Science Explosion v4, chapter 11
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| axis | an imaginary line from the north pole to the south pole through the center of the planet around which a planet rotates
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| facula | a bright cloud of gas on the Sun’s surface; usually accompanies sunspots
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| gas giant | planets with a surface made of gases
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| International Space Station | a facility that orbits Earth and is maintained and used by astronauts from sixteen different countries (the ISS)
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| lunar eclipse | an eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow
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| planet | an object in the solar system that orbits the sun and is big enough for its own gravity to keep it in the shape of a sphere
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| probe | an unmanned space craft that is controlled from Earth
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| revolution | each complete orbit a planet makes around the Sun
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| rotation | the turn of a planet around its axis
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| satellite | any object that rotates around another body in space
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| solar eclipse | an eclipse in which the Moon passes between the sun and Earth
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| terrestrial planet | a rocky, dense planet
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| totality | the event that occurs when a celestial body completely eclipses another celestial body
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| aurora | the light show near Earth’s Poles that is caused by the solar wind and Earth’s magnetic field
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| Dwarf planet | Orbit the sun, are spherical, but can share their orbit with other objects of similar size
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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