111 Midterm Exam Questions & Answers

What is a quasar? {Ans: Stores that hold a strong source of radio waves}what is the cause of solar eclipses? {Ans: When the moon casts it's a shadow on the earth and the moon blocks the sun; when the earth is perfectly aligned with the sun}Which planet has a multi-ring system? {Ans: Saturn}What does newtons law of universal gravitation say about the force experience by any two masses which are in some proximity to one another? {Ans: Every object in the universe attracts every other object with a force directed along the line of the two centers of the objects}Which planet has a red spot? {Ans: Jupiter}What is mass? {Ans: The amount of space an object takes up}