1. Science 9 Chapter 16 - ASTRONOMY
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Science 9
Chapter 16 - ASTRONOMY

2. PLANETS
GALAXIES
UNIVERSE
MISC.
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3. Which planet rains acid?
VENUS
Which planet rains acid?
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4. What galaxy is our solar system in?
MILKY WAY
What galaxy is our solar system in?
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5. 14-15 BILLION YEARS
How old is the universe?
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6. How many Laws of Planetary motion did Johannes Kepler have?
three
How many Laws of Planetary motion did Johannes Kepler have?
1,4

7. Which planet is the biggest?
JUPITER
Which planet is the biggest?
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8. Name and describe the three types of galaxies.
Spiral – spiral shaped, Elliptical – flattened circle, Irregular – blob-like (no shape)
Name and describe the three types of galaxies.
2,2

9. Name the three main types of galaxies.
SPIRAL, ELLIPTICAL, IRREGULAR
Name the three main types of galaxies.
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10. Scientists think that our universe is ____________ based on
EXPANDING
Scientists think that our universe
is ____________ based on
The Red Shift.
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11. METHANE GAS
Why is Neptune blue?
3,1

12. Stars are found in galaxies. What color are stars that are
RED
Stars are found in galaxies.
What color are stars that are
old and have low temperatures?
3,2

13. Arrange in order, smallest to largest:
STAR, CONSTELLATION, GALAXY, CLUSTER, UNIVERSE
Arrange in order, smallest to largest:
constellation, star, universe, galaxy, cluster
3,3

14. What is the Big Bang Theory?
Theory that states the universe began with a massive expansion (NOT explosion).
What is the Big Bang Theory?
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15. Which planet has a tall mountain on it named Olympus Mons?
MARS
Which planet has a tall mountain on it named Olympus Mons?
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16. The sun is a medium star so fusion will eventually stop and it will begin to expand as a red giant. The outside planetary nebula will drift away and what remains is a white dwarf that will ultimately die out.
The sun is the only star in our solar system. How is our lone star going to die?
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17. Explain the chemistry behind nuclear fusion.
HYDROGEN IS CONVERTED INTO HELIUM IN THE CORE OF THE STAR
Explain the chemistry behind nuclear fusion.
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18. Explain the concept of RED SHIFT.
If the color that stars/galaxies produce shows up in the red portion of the spectrum, the star/galaxy is moving away from us because the wavelength is getting longer.
Explain the concept of RED SHIFT.
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19. Which planet(s) have/has rings?
ALL OF THE GAS GIANTS (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
Which planet(s) have/has rings?
Name them
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20. our nearest neighboring
ANDROMEDA
What is the name of
our nearest neighboring
galaxy?
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21. When large stars die, what happens to them? What are
A LARGE STAR EXPLODES AS A SUPERNOVA AND FORMS EITHER A BLACK HOLE OR A NEUTRON STAR (PULSAR)
When large stars die, what
happens to them? What are
the end results of a supernova
explosion?
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22. The closer the foci the more circular the orbit
The closer the foci the more circular the orbit. Farther apart and the orbit is more elliptical.
Kepler used his law of ellipses to describe the path planets take around the sun. How do the focal points tell you the shape of the orbits?
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