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Space passport Flashcards

1
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What is a meteoroid?

A

Pieces of rock moving through space

Rocky chunks of broken-off asteroids and planets

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What is an asteroid?

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Leftovers from the formation of the solar system

Originated from asteroid between mars and Jupiter

No Asteroid is tall

Has irregular shape and different sizes

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Meteor (“Shooting Star”)

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Also known as shooting star

Meteors that hit earth’s atmosphere and burn up to friction with the atmosphere

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4
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Meteorite

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Large meteors that reach the ground without being totally burned up

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5
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Comet and where did they originate from?

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Originated from kuiper belt

Usually have an elliptical orbit

Made of ice, dust and rocky material

When it’s close to the sun, energy will vaporize ice

The release of dust and gas create the comet trail

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6
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What are the inner planets?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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What are the outer planets?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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8
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What is located between Mars and Jupiter?

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Asteroid Belt

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9
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What is located beyond Neptune?

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Oort Cloud

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10
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What does the earth’s atmosphere protect us from?

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meteoroids

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11
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How many moons does jupiter have?

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95

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12
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Jupiter does not have as extreme what as other planets do?

A

seasons

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13
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Nickname for mars?

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the red planet

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14
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What gases make up Mars’ atmopshere

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Carbon Dioxide, nitrogen, Argon Gases

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15
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What is Mercry’s AU, from the sun and one rotation for the sun

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0.4, 88 days

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16
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How many times wider is neptune compared to Earth?

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4x

17
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What is 80% of Neptune made of?

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Fluids of hot, dense and icy materials Methane, water and ammonia

18
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How many hours is one day on Saturn?

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10.7

19
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What is one rotation around the sun for saturn and one day on saturn

A

29.4 years, 10.7 hours

20
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What are saturn’s rings made of?

A

ice and rock comets, asteroids and shattered moons

21
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How many moons does uranus have?

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28

22
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How long in in AU does it take for uranus to travel to the sun

A

19au

23
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What gives Uranus it’s blue colour?

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Methane traces in the atmosphere

24
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How bright is venus?

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The 3rd brightest object in the sky

25
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What is venus named after?

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Roman goddess of love and beauty

26
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Compared to earth, how does venus spin?

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Reverse

27
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What are Mercury’s day time high tempratures?

A

430 Celsius

28
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One rotation around the sun for mercury

A

88 Days

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