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science part 2

astronomy

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which planet rotates on its side? Uranus
which planet is the farthest planet? Neptune
which planet has the largest blue storm spot? Neptune
what are the large balls of ice and dust that orbit in our solar system? Comets
what happens to comets when their orbit brings them closer to the sun? The ice turns to gas and their tail gets longer and faces away from the sun.
what is the comet's tail made of? Gas and dust
what shape do comets orbit in? ellipse
what is an asteriod made up? it's a large rock
where are most asteriods located? in the asteroid belt
what are meteoroids made of? chuck of rock or iron; usually broken off of an asteroid or comet
what are meteoroids called when they enter Earth's atmoshere? meteors
what usually happens to meteors in our atmoshere? they are burned up
what are meteors called when they hit Earth's surface? meteorites
what galaxy do we live in? Milky Way
what shape is the Milky Way? spiral
where in the Milky Way is our solar system located? in the spiral arm
describe the greak model of our solor system? earth is in the center of the solar system
what is the name of our solor system where earth is in the middle? geocentric model
describe the model copernicus devoluped? the sun is in the center f the universe and all of the other planet revolve it
what is the name of the model of our solar system where the sun is in the center? heliocentric model
what is the current model of our solar system? heliocentric model
what were Galileo's descovires that halped prove the heliocentric model of our solar system (2)? 1. Venus goes through phases just like our moon 2. jupiter's 4 moons revolver around jupiter
Kepler descovered that the planets revolve the sun in what shape? ellipse (oval)
what was Kelper's proof that the planets orbited in an ellipitical shape? he thought that mecury would pass in front of the sun and it did
newten developed what 2 ideas? gravity and inertia
what is gravity? the force that pulles objects together
what is inertia? the force that allows one object to continue in a straight line without stopping
what force keeps Earth moving? inertia
what force keeps Earth in orbit? the sun's gravity
place the planets in order Mecury Venus Earth Mar Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
what are the inner planets? Mecury Venus Earth Mar
what does terrestral mean? rocky
what are the terrestral planets? Mecury Venus Earth Mar
which planet is closest to the sun? Mecury
what planet is really hot in the day and really cold at night? Mecury
why does mecury have really hot and cold tempatures? it has a very thin atmosphere
which planet is the hottest? Venus
why is Venus the hottest? it has a very thickatmosphere that traps the heat
what is Venus' atmosphere made of? carbon dioxic
what planet is the only planet with a breatheable atmosphere? Earth
what planet is the only planet with liquid water? Earth
what planet is called the red planet? Mars
why is mars called the red planet? it has rust covering the surface
which planet has the largest volcano? Mars
where is the astroid belt located? between Mars and Jupiter
what is the surface on Venus like? it is covered with active volcanos and lava flowing
name the outer planets? Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
what are the outer planets called? gas giants
what planet is the largest? Jupiter
which planet has the great red spot? Jupiter
what is the great red spot? a large hurriane-like storm
which planet is known for its large ring system? Saturn
which planet has traces of methane gas? Uranus
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