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Space Test 3/3/23 Flashcards

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1
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The oldest person to travel into space

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John Glenn

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First person to walk on the moon

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Neil Armstrong

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3
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First US woman to travel into space

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Sally Ride

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4
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Name of teacher that died in challenger

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Christa McAuliffe

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5
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First person to travel into space

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Yuri Gagarin

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Discovered Jupiter’s 4 moons and used a telescope to study stars (Italy)

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Galileo Galilei

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Founder of Modern Astronomy and heliocentric model

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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Name of space shuttle that exploded during take off

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Challenger

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9
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Name of space shuttle that broke apart during re-entry

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Columbia

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Name of our galaxy

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Milky Way

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11
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Eclipse that lasts longer

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Total lunar

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12
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Eclipse that occurs during new moon phase

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solar eclipse

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Eclipse where earth’s shadow falls on the moon

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lunar eclipse

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14
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Eclipse that occurs during full moon

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Lunar eclipse

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Eclipse where the shadow of the moon falls on the earth

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Solar eclipse

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Only time you can see the corona of the sun

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Solar eclipse

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Eclipse that can be seen anywhere that’s having night

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Lunar eclipse

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18
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Hottest color star

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Blue

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19
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Coolest color star

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Red

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20
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Color of our sun

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Yellow

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21
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Where stars are born

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Clouds of dust in the galaxy

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2 elements that stars are made up of

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Hydrogen and Helium

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Part of the sun we see

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The photosphere

24
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Gives of UV light and the second layer of the atmosphere

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The chromosphere

25
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Where nuclear fusion takes place/center of the sun

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The Core

26
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Dark spot son sun’s surface, cooler than the rest of the sun, 11 year cycle

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Sunspots

27
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What is nuclear fusion

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The process where two atomic nuclei combine to make one heavier one

28
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Creates comet’s tail and blows continuously from the sun

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Solar wind

29
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What are comets often called

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Dirty snowballs

30
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Where is the asteroid belt located?

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Between mars and jupiter

31
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Where do comets originate from

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The oort cloud and the kuiper belt

32
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Piece of asteroid that enters earth’s atmosphere and strikes the ground

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Meteorite

33
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Length of rotation on earth

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24 hours

34
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Length of revolution on earth

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365 1/4 days

35
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Which causes night/day

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rotation

36
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Tilt of the earth

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23.5 degrees

37
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What occurs when one moves around an object in orbit

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Revolution

38
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When something spins on it’s axis

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Rotation

39
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What causes the tides

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The moon and suns gravity

40
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What has the greatest effect on tides

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Moon

41
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Why does the moon have the greatest effect on tides

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It’s closer

42
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Number of tide changes at Wrightsville Beach

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4 per day

43
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Tide with the largest daily tidal range

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Spring tide

44
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Tide with the lowest daily tidal range

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Neap tide

45
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Phases of the moon for spring tide

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Full moon or new moon

46
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Phases of the moon for neap tide

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First quarter or third quarter

47
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How many men have walked on the moon

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12

48
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Why were apollo missions stopped

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budget cuts

49
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3 things astronauts have to worry about on the ISS

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Toxic atmosphere, depressurization, or a fire

50
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2 items used in our daily lives created due to space programs

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Pace maker and cordless drill

51
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Side of the earth facing the sun

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day

52
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Planet with the most moons

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Saturn

53
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2 planets that don’t have moons

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Mercury and Venus

54
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Planet that’s had more missions than any other planet

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mars

55
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Planet that has the great red spot

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Jupiter

56
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Hottest planet

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Venus

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