Solar System
What is another name for moons?
Satellites
Other than temperature, what else was an important factor that went into how the planets formed?
Location and materials available
What do Kepler's laws describe?
The motion of planets around the Sun
What layer is made of the tectonic plates?
Lithosphere
Name the 3 plate boundary types
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
What are the three categories for planets?
Terrestrial, Jovian, Dwarf
Name the Terrestrial planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What shape is the Earth's orbit?
Oval / Elliptical
What state of matter is the Outer Core?
Liquid
Name 2 types of evidence for plate tectonics
Seafloor Spreading
Fossils
What caused the nebula to collapse?
Gravity
Why is scale important in Astronomy?
Helps astronomers study and compare celestial objects
Perihelion means...
When a planet is at the closest point to the Sun in its orbit
What are the 3 main rock types?
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
Which plate boundary is associated with rift valleys?
Divergent
What two gases were contained in the interstellar cloud?
Hydrogen and Helium
What does Earth's axis affect?
Sunlight intensity and climate
Kepler's Second Law is also known as...
The Law of Equal Areas
True or False:
Physical Weathering changes a rock's composition
False
What scale is used for earthquake intensity?
Mercalli Index Scale
Name the 5 steps that created our solar system.
Collapse
Spinning
Flattening
Condensing
Accretion
What is the Sun's power source?
Nuclear Fusion
Kepler's Third Law illustrates what?
The relationship between a planet's orbital period and its distance from the Sun
Name 2 factors of erosion
Gravity
Running Water
Ice
Wind
Mass Movement/Landforms
List the 4 parts that make up soil
Water
Air
Mineral Particles
Organic Matter