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This country developed the first reusable space vehicle

united states

Lower than normal high tide

neap tide.

Titan is a moon of this planet

Saturn

The hottest part of the sun

The very center of the core, where nuclear fusion is occurring; millions of degrees.

At what point does the southern hemisphere have the greatest exposure to the sun

The point where the southern hemisphere has the greatest exposure to the sun is the winter solstice.

This planet has more moons than any other planet in your solar system

Saturn has more moons than any other planet in our solar system

Layer that surrounds the radiation zone of the sun

convection zone

The first docking in space with another vehicle

Apollo

Which of these stars is located in the Little Dipper

polaris!!!!!!!!!!

One of the men instrumental in proving other galaxies exist outside your own was

Edwin hubble

In the life cycle of a star what stage occurs immediately before a supernova explosion

Supernovae occur in the giant phase of the main sequence of a star, typically in a red giant star.

What are the largest moons of each planet

Mercury: None

Venus: None

Earth: Moon

Mars: Phobos

Jupiter: Ganymede

Saturn: Titan

Uranus: Titania

Neptune: Triton

*Pluto: Charon

*Pluto is not a planet but in case your are curious...

Which of these terms takes into consideration the brightness of a star but ignores the differences that distance can make

absolute magnitude

During the solar nuclear reaction what four nuclei bond together

hydrogen

Which of these items is the most closely associated with the beginning of the jet age

U.S. F-86 and MIG-15

What constellation was associated with the description the hunter

orion

What are the calendar dates for the seasons

In many places including the United States, winter is defined as the period from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox, spring is defined as the period from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice, summer is defined as the period from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and fall or autumn is defined as the period from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice. In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice is the December solstice, the vernal equinox is the March equinox, the summer solstice is the June solstice, and the autumnal equinox is the September equinox. In the southern hemisphere, the winter solstice is the June solstice, the vernal equinox is the September equinox, the summer solstice is the December solstice, and the autumnal equinox is the March equinox. The dates of the March equinox range from the 19th to the 22nd of March, the dates of the June solstice range from the 19th to the 23rd of June, the dates of the September equinox range from the 21st to the 24th of September, and the dates of the December solstice range from the 20th to the 23rd of December. Examples of the earliest season start times are in 2096, and examples of the latest season start times are in 1903.

Which constellation contains the famous butterfly star cluster

The cluster is in scorpius.

What are these holes in the surface of the Moon caused from asteroid impact

They're called craters.

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