Module 6 Flashcards
Our sun can be considered “average”.
True
Saturn_______
Would float
The outer planets of our Solar System are ________________.
large in diameter and gaseous
This planet is very similar to the Moon in that it is very heavily catered __________.
Mercury
Which of these is not a Galilean moon of Jupiter?
Titan
Scientists have identified windblown dust, lava flows and ice caps on Mars.
True
The asteroid belt is located between _________.
Mars and Jupiter
Lunar Maria are ___________
Basalt
The largest moon of Saturn is _____________.
Titan
Rocks brought back to Earth from the Moon by the Apollo astronauts have helped scientists understand more about our rocky companion.
True
The Sun makes energy by ________________________
converting matter into energy
______ was one of the first to conclude that the Earth is a planet and all planets orbit the Sun.
Copernicus
The following are all Kepler’s Laws EXCEPT ____________________.
The acceleration of a planet is proportional to net force applied to it
Which of these is NOT a source of solar weather?
the photosphere
Images are much more defined when taken using a space-based telescope because there is no distortion from the Earth’s atmosphere.
True
The surface pressure on Mars is a bit less than ________ of the Earth’s surface pressure.
1%
What is the most abundant gas in the outer solar system?
Hydrogen
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
False
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)
False
The planet that is nearest in size and density to Earth is __________.
Venus
