Solar System
A cloud of dust and ice... the start of our solar system
Nebula
Planet named Earths Evil Twin
Venus
The orbit of the planets is an...
Ellipse
Earth _____ is when helps to create the seasons
TILT/ axis
Was the big bang an explosion?
No, rapid expansion
When ice and gas come together
Condensing
(inner/outer) Rocky, Hot, Solid Planets
Inner Planets
Keplers Second law states that planets move (faster/slower) when CLOSER to the SUN
FASTER
Earths orbit is an _____
ELLIPSE
Big Bang Theory is the idea that the universe is constantly____________
Expanding
The solar system started as a....
Nebula
(inner/outer) Gaseous, Cold, Large planets
Outer planets
Kepler's third law states that the FARTHER a planet is the _______ ( longer/shorter) the orbital radius
Longer
The longest day of the year
Summer Solstice
Hubbles theory states that when a galaxy is moving away it appears
RED
The force which allows matter to spiral inward towards a center of gravity... hint i wrote it down on the board
centrifugal force
The planet which is the largest
Jupiter
The sun is located at one of the...
FOCI
Shortest Day of the Year
Winter Solstice
Foundational Elements of our Universe
Hydrogen and Helium
After the nebula starts to condense and accrete it forms a... which is the beginning of our solar system
proto planetary disk
Complete the sentence: The farther away from the sun the (less/more) dense the planets become....
Less Dense -> gas giants are gas so the molecules are not close together
Complete the following sentence: A planet closer to the sun will have a ______ orbital radius and have a ______ velocity
SHORTER, FASTER (remeber the gizmo and how the inner planets were moving in comparison to the outer planets)
A day where the sunlight and darkness are equal....
Spring and Autumn Equinox
We can use _____________ to tell the elemental composition of stars ( hint star gizmo)
Electromagnetic Spectrums