The Universe
What is the Universe?
All the space, time, and their contents (Ex: Planets, Solar system)
What is the Solar System?
The collection of 8 planets and their moons in the orbit around the sun
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way Galaxy?
What is a comet?
A comet is a small icy, small solar system body that warms and begins to release gasses when passing close to the sun
What is a tide?
Very long period of waves that move through the ocean
What makes up the Universe?
What is the sun considered to be?
The sun is considered to be a 4.5 billion year old yellow dwarf star
What makes up a galaxy?
Stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by Gravity
What is a asteroid?
Minor planet of the inner solar system
What causes tides?
The gravitational forces exerted on the earth by the moon
True or False: Is The Sun in the Solar system?
True
What path do planets travel on as they move around the Sun?
The path planets travel on is called a eclipse
What are the three different shaped galaxies?
Spiral, Irregular, Elliptical
What are the parts to a comet?
The nucleus, coma, ion tail, and dust tail
What term do we use for the Earth traveling around the Sun?
DAILY DOUBLE
Revolution
What is the Big Bang Theory?
DAILY DOUBLE
How the Universe expanded from a initial state of high density and Temperature
What are the four Terrestrial/Rocky planets closest to the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What is a solar eclipse?
The moon passes directly in between the sun and the earth
What is the meteor?
Objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids
How long does it take the Earth to travel around the Sun once?
About 365 days
How do massive black holes grow?
a chain of collisions of stars in compact star clusters that start a build up of extremely massive stars, which collapses in form intermediate black holes
What four Jovian/Gas planets are the farthest away from the Sun.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Solar eclipse because the exposure of the light can make you permanently blind without special glasses
Where do most Meteorites impact the earth
In the ocean or on a surface of land
How long does it take for the Earth to spin once?
About 23 hours and 56 minutes