unit 4 Flashcards
(21 cards)
Unlike other planets, Venus rotates east to west, which is termed
retrograde
Venus surface temperatures are not higher because the cloud tops reflect most
solar radiation
Spinning columns of air that randomly leave marks on the planet Mars are known as
dust devils
. A body presenting one hemisphere to the object it is orbiting is called
tide locked
_____ means to place into a system of reference.
codify
______ is any ground that remains completely frozen—32°F (0°C) or colder-for at least two years straight
permafrost
The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area is known as_____
topography
______cycle, solar ultraviolet radiation converts sulfur dioxide to sulfuric acid.
atmospheric
_____means the exact opposite.
Antipode
_____ effect causes our temperate, or mild,. climate. Antipode means the exact opposite
green house
There’s a(n) ____ structure to Venus’ clouds.
layered
______ discovered the presence of an atmosphere on Venus.
Mikhail Lomonosov
_____ which stands 11 kilometers above the average surface elevation.
maxwell montes
______ discovered Mars’ two moons.
Asaph Hall
The crater Caloris Basin was created by a(n) ______
meteoric impact
_____ days are those measured against a star sighting.
Sidereal
What planet has soil that is lethal to celis and also has the highest mountain names Olympus mons
mars
_____ days are those measured from noon to noon
apparent
Valles marineris is the larges _____in the solar system
canyon
mars has what type of core? ( creates magnetic filed)
iorn
A system of names used in science is called what?
nomenclature
