earth science chapter 23

Question 1

is it a three dimensional thing or is it mostly in a disk when rotating

Answer 1

disk. 3 degrees off

Question 2

why are the inner planets terrestrial

Answer 2

because its rocky, and earthlike

Question 3

why are outer planets called jovian

Answer 3

they are like jupiter

Question 4

what are the outer planets like

Answer 4

gassy, liquid and a bit solid

Question 5

what are terrestrial planet like

Answer 5

mostly rock

Question 6

what is the formation of solar system

Answer 6

nebula. then they all moved toward each other creating gravity and then they get faster and faster and until it becae a sun. leftovers became planets.

Question 7

what is one astronomical unit equal to in km

Answer 7

150,000,000 km

Question 8

what is eccentricity

Answer 8

the number value of how elliptical or oval like a pathway is

Question 9

eccentricity formula
what is d
what is l

Answer 9

E=D/L
D is the measurement within the thumbtacks
L is the measurment of the long side

Question 9

how big is mercury

Answer 9

the size of earths moon

Question 10

why does mercury look like the moons surface
2 reasons

Answer 10

because it has no atmosphere and asteroids bump into it.
also since its close to the sun its hot and the molecules reach escape velocity and escape

Question 11

what is mercury like

Answer 11

cliffy because of plates and cooling.

Question 12

can we see through venus atmosphere

Answer 12

no because their is so many clouds raining sulferic acids

Question 13

name some probes

Answer 13

venera probes

Question 14

whats the largest volcano on venus

Answer 14

maat mons

Question 15

what is the three layers of earth

Answer 15

crust, mantle, and core

Question 16

why do the light elements of helium and nitrogen stay nearby

Answer 16

because of gravity and its cold so they cant reach escape veocity

Question 17

what rover landed on mars

Answer 17

perseverance

Question 18

why is phobus so no cilrular

Answer 18

not enough gravity to make it sphericle

Question 19

what is the largest volcano in our solar system

Answer 19

olympus mons

Question 20

why are their dustorms on mars

Answer 20

since mars atmosphere is very thing it cools at night but warms during the day making storms

Question 21

how did the pathfinder rover land what was the first rover to land

Answer 21

it deployed airbags to make the landing soft. pathfinder

Question 22

why do scientists think their is water on mars

Answer 22

because their are river like channels on them

Question 23

jupiter structure

Answer 23

gas, then turns into liquid while metal is at the core.

Question 24

why does neptune take so long to orbit

Answer 24

because it is far out and its traveling slower

Question 25

what does jupiter have that is similar to mars

Answer 25

a great dark spot. mars has a great red spot. its a big storm the size of earth

Question 26

what is weird about the energy of jupiter

Answer 26

it gives out more than it recieves

Question 27

which of jupiters moons is closest

Answer 27

io

Question 28

what are the four main moons of jupiter

Answer 28

: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto

Question 29

what are some cool facts about jupiter moons

Answer 29

io: closest to Jupiter
Europa: may have life because of water under ice
Ganymede: biggest moon in the solar system
Callisto: its icy and covered with craters

Question 30

what were the four things voyager 1 discovered

Answer 30

active atmosphere
cyclonic storms
eleven more moons
rings more complex

Question 31

what is a provisional moon

Answer 31

a moon that hasnt been named but its a moon of that planet

Question 32

why wasnt pluto the most outer planet all the time

Answer 32

becuase its path was extremely elliptical

Question 32

whats unique about uranus

Answer 32

its rotating sideways

Question 33

where are most asteroid at

Answer 33

the asteroid belt between mars and jupiter

Question 33

what is the largest asteroid

Answer 33

ceres