Question | Answer |
Ares on the sun which appear dark due to their temperature are called ______________. | Sunspot |
A ______________ is caused by an increased number of particles in the solar wind due to solar flares and prominence's. | Magnetic Storm |
The phenomenon when the sky glows due to charged particles coming in contact with the Earth's atmosphere is a ______________. | Aurora |
Huge, looping eruptions of gas that arch out from the photosphere are called ______________. | Prominece's |
The ______________ is the most prominent layer of the sun and radiates light and heat from its surface. | Photosphere |
The group of electrically charged particles sent out by the corona is called the ______________. | Solar Wind |
The ______________ is the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere which can only be seen during a total eclipse. | Corona |
______________ are explosions of hot gas that shoot from the Sun's surface releasing tremendous amounts of energy into space. | Solar Flare |
Sunspots are areas of gas which are ______________ than the surrounding gases. | Cooler |
All of the following are potential hazards of a coronal mass ejection except: | Strengthening of Communications |
Which of the following correctly places these in order from largest to smallest? | Universe - Local Group/Cluster - Galaxy - Solar System - Planet |
All of the matter and anti-matter which exists is called the ______________. | Universe |
A galaxy which has a nucleus of bright stars and two or more arms is called a ______________ galaxy. | Spiral |
A galaxy which is either spherical or a flattened disk is a ______________ galaxy. | Elliptical |
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about our galaxy? | We are the largest galaxy within our Local Group/Cluster. |
Which of the following is a false statement about our sun? | It is located 2/3 of the way from the center of our galaxy. |
Which is a FALSE statement about light years? | We use light years because distances in space are so short that meters are too large to be helpful. |
The largest galaxy in our local group/cluster is called the ______________. | Apex |
A piece of rock which is in the process of burning up in our atmosphere is called a ______________. | Meteor |
A chunk of rock that is randomly moving around the solar system in no fixed orbit is called a ______________. | Meteoroid |
Which of the following is a false statement about comets? | The tail always points toward the Sun and gets smaller as it nears it. |
Which of the following is a false statement about moons? | Are studied in relation to their position from the sun. |
(True or False) --- A planet's movements are based on their revolution around the Sun and its rotation on its axis. | True |
Which of the following series correctly places the planets in order as they extend out from the Sun? | Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune |
Which of the following is classified as a terrestrial planet? | Mars |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Gaseous Planet? | Small in Size |
Great Red Spot; gravity 2.5x Earths's largest planet. | Jupiter |
Red in color; polar ice caps; seasons; Olympus Mons; 2 moons. | Mars |
Many craters (like our moon), temperature extremes. | Mercury |
Great Dark Spot; greatest wind speeds; blue due to methane. | Neptune |
Lowest density of all planets; biggest ring system. | Saturn |
Rolls on its side; tiny core; blue-green color due to methane. | Uranus |
Hottest planet; rains sulfuric acid; greenhouse atmosphere of Carbon Dioxide. | Venus |