Earth science quiz Flashcards
(31 cards)
Shape of galaxies
Spirals
How long ago was our universe created
14 billion
Theory that supports an expanding universe
Red light shift
What do moons, planets and stars go around
Moons - Planets
Planets - stars
stars - black hole
What path of decay will our sun take
Boring opposite of a supernova into a dwarf star
Where in the milky way is our sun
half way
Evidence of the big bang
cosmic background microwave
Explosion of a star at the end of its live
Supernova
What kind of model has the sun in the middle
Heliocentric
Which model has earth at the middle
geocentric
Where is gravity the greatest during an orbit
Near the star
Where are asteroids located near
Mars and Jupiter
Difference between asteroids and comets
Comets have tails
When can you see a solar eclipse from earth
New moon
How many days between the moons first and last quarter
29.5
How long from high tide to low tide
6 hours
Why does the moons gravity have more affect than the sun
The moon is closer to earth
What is the moons rotation and revolution time
27.5 days (Same)
Why do we see phases of the moon
As it revolves, wee see it at different angles
What side is waxing
Right side
What side is gibbous
Left side
How long for all phases of the moon
29.5 days
Why no eclipse every month
Moon has a different axis of revolution
Difference between solar and lunar eclipse
Solar - Moon is in between earth and sun
Lunar - Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
