Chapter 9 and 10 Terms

Question 1

Photo dissociation

Answer 1

is the breaking apart of a molecule by intense radiation

Question 2

Resonance

Answer 2

is when the repetitive motion of one body interacts with the repetitive motion of another (Such as when you move back and forth in a bathtub to make a big splash)

Question 3

Runaway Greenhouse Effect

Answer 3

is the greenhouse effect in which heat trapping grows as temperature rises, so the planet’s atmosphere becomes extremely hot, as has occurred on Venus

Question 4

Roche Limit

Answer 4

is the distance from an astronomical body at which its gravitational force can pull apart another astronomical body

Question 5

Shepherding Satellites

Answer 5

is when one or more satellites that by their gravitational attractions prevent particles in a planet’s ring from spreading out and dispersing