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SOL science prep 6th grade solar system unit Flashcards

1
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this model said the earth was at the center of the universe

A

geocentric

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2
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which scientists believed in the geocentric model?

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Aristotle & Ptolemy (absolutely pathetic)

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3
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this model said that the sun was at the center of the universe

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Heliocentric

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4
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which scientists believed in the heliocentric model?

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Nicolas Copernicus & Galileo (Completely Genius)

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5
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who continued to prove Copernicus was correct through 20 years of observations of the positions of the planets?

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Brahe

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6
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who analyzed Brahe’s work (AKA stole them) and concluded planets have elliptical orbits?

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Kepler

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7
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who proved that planets stay in orbit because of inertia and gravity?

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Newton

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8
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list the planets is order from the sun out

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Asteroid Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (My very exited mother almost just served up nachos)

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9
Q

what planets are terrestrial?

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inner planets

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10
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what planets are more dense?

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inner planets

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11
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what planets have fewer moons?

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inner planets

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12
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what planets have solid cores?

A

inner plannets

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13
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smallest planet
2nd hottest
thin atmosphere
hot days cold nights

A

mercury

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14
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earth’s twin
brightest
hottest
thick atmosphere
rotates clockwise
no moons

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Venus

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15
Q

densest
1 moon
only planet knows to have liquid water

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Earth

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16
Q

tallest mountain
thin atmosphere
largest dust storms
2 moons
“red planet”

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Mars

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17
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what planets are farther apart?

A

outer planets

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18
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which planets are Jovian?

A

outer planets

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19
Q

which planets are “Gas Giants”?

A

Jupiter and Saturn

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20
Q

which planets are “Ice Giants”?

A

Uranus and Neptune

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21
Q

which planets are less dense?

A

Outer planets

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22
Q

which planets have more moons?

A

outer planets

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23
Q

fastest spinning
at least 79 moons
largest
great red spot

A

Jupiter

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24
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very low density
flattest planet
at least 82 moons

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Saturn

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25
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Sideways axis
rotates clockwise
first to be discovered with a telescope
at least 27 moons

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Uranus

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26
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Windiest
Methane gas
same surface gravity as Earth
at least 14 moons

A

Neptune

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27
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list the planets is order of smallest to bigest

A

mercury
mars
Venus
earth
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
(mm Venus j)

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28
Q

comets often have a _____

A

tail

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29
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comets are made of ____ ______, and _____

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dust, rock, frozen water

30
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nicknamed “dirty snowball”

31
Q

comets orbit around the sun in ______ orbits.

A

elliptical

32
Q

space rock on earths surface?

A

medeorites

33
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space rock in earths atmosphere

34
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space rock outside of earths atmosphere

35
Q

a space rock is given its name based off of its _____

36
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asteroids ______ the sun

37
Q

spin in place like a top

38
Q

one object go’s around another (orbit)

A

revolution

39
Q

6?

40
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1?

A

Arctic Circle

41
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2?

A

Tropic of Cancer

42
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3?

43
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4?

A

Tropic of capricorn

44
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5?

A

Antarctic Circle

45
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7?

46
Q

which seasons have equinox?

A

fall, spring

47
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which seasons have solstice?

A

summer, winter

48
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suns rays are on equator

A

fall, spring

49
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northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

50
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southern hemisphere tilted toward the sun

51
Q

suns rays on tropic of cancer

52
Q

suns rays of tropic of capricorn

53
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1?

A

waxing crescent

54
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2?

A

waning crescent

55
Q

3?

A

waning gibbous

56
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4?

A

waxing gibbous

57
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5?

58
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6?

59
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7?

A

first quarter

60
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8?

A

last quarter

61
Q

how many tides are in a day?

A

4
2 high 2 low

62
Q

what causes tides?

A

moon and a little bit of sun

63
Q

what two moon phases occur during the spring tide?

A

full and new moon

64
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what two moon phases occur during the neap tide?

A

1 st and last quarter

65
Q

what is an eclipse?

A

partial or total blocking of light

66
Q

moon is between earth and sun
happens during new moon

A

solar eclipse

67
Q

Earth between sun and moon
happens on full moon

A

lunar eclipse

68
Q

who was the first american in space?

A

alan shepard

69
Q

who launched the first reusable space craft?

70
Q

who was the first private company to send astronauts into space with a reusable rocket?

71
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