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Science Unit 1
planets and stuff
Question | Answer |
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which moon has oceans and rivers of not water, but liquid methane | titain |
what is Jupiter's great red spot. | a big storm |
characteristics of outer planets | rocky small warm |
characteristics of outer planets | gas planets have rings |
where is the asteroid belt located. | between mars and Jupiter |
why are craters on the moon preserved after millions of years. | there is no weather, plate tectonics, etc. on the moon to mess up the craters |
how was the moon formed | A collision of some mars sized rock with the earth created the moon |
where is the kuiper belt located | outside of Neptune's orbit |
how is Venus different from earth | Venus has a greater green house effect |
how is Venus similar to earth | neither is a gas planet both have similar size and mass both have atmospheres have similar tilts |
Kepler's law of equal areas | a planet moves faster when it's closer to the sun and slower when its further. but even though speed changes, the area between the two movements is the same |
the term given to the moon's position when it's further from the earth. | apogee |
the term given when the earth's position in orbit is furthest from sun. | aphelion |
the term given when the earth's position in orbit is closest from sun. | perihelion |
what is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun | ellipse |
what causes seasons | if earth is tilted towards sun in any hemisphere it's summer in that hemisphere |