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Accretion Disk – rotating cloud of dust and matter (basically a rotating nebula)
2. What are the two basic types of planets? (know which planets fall into which
category)
Terrestrial – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jovian – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
3 - Clearing the nebula from most of the remaining gas and dust
5. What is the difference in the materials that make up a Terrestrial Planet vs. a Jovian
planet?
Terrestrial – solids (metals and silicates)
Jovian – gases (hydrogen and helium)
6. Why did the Asteroid belt form? What two planets is it between?
Asteroids are basically chunks of rock left over from the formation of the solar system
Mars and Jupiter.
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Life Cycle of Stars
5. A star will expand, becoming a RED GIANT when the outward force of FUSION is
greater than the inward force of GRAVITY
6. When the OUTWARD FORCE of FUSION is LESS than the INWARD FORCE of
GRAVITY the star will SHRINK in size, becoming a WHITE DWARF
7. What are two things that can result from a Supernova of a Supergiant Star?
Black hole
Neurtron star
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Asteroids
7. Describe the trend in how often asteroid impacts have occurred through time since the
early history of the solar system.
• The rate of impacts was higher in the early history of the solar system (e.g. about
4 billion years ago).
• Eventually, most of the small bodies were used up, so the impact rate dropped.
• However, the present-day impact rate is NOT zero.
8. What can one do for early warning and prevention in regards to asteroids?
One can survey the sky for near-Earth asteroids. Currently only a small fraction
of the entire population has been found.
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The Moon
4. Name four differences between the Earth’s surface and the Moon’s surface.
• No atmosphere, No liquid water, Extreme temperatures, 1/6 Earth’s gravity
5. What are two basic features that we can see on the moon?
Highlands, Craters, Maria
8. True or False: The same side of the moon always faces the earth.
9. What are 3 differences between the far side and the near side of the Moon?
More craters, Very few Maria, Thicker crust
11. What are the phases of the moon (in order) starting with the New Moon? (know
what they look like, too. Use the worksheet to help you.)
• New moon
• Waxing Crescent moon
• First Quarter moon
• Waxing Gibbous moon
• Full moon
• Waning Gibbous moon
• Third Quarter moon
• Waning Crescent moon
• New moon
13. Who was the first man to walk on the moon? What year?
Neil Armstrong First man on the Moon – July 20, 1969