Astronomy Exam 3 SBCC With Correct Answers
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NEOs - ANSWER Near Earth Objects-- A small solar system body with an orbit near
enough to earth that is poses some threat of collision
Alvarez Team - ANSWER Hypothesis that the extinction of the dinosares was caused by
the impact of a large asteroid on earth 65 million years ago
Gene Shoemaker - ANSWER A founder of the field of planetary science-- Discovered
shocked quartz
Meteor - ANSWER A small bit of matter heated by friction to emit a light from the heat as
it falls into earths atmosphere
Meteorite - ANSWER A meteor that survives its passage through the atmosphere &
strikes the ground
Meteoriod - ANSWER A meteor in space before it enters the earths atmosphere
Meteor Showers - ANSWER A display of meteors that appear to come from one point in
the sky.
Lagrangiah Points - ANSWER -Developed by Pierce L
-One of the 5 pints in the plane of orbit of one body around another (Ex moon and earth)
at which the 3rd body can remain stationary in respect to both.
Trojan Asteroids - ANSWER An asteroid belonging to one of the two groups that orbit
, the sun at the same distance as Jupiter
Kuiper Belt - ANSWER The collection of icy objects orbiting in a region from just beyond
neptune out to 50 AU and more
Asteroids - ANSWER Small rocky worlds.
Most asteroids orbit Mars & Jupiter in the asteroid belt
Comets - ANSWER Small icy bodies that orbit the sun and produce tails of gas and dust
when they approach the sun
Tunguska Event - ANSWER -A large explosion caused by an asteroid or comet which
occurred near Podkaeemya river in Rusia.
-1980 Central Siberia
- Fallen trees showed as evidence
Carbonaceous Meteorites - ANSWER Stony meteorite that contains small glassy
spheres called chondrules & rolatiles
-the least altered remains of the solar nebula still present in solar system
Iron Meteorites - ANSWER Largely composed of metalic Iron and nickel
Stony Iron Meteorites - ANSWER Largely composed of metallic iron, nickel and rocky
material
Stony Meteorites - ANSWER Rocks mainly composed of silicate minerals
Fireballs - ANSWER Meteors that are brighter than magnitude -4 (Brighter than venus)
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NEOs - ANSWER Near Earth Objects-- A small solar system body with an orbit near
enough to earth that is poses some threat of collision
Alvarez Team - ANSWER Hypothesis that the extinction of the dinosares was caused by
the impact of a large asteroid on earth 65 million years ago
Gene Shoemaker - ANSWER A founder of the field of planetary science-- Discovered
shocked quartz
Meteor - ANSWER A small bit of matter heated by friction to emit a light from the heat as
it falls into earths atmosphere
Meteorite - ANSWER A meteor that survives its passage through the atmosphere &
strikes the ground
Meteoriod - ANSWER A meteor in space before it enters the earths atmosphere
Meteor Showers - ANSWER A display of meteors that appear to come from one point in
the sky.
Lagrangiah Points - ANSWER -Developed by Pierce L
-One of the 5 pints in the plane of orbit of one body around another (Ex moon and earth)
at which the 3rd body can remain stationary in respect to both.
Trojan Asteroids - ANSWER An asteroid belonging to one of the two groups that orbit
, the sun at the same distance as Jupiter
Kuiper Belt - ANSWER The collection of icy objects orbiting in a region from just beyond
neptune out to 50 AU and more
Asteroids - ANSWER Small rocky worlds.
Most asteroids orbit Mars & Jupiter in the asteroid belt
Comets - ANSWER Small icy bodies that orbit the sun and produce tails of gas and dust
when they approach the sun
Tunguska Event - ANSWER -A large explosion caused by an asteroid or comet which
occurred near Podkaeemya river in Rusia.
-1980 Central Siberia
- Fallen trees showed as evidence
Carbonaceous Meteorites - ANSWER Stony meteorite that contains small glassy
spheres called chondrules & rolatiles
-the least altered remains of the solar nebula still present in solar system
Iron Meteorites - ANSWER Largely composed of metalic Iron and nickel
Stony Iron Meteorites - ANSWER Largely composed of metallic iron, nickel and rocky
material
Stony Meteorites - ANSWER Rocks mainly composed of silicate minerals
Fireballs - ANSWER Meteors that are brighter than magnitude -4 (Brighter than venus)
