Chpt:35 Galaxies Flashcards
1
Q
Name the stages of the star
A
Formation= phase 1
The stable period= phase 2
The red giant = phase 3
The white dwarf = phase 4
2
Q
What is celestrial
A
Anything in the sky
3
Q
What is a comet
A
A dusty snowball
4
Q
What is the sun
A
Is a Celestrial body that generates its own light and heat due to Nuclear fusion and consists of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity
5
Q
What is a moon
A
Is a natural satellite of a planet
6
Q
What is a planet
A
Is celestrail body that is an orbit around a star
7
Q
How can a star die
A
When they run out of hydrogen
8
Q
Name the three different type of planets and one example
A
JOVIAN PLANETS (gas giants)=Jupiter
TERRESTRIAL PLANETS(rocky planets)=Earth
PLANETROIDS=( dwarf planets)=Pluto
