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Name_______________________Period_________Date______
Physics of the Earth CP Study Guide – Astronomy Part II
Final Exam Date:________
1. Describe the life cycle of a medium size star. (Our sun)
2. What is the difference between a constellation, binary star, and a star
cluster?
3. What is a neutron star?
4. What is a supernova?
5. What is a black hole?
6. Describe the life cycle of a large star.
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7. Describe how our solar system formed.
8. How many planets are there in our solar system?
9. Which planets are more dense: outer or inner? Why?
10.Describe sunspots.
11.Describe solar flares.
12.List the three layers of the sun’s atmosphere. When can each be seen?
13.What is the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and a meteoroid?
14.What are asteroids?
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15.Where are most asteroids located?
16.What are comets?
17.What is special about a comets tail?
18.Define Cosmology.
19.Describe the Big Bang theory.
20.How would the Milky Way be classified?
21.What is happening to the expansion rate of the universe?
22.How is energy produced in the sun? Describe the process.
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23.How is energy transported from the core of the sun to its surface?
24.What units do I use to describe distance in space? List them from smallest to
largest.
25.Which space program was the first to land on the moon?