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WGU C165 Module 5 Conservation of Energy, Earth & Sky Study Exam Questions with complete Answers 2024/2025 Nuclear Fusion - correct answer the process by which two or more small nuclei fuse to make a bigger nucleus Star - correct answer A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion. Galaxy - correct answer a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction. Milky Way Galaxy - correct answe...

satellite - natural or artificial object in space that orbits the Earth orbit - the path a satellite takes around a celestial body apogee - the highest point of an orbit perigee - the lowest point of an orbit Sputnik - the first artificial satellite COMSTAT - communications satellites INTELSAT - International Telecommunications Satellite Organization NAVSTAR - navigation satellites LANDSAT - satellites that locate natural resources and monitor conditions on the Earth's surface GOES - G...

Billy Mitchell: Aerospace + Leadership Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass satellite - Answer- natural or artificial object in space that orbits the Earth Explorer 1: - Answer- Us launched the Explorer 1 on January 31,1958. The Explorer 1 was the first spacecraft to recognize the Van Allen radiation belt around the Earth held in place by Earth's magnetic field. In October 1958, the US formally organized it's space program by creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. S...

Civil Air Patrol CAP Mitchell Award Aerospace Terms 100% Solved satellitenatural or artificial object in space that orbits the Earth orbitthe path a satellite takes around a celestial body apogeethe highest point of an orbit perigeethe lowest point of an orbit Sputnikthe first artificial satellite COMSTATcommunications satellites INTELSATInternational Telecommunications Satellite Organization NAVSTARnavigation satellites LANDSATsatellites that locate natural resources and monitor cond...

Astronomy 101 2023 Test Questions with Complete Solutions The largest planets also have the largest densities. - Answer-False The total mass of all the planets is mich less than the mass fo the Sun. - Answer-True Asteroids were recently formed by the collision and breakup of an object orbiting in the asteroid belt. - Answer-False Most comets have short periods and orbit close to the ecliptic plane. - Answer-False The solar system is of largely uniform composition. - Answer-False ...

Astronomy Homework Quiz 2 with Questions and Answers How many astronomical constellations are there? ANSWER 88 The apparent path of the sun on the celestial sphere is called the ANSWER ecliptic The changing position of the north celestial pole over a 26,000 year period is due to Earth's ANSWER precession According to Copernicus' model of the solar system a planet undergoes retrograde motion when ___________ ANSWER earth passes the planet while they orbit Galileo discovered t...

Geology 109 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2024/2025 |WELL ELABORATED SOLUTIONS| Which statement is true for the outer planets of our solar system? -they produce enough internal energy to glow like the Sun -they have solid surfaces just below a layer of clouds -they lack systems of rings. -they are largely made of hydrogen and helium. - answers They are largely made of hydrogen and helium. The giant outer planets are not large enough to sustain nuclear fusion like stars, but they are m...

Astronomy 101 Exam Questions and Correct Answers A Grade Which of the following properties can be inferred from the star's orbital period? - Answer-The planet's orbital radius Is it possible to determine the planet's mass from the star's velocity curve? - Answer-Yes, by measuring both the star's orbital period and its change in velocity over the orbit Consider the planet that causes the stellar motion shown in Plot 2 (be sure you have clicked the "Plot 2" button in the lower windo...

ASTRO 207 Midterm 2 Exam - Questions with 100% Correct Answers How much electrical charge does an atom with 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 5 electrons have? A) a positive charge of +1 B) a total charge of +17 C) a positive charge of +7 D) a negative charge of -5 E) none of the above Suppose the angular separation of two stars is smaller than the angular resolution of your eyes. How will the stars appear to your eyes? A) you will not be able to see these two stars at all B) you will see two distinc...

Billy Mitchell: Aerospace + Leadership Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass satellite - Answer- natural or artificial object in space that orbits the Earth Explorer 1: - Answer- Us launched the Explorer 1 on January 31,1958. The Explorer 1 was the first spacecraft to recognize the Van Allen radiation belt around the Earth held in place by Earth's magnetic field. In October 1958, the US formally organized it's space program by creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. S...