science midterm review Flashcards
motion is a change in…
position
what is eccentricity
a measurement of how elliptical an orbit is
Mars is less massive than Saturn. What can you infer from this fact?
Mars has a weaker gravitational force than Saturn.
what is luminosity
how much energy a star produces.
Consider two stars (Stars A and B) that both exhibit parallax. If Star A appears to move back and forth by a GREATER amount than Star B, which star is closer to you?
star b
Stars that are farther away have what kind of parralax shift compared to those closer to the observer.
smaller
occurs when the outward force from the hot core will completely blow away the outer shell of the star
planetary nebula
star left at the core of a planetary nebula
white dwarf
the earliest stage of a star’s life, where fusion begins
protostar
stage when a main sequence star runs out of hydrogen which causes their core to cool and expand because the outward push of heated gases is greater than the inward pull of gravity.
supergiant
a red super giant star violently explodes releasing heavy elements such as Iron and Silver.
supernova
Light is emitted when electrons
move from a higher energy level to a lower energy level
The closer the energy level to the nucleus, the _________ energy is has
less
The light bends __ the normal because glass is more dense than air.
towards
has no charge
neutrons
used to determine the atomic number of an atom
proton
sotopes are atoms of the same element that have the same number of __________ but different number of ________
protons, neutrons
Depends on the different isotopes of an element and how frequently each occurs
average atomic mass
The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
mass number
Carbon-12 and Carbon-14 are two isotopes of a Carbon atom. Which of the following is DIFFERENT about these two atoms?
mass number, number of neutrons
Carbon-12 and Carbon-14 are two isotopes of a Carbon atom. Which of the following is the SAME for these two atoms?
atomic number
number of protons
number of electrons
name