Chapters 1-4 Final Review Flashcards
An eclipse of the sun can take place only when the moon is ___ the earth and the ___.
between; sun
List the first four terrestial planets in order from the sun:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
The brightest object in the sky other than the sun and moon is ___.
Venus
The average distance from the earth to the sun is ___ miles.
93,000,000
Which is larger, Earth or Mars?
Earth
___ discovered the moons of Jupiter.
Galileo
___ gives Mars its red color
Iron oxide
A large hurricane has been raging on Jupiter for over 400 years. It can be seen through an Earth-based telescope and is known as ___.
The Great Red Spot
The first moon landing was in what location on the moon?
Sea of Tranquility
The time from new moon to new moon is ___.
29.5 days
The average distance from the earth to the moon is ___ miles.
240,000 miles
The diameter of the moon is about __ the diameter of the earth.
¼
What caused the delay in the eclipse of Io by Jupiter observed by Ole Roemer?
the time for light to travel from Jupiter to Earth
