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8th grade MSA study review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why is a comet consitered a dirty snowball? | It s made of Ice, gas, rock, and dust |
| What is a neap tide? | It is a tide with a lower water level than usual. The sun, Earth, and Moon form a right angle. |
| What is a spring tide? | Tides are higher than usual. The Earth, sun, And Moon make a straight line. |
| What layer of the sun is only visible during a solar eclips? | the corona |
| A ___ ____ is a dark spot on the sun that is cooler than the surrounding area and has a higher magnetic field? | sun spot |
| Describe the path of a comet. | It makes an eliptical orbit arround the sun. |
| Where do comets "refuel?" | The Oort cloud |
| What happened tothecomet "Shoemakerlevy9?" | Jupiters gravity broke it into 20 pieces and those 20 pieces crashed into Jupiter. |
| What is the difference between a meteorite, a meteor, and a meteoroid? | A meteorit strikes the Earth, a meteor is a fragment of a meteoriod that burns up in the atmosphere, and a meteoroid is a rock in space. |
| How many planets don't have moons? | 2, mercury and venus |
| Which planet has the most moons? | Jupiter |
| What type of galaxy is the milkyway? | Spiral galaxy |
| How many years does it take for Halleys comet to make a compleete orbit? | 76 years |
| What year will Halleys comet return? | 2062 |
| Do all outer planets have rings? | yes |
| How many moon phases sre there? | 8 |
| Define the term "Galaxy" | A collection of stars, gas, and dust |
| Name the planets from the closest to the sun to the farthest from the sun? | Mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune |
| Between which two planets is the astroid belt? | Juputer and mars |
| Which planet is farthest from the sun? | Neptune |
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