Pluto - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Astro Ch 7 & 8 Homework QuestionsFarthest to closest from the Sun: - correct answer Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Mercury Planets from highest --> lowest mass: - correct answer Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Pluto Planets from largest --> smallest radius: - correct answer Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Pluto Characteristics of terrestrial planets: - correct answer Solid, rocky surface; located within the inner solar system; small size Characteristics of Jovian ...

The Earth's mantle is a solid (its temperature is less than its melting temperature). How does it transfer heat from the core toward the surface? - ️️Convection What do you call the location where an ocean plate dives back into the interior of the Earth? - ️️A subduction zone What do you call the location where new oceanic plates are create? - ️️A mid-ocean ridge What do you call the strong outer layer of a planet, containing both crust and cold uppermost mantle, that comprises ...

What are the Milky Way Galaxy's spiral arms? - The spiral arms are places where stars are formed from clouds of gas and dust Where are you in the Universe? If you had to give directions to your location in the Universe, what directions would you give? - We are the third planet away from the Sun. Our Solar System is located in one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way Galaxy, one within the Local Group of galaxies Why do astronomers now label Pluto a "dwarf planet"? - Due to its small size ...

Evidence that Mercury has a liquid core comes from ~ its stable dynamic magnetic field Solar flares and coronal mass ejections are the result of ~ explosions on the sun when energy stored in the magnetic field is suddenly released Why can volcanoes on Mars reach extreme height ~ lack of tectonics Pluto has mountains made of ____________ and oceans/glaciers made of ____________ ~ water ice, methane/nitrogen What do Jupiter and Saturn have in common? ~ gas giants, metallic hydrogen su...

CSET Science: Subtest I 100% SOLUTIONS What are the three shapes galaxies take? a. spiral, elliptical, irregular b. irregular, spiral, flat c. elliptical, irregular, pancake shaped d. spiral, circular, elliptical - ANSWER A Which type of galaxy do astronomers believe is very evolved? a. elliptical b. spiral c. barred d. irregular - ANSWER A In which type of galaxy are the stars are in random orbit instead of rotating? a. Spiral b. Pancake c. Elliptical d. Barred - ANSWER C What ...

Asteroid ~ Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) Jupiter ~ Planet -Gas giant -Strong magnetic field -Counter rotating layers in atmosphere -Mantle composed of metallic hydrogen -69 moons lol Saturn ~ Planet -Gas giant -Thin rings 250000+km in diameter -Pole spot/hexagonal cloud -62 moons Uranus ~ Planet -Gas giant -Rotates on a tilted axis Neptune ~ Planet -Gas giant -Prob...

Advertising Cumulative Final Exam (Chapters 9-15 & 17) Advertising appeals and executions are usually independent of each other. - True A print ad that appears in Car and Driver magazine contains details of the advertised car's body, structure, mileage, etc. It employs a rational appeal. - True Slice-of-life ads make use of more excitement and suspense in telling a story when compared to the dramatization style of execution. - False The ad for the Mach3 Sensitive razor that sug...

Using the ideas discussed in the text, in what sense are we "star stuff"? - Nearly every atom from which we are made was once inside of a star When did humans learn that the Earth is not the center of the universe? - Within the past 500 years How are galaxies important to our existence? - Galaxies recycle material from one generation of stars to the next, and without this recycling we could not exist. If we imagine the history of the universe compressed into one year, dinosaurs walked...

Astro Ch 7 & 8 Homework QuestionsFarthest to closest from the Sun: - correct answer Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Mercury Planets from highest --> lowest mass: - correct answer Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Pluto Planets from largest --> smallest radius: - correct answer Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Pluto Characteristics of terrestrial planets: - correct answer Solid, rocky surface; located within the inner solar system; small size Characteristics of Jovian ...

PHYS 284 Midterm UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers star - CORRECT ANSWER- A large, glowing ball of gas that generates heat and light through nuclear fusion in its core. Our Sun is a star. planet - CORRECT ANSWER- A moderately large object that orbits a star and shines primarily by reflecting light from its star. According to the current definition, an object can be considered a planet only if it (1) orbits a star, (2) is large enough for its own gravity to make it roun...