Vocabulary

Question 1

What is the defenition of astronomical unit?

Answer 1

A unit length, equal to the distance to the earth from the sun.

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Question 2

What is Light year ?

Answer 2

The distance traveled by light in one solar year.

Question 3

What does a Parsec looks like ?

Answer 3

Question 4

Describe what a Nebula is ?

Answer 4

Any object that appears up fuzzy or hazy, extended from a telescope view.

Question 5

Give me the definition of Constellation.

Answer 5

A group of stars that have definate names given.

Question 6

_____________ are formed from small dust grains that collide and stick together.

Answer 6

Planetesimal

Question 7

What is Protoplanetary?

Answer 7

Dust and gas that surronds the core of a deveoping solar system that rotates.

Question 8

What does a Nuclear fusion looks like?

Answer 8

Question 9

What is Terrestial planets?

Answer 9

The inside of a planet.

Question 10

What are Gas giant planets?

Answer 10

Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus are often called gas giant planets.

Question 11

A _______ forms a tail when solar heat or wind forces dust or gas.

Answer 11

Comet

Question 12

They could be used to deflect an __________ on a collision course of Earth.

Answer 12

Asteriod

Question 13

What is the definition of the word Cosmologist?

Answer 13

Deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe.

Question 14

The time rate of change of a rotating body is the?

Answer 14

Angular velocity

Question 15

What does a ORBIT look like?

Answer 15

Orbits of the moon and human-made satellites around the Earth.

Question 16

Define period?

Answer 16

The division geologic time that is longer than an epoch and shorter than a era.

Question 17

What is revolve?

Answer 17

Moving in a circular or curving course or orbit.

Question 18

Define the word rotation.

Answer 18

A turning around as on a axis.

Question 19

Describe what a Solar day is?

Answer 19

Solar day is the time interval between two successive transits by the sun of the meridian

Question 20

Describe what is Sidereal day is?

Answer 20

Sidereal day is the interval between two successive passages of the vernal equinox over the meridian.

Question 21

Definition of year?

Answer 21

Year is a period of 365 or 366 days.

Question 22

Describe what a accretion is?

Answer 22

an addition to a growth.

Question 23

What does a spring tide look like?

Question 24

What does a neap tide look like?

Question 25

What is the definition of eccentricity?

Answer 25

An oddity, conduct or peculiarity.

Question 26

Very high doses can induce ______ or unconsciousness or even death.

Answer 26

Coma

Question 27

The displacement of the position of the first point of aries with time is called the __________ of the equinox.

Answer 27

Precession

Question 28

What does an orbital plane looks like?

Question 29

What is the definition of inclination?

Answer 29

A tendacy towards a certain condition