Solar System from Scratch
(Solar System Formation)
(Solar System Formation)
Round & Round
(Orbits)
(Orbits)
Wobble, baby, Wobble
(Earth Motion)
(Earth Motion)
Ruler of the Night
(Moon & Tides)
(Moon & Tides)
Ruler of the Day
(Solar Energy)
(Solar Energy)
100
large planets made of primarily of H and He gas; located at the outer parts of the solar system.
Jovian planets (AKA gas giants)
100
The solar system model in which the Earth is at the center.
Geocentric
100
Full cycle is 24 hours. Gives us day and night.
Rotation
100
Which moon phase is pictured below?
Waning Gibbous
100
The source of the sun's energy, in which smaller atoms are formed into bigger ones.
Nuclear fusion
200
What is hypothesized to have caused the initial compression of our solar system?
nearby supernova
200
The central point of mass between two objects around which both revolve. Closer to the object of greater mass.
Barycenter
200
The reorientation of the Earth's axis (the direction it points), or wobble. Full cycle takes 26,000 years.
Precession
200
The weaker of the two tides, in which the sun and moon are at right angles, working against one another.
Neap Tides
200
What type of radiation is blocked by ozone in the atmosphere?
Ultraviolet (UV)
300
relatively small bodies made mostly of ice that orbit the sun on the outer reaches of the solar system; too small to maintain their own orbits
dwarf planets
300
States that a planet revolves in an ellipse with the sun at one of two foci.
Kepler's First Law: The Law of Ellipses
300
Increases or decreases the severity of seasons by increasing or decreasing the angle of Earth's axis.
Nutation
300
What are the tides caused by?
Gravity of Moon and the Sun
300
What process is absolutely essential for supporting life on earth, in which organisms convert sunlight into chemical energy stored in food.
photosynthesis
400
Small "baby planet" that has yet to acquire the size and mass to maintain its own orbit.
planetesimal
400
States that the length of the revolution of a planet around the Sun is directly proportional its distance from the Sun.
Kepler's 3rd Law: Law of Harmonies
400
What is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing during the Winter Solstice?
Summer
400
Which two moon phases indicate Spring Tides?
New and Full Moons
400
What blocks solar wind?
magnetic field
500
Name the 3 main characteristics of terrestrial planets.
1) small in size
2) Rocky and dense
3) close to the sun (inner planets)
500
Which section will take the planet longer to travel, A or B?
Neither, since they are both equal areas it will take equal time.
500
The location of direct sunlight during the Autumnal Equinox.
Equator
500
Which moon phase is between the first quarter and full moon?
Waxing Gibbous
500
The difference in temperature between the land and sea causes this phenomenon during the day.
Sea breeze