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Astronomy I
Question | Answer |
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What are asteroids? | Asteroids are broken pieces of planet found in the Asteroid Belt |
Why do Mars and Earth show tilt evidence? | Because of seasons |
What planets have no tectonic plate activity? | Mars and Mercury |
What is the order of the plantes? | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
What two types of planets are there? | Gassy and Rocky |
What are coments? | Frozen gases with tails pointing away from the sun |
Why do comet's tails point away from the sun? | Because of solar winds |
What are meteroroids? | Left over pieces of comet tails that float in space |
What is it called when a meteor strikes Earth? | A meteorite |
What is a solstice? | When the sun is at its most northern point or most southern point |
Who was the first man to walk on the moon? | Neil Armstrong |
Who was the first to land on the moon? | Apollo 11 |