The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
What is inertia
100
nebula, protostar, main sequence and red giant
What are the first four stages in the life cycle of a star
100
ROYGBIV
What are the colors in visible light from longest to shortest wavelength
200
High to low pressure
What is the direction wind blows.
200
When ice melts this becomes lower.
What is albedo
200
An object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
What is Newton's 1st Law
200
hydrogen fusing into helium
What is the way our sun and all main sequence stars make energy
200
composition, surface temperature, movement
What are 3 things scientists can learn from the spectrum of a star or galaxy
300
High speed winds in the upper atmosphere that blow parallel to isobars and are not affected by friction
What are geostrophic winds, for example the jet stream
300
This causes short term cooling of the climate but long term warming during geologic time periods when Earth has many subduction zones.
What is volcanic eruption
300
Will double if the mass is doubled and be 1/4 if the distance is doubled between two objects
What is the force of gravitational attraction.
300
gravity and the heat/pressure of fusion
What are the two forces in balance in a stable star
300
Spectral lines that are shifted to a longer wavelength.
What is a red shift due to moving away from the observer
400
Polar Easterlies, Prevailing Westerlies and Trades
What are the 3 global wind belts from the poles to the equator
400
Occurs in regular natural cycles that together cause Earth to enter ice ages every 100,000 years.
What are Milakovitch cycles such as wobble, tilt change and changes in the shape of Earth's orbit.
400
Are equal and opposite but act on different objects
What are the action/reaction forces described in Newton's 3rd Law
400
supergiant, supernova, black hole
What are the last 3 stages for the largest stars
400
highest energy, shortest wavelength EM radiation
What is gamma radiation
500
Pressure cells associated with clouds, precipitation, winds converging inward and rising.
What is low air pressure or a cyclone
500
A cycle with warmer than normal surface water in the Pacific ocean, lack of upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water near S. America and droughts and wildfires in Australia.
What is El Nino
500
The acceleration of an object is equal to the net force divided by the mass.
What is Newton's 2nd Law.
500
Cosmic background radiation, the red shift of galaxies