Module 6 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Our sun can be considered “average”.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Saturn_______

A

Would float

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

The outer planets of our Solar System are ________________.

A

large in diameter and gaseous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

This planet is very similar to the Moon in that it is very heavily catered __________.

A

Mercury

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Which of these is not a Galilean moon of Jupiter?

A

Titan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Scientists have identified windblown dust, lava flows and ice caps on Mars.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

The asteroid belt is located between _________.

A

Mars and Jupiter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Lunar Maria are ___________

A

Basalt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

The largest moon of Saturn is _____________.

A

Titan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Rocks brought back to Earth from the Moon by the Apollo astronauts have helped scientists understand more about our rocky companion.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

The Sun makes energy by ________________________

A

converting matter into energy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

______ was one of the first to conclude that the Earth is a planet and all planets orbit the Sun.

A

Copernicus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

The following are all Kepler’s Laws EXCEPT ____________________.

A

The acceleration of a planet is proportional to net force applied to it

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Which of these is NOT a source of solar weather?

A

the photosphere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Images are much more defined when taken using a space-based telescope because there is no distortion from the Earth’s atmosphere.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

The surface pressure on Mars is a bit less than ________ of the Earth’s surface pressure.

A

1%

17
Q

What is the most abundant gas in the outer solar system?

A

Hydrogen

18
Q

During a lunar eclipse, the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.

A

False

19
Q

Constructing a calendar is made much easier by the face that astronomical events divide evenly into each other (for example there are exactly 12 cycles of the Moon’s phases in a year giving us months)

A

False

20
Q

The planet that is nearest in size and density to Earth is __________.

A

Venus