By the Numbers
Movin' and Groovin'
I'm not a Cookie!
Lunar-tics
Star-Studded
100
23.4
By how many degrees is Earth's axis tilted?
100
The forcible overthrow of a government, or one full orbit
What is a revolution?
100
He's credited with describing the force of gravity
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
100
How long it takes for the moon to complete one rotation on its axis
What is 29 days?
100
It describes the shape of Earth's orbit around the sun
What is elliptic or elliptical?
200
on average 11.5
By how many degrees on average does Earth's geographic north pole differ from the magnetic north pole?
200
Our wobble
What is axial precession?
200
Simply stated, every object in the universe has a gravitational force that attracts it to other objects in the universe
What is the Law of Universal Gravitation?
200
The only way the Strawberry Moon can actually be strawberry red in color
What is during a total lunar eclipse?
200
A grouping of stars that form a recognizable image in the sky
What is a constellation?
300
26,000
How many years does it take for Earth to complete one full axial precession?
300
It results in the differential warming or Earth's climates
What is our tilt?
300
Every stationary object stays stationary, and every moving object continues to move at that speed and in that direction unless acted on by another force
What is the 1st Law of Motion?
300
What is meant by the synchronous rotation of the moon
What is the moon completing one rotation in the same amount of time that it completes one revolution around Earth?
300
Pointer Stars
What is the nickname of the two stars in Ursa Major that help us locate Polaris in the sky?
400
66,600
How many miles per hour is Earth travelling around the sun?
400
It will only occur when the moon crosses the ecliptic and the Earth is closer to the sun than it is
What is a lunar eclipse?
400
An object's resistance to changes in speed or direction
What is inertia?
400
Four phases after this one
What is a waning gibbous?
400
This image (be specific)
What is an annular eclipse?
500
365.25
How many days does it take for Earth to make one revolution around the sun?
500
It occurs when the celestial equator's plane intersects with the ecliptic plane
What is an equinox (vernal or autumnal)?
500
It states that both gravity and inertia act together to keep a satellite from discontinuing its revolution around another object
What is orbital motion?
500
The point in its orbit where the moon is furthest from Earth
What is apogee?
500
They are always present in the night sky
What are circumpolar stars (or constellations)?