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Space science
For test on 5/8/26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How far away is the sun? | 93 million miles |
| What did black holes use to be? | Stars |
| What determines a planets gravitational strength? | The planets mass |
| Our sun is an example of a nuclear what? | Reactor |
| what is our galaxy classified as? | spiral galaxy |
| is the sun a typical star in our solar system? | Yes |
| what showed that planets orbit in an elliptical path? | kepler |
| how many years until we know a star that is 500 miles away exploded if it explodes tonight? | 500 years |
| what did white dwarfs use to be? | stars |
| what is so dangerous about venus’ atmosphere? | it has a thick and toxic atmosphere |
| What is one thing a stars brightness depends on? | distance |
| all planets in our solar system have 1 thing in common what is it? | orbit the sun |
| what planet is the giant red spot thats believed to be a storm on? | jupiter |
| what a light year? | the distance light travels in a year |
| where does the moon get its light? | the sun |
| during a solar eclipse the what blocks out the what? | the moon blocks out the sun |
| what is the closest planet to the sun? | Mercury |
| what is the number one problem concerning colonizing the moon? | the lack of atmosphere |
| what is the name of the galaxy that we live in? | the milky way |
| what are 2 geological features of mars? | olympus mons and valleys marineris |