Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Dom Sci > Vocab > Flashcards

Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

Mercury

A

The smallest and closest planet to the sun is Mercury

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Venus

A

The second closest planet to the sun is Venus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Earth

A

The third planet from the sun is Earth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Mars

A

The fourth planet from the sun is Mars

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

How did the solar system from

A

A nebula that collapsed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

How long ago did the solar system form

A

4.6 million years ago

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What is Mercury’s atmosphere like

A

No true atmosphere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Which planet is refereed to as earths sister

A

Venus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What is Venus atmosphere like

A

Dense and hot, also unbreathable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What states that water can exist as due to the

temperatures

A

Solid, gas, and a liquid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is Mars also know as

A

The red planet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Why is Mars red

A

Due to Iron Oxide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

How many moons does Mars have

A

2

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What are the names of the moons

A

Deimos, Phobos

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What does Phobos and Deimos mean?

A

Deimos: Panic
Phobos: Fear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What was the mission of Spirit and Opportunity

A

To search for liquid water

17
Q

What did the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter discover

A

Sediment layering

Gullies

18
Q

What did the Mariner 9 Space Prob discover

A

Valles Marineris- Large canyon

Extinct volcanoes

19
Q

What did Viking 1 and 2 do

A

Photographed the entire surface of Mars

20
Q

Global Surveyor

A

Found that the Valles Marineris are similar walls as the Grand Canyon

21
Q

What did the Mars Odyssey discover

A

Water is frost beneath a thin layer of soil

22
Q

What data was gathered from the Pathfinder and it’s Rover Sojourner

A

Iron may have been leached out by groundwater

23
Q

Where did the curiosity rover land

A

Gayle Crater

24
Q

What was the Goals of Curiosity

A

Investigate climate and geology
Collect evidence for microbial life
Study Planetary Habitability

Dom Sci (9 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions