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Space
Science CPT unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where are inner planets located? | they are located in between the sun and the asteroid belt |
| What are outer planets made from? | gasess |
| What is a light year? | the distance traveled if light traveled for one year |
| What did Nicolaus Kepler create? | the heliocentric model |
| What is the kuiper belt? | a band of icy, rock particles that are on that outer orbit of our solar system |
| What is the smallest kind of star? | red dwarf |
| What is a new born stars called? | protostar |
| What are extra solar planets? | planets that orbit other stars in other solar system |
| What are the two options that come after a super nova? | a neutron star or a black hole |
| What are two forces that prevent the sun from expanding? | gravity and heat expansion |
| what part of the sun is the heaviest and hottest part of the sun? | the core |
| Once nuclear fusion stops in the sun, what does the sun become ? | red giant |
| What occurs when the hydrogen nuclei atoms combine to form helium atoms? | nuclear fusion |