The Sun | Non planetary objects | Formation of our Solar System | Types of Galaxies | Structure of the universe |
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What is the reddish and glowing layer of gas above the sun's photosphere?
Chromosphere
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What is an asteroids?
Rocky remains that orbit around the sun;asteroid belts, occasionally in the gravity of Jupiter or Mars.
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What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
Inner planets
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Where is our solar system located?
In the Milky Way, In the local group, In the universe.
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What makes up a galaxy?
Dust, Gas, Stars, Dark Matter, planets, and sometimes a black hole.
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What is the core?
The hottest part of the Sun.
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What are frozen ice, rocks, gas, and dust; Kuiper belt or Oort cloud?
Comets
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What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
Outer planets
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What is the description of a elliptical galaxy?
Have minimal stars; Usually oval or circular shaped.
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The Universe is always changing, but how?
It forms elements, atoms, and clumps and clusters together that lead to stars and galaxies, but expands and cools the entire time.
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Our sun is medium sized and is classified as a...
Main Sequence
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What is a piece of a planet or comet tail;In earth's atmosphere?
Meteor
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What are Rocky planets, inner or outer?
Inner planets
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What type of galaxy has this definition; Stars, Dust, and gas; look like a pinwheel?
Spiral galaxies
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What is the amount of estimated galaxies?
100 billion
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What is the outer most layer of the sun; the Corona is visible during a...
Solar Eclipse
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What creates both meteors and meteorites; Usually comes from an asteroid or comet...
Meteoroids
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Outer planets are also known as...
Gas Giants
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What is a irregular galaxy?
Large groups of dust, gas, and stars.
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What is a black hole?
A black hole is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing,no particles or even electromagnetic radiation such as light can escape from it.
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What are sun spots?
Cool, dark spots on the surface of the sun
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What can survive the trip through earth's atmosphere; created by a meteoroid...
Meteorites
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Did Inner or Outer planets orbit the sun?
Both
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How are stars distributed into space?
They are distributed into clusters held together by gravity.
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How many stars are estimated to be in galaxies?
Anywhere from A million to A trillion
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