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Space Cards L4 Flashcards

1
Q

What is a satellite?

A

An object that orbits a star or planet

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2
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Name a natural satellite

A

The moon

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3
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Name an artificial satellite

A

ISS, any communication satellite

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4
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How do we see the moon?

A

Light reflects from the Sun into our eyes

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5
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What is a solar system?

A

A group of objects (including planets) that orbit a star

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6
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What is a comet?

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Lumps of ice that orbit the Sun

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7
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What is a meteor?

A

Dust and rock that orbit the sun

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8
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What is a meteorite?

A

A meteor that lands on Earth

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What is a galaxy?

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A collection of billions of stars and planets

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10
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Which galaxy are we in?

A

The Milky Way

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11
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What is our nearest galaxy

A

Andromeda

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12
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Billions of galaxies make up the ?

A

Universe

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13
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What is the name given to a squashed circle?

A

Ellipse

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14
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Name the planets in order

A

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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15
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What are the outer planets called?

A

Gas giants

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16
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State two features of the gas planets

A

They are large and they are cold

17
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What are the inner planets called?

A

Terrestrial planets

18
Q

State one feature of the terresterial planets

A

They are made of rock

19
Q

What is the asteroid belt made of?

A

Pieces of rock

20
Q

Where is the asteroid belt found?

A

Between Mars and Jupiter

21
Q

What is a day?

A

The time taken for a planet to spin on it’s axis

22
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How long is a day on Earth?

A

24 hours

23
Q

What is a year?

A

The time taken for a planet to orbit the Sun

24
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How long is a year on Earth?

A

365 days (and a quarter!)

25
Q

Where does the Sun rise?

A

East

26
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Where does the Sun set?

A

West

27
Q

Is the Sun higher in the sky in winter or summer?

A

Summer

28
Q

What causes the different seasons?

A

The Earth being tilted towards the Sun (summer) or the Earth being tilted away from the Sun (winter)

29
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Why is it warmer in summer?

A

As the Earth is tilted towards the Sun, the rays are more concentrated

30
Q

What do scientists call a group of stars?

A

Constellation

31
Q

Why does the moon change shape?

A

As the moon rotates around the Earth, we see different amounts of the Sun being reflected off the moon

32
Q

Name the four key phases of the moon

A

New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Third Quarter

33
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Why does a solar eclipse occur?

A

As the moon blocks light from the Sun

34
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What is the umbra?

A

The shadow where you will see a total eclipse

35
Q

What is the penumbra?

A

The shadow where you will see a partical eclipse

36
Q

Why does a lunar eclipse occur?

A

As the Earth blocks light from the Sun

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