FRA 5th Science exam Flashcards
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| 395089690 | what are the 4 properties of the earth? | spherical, magnetic field, protected atmosphere, water | |
| 395089691 | angle of the earth's axis in degrees | 23.5 | |
| 395089692 | time length of one earth rotation in hours | 24 | |
| 395089693 | during which season is the tilt of the earth's axis the greatest | summer | |
| 395089694 | which star is directly above the earth's north pole | polaris | |
| 395089695 | 365.24 days | the earth rotates around the sun in? | |
| 395089696 | why does earth have 4 seasons? | tilt of earth/revolves around the sun | |
| 395089697 | how far is the sun from the earth? | 1.3 million miles | |
| 395089698 | the 8 parts of the sun | core, corona, chromosphere, photosphere,convection layer,radiation layer,solar flare,sunspot | |
| 395089699 | part of the sun that is hottest in degrees | core | |
| 395089700 | radiation layer | the layer of the sun immediately beyond the core of the sun | |
| 395089701 | convection layer | in this layer of the sun, gases move in a circular motion | |
| 395089702 | photosphere | the layer of the sun we can see | |
| 395089703 | chromosphere | the inner layer of the sun's atmosphere | |
| 395089704 | sunspots | dark spots on the sun | |
| 395089705 | how are solar flares different from sunspots | solar flares are bursts of heat created by energy and sunspots are dark spots on the Sun's surface | |
| 395089706 | why is the sun a star | the sun gives off it's own light and is a ball full of gases | |
| 395089707 | what type of star is the sun | main sequence | |
| 395089708 | how old is the sun in years | 5 billion years | |
| 395089709 | what will the sun eventually become | a red giant star | |
| 395089710 | what percent of the solar system's mass does the sun contain? | 99.8 percent | |
| 395089711 | how much of the sun is hydrogen? | 92 percent | |
| 395089712 | the hydrogen in the sun will turn into what other gas? | helium | |
| 395089713 | how does the energy on the sun get to earth? | as light and infrared rays and heat | |
| 395089714 | is the suns core or its surface hotter? | core | |
| 395089715 | how many earth's can you fit into the sun? | 1.3 million | |
| 395089716 | what are time zones? | a vertical belt about 15 degrees wide in longitude in which all locations have the same time | |
| 395089717 | how many degrees apart is each time zone? | 15 degrees | |
| 395089718 | which 2 time zones can you find in Tennessee? | Central & Eastern Standard | |
| 395089719 | which time zone is California in? | Pacific Standard | |
| 395089720 | if it is 3:00pm in Hawaii, what time is it in Alaska? | 4:00 p.m | |
| 395089721 | what is the longitude of the International Date Line? | 180 degrees | |
| 395089722 | what happens when you cross over the International Date Line? | you give an hour or take an hour away, depending on your direction or one calender day off or added on to | |
| 395089723 | does the moon have a magnetic field? | no | |
| 395089724 | does the moon have an atmosphere? | no | |
| 395089725 | how many earth days are in 1 lunar cycle? | 29 days | |
| 395089726 | name the 5 types of land formations on the moon. | craters, mountains, highlands, valley, maria | |
| 395089727 | what happens during a lunar eclipse? | you cannot see the moon from the earth | |
| 395089728 | what happens during a solar eclipse? | you cannot see the sun from the earth | |
| 395089729 | why does the moon have different phases? | the rotation of the earth, sun, and moon lets us SEE a different amount of the moon lit by the sun each night | |
| 395089730 | new moon | day 1 of moon phase | |
| 395089731 | waxing crescent | day 4-5 moon phase | |
| 395089732 | first quarter moon | day 8-9 moon phase | |
| 395089733 | waxing gibbous moon | day 12-13 moon phase | |
| 395089734 | full moon | day 15-16 moon phase | |
| 395089735 | waning gibbous moon | day 19-20 moon phase | |
| 395089736 | 3rd quarter moon | day 23-24 moon phase | |
| 395089737 | waning crescent moon | day 26-27 moon phase | |
| 395089738 | where does the moon get its light? | the sun | |
| 395089739 | neap tide | when the moon & earth are at right angles with the sun | |
| 395089740 | spring tide | when the sun, moon, and earth are all on one horizonal row | |
| 395089741 | the moon causes tides because? | of the force of nature called gravity | |
| 395089742 | if you are on the beach all day how can you tell if it is a neap or spring tide? | if high tides are VERY high and low tides are VERY low, it is a spring tide | |
| 395089743 | name the major planets | mercury, venus, earth, mars ,jupiter, saturn, uranus,neptune | |
| 395089744 | how many moons does each planet have? | mercury, 0 / venus, 0 / earth, 1 / mars, 2 / jupiter, 62 / saturn, 60 /uranus, 27 / neptune, 13 | |
| 395089745 | name the inner planets | mercury, venus, earth, mars | |
| 395089746 | name the outer planets | jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune | |
| 395089747 | what lies between the inner and outer planets? | the asteroid belt | |
| 395089748 | what other objects are in our solar system beside planets and the sun? | asteroids, moons, comets | |
| 395089749 | all objects in our solar system revolve around the | sun | |
| 395089750 | do all the planets revolve at the same speed? | no | |
| 395089751 | what does inertia have to do with the planets? | it is what makes the planets stay in their orbits | |
| 395089752 | which planet revolves the slowest? | neptune | |
| 395089753 | which planet revolves the fastest? | mercury | |
| 395089754 | which planet is the largest? | jupiter | |
| 395089755 | which planet is the smallest? | mercury | |
| 395089756 | which planets have rings? | jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune | |
| 395089757 | what are comets made of? | ice and rock | |
| 395089758 | meteoroids, meters, and meteorites are all the same except for their what? | location | |
| 395089759 | what is a star? | a large hot ball of gas | |
| 395089760 | what is a constellation? | a group of stars that form a pattern | |
| 395089761 | for a parallax shift, you must consider an objects location from what? | 2 different locations | |
| 395089762 | what does one light year equal? | 6 trillion miles | |
| 395089763 | what are the 4 major properties of a star? | brightness, color, temp, size | |
| 395089764 | a nebula star will turn into a ? | protostar | |
| 395089765 | a main sequence star will turn into a? | red giant or super giant | |
| 395089766 | a supernova star will become a ? | neutron star or a black hole | |
| 395089767 | a red giant star will become a _________ or __________? | white dwarf or a black dwarf | |
| 395089768 | what COLOR stars are hotter than a yellow or red star? | blue or white star |