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Cards in this guide (11)
The shape of the path of a planet or asteroid around the sun is an

elliptical

Which planet do most known extrasolar planets most resemble

Jupiter Neptune

The planet that most extrasolar planets resembles Jupiter.

Jupiter(apex)
Most of the confirmed Exoplanets are larger gaseous planets with large masses. These are easier to detect and confirm due to their size. They most resemble Jupiter, although many are thought to be much larger than our largest planet.

Why do two-dimensional maps of Earth have distortions

Earth is three-dimensional, but maps are two-dimensional.

Why do astronomers find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescopes

Planets are considerably smaller than their parent stars, also they emit no light and are very close to the star. With all this combined, separating between the two with a telescope is very difficult.

Hydrogen bombs and stars both produce energy with nuclear

fusion

Which best describes the beginning of the big bang

A blowing of a balloon best describes the BIG BANG best

What begins in the process of solar system formation

The formation of sun is the most important part of solar system formation. Sun is the reason for formation of rocky planets.

Select the star life cycle that is accurate.

star of one stellar mass, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf

Match each event with its description

full moon

Why do astronomers find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescope

light from the they orbit makes it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescope

Which of the following is not a reason that astronomers have trouble viewing distant stars

Distant stars give off less light

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