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When the water of the ocean is at a higher level than its average this is referred to as

It is referred to as high tide.

Which type of supernova is created by the merger of two white dwarfs

type la

Which area indicates a dramatic decrease in material density inside the Earth

Wiechert-Gutenburg Discontinuity

Which of these is not a primary component of Earth's mantle

Nickel

What is the average rotation of the Sun on its axis

26 Days

Which type of telescope uses a convex lens to increase the size of the image being viewed

refracting

What was the first successful flyby satellite launch to the Moon

Luna 1 was the first successful flyby satellite launch to the Moon.

Which type of telescope uses an antenna and receiver

A Radio Telescope (eg Jodrell Bank and Aricebo).

Which phase of the Moon comes immediately before the new Moon phase

Waning Crescent- A+:)

What was the first successful lunar lander launched by the United states

surveyor 1

When the Moon appears to be growing larger it is said to be

waxing

Which astronomers is credited as the first to theorize the planets orbit around the Sun

Copernicus

Stars are formed from clouds of dust and gas called

molecular clouds

When the Moon is farthest from the Earth this point is called .

When the Moon is farthest from the Earth, this point is called apogee

In which region of the Earth's interior does the heat increase to the point that rocks can begin to melt

In which region of the Earth's interior does the heat increase to the point that rocks can begin to melt?

What is the sudden violent death of a star is called a

super nova

What layer of the Earth's crust that is not covered by ocean water is called the

continental crust

Which is thicker continental crust or oceanic crust

Continental crust A+

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