Science long test 1

Earth moon

By my notes

The moon is drifting away from the Earth

The moon also has earthquakes

Lunar cycle

New moon

The cycle begins with the moon where the the moon is positioned between earth and the Sun is is not visible from earth

Lunar cycle

Waxing crescent

After the new moon is silver of the moon becomes visible as it starts to wax or increase in illumination

Lunar cycle

First quarter

About a week after the new moon half of the moon is illuminated this is known as the first quarter phase

Lunar cycle

Waxing gibbous

Following the first quarter more than half of the moon is eliminated but not full yet

Lunar cycle

Full moon

The full moon occurs when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun fully illuminating its surface

Lunar cycle

Waning gibbous

After the full moon, the illumination begins to decrease transitioning to the waning gibbous face

Lunar cycle

Waning Crescent

The final phase between returning to the new moon were only a small presence of the moon is visible

Exoplanets

Planets are planets that orbit outside our solar system. They have been discovered since 1990 they have different size and with some Habitable zone That may support liquid water and life

Exostars

Exostars Refer to stars outside our solar system it Typically relates to stars in exoplanetary system which can vary in type studying help scientist understand their exoplanets and potentially habitability

Exomoons

Moons are moons that orbit Exoplanets outside our solar system they can vary in size and composition and may exist inhabitable zones potentially support studying enhances our understanding of planetary system

Asteroids

asteroids are small rocky bodies that orbit the sun mainly located in the astroid belt between Mars and Jupiter they very in size and composition consisting of rock metal and other elements

What is the Milky Way?

The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy that contains our solar system and is estimated to have over 100 billion stars, along with gas, dust, and dark matter.

What is a black hole?

A black hole is a region in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from it. It is formed from the collapse of massive stars.

JWST

The JWST is a large, infrared space telescope designed to observe the universe's earliest galaxies, stars, and planets, and to study the formation of stars and planetary systems.