Gravity
What two factors affect the pull of gravity on an object?
Mass and Distance
How many phases of the Moon are there?
8 phases
List all of the Terrestrial planets
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars
Kepler's First Law states that...
Planets orbit in Ellipses
What phase of the Moon is it during a solar eclipse?
New Moon
Why are planets round, but asteroids are not?
Planets have more mass and stronger gravity
What type of eclipse is safe to look at with the naked eye?
Lunar eclipse
Which planet orbits the fastest?
Mercury
Keplers Second Law states that...
Planets orbit faster when at the perihelion, or are closest to the Sun
What famous Islands did Charles Darwin stop at during his voyage on the HMS Beagle?
Galapagos Islands
What causes planets to bulge out near the equator?
Centrifugal Force
What phase of the Moon has the Moon next to the Sun?
New Moon
What planet orbits on its side?
Uranus
The name for the older outdated model of the universe with the Earth in the center
Geocentric Model
What time period is known as the age of fish?
Devonian
What happens to the Earth if the Suns mass decreases?
Earth takes longer to go around the Sun.
What side of the Moon is illuminated first during the month?
Right side. The Moon is illuminated from right to left.
What planet has no atmosphere?
Mercury
This astronomer was imprisoned for defying the Catholic Church, he believed in a heliocentric or Sun centered model.
Galileo Galilei
When the Earth is tilted towards the Sun, what happens at the North pole?
It experiences sunlight for 3 months, the Sun never sets.
What happens to the Moon if you decrease the mass of the Earth?
The moon drifts off into space, or the Moon orbits further away.
What phase of the Moon was it was last night?
First Quarter, meaning that half of the Moon was illuminated.
What planet has more than 200 moons?
Saturn
This planet was discovered by looking at the orbits of other planets and making inferences
Neptune
What does a Meteorologist study?
The Earths atmosphere and weather.