THE UNIVERSE AND THE EARTH Flashcards
4ºESO - UNIT 1
the UNIVERSE is COMPOSED of…?
- INTERESTELLAR DUST
- CLOUDS OF GAS
- STARS
the SIZE of the Universe is…
UNKNOWN yet
DEFINITION of Universe
is a Vast EXPANSE of Space which CONTAINS all the MATTER and ENERGY in existance
The FIRST subatomic particles were…
HIDROGEN & HELIUM
the FIRST subatomic particles were found as…
CLOUDS of GAS
How many TYPES of Galaxies there are?
3 TYPES
name the 3 Types of GALAXIES
- ELLIPTICAL
- IRREGULAR
- SPIRAL
the MILKY WAY is a ________________ Galaxy
SPIRAL
the MILKY WAY is ______________ Shaped
SPIRAL
the MILKY WAY is made up of….
FOUR Arms
the _____________ CONTAINS between 200 - 400.000 million stars
MILKY WAY
Milky Way CONTAINS Between _________________ Stars.
200 - 400.000 MILLION
EARTH is located in the ______________ arm
ORION’S
in which ARM of the MILKY WAY is the Earth located?
is located in the ORION’S ARM
ORION’S ARM is were _________ is located
EARTH
ORION’S ARM is one of the _________.
Four Arms of the MILKY WAY
( AU ) =
ASTRONOMICAL UNIT
1 ASTRONOMICAL UNIT =
150.000.000 KM
1 LIGHT YEAR =
9.500.000.000.000 KM
SPEED OF LIGHT =
300.000 KM/S
ASTEROID BELT is between….
MARS & JUPITER
between Mars & Jupiter we found the….
ASTEROID BELT
KUIPER BELT is behind…..
NEPTUNE
behind NEPTUNE there is the….
KUIPER BELT