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What makes up 99.8% of the solar system's mass? The sun Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called what type of planets? Terrestrial Terrestrial planets are ________ in size and ______ in mass and have a _______ density of 3.9-5.5 g/cm3 Small; Low; High What terrestrial planet is the densest of them all. Earth Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called what types of planets? Jovian Jovian planets are ______ is size, ______ in mass and have a _______ density of about 0.7-1.6 g/c...

Solar System Explorer Answer Key Vocabulary: astronomical unit, dwarf planet, eccentricity, ellipse, gas giant, Kepler’s laws, orbit, orbital radius, period, planet, solar system, terrestrial planet Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) [Note: The purpose of these questions is to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking. Students are not expected to know the answers to the Prior Knowledge Questions.] 1. List all of the planets you can think of in our sola...

What does the term "Solar System" mean? The Sun, the planets, and all of their moons What does the term "Universe" mean? The totality of all space, time, energy, and matter Earth is 1 AU from the Sun. What is the maximumpossible separation between Earth and Mars? (Hint: Mars is the next farthest planet from the Sun) 2.5 AU A 'light year' is a measure of: distance Stars are... balls of plasma which produce energy by nuclear fusion. Planets are.. rocky, icy, or gassy, and they don't p...

AST101 Clicker Quizes UofT Questions and Answers 100% Pass What does the term "Solar System" mean? The Sun, the planets, and all of their moons What does the term "Universe" mean? The totality of all space, time, energy, and matter Earth is 1 AU from the Sun. What is the maximumpossible separation between Earth and Mars? (Hint: Mars is the next farthest planet from the Sun) 2.5 AU A 'light year' is a measure of: distance Stars are... balls of plasma which produce energy ...

Solar System - Science Olympiad Questions and Answers Rated A+ How did the terrestrial planets form? In the proto-Solar-Sytem, after the sun formed, the rest of the materials orbiting close around it began to clump together too. However, closer to the sun, lighter materials like gases blew away and only rocky material was left, causing the four terrestrial planets, and some of their moons, to form. What are the characteristics of Terrestrial Planets? Solid bodies with a core surrounded...

AESC 2050 Exam 2 Kiepper Questions And Answers All Are Latest Quizzes What early eating habit was the key to us becoming the Alpha species on the planet? ANS Non-Selective Omnivores (Eat anything that didn't eat us first) What early human eating habit led to an abundant access of this macronutrient, which was also key in our development? ANS Fat The human brain is nearly what percent fat? ANS 60% Name of actor shown in notes? ANS Sylvester Stallone (His movie was ROCKY 3)

Earth History CORRECT ANSWER - The study of change over very long spans of time: millions and billions of years. - 4.56B years old Accretion of the Earth CORRECT ANSWER - Earth formed by accretion of rocky nodules (chondrules) - Nodules and chemical compounds form by condensation in galactic nebula and solar nebula - Inner parts of solar nebula is rich metals, especially Fe metals are much more abundant then elsewhere in the galaxy Earth and Moon CORRECT ANSWER - Oldest Earth rock: 4.4B...

AST101 Clicker Quizzes UofT with 100% Correct Answers What does the term "Solar System" mean? - Answer- The Sun, the planets, and all of their moons What does the term "Universe" mean? - Answer- The totality of all space, time, energy, and matter Earth is 1 AU from the Sun. What is the maximumpossible separation between Earth and Mars? (Hint: Mars is the next farthest planet from the Sun) - Answer- 2.5 AU A 'light year' is a measure of: - Answer- distance Stars are... -...

AST101 Clicker Quizzes UofT with 100% Correct Answers What does the term "Solar System" mean? - Answer- The Sun, the planets, and all of their moons What does the term "Universe" mean? - Answer- The totality of all space, time, energy, and matter Earth is 1 AU from the Sun. What is the maximumpossible separation between Earth and Mars? (Hint: Mars is the next farthest planet from the Sun) - Answer- 2.5 AU A 'light year' is a measure of: - Answer- distance Stars are... - Answer- bal...

Science Olympiad- Solar Systems Latest Version Graded A+ Earth 3rd Planet, Has one moon, Gaia Mars Red Planet, Has two moons, Ares Venus Super thick Atmosphere, No Moons, Aphrodite Mercury First Planet, Rocky, Hermes Astroid Belt Rocky ring between Mars and Jupiter Solar Eclipse When the Moon covers the Sun Rocky Planet A planet made of rock and is also the first four planets in the solar system. Phobos innermost moon of Mars Deimos Outermost moon of Mars The Moo...