Stars
Do Stars Move?
No
What is a planet?
An object that orbits the sun
What is a satellite
A body that orbits a planet
What is smaller, an asteroid or meteor?
What does Helio mean?
Sun
What makes up a star?
Superheated Gases or Plasma
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What is orbiting?
The curved path of an object around a star, planet, or moon
What is a meteor?
A small piece of rock or ice that has entered the Earth's atmosphere
Where did Mr. Anderson go to college?
Notre Dame!
What is a constellation?
A group of stars that is used to represent a figure, animal, or object
What makes each planet round?
The planet's own gravity
What shape are planet's orbits?
Ellipses
When you see a shooting star, what are you seeing?
A meteor
Why was Galileo placed under house arrest?
The church did not want him to spread his ideas of a heliocentric solar system
What two gases make up a star?
Hydrogen and Helium
Give one mnemonic device to remember the order of the solar system
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos
What causes planets to orbit
The Sun's gravity
what is rarer? a comet or a meteor?
Comet
Which directions do stars seem to move?
East to West
What are three ways that constellations are useful to people?
1. To Tell Stories
2. For Navigation
3. To Locate Other Stars in the Sky
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Give an example of a natural satellite
Moon
Asteroids orbit the sun in between what two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
What does "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium" mean in English?
On the revolutions of heavenly/celestial bodies