Ch-38 Q/A Int Science

What causes meteor showers?

they are coused by the Earth passing thru comet tails.

What is the cause of crater on the moon?

Bombardment of free-flying rocks called meteoroids.

Do we see Earth's shadow or the Moon's shadow during a lunar eclipse?

Earth's shadow on the Moon.

The planet that travels fastest around the Sun? Inner planet travels the slowest?

Mercury Fastest. Mar's slowest.

In what way is the Moon like a compass needle in a magnetic field?

The Moon aligns with Earth's gravitational field.

Name the inner and the outer planets of the solar system.

A. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. B. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Distinguish among astroids, comets, meteroids, meteors, and meteorites.

A. are rocky remanants of inner solar system. Comets are the icy remnants of the outer solar system. Meteroid is a small piece of debris chipped from comet or asteroid. Meteor is visible path of meteoroid that hits the Earth's atmosphere. Meteorite is any meteoride that reaches the ground.

What is the biggest planet in the solar system?

Jupiter

Which planet is the farthest from the Sun?

Neptune

Where is the Sun when you view the full moon?

See a full moon when the sunlit side of the Moon faces us squarely.The Sun is behind the earth.

How much of the solar system's mass is contained in the Sun?

Sun has 99% of the solar system's mass.

In what part of the Sun does the thermonuclear fusion occur?

The Sun's core.

What is the name of the outermost region of the Sun's atmosphere?

The corona

Which inner planet is most similar to Earth?

Venus

Are we in Earth's shadow or the Moon's shadow during the solar eclipse?

We are in the Moos' shadow.