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Astronomy USA

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Saturn and Uranus are ALIKE in that they have rings around them.
Which (on average) takes the longest to orbit the sun (longest period)? comet
Which of these have the fastest apparent motion across the night sky? moon
Our Sun is one of many stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. Which term BEST describes our Sun? medium sized star
What is another name for the surface of the sun? photosphere
What part of the sun can be compared with the atmosphere of Earth? corona
Sunspots are areas of the sun that produce a magnetic field 2500 times the strength of the magnetic field produced by Earth. When sunspots are at their maximum, which of these would be MOST affected on Earth? electronics
Most of the energy from the Sun is reflected.
_____________ are extremely large explosions on the sun that can lead to geomagnetic storms on Earth. Solar flares
Approximately what percent of the Moon’s surface is illuminated on a new-moon day? 0%
In which phase is the full illuminated face of the Moon visible on Earth? Full moon
Why does the Moon appear to move from East to West in the night sky? Earth rotates from West to East about its own axis
Each day the moon rises later by approximately one hour because the Moon’s position shifts everyday due to its revolution around the Earth.
Your science teacher asks you to make a model of a solar eclipse. After some research, you decide to use this illustration to form your model. It will be a three-dimensional model of the drawing. Your teacher comments that your model will be inaccurate The comparative sizes of the objects are inaccurate.
The temperature around Earth's equator stays about the same throughout the year. Why does this happen? The equator receives about the same amount of sunlight all year long.
If Earth were not tilted on its axis, what change would we experience? Temperatures would be constant year round.
During which season does the sun appear at its HIGHEST position in the sky, when observed from the Northern Hemisphere? summer
In which country do people always see the sun in the South sky? USA
Four wrestlers step on a scale for a tournament. Wrestler A weighs in at 170 pounds; wrestler B weighs in at 168 pounds; wrestler C weighs in at 171 pounds; and wrestler D weighs in at 169 pounds. Which of these wrestlers experiences the greatest force du Wrestler C
The hummingbird shown here must beat its wings repeatedly to hover over flowers and drink nectar. What force does the beating of the hummingbird’s wings overcome? gravity
Almost everything in the universe orbits around a central object. The planets orbit the sun and moons orbit planets. The force MOST responsible for these orbits is gravity.
Which inner planet is closest to the Sun? Mercury
The planets in our solar system move around the Sun because of gravity.
The planets in our solar system move around the Sun because of gravity.
NASA is working on a probe to study the surface of Mars. If that probe has a mass of 10,000 kg on Earth, what would its mass be on Mars? 10,000 kg
Which situation would an object weigh the LEAST? (assume all the objects have the same mass) an object in space closer to the moon than the Earth
The tendency of two masses alone in the universe to drift together is a result of gravity.
Which statement below is false? Weight is a constant no matter where you are located.
The Milky Way Galaxy is believed to be composed of over 200 billion stars and to have a diameter of over 100,000 light years. What component of the Milky Way Galaxy accounts for MOST of its mass? all of the stars in the galaxy
There are an estimated 200-400 million stars in our galaxy, and possibly 200 million galaxies in our universe. Why does the sun appear to be the largest object in the sky? The Sun is the biggest star in the universe.
The Milky Way galaxy can BEST be described as spiral.
What is the name of the galaxy where Earth is located? Milky Way Galaxy
_______________ galaxies range in shape from almost perfect spheres to flattened globes with the light brightest in the center and becoming fainter toward its outer regions Elliptical
The surface of Mars, the atmosphere of Jupiter, water spewing from the rings of Saturn, photographs of many of the other eight planets in the solar system: all valuable information collected by space probes.
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