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Science Midterms 1/1
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heliocentric Chapter 2-2 Section 1 | Having the sun as the center |
| Ellipse Chapter 2-2 Section 1 | An ovular shape |
| Inertia Chapter 2-2 Section 1 | To continue moving in a straight line for eternity |
| Gailileo Chapter 2-2 Section 1 | The man to create the first telescope, and find four moons around jupiter that begn the thought of "heliocentric" solar system |
| Nuclear Fusion Chapter 2-2 Section 2 | The process by which hydrogen atoms join together to form helium, releasing energy. |
| Photosphere Chapter 2-2 Section 2 | The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere |
| Chromosphere Chapter 2-2 Section 2 | The middle layer of the suns atmosphere |
| Corona Chapter 2-2 Section 2 | The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere |
| Sun spots Chapter 2-2 Section 2 | A dark area of gas on the sun that is cooler than surrounding gases |
| Solar Wind Chapter 2-2 Section 2 | A stream of electrically charged particles produced by the suns corona |
| Prominence Chapter 2-2 Section 2 | A loop of gas that protrudes from the suns surface, linking parts of a sunspot region |
| Solar flare Chapter 2-2 Section 2 | An explosion of hydrogen gas from the sun's surface that occurs when loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect |
| Terrestrial Planets Chapter 2-2 Section 3 | The name given to the four inner planets; Mercury Venus Earth Mars |
| Mercury Chapter 2-2 Section 3 | The innermost and smallest planet in the ssolar system. Orbits the sun in about 88 earth days. |
| Venus Chapter 2-2 Section 3 | The second planet from the sun, Orbits the sun every 225 earth days. "Evening" and "Morning" star |
| Mars Chapter 2-2 Section 3 | 4th planet from the sun. Named after roman god of war. Second smallest planet. "The Red Planet" |
| Gas Giants Chapter 2-2 Section 4 | The name given to the first four outer planets; Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune |
| Jupiter Chapter 2-2 Section 4 | 5th plnet from the sun. Most massive planet in the solar system. |
| Saturn Chapter 2-2 Section 4 | 2nd largest planet. 6th planet from the sun. |
| Uraanus Chapter 2-2 Section 4 | 4x the size of earth. 7th planet from the sun. |
| Neptune Chapter 2-2 Section 4 | Named after roman god of sea. Blue. Last Planet in our solar system. |
| Comet Chapter 2-2 Section 5 | A ball of ice and dust whos orbit is usually a long narrow ellipse. |
| Asteroid Chapter 2-2 Section 5 | Objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered as planets. |
| Meteoroid Chapter 2-2 Section 5 | A chunk of rock or dust in space. |
| Astronomy Chapter 1-2 Section 1 | The study of the moon, starts, and other objects in space. |
| Axis Chapter 1-2 Section 1 | An imaginaryAn imaginary Line that passes through earth on which it rotates. |
| Rotation Chapter 1-2 Section 1 | The spinning motion of a planet about its axis |
| Revolution Chapter 1-2 Section 1 | The movement of an object around another object |
| Orbit Chapter 1-2 Section 1 | The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space. |
| Solstice Chapter 1-2 Section 1 | The two days of the year in which the noon sun is directly overhead at 23.5 degrees north or south. |
| Autumnal Equinox Chapter 1-2 Section 1 | The day of the year that marks the beginning of fall in the northern hemisphere |
| vernal Equinox Chapter 1-2 Section 1 | The day of the year that marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere\ |
| phases Chapter 1-2 Section 2 | one of the different shapes of the moon as seen from earth |
| solar eclipse Chapter 1-2 Section 2 | the blocking of sunlight to earth that occurs when the moon is between the sun and earth. |
| lunar eclipse Chapter 1-2 Section 2 | the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when the earth is between the moon and sun |
| umbra Chapter 1-2 Section 2 | the darkest part of the shadow |
| penumbra Chapter 1-2 Section 2 | the part of a shadow that surrounds the umbra 9darkest part) |
| spring tide Chapter 1-2 Section 2 | A tide with the greatest distance between low and high tides. |
| neap tide Chapter 1-2 Section 2 | a tide with the least difference between low and high tides. |
| satellite Chapter 1-2 Section 3 | any object that revolves around another object in space 9natural or artificial) |
| geosynchronous orbit Chapter 1-2 Section 3 | the orbit of a satellite that revolves around earth at the same rate that earth rotates. |
| telescope Chapter 1-2 Section 4 | A device built to study distant objects by making them appear closer |
| craters Chapter 1-2 Section 4 | a round pit on a planets surface |
| maria Chapter 1-2 Section 4 | dark flat regions on the moon's (or other planets') surface |
| Em spectrum Chapter 2-1 Section 1 | the range of wavelengths in which electromagnetic radiation extends. |
| Radiation Chapter 2-1 Section 1 | The energy that comes from a source (the sun)and travels through space to meet another object (earth) |
| Infrared radiation Chapter 2-1 Section 1 | Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves |
| ultraviolet radiation Chapter 2-1 Section 1 | electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light but longer than X-rayse |
| greenhouse effect Chapter 2-1 Section 1 | the trapping of heat in the earths atmosphere |
| visible light Chapter 2-1 Section 1 | electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation |
| wavelength Chapter 2-1 Section 1 | the distance between two waves |
| hydrologic cycle Chapter 2-1 Section 4 | the continuos movement of water |
| rain gauge Chapter 2-1 Section 5 | a device for collecting and measuring the amount of water that falls |
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