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THE UNIVERSE
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHAT IS THE UNIVERSE? | ALL THE SPACE, MATTER AND ENERGY THAT EXISTS |
| WHAT IS THE BIG BANG | THE THEORY THAT IS MOST WIDELY ACCEPTED TO EXPLAIN THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE |
| WHAT IS A GALAXY? | A GROUP OF STARS, NEBULAE AND INTERSTELLAR DUST AND GAS |
| WHAT ARE NUBULAE? | CLOUDS OF GAS FORMED BY HYDROGEN AND HELIUM AS WELL AS INTERSTELLAR DUST |
| WHAT IS THE MILKY WAY? | IT IS THE NAME OF THE GALAXY WHERE THE EARTH IS |
| DESCRIBE THE MILKY WAY | IT HAS A NUCLEUS OF OLD STARS, A DISK WIHT FOUR SPIRAL ARMS AND A HALO |
| WHAT ARE THE CONSTELLATIONS? | GROUPS OF STARS SEEN FROM THE EARTH THAT FORM IMAGINARY SHAPES |
| WHAT ARE STARS | LARGE SPHERES OF GAS THAT EMIT LIGHT AND HEAT |
| WHERE IS LOCATED THE SOLAR SYSTEM? | IN THE ORION ARM IN THE MILKY WAY |
| WHAT IS THE COMPOSITION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM? | THE SUN AND THE PLANETS, SATELLITES AND COMETS THAT ORBIT AROUND IT |
| WHAT ARE THE MOVEMENTS OF THE PLANETS? | ROTATION AND REVOLUTION |
| NAME THE INNER PLANETS | MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH AND MARS |
| NAME THE OUTER PLANETS | JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS AND NEPTUNE |
| WHICH PLANETS HAVE A ROCKY SURFACE? | THE INNER PLANETS |
| WHICH PLANETS HAVE A GASEOUS SURFACE? | THE OUTER PLANETS |
| HOW LONG DOES THE EARTH TAKES TO COMPLETE ONE REVOLUTION ARROUND THE SUN? | 365 DAYS, 5 HOURS AND 49 MINUTES |
| WHAT DOES THE EARTH'S REVOLUTION CAUSES ? | THE SEASONS |
| HOW LONG DOES THE EARTH TAKES TO COMPLETE ONE ROTATION ON ITS AXIS? | 23 HOURS AND 56 MINUTES |
| WHAT DOES THE EARTH'S ROTATION CAUSES? | DAY AND NIGHT |
| HOW ARE CALLED THE PHASES OF THE MOON? | FULL MOON, LAST QUARTER, NEW MOON AND FIRST QUARTER |
| WHAT IS THE MOON? | A SATELLITE OF THE EARTH |
| WHEN DOES AN ECLIPSE OCCUR? | WHEN ONE CELESTIAL BODY COMES BETWEEN TWO OTHERS, SO THAT ONE IS HIDDEN FROM THE OTHER |
| WHAT ARE TIDES? | THE PERIODIC RISING AND FALLING OF THE SEA LEVELS AS A RESULT OF THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF THE MOON |