Stars
the celestial sphere divided into 88 zones
What are constellations?
planet with the fastest rotation
What is Jupiter?
a system that removes certain gases and particles from industrial exhaust
What is a scrubber?
a vapor consisting primarily of the hydrocarbon methane
What is natural gas?
A situation in which warm air rests on top of a layer of cold air, trapping the cold air against Earth's surface
What is an occluded front?
asterism that is part of Ursa Major
What is the Big Dipper?
A meteor that lands the earth's surface
What is a meteorite?
A dark, oily liquid fossil fuel consisting primarily of hydrocarbons
What is petroleum?
a waste-to-energy incinerator reduces this type of pollution
What is land polution?
An instrument used to measure the speed of the wind
What is an anemometer?
The description of a star that is always above the horizon at a given latitude
What is circumpolar?
the space program that first landed man on the moon
What is Apollo?
An alcohol derived from corn, grains, or agricultural waste
What is ethanol?
a system that seeks to maintain our current lifestyle while preserving resources for future generations
What is sustainable development?
Environmentalsists usually claim that recent rises in global temperature are cause by this
What is carbon dioxide?
Contains the brightest summer star
What is the constellation Lyra?
The United States' first space station
What is Skylab?
not one of the basic types of water pollutants
What is plastic pellets?
useful fire-fighting chemicals restricted under the Montreal Protocol
What are halons?
The phase where the moon from first quarter to full moon
What is waxing gibbous?
The point on the celestial sphere that is directly below the observer
What is the nadir?
the most fuel-efficient way for a spacecraft to move between circular orbits at different altitudes
What is the Hohmann transfer orbit?
A form of renewable resource that is constantly available
What is hydroelectric power?
Any harmful substance released into the soil, air, or water
What is pollution?
long-living halogen compounds supposedly causing ozone depletion
What is chlorofluorocarbons?