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Astronomy

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The theory of the solar system that says that everything revolves around the sun   Heliocentric Theory  
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What type of maker developed the telescope?   Lens Maker  
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What kind of orbit do heavenly bodies move   Elliptical  
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What is the time period of the moon's orbit around the Earth?   1 month  
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What Earth revolves around what?   the Sun  
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What type of calendar is based upon the Earth's orbit around the sun?   Solar Calendar  
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What type of telescope uses lenses to bend light into an image?   Refractive  
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The day is based upon one ______ of the Earth.   Rotation  
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Who invented the reflecting telescope?   Newton  
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Where do scientists build telescopes to minimize city lights and atmospheric interferences?   Satellites or mountains  
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Does the Earth remain at a constant distance from the Sun throughout the year?   No  
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What did Galileo discover by Jupiter?   Four moons  
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Hubble discovered that the galaxy's size is what?   Increasing  
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What type of telescopes detect unseen light waves?   Radio  
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What are the three types of calendars?   Solar, Lunar, Solar-Lunar  
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What is the area of intense pressure and density called?   Singularity  
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What were the first atoms?   (H)Hydrogen, (He)Helium  
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Who discovered that galaxies are moving away from each other?   Hubble  
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How old is the universe?   13.7 billion  
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The outer planets were formed by the accretion of what?   Ice  
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What does the sun's heat cause in the solar system?   Gradient  
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What is the red shift?   As galaxies move from each other, there is an increase in the wavelength of their color.  
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What is the process called in which the planets were formed?   Accretion  
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A cloud of gas and dust is called what?   Nebula  
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What created the craters of the inner planets?   Meteors  
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What kind of molecules will sink to the core of a planet during differentioation?   Heavy molecules  
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Jupiter is similar to the Sun, but will never become a star. Why?   Because it's 10 times too small  
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How old is the solar system?   406 billion years  
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How did the Earth get water?   Meteors  
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Where did the asteroid belt come from?   Jupiter's gravity  
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How much would a 180 pound person weigh on the moon?   30 pounds  
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The main part(darkest part) of Earth's shadow is called   Umbra  
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A New moon occurs during?   The afternoon  
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What causes the tides?   The moon's gravity  
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Two things the moon does not have   Water and Atmosphere  
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When was the moon born?   4.6 bya  
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When the moon is moving from new to full, it is increasing in size and called ?   waxing  
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Neap tides are weak tides and occur in which phase of the moon?   half  
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What phase of the moon will cause the highest tides?   New  
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Why do we only see one side of the moon?   Rotates and revolves at the same speed  
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Is "the dark side" of the moon always dark?   No  
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planet with the longest orbit   Neptune  
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Planet with the fastest rotation   Jupiter  
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The hottest planet   Venus  
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Planet(s) with the fastest winds   Saturn/Neptune  
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Planet the has the Great Dark Spot   Neptune  
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Planet with the widest range of surface temperatures   Mercury  
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Planet that has red soil   Mars  
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Planet that has ice and vapor but no liquid water   Mars  
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Planet that has a horizontal rotation   Uranus  
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Planet that has a retrograde rotation   Venus  
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Planet that was originally thought to be a star   Uranus  
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Least dense planet   Saturn  
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This planet has colored belts and zones   Jupiter  
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This gas planet has no internal heat source   Uranus  
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This planet has no atmosphere   Mercury  
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This is the smallest planet   Mercury  
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These planets atmosphere's are mostly methane   Uranus/Neptune  
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This planet's rotation takes longer than its revolution.   Venus  
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This is the largest plant   Jupiter  
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Why does Mars have such large volcanoes compared to Earth?   No Plates  
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Why does Mercury get so cold at night?   It has no atmosphere  
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Why is Uranus colder than Neptune?   It has no internal heat  
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Why was Venus called our "sister" planet?   It looks similar  
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What did people in the 1700 and 1800's believe about Venus   That it had people on it  
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