9th grade Earth Science ~ Astronomy Test Review – Flashcards
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first phase of a star's life cycle
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stellar nebula
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stellar nebula splits into which two categories?
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average star and massive star
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next star phase after average star is ______ ________
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red giant
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after red giant is _______ ________
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planetary nebula
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after planetary nebula is ______ ________, also the last phase of this kind of star
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white dwarf
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phase after massive star
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red super giant
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phase after red super giant
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supernova
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supernova splits into _______ and ________, also the last phases of this kind of star
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neutron star and black hole
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spinning of a moon or planet on its axis
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rotation
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planets movement around a star or moons movement around a planet
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revolution
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path of planet or moon
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orbit
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our solar system has this kind of orbit
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elliptical orbit
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December 21-22, shortest amount of sunlight
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winter solstice
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June 20-22, longest amount of sunlight
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summer solstice
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March 20-21 & September 22-23, equator gets 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness
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equinoxes
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moon is closest to Earth
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perigee
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moon is farther from Earth
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apogee
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Earth is closest in orbit to sun
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Perihelion
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Earth is farthest in orbit from the sun
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Aphelion
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October 4, 1957
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Sputnik 1 launched into space by Russia
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Nov. 3, 1957
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Russia launches dog into space
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Feb 1, 1958
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Explorer 1 is first US satellite
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March 17, 1958
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Vanguard 1 launched
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Oct 1, 1958
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NASA was formed
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April 12, 1961
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Russia sends firsts man to space
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May 5, 1961
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first American launched into space
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1962
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President Kennedy starts race for moon
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June 16, 1963
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First women sent into space (Russian)
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March 18, 1965
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first person leaves space craft
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July 20, 1969
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Apollo II lands on moon
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April 11, 1970
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Apollo 13 has problems
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Jan. 31, 1971
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Apollo 14 lands on moon
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1973
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Skylab began 12 year experiment
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July 1975
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US & Russian members meet in space
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Aug. 12, 1978
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NASA tests first space shuttle
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1981
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NASA sent shuttle into space
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April 4, 1983
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Challenger blasts off, 4 hour space walk
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June 18, 1983
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First US women in space
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Aug. 30, 1984
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Discover takes 3 communicator satellites
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Oct. 3, 1985
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Atlantis become the 5 shuttle sent to space
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Jan. 28, 1986
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Challenger blows up
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1992
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Endeavour launched to replace Challenger
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1998
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construction starts on International Space Station
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Feb. 1, 2003
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Columbia blows up
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2011
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Construction on International Space Station ends
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first planet
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Mercury
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second planet
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Venus
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Third planet
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Earth
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fourth planet
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Mars
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fifth planet
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Jupiter
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sixth planet
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Saturn
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seventh planet
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Uranus
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eighth planet
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Neptune
