Space
Astronomical Unit is abbreviated how?
AU
What makes up 99% of the solar system
The sun
The outer planets are also called?
The Gas Planets
True or False: The moon has an atmosphere.
False
Earth can support life primarily because of the presence of
water
What theory is the most widely accepted scientific explanation for the creation of the universe
The Big Bang Theory
The actual brightness of a star is referred to as?
luminosity
What is the largest planet in our solar system
Jupiter
Why does the moon have so many creators and has extreme temperature changes?
It has no atmosphere
Any part of a meteoroid that survives passage through the atmosphere and lands on the surface of the Earth is
Meteorite
_________________ is an example of a telescope that has been launched into space to collect electromagnetic radiation from objects in space.
The Hubble Space Telescope
What star is closest to Earth?
The sun
Order of the inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
_______________ is when the moon blocks the sun from a part of earth.
Solar Eclipse
Small, irregular shaped bodies composed mainly of ice and dust
Comet
Whats the name of the galaxy that Earth is in?
The Milky Way
The part of the sun that is usually visible from the Earth is
Corona
What is the name of the region beyond Neptune's orbit where icy bodies live?
The Kuiper belt
Name the 2 types of tides
Spring tide
Neap tide
The hottest stars are what color
What's another way to measure distance in space?
using a light year
The part of the sun in which energy moves from atom to atom in the form of electromagnetic waves is called the
Radiative Zone
What comes between the inner and outer planets
The asteroid belt
Name the phases of the moon in order starting from New Moon
New moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent
A star begins as a ________________
Nebula