Study Deck Flashcards
The biggest know astroid known is what?
CERES
How long is a mercurian year? (in days)
88 days
One of the largest volcanoes in our solar system- if not the largest- is named Olympus Mons. This volcano is located on what planet?
Mars
One of the largest volcanoes in our solar system- if not the largest- is named what?
Olympus Mons
One day on jupiter is equivalent to how long?
9 hours and 50 minutes
The time interval between two successive occurrences of a specific type of alignment of a planet (or the moon) with the sun and the earth is referred to as…
(the time it takes for an object to return to the same position relative to the Sun, as seen from Earth)
Synodic period
(conjunction and opposition are names of specific configurations)
During the period between 1979 and 1998, what is the farthest planet from the sun?
NEPTUNE
Of the following 4 times, which one best describes the time it takes energy generated in the core of the sun to reach the surface of the sun and be radiated?
W-Three days
X-Thirty days
Y-One thousand years
Z-One million years
One million years
The sunspot cycle is how long?
11 years
The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram DIRECTLY compares what properties of stars?
Temperature and Luminosity
(Size and distance can be inferred from the H-R diagram but not directly)
The Andromeda Galaxy is what kind of galaxy?
Spiral
How many light years across is the Milky Way?
100,000 Light-years
Which unlucky Apollo lunar landing was cancelled after and oxygen tank exploded?
Apollo 13
What device first proved that earth rotates on it’s axis?
FOCAULT PENDULUM
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Pluto
