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Ch 1. The Earth And The Universe Flashcards

1
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Earth was formed how many billion years ago ?

A

4.5 billion years ago

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2
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Who gave Big Bang Theory and in which year ?

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Georges Lemaitre in 1931

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3
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Big Bang took place how many years ago ?

A

13.8 billion years ago

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4
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Nearest galaxy to our Milky Way is ?

A

Andromeda Galaxy

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5
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The Black hole of Milky Way is called ?

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Saggitarius A* (or) AY Star

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6
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What are the Inner planets/Solid planets/Terrestrial planets of the Solar System ?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

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What are the Outer planets/Gaseous planets/Jovian planets of the Solar System ?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - The Gas Giants

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8
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What is the surface temperature of the Sun ?

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6000°C

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9
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What is the interior temperature of the Sun ?

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20 Mn.°C

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10
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What is Heliosphere ?

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The volumn of space constrained by the sun’s magnetic feild is known as the heliosphere

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What are solar winds ?

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These are the storms of electrically charged gas blowing outward from the sun in every direction

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12
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What is Parker spiral ?

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The Sun’s rotation causes the magnetic feild streamlines to assume a spiral shape, known as the Parker Spiral

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13
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The inner planets are made of ________ elements

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Iron, Silicon, Magnesium, Sulfur, Aluminium, Calcium and Nickel

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14
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Who declared that Pluto is a Dwarf planet and in which year ?

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International Astronomical Union (IAU), in 2006

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15
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Which planet is called Earth’s twin ?

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Venus

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16
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Which planet is called Morning star and Evening star ?

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Venus

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17
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Largest volcano and the tallest mountain in the solar system is ?

A

Olympus Mons

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18
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Largest moon of Jupiter is ?

A

Ganymede

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19
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The moons of Mars are ?

A

Phobos and Deimos

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Largest moon of Saturn is ?

21
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Which planets are called the ice giants ?

A

Uranus and Neptune

22
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Which planets are called the twins of the outer solar system ?

A

Uranus and Neptune

23
Q

Period of revolution of Mercury is ?

24
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Period of revolution of Venus is ?

25
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Period of revolution of Mars is ?

26
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Period of revolution of Jupiter is ?

27
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Period of revolution of Saturn is ?

28
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Period of revolution of Uranus is ?

29
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Period of revolution of Neptune is ?

30
Q

what is a meteoroid ?

A

Rocky or metallic fragment of an asteroid, comet or planet

31
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What is a meteor ?

A

Streak of light seen when a meteoroid heats up in the atmosphere

32
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What is a meteorite ?

A

meteor fragment that reaches the ground

33
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What is a comet ?

A

Icy body surrounded by frozen gases. It orbits the Sun

34
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What is Kuiper Belt ?

A

It is a circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System. It’s one of the places where comets come from.

35
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What are the three largest asteroids ?

A

Ceres, Pallas and Vesta

36
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What are asteroids?

A

Rocky body smaller than a planet that orbits the Sun (does not orbit planet like a moon)

37
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Who first predicted the existence of Black holes and in which year ?

A

Albert Einstein with his general theory of relativity in 1916

38
Q

Halley’s comet can be seen for every ____ years and it was last seen in ?

A

75-79 years, 1986

39
Q

Equatorial circumference (in miles) of the Earth is ?

A

24,897 miles

40
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Who made the first voyage around the world and in which years ?

A

Sir Ferdinand Magellan in 1519 - 22

41
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what is revolution speed of the Earth ?

42
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What is the rotation speed of the Earth at the equator ?

43
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When is the Winter and Summer Solstice ?

A

22nd December and 21st June

44
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When is Spring equinox and Autumn equinox ?

A

21st March and 21st September

45
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When is Perihelion and Aphelion ?

A

Early January and early July

46
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Average distance between two latitudes is ?

47
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Distance between two longitudes at the equator is ?

48
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How many degrees (longitudes) are covered in one hour of Earth’s rotation ?

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