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Astronomy

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Give an description of the terrestrial or inner planets. Small; rocky; high density inside the asteroid belt
Large; gaseous; low density outer planets that are located outside of the ateroid belt are called ____ or ____ _____. Jovian, outer planets
What are asteroids? Peices of broken planet found in the Asteroid Belt.
Where is the Asteroid Belt located? Between Mars and Venus.
What is the order of the planets from the Sun? Mercury, benus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
What does a comet do? Orbits the sun and are made up of frozen gas. The tail of the comet points away from the sun because of the solar wind (radiating heat waves).
What is the difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite. A meteoroid is a left over peice of a comet's tail floating in space. A meteor is when the pieces enter the Earth atmosphere where it burns up. When, the meteor strikes the Earth it is called a meteorite.
What does the impact theory state? The Mooon was formed when a large object struck the Earth and material from inside the Earth was ejected out in space and this material formed the moon.
What is the difference between the Waxing and Waning Phases of the Moon? The right side of the moon is visble during the Waxing Phases and the left side of the moon is visble during the Waning Phases.
What is a lunar eclipse? What is a solar eclipse? A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth blocks the sunlight and a shadow falls on the Moon (Sun,Earth,Moon). A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon blocks the sunlight and a shadow falls on the Earth (Sun,Moon,Earth).
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