Chapter 4 Flashcards

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We arose from what?

A

Nebula aka dust gas

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Before technology we relied on what three celestial body’s?

A

Comets
Meteors
Asteroids

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Nebular theory (10 things! I know it’s a lot baby but you got it I love you keep going)

A
  1. Each planet is isolated
  2. Orbits of planets are circular
  3. Orbits of planets tilted
  4. Direction of planets orbit same as rotation of sun
  5. Direction planets rotate on axis is same direction as sun
  6. Moons must rotate in same direction as planet
  7. Inner planets (small rocky)different from outer planets(gas giants)
  8. Asteroids range of properties of inner and outer
  9. Other things outside Kuiper belt
  10. Globe like structure that surrounds entire solar system made of fragments of ICE
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3
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Mercury named after

A

Message good for its fast speed around sun

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4
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Mercury’s atmosphere

A

1/3 gravity of earth
Atmosphere comes and goes
Made of hydrogen and helium
Temp of 100 to 700 k

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5
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Mercurys days and how long it takes to rotate around sun

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88 days to revolve around sun

59 days to rotate on axis

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6
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How long is Mercurys solar day?

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2 mercurial years

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7
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3
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1

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3 rotations
2 orbits or 2 mercurial years
1 solar day

ALL EQUAL 176 DAYS
KNOW THAT

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8
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Scarp?

A

Cliff

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9
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Double ringed crater

A

On Mercury and hit supa hard

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10
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Stars do what? Hint: Mercury doesn’t do this

A

Twinkle

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11
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Venus is goddes of what

A

Love and beauty (but it’s actually ugly like Lauren)

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12
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Venus is made up off

A

CO2 and small amount of nitrogen

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13
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Venus has what kind of clouds

A

H2SO4 clouds raining sulfuric acid

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14
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Venus has a pressure of what

A

It’s like 1 km under water which would crush my wiener

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15
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Temps on Venus reach?

A

730k or 1000C

16
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Goldilocks theory

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We are in correct place in solar system for life

17
Q

Venus is 3rd brightest in sky

A

Mickaela Muir is the 1st brightest in my eyes

18
Q

Mars is God of

A

WAR

19
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Mars axis is

A

24 degrees

20
Q

Mars has what one the poles?

A

Ice caps

21
Q

Mars is red cuz why

A

Iron oxide or rust

22
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Ice caps made of?

A

Carbon dioxide

23
Q

Largest volcano on Mars

A

Olympus mons
25 km high
Called shield volcano

24
Q

Mars has the largest canyons

A

Largest one is valles marineirs

25
Q

Permanent frozen ground

A

Permafrost

26
Q

Ejects

A

Thrown out

27
Q

Features on Mars created by water?

A

Channels and guilles

28
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Making something possible to live in

A

Terraforming

29
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The inner planets are aka…

A

The rocky planets

30
Q

Our solar system formed when the cloud condensed into this shape

A

Disc

31
Q

Olympus mons is as big as this state

A

Arizona

32
Q

Rain falling but never makes it to the ground

A

Vera

33
Q

Venus’ rank in brightness in the nighttime sky

A

2

34
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Venus’ atmosphere is made of

A

C02