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Vocab- S3 Flashcards

1
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Jupiter

A

Largest Planet

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2
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How far is Saturn from the sun

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Sixth planet from the sun

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3
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How far is Neptune from the sun

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Eight planet from the sun

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4
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How far is Uranus from the sun

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The Seventh planet from the sun

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5
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Dwarf Planets

A

Round objects that orbits the sun

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6
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What is a comet

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Dust and rock particles frozen in space

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7
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Astroids

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Found between the orbits

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8
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Extraterrestrial Life

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Life beyond Earth

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9
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What is Sedna labeled as

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Labeled as a distant planet

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10
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Meteoroids

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Sand- to- Boulder sized objects in the solar system

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11
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Which space probes flew past Jupiter in 1979

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Voyager 1 & 2

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12
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Which space prob reached Jupiter in 1995

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Galileo space probe

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What did the Voyager probes and Galileo study

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Composition, structure, and motion

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14
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How many moons does Jupiter have

A

63 moons

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What are the four Galilean moons

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Ganymede, Callisto, Io, and Europa

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16
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Which of the Galilean moons are the largest

in the Solar System

A

Ganymede

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17
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Which of the Galilean moons most likely have water

trapped beneath their surface

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Europa, Ganymede, Callisto

18
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Which of the Galilean moons is likely volcanically

active

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Moon lo

19
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What is Saturn’s most commonly known feature

A

It’s rings

20
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What are Saturn’s rings made of

A

particles of water-ice

21
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How many moons does Saturn have

A

60 moons

22
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What is Saturn’s largest moon

A

Titan

23
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What was the name of the space craft that approached

Saturn in 2004

A

Cassini-Huygens

24
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What was Cassini’s mission

A

Orbiting Saturn

25
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What was the Huygens mission

A

Methan Lakes and hydrocarbon sand dunes on Titan

26
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What was the only Space Probe to Study Uranus

A

Voyager 2

27
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How many moons does Uranus have

A

27 moons

28
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Does Uranus have moons

A

Yes

29
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What is its axis tilt like

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So tilted it’s almost parallel

30
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What color is Uranus

A

Blue-Green

31
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Which is the only space probe to reach Neptune

A

Voyager 2

32
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What makes it look bluer than Uranus

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3 percent methane

33
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How many moons does it have

A

13 moons

34
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What is it’s largest moon

A

Triton

35
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What are the three names of the dwarf planets

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Pluto, Eris, Ceres

36
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Where do comets originate

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From a vast disk of icy objects beyond Neptunes orbit called Kuiper Belt

37
Q

When meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere, what

are they called

A

Shooting Stars or Meteorites

38
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When the meteor strikes Earth’s surface, what

are they called

A

Meteorites

39
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What does AU stand for

A

Astronomical Unit

40
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What is an AU equal

A

150 Kilometres

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