7th Gr Science Unit 4 Flash Cards

Between Mars and Jupiter

combustion is the same as ________

The tail of this points away from the sun

the sun's atmosphere

ability to do work

splitting atoms

the combining of atomic nuclei to form one nucleus

largest planet

"red planet"

planet closest to the sun

core of an atom

this planet has rings

this planet was discovered in 1781

dwarf planet

morning and evening star

Uranus's twin sister

plant cells make sugar

stored solar energy in form of buried vegetation that flourished in sunlight is represented by _________

process by which plants manufacture sugar and release oxygen into the air

the sun's energy is a result of ________

the position of the sun in the sky determines the ______ of a location

the temperature of a place greatly affects the _______ of that region

no atmosphere is on Mercury to produce clouds and rain because the ______ is too low to hold an atmosphere

Venus is located between these two planets

Venus has ______ like the Earth's moon

Earth is an average distance of ________ from the sun

Mars has seasons similar to Earth because its _______ is tilted like Earth's

To the naked eye, the planet ________ appears to be a red star

The discoverer of four of Jupiter's moons

The planet with rings

In 1781 with a reflecting telescope, Sir William Hershchel discovered this planet

In 1846 Johann Galle located _________ exactly where Leverrier had predicted it would be

In our solar system are 2 sets of sister planets and they are _________

In 1905 Pervical Lowell predicted where ________ would be found

Halley's Comet was last seen in what year

Your weight would be greatest on this planet

2 planets that are closer to the sun than Earth

In general, planets revolve around the sun in what directtion?

The moon appears to rise in the ______

during the time that the earth makes one complete rotation, the moon covers _______ in its orbit around the earth

the moon rises and sets fifty minutes ______ each day

The moon takes this many days to rotate on its axis

The moon takes this many days to make one revolution around earth

The lunar month, from new moon to new moon is _________

The new moon phase of the moon occurs when the ______ is located between the _______ and the ________

Eclipses occur when the earth, sun, and moon are in a ________

when the moon blocks the sun's light, a __________ occurs

5 benefits of solar energy

5 theories of how the sun produces solar energy

The planets in order from the sun