ASTRONOMY 10

THIRD HOUR SESSION “E”

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VIDEO:  “The New Solar System”

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1.   The Sun is powered by the nuclear transformation of what element into what other element?

 

 

2.   The steady stream of sub-atomic particles that are emitted from “dark holes” in the sun’s corona and blown throughout the solar system and beyond are known collectively as the _?_.

 

3.   The names of the “rocky” (terrestrial) planets are:  [more than one answer]

 

4.   Mariner 10 showed Mercury’s surface to be similar to what other well-known solar system body?

 

5.   Meteor impacts on the planets and their moons were a common occurrence in the past.  True or False?

 

6.   The name of the comet that broke up and struck Jupiter is:

 

7.   Venus may have had shallow oceans of water in the past.  True or False?

 

8.   The atmosphere of Venus today is principally composed of what gas molecule?

 

9.   The name of the spacecraft that recently mapped the surface of Venus is:

 

10. The color changes observed on Mars from Earth as caused by what climatic event on Mars?

 

11. What evidence exists that water once flowed on Mars?

 

12. Name the spacecraft that visited Mars in 1976 as well as the number of them that landed.

 

 

13. The small bodies in the asteroid belt are believed to be the rocky pieces left over from what major event?

 

14. Jupiter is colored in reds, browns, whites, and blues from clouds composed of frozen _?_ and _?_ at different _?_.

 

 

 

15. What major Jovian moon is thought to have oceans of water below its surface that may harbor life?

 

16. The rings of Saturn are composed of what two major components?

 

 

17. The only planetary moon with a sizeable atmosphere is called _?_ and it has clouds composed of _?_.

 

 

18. What is peculiar about the rotational tilt of Uranus?

 

19. Miranda has a unique surface feature that looks like a _?_

 

20. Neptune’s moon Triton shows dark smudges that are evidence for the existence of what geological feature?

 

21. In 1986, five spacecraft visited what comet?

 

22. The birth of a new solar system may be occurring in the dust disc of the star _?_.