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Earth/Moon

Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn

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Oxygen

What gas is mostly found due to life processes?

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It has slowed down gradually (.0015 sec per 100 years)

What has happened to Earth’s rotation over time?

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By trapping outgoing radiation from Earth

The greenhouse effect works by trapping..

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auroras

What do we get when we displace solar winds towards the

poles of a planet?

$1000Small meteorites breaking up the regolith

What is the major erosion force on the moon?

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It is so close to the sun.

Why can’t we view Mercury from Earth?

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Because of the view from Earth, they pass in front of and behind the sun.

Why do the Moon and Mercury both have phases?

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It has no atmosphere to moderate temperatures

Why is Mercury hot during its day and so cold during its

night?

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They don’t have permanent atmospheres

How do the atmospheres of the moon and Mercury compare?

$1000It spins so slowly

Besides its atmosphere why is Mercury’s temperature so

extreme?

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243 days

How long does Venus take to orbit on its axis (rotational period)

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Raised the temperature by hundreds of degrees celsius

What has the greenhouse effect done on Venus?

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Carbon dioxide

What is the main ingredient in the atmosphere of Venus?

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What is the composition of the clouds of Venus?

Sulfuric Acid

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It’s Slow Rotation

Why does Venus not have a magnetic field?

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It is farther away, less reflective

Why does Mars appear fainter in the night sky than Venus?

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24 hours, 39 minutes

How long is a day on Mars?

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It has a much more elliptical orbit than Earth

Why are the seasons on Mars effected by its distance from

the sun?

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Valles Marineris and Olympus Mons

What is the Solar Systems greatest Canyon and greatest volcano?

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It is frozen in the polar ice caps and perma frost

What might have happened to the water vapor on Mars?

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It is the fastest in the solar system

What is interesting about Jupiter’s rotation?

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Why are there variations in Jupiter’s zones and belts?

Zonal flow and differential rotation

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More mass

What would Jupiter need to become a star?

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It stretches beyond Saturn’s orbit

How large is Jupiter’s magnetosphere?

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Which of the Galilean moons is geologically active?

Which is the oldest?

Which is the largest?

IO, Callisto and Gannymeade

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Because of its density, Saturn is the only planet that could

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Hydrogen and helium

The atmosphere of Saturn is composed of

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nitrogen

The atmosphere of titan is composed mostly of

$800Small icy particles orbiting Saturn

What are Saturn’s rings?

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They fall within the Roche limit

The reason the rings exist is