Jovian vs Terrestrial
Which type of planets have more mass and are larger?
Jovian
The action of one surface, material, or object rubbing against another
What is friction?
What is the difference between these terms "moon" and "Moon"?
Lowercase moon represents other planets' moons, which are named. Capital Moon only represents our moon for planet Earth.
A piece of rock or dust orbiting the sun when it enters Earth's atmosphere.
What is a meteor?
Orbiting around another object
What is revolution?
Which type of planets have a slow rotation?
Terrestrial
An organized system of millions or billions of stars, gas, solar systems, and dust that is held together by gravitational attraction.
What is a galaxy?
During a total solar eclipse, what part of the sun is still visible?
Corona and loops of gas
A piece of rock or dust orbiting the sun that lands on Earth.
What is a meteorite?
Spinning on its own axis
What is rotation?
Which type of planets are denser?
Terrestrial
The amount of light or radiation reflected by a surface, typically that of a planet or moon
What is albedo?
What are the 7 wavelengths of visible light?
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet
A piece of rock or dust orbiting the sun in space.
What is a meteoroid?
The phase of matter of the surface of the sun.
What is plasma?
Which type of planets have many satellites?
Jovian
A natural or artificial body orbiting a planet or a star
What is a satellite?
What is one feature of the sun that is evidence of the sun's rotation?
Sunspots
What is the difference between a meteoroid and a minor planet or comet?
Meteoroids are much smaller
The theory of the beginning of the universe with a super hot dense state that exploded and is now cooling.
What is the Big Bang Theory?
Which type of planets are less dense?
Jovian
A force of attraction between any two masses
What are the two types of telescopes?
Reflecting and refracting
The largest meteor. (mentioned in the reading)
What is Hoba?
Planets that orbit other stars.
What are exoplanets/extrasolar planets?