Characteristics
What is the 6th planet from the Sun?
Saturn
When the light is on the right of the moon, is it waxing or waning?
Waxing
What do stars start off as in the life cycle?
Stellar Nebula
What is the outermost layer of the sun? Is it visible?
The corona, no
What type of electromagnetic waves detect heat?
Infrared
An orbit with this eccentricity value is a perfect circle.
0
What phase is the moon in during a lunar eclipse?
How long a star lives depends on...
Mass
What stage of life is the sun in?
Main sequence
This happens when neither hemisphere is tilted strongly toward or away from the Sun, resulting in nearly equal day and night lengths.
Fall and spring
What is Newton's 3rd Law?
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
Why doesn't air resistance exist on the moon?
The moon has no atmosphere
On the HR diagram, hotter main-sequence stars are found on this side.
The left side
How are planets able to stay in orbit?
Gravity
How do you calculate eccentricity?
When would the Sun's gravity be strongest in Earth's orbit?
When it is closest to the sun (perihelion)
When the sun and earth are lined up, but the moon is at a 90 degree angle, what kind of tide is this?
Neap tide
Betelgeuse is an example of this type of star.
What is a supergiant?
What is the primary energy source for the sun?
Nuclear Fusion
What are equinoxes?
Nearly equal day and night length, and the start of spring and fall
What is eccentricity?
measure of how circular or flat a planet's orbit is around the Sun
How was the moon formed?
Double points if you can state the name of the theory.
a Mars-sized object collided with Earth
How does a neutron star form?
A neutron star forms from protons and neutrons combining
What are solar flares?
Solar flares are sudden, intense bursts of energy released from the Sun’s surface
How long does it take the moon to get from first quarter to third quarter?
15 days