Characteristics & Objects in space

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What does the tilt of the Earth cause?

Back

The tilt of the Earth causes seasons.

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What is the Oort Cloud & Kuiper Belt commonly home to?

Back

The Oort Cloud & Kuiper Belt are commonly home to comets.

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As the distance of interacting objects increases, what happens to gravity?

Back

As the distance of interacting objects increases, gravity decreases.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a habitable planet? (Earth-sized, terrestrial planet, within its star's habitable zone, gas giant)

Back

Gas giant is not a characteristic of a habitable planet.

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Which of the following is not a requirement for a planet to be habitable? (Water, right distance from the Sun, balanced gases-Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, mountains)

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Mountains are not a requirement for a planet to be habitable.

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What is a comet?

Back

A comet is a small celestial body made of ice, dust, and rocky material that, when close to the Sun, displays a visible atmosphere or coma and sometimes a tail.

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Define the habitable zone.

Back

The habitable zone is the region around a star where conditions may be right for liquid water to exist on a planet's surface.

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What is gravity?

Back

Gravity is a force that attracts two bodies towards each other, depending on their masses and the distance between them.

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What are asteroids?

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Asteroids are small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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What is the difference between meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites?

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Meteoroids are small rocky or metallic bodies in space; meteors are meteoroids that burn up in Earth's atmosphere; meteorites are meteors that survive the atmosphere and land on Earth.