SSA Voc. list 2

What is an asteroid?

• A small rocky body orbiting the sun

• A streak of light in the sky

• The average distance between Earth and the sun

• The distance light travels in one year

What causes a meteor?

• The burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere

• The spinning motion of a planet

• The tilt of Earth on its axis

• The removal of trees

What does an Astronomical Unit (AU) represent?

• The average distance between Earth and the sun

• The brightness of a star as seen from Earth

• The distance light travels in one year

• The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth

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What is a light year?

• The distance light travels in one year

• The brightness a star would have at a standard distance

• The spinning motion of a planet

• The removal of harmful materials into the environment

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What is absolute brightness?

• The brightness a star would have if it were at a standard distance from Earth

• The actual brightness of a star

• The brightness of a star as seen from Earth

• The average distance between Earth and the sun

What is apparent magnitude?

• The brightness of a star as seen from Earth

• The actual brightness of a star

• The distance light travels in one year

• The average distance between Earth and the sun

What is the Geocentric Theory?

• Earth is the center of the Universe

• The sun is at the center of the universe

• The movement of an object around another object

• The spinning motion of a planet on its axis

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What is the Heliocentric Theory?

• The sun is at the center of the universe

• Earth is the center of the Universe

• The movement of an object around another object

• The spinning motion of a planet on its axis

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What is revolution?

• The movement of an object around another object

• The spinning motion of a planet on its axis

• The tilt of Earth on its axis

• The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves

What causes seasons?

• The tilt of Earth on its axis as it revolves around the Sun

• The spinning motion of a planet on its axis

• The movement of an object around another object

• The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves

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