following has the greatest influence on the tides of the Earth`s oceans?
What is A- the position of the moon relative to Earth
400
A region of space so dense that even light cannot escape its gravitational pull
What is black hole
400
A huge grouping of stars, gases, and dust in the universe, often containing billion of stars
What is galaxy
400
The length of time required for the moon to revlve around the Earth; roughly 28 days
What is lunar month
400
The path of an object in space as it travels around another object
What is orbit
400
Which quality do all planets in the solar system share?
What is D- elliptical orbits
500
The glowing head of a comet formed when parts of it turn to gas as it approaches the Sun
What is coma
500
on of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune with thick swirling atmospheres and many moons
What is gas giant
500
A large cloud of gas in space, often forming stars when it collapses
What is nebula
500
one of the different shapes of the moon as it progresses through a one-noth cycle as seen from the Earth
What is phase
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