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UNIT THREE REVIEW GUIDE: THE SOLAR SYSTEM

  1. List all terrestrial planets in order from the sun.
  2. List all the Jovian planets in order from the sun.
  3. What materials are the inner planets mostly made of?
  4. What materials are the outer planets mostly made of?
  5. How do terrestrial planets and Jovian planets differ in:

Size-

Distance-

Density-

Atmospheres-

  1. Define Nebular Theory and Planetesimals by summarizing the process of the formation of our sun and the planets in our solar system.
  1. What percentage of the matter that became our solar system became part of our sun?
  2. Lists the three main minor members?
  3. Ceres, Eris, and Pluto are all examples of ______, also known as microplanets.
  4. Where are the Asteroid Belt and Kuiper Belt located?
  5. How is the OortCloud different from the Asteroid Belt and Kuiper Belt?
  1. What is an asteroid?
  1. What is a comet?
  1. What two places can comets originate from? How will this affect the orbit of the comet?
  1. What is unique about a comets tail and the sun?
  1. What is the difference between a meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?
  1. What are meteoroids made out of?
  1. What three places can meteoroids originate from?
  2. What are the layers of the sun, in order from center to atmosphere?
  1. Where does fusion occur?
  2. What is the visible layer of the sun?
  3. What is a solar wind?
  4. Are sun spots relatively hot or cool areas of the sun?
  5. How long is the sunspot cycle?
  6. What are the small bright specks on the suns surface?
  7. How do prominences and Solar Flares differ?
  1. What phenomenon can be witnessed near the polar regions of earth? What are they caused by?
  1. What fuel does our sun use?
  2. What are the reactants and products of nuclear fusion?
  3. Draw and label the structure of a refracting scope and a reflecting scope?
  1. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the refracting, reflecting, radio, and space telescopes?

Refracting

Reflecting

Radio

Space telescopes

  1. Which two of the telescopes listed in the previous question are optical telescopes?
  2. What electromagnetic radiation wavelengths can radio telescopes detect?
  3. How are crators created?
  4. Why are there more creators on the surface of the moon compared to the earth?
  5. Draw and label the parts of a crater.
  1. How are Marias created?
  1. What is lunar regolith?
  1. Where are the highest lunar peaks located? How tall are they?
  1. Summarize the process of the formation of are moon based on the video and your text book?