P2: Exploring our solar system.

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GCSE Physics (P2) Karteikarten am P2: Exploring our solar system., erstellt von Ella Maggs am 01/06/2016.
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What is a meteor made out of? It is made of grains of dust.
Describe the orbit of comets. They pass inside the orbit of mercury and go out well beyond the orbit of pluto.
What happens to a meteor when it enters the Earth's atmosphere? They heat the air around them, making them glow. The streak before them is known as a "shooting star".
What is a comet? A chunk of ice and rock, originating from outside the solar system.
What is a asteroid? Simply a rock in orbit.
Where are black holes formed? They are formed where stars use to be.
Why can you not see a black hole? No light escapes from it.
Describe a black holes' mass and size. It has a very large mass, but tiny size.
How centripetal force act? It act towards the centre of the circular orbit.
What is the source of centripetal force? Gravitational attraction is the source.
Name a 3 advantages of using a unmanned probe. It can go to dangerous places humans can't. They don't put humans at risk. They cost much less.
Name a disadvantage of taking humans in spacecraft. Large amounts of oxygen, food and water have to be taken.
Name a benefit of astronauts living in pressurised spacecraft. The can wear normal clothing, no special suits.
Why does a space suit have a dark visor? To stop them from being blinded by the sun.
There is no oxygen in space, how does the suit solve this problem? The suit is pressurised and has a oxygen supply for breathing.
The surface of the suit face the sun can become how hot? 120C
The suit facing away from the sun can become how cold? -160C
When travelling in space, what happened the to gravitational forces compared to Earth? Space has lower gravitational forces compared to the Earth.
Name a disadvantage of using a unmanned probe. They have to be very reliable, and self sufficient because there is no way of fixing them when they breakdown.
What speed does light travel at? 300, 000 km/s
How long does it take for light from the sun to reach the Earth? Eight minutes.
How long does it take for light to get here form the nearest star? 4.22 years.
When does America plan to go to mars and how much will it cost? 2020, 400 billion pounds.
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