FCAT Review Science

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In astronomical units, about how much farther is Saturn from the Sun than Jupiter is?

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4.38 AU

Front

Which statement is true about our universe? Options: Objects in our universe only give off light and heat energy. The universe contains only a few galaxies such as our own called the Milky way galaxy. All objects in our universe revolve around our Sun. The universe contains many billions of galaxies and that each galaxy contains billions of stars.

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The universe contains many billions of galaxies and that each galaxy contains billions of stars.

Front

Venus and Earth both experience a ____ because of heat trapped by their atmospheres.

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greenhouse effect

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What causes planets and other space objects to revolve around the Sun rather than going off in a straight line?

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Inertia and gravity are the reasons; inertia keeps objects moving in a circle, while gravity pulls them toward the Sun.

Front

A measure of the amount of light received on Earth is a star's _____?

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apparent magnitude

Front

Which of these is larger than a solar system, but smaller than the universe?
comet,
galaxy,
moon,
star

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galaxy

Front

What is solar wind?

Back

charged particles streaming away from the Sun

Front

The orbits of ____ lie closer to the Sun than does Earth's orbit.

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Mercury and Venus

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In the geocentric model of the solar system the ___________ is the center of the solar system.

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Earth

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Which phase of the Moon is shown if this is a picture of what the sky looks like at midnight?

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third quarter moon