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inverse square laws
gravitational
and
electric force
are similar because both are
nebula
cloud of
gas
and
dust
1/6
moon's gravity
is _____ of earth's
the
bigger
the mass, the
greater
the gravity
stars
-
self luminous
hottest stars
-
blue
brightest star -
sirius
moon
- not
self luminous
28 days
every _______ days phases of moon
year
season
depends on
day
daylight
depends on
moon
earth was tilted
23.5
degrees because of
collision
with
not all planets revolve on a
star
moon
reflect
stars
light
asteroid belt separates inner and outer planet
comet
has path and is
predictable
meteor
- debris in space
shooting star
- meteor in earth's surface
gravity
planets
formed because of
gravity
attracts
moon
to planet and planet to
star
gravity
responsible for
tides
planetisimals
tiny
grains
/ debris that is being gathered by
gravity
to form planet
365
and
1/4
day
revolution
of earth is
planet criteria
orbit around
sun
, big enough for enough gravity to be spherical and clear similar size objects near path to
sun
orbit
path
of planets
endogenic processes
beneath surface such as:
tectonic process
(folding, faulting and shearing),
tectonic forces
and volcanism
exogenic
degradation
process (weathering, mass wasting, erosion, transportation)and
aggradation
process (deposition)
the
more
exposed the rock, the more vulnerable to weathering
carbonation
observed in
caves
and
acid rain
water
most powerful
erosion
agen
mantle convection
primordial heat, decay of
radioactive isotopes
and
tidal friction
less
pressure
, the
magma melts easier
more volatile, less
viscous
,
low meling
point
seafloor evidences
deep
sea drilling
and
magnetic strips
continental drift evidences
paleomagnetism
and
polar wandering
granitic
continent
continent
basalt
spreading
center
andesite
subduction
zones
carbon
14
shortest
half life
uranium
238
longest
half life
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