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Cards (20)
comets
- "dirty snowballs"
ice
,
dust
, and
rocks
- what comets are made up of
away from the sun
- where comets' tails points
ice and rock
- in the nucleus or "head" of a comet
solar radiation
,
wind
and
magnetic field
- things comets interact with as they travel through the Solar system
meteoroid
- chunk of rock or metal smaller than an asteroid
meteor
- meteoroid as it burns up the atmosphere
meteorite
- meteoroids that do not completely burn up
asteroid belt
- region between Mars and Jupiter
asteroids
- small, rocky objects that orbit the sun; much smaller than planets
asteroids
- sometimes called minor planets; rocky and airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system
meteors
- what you call meteoroids when they enter Earth's atmosphere, or that of another planet, at high speed and burn up
meteoroids
- distinguished as objects significantly smaller than asteroids, ranging in size from grains to objects up to small asteroids
more massive
- if there is air resistance, which will fall faster, the less or more massive object?
carbon dioxide
and
water vapor
- in a fire, what produces heat and light
oxygen
- in fire/coal, what gas do you add to remove heat?
moist hot
- in a humidity-temp. graph that goes diagonally upwards, what do you experience, moist hot or dry hot?
dry hot
- in a humidity-temp. graph that starts with a straight line and goes upwards towards the end, what do you experience, moist hot or dry hot?
the
cooler
, the more
condensation
- why does a glass become moist outside when it contains cold beverages ?
reduce
humidity
and increase
ventilation
- how to reduce condensation