chapter 30 section 2 Flashcards

1
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mercury

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the smallest and closest planet to the sun

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2
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venus

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the second closest planet from the sun

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3
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Earth

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the third planet from the sun

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4
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mars

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the fourth planet from the sun

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5
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how long ago did the solar system from

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4.6 millon year ago

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6
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what type of atmosphere for mercury

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has no atmosphere

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7
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which planet is know as earth’s sister planet

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Venus

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8
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what states is water on earth

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solid liquid gas

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9
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what is mars also know as

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red planet

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10
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why is mars red

A

iron oxide

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11
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how many moons dose mars have

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two

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12
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what are the names of the two moons

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phobos and deimos

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13
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what dose phobos mean

A

fear

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14
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what dose deimos

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panic

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15
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what was spirit and opportunity’s mission

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to find water

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16
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what did mars orbiter discover

A

sediment layering

17
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mariner 9 discover

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vqalles marineris(large canyon) and volcanoes

18
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what did viking 1 and 2 do

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the photograhed the surface of mars

19
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what did global surveyor do

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it looked at the walls of valles marineris

20
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what did the odyssey do

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found evidence of water as frost beneath a thin layer of soil

21
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what data did mars pathfinder and rover collect

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mars crust have been leached out by groundwater

22
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where did curiosity land

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the gale crater

23
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what were the goals of curiosity

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investigate climat and geology
to collect evidence of microbial life, the role of water
planetary habitability studies