Planets and Satellites
Which planet has an axis of rotation parallel with the plane of it's orbit?
Uranus
Most asteroids are found between which two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
Which of the following is not present on the moon?
Light
Heat
Gravity
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
What is the smallest unit of an element that retains its chemical properties?
Atom
The Law of Conservation of Energy
One (the moon)
What is the Earth's motion in its path around the sun called?
Revolution
a large mars-size body hit Earth and the ejecting debris reformed into the moon
What is the process of a liquid turning directly into a gas called?
Vaporization
What is the fundamental role of energy in the universe?
Driving chemical reactions
What evidence do we have the Mercury has no atmosphere?
It reflects almost all of the sunlight that strikes it
With what do scientists estimate the age of our solar system?
Meteorites
What causes the phases of the moon?
Changes in how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth
Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical bond?
Nuclear
Covalent
Metallic
Ionic
Nuclear
How do patterns in science contribute to our understanding of natural phenomena?
Revealing insights about underlying structures
What are the two gas giants in our solar system?
Jupiter and Saturn
What is the name of the region beyond Neptune containing comets with short orbit periods?
Kuiper Belt
During a total lunar eclipse, what happens?
the moon moves into the Earth's umbra
Which of the following is a characteristic property of solids?
Low density
Hi fluidity
High compressibility
Definite shape
Definite shape
Scale refers to size and proportion refers to similarity
Who was the first person to propose a heliocentric model of the universe?
Aristarcus
Which astronomer discovered that the planets orbit the sun in oval-shaped paths called ellipses?
Kepler
What is the name for the soil-like layer on the moon's surface?
Regolith
Which type of chemical reaction involves the combining of two or more substances to form a new compound?
Synthesis reaction
(Combination reaction)
What is the primary purpose of refining and modifying designs in the optimization process?
To enhance functionality and performance