EarthSci Flashcards

(28 cards)

1
Q

Compromises all the space, time, all matter and energy in it.

A

Universe

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2
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How many galaxies does the universe have

A

300-400 billion

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3
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What is the name of our galaxy

A

Milky Way

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4
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gas,dust, and billions of star and their solar system, all held together by gravity

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Galaxy

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5
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How much baryonic matter in the galaxy

A

4.6%

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6
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How much Cold matter

A

24%

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7
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Matter that has gravity but does not emit light

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Cold dark matter

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8
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How much Dark energy

A

71.4%

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9
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Force that oppose gravity

A

Dark energy

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10
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Unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance hat light travels in one year

A

Light year

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11
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light year number

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9.4607x10^12 km

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12
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A fixed, spherical earth resides at the center of the universe, surrounded by concentric celestial spheres of planets and stars

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Geocentric theory

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13
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discoverd geocentric theory

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Aristotle

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14
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Theory that proposes that earth is a planet in motion around the sun

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Heliocentric theory

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15
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Who discoverd heliocentric theory

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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16
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toward the red end of the spectrum

velocity-distance relationship

A

Red shift or doppler shift

17
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discovered red shift

18
Q

explosion for unknown reasons & began to expand rapidly

A

Bigbang theory

19
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enormous rotating cloud from which the solar system evolved

20
Q

solar nebula is composed of what

A

Hydrogen and helium

21
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beging to form from metallic and rockyclumps

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Inner planets

22
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began forming from fragment with a high percentage of ices

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larger outer planets

23
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is a small, rock body whose diameter can range from a few hundred kilometers to less than a kilometer

24
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pieces of rocky and metallic materials held together by frozen gasas

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Most famous short peiod comet
Halley's comet
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small (sand size) space rock usually left behind from passing comet
meteoroid
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a meteoroid burning through the atmosphere (shooting star)
Meteor
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a meteor that reaches the earth
meteorite