Gravity
Our Solar System
Tides & Seasons
Moon Phases
Cosmos
100
According to Newton, all objects that have ____ have a gravitation force.
Mass
100
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known as this type of planet.
Terrestrial; rocky
100
Which celestial body has the greatest impact on the Earth's ocean tides?
The moon
100
What moon phase occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and the Earth?
New Moon
100
You, me, and everyone are all made of what?
Star Stuff
200
Two factors that affect the gravitational force of an object are ____ and ____.
Mass and Distance
200
What are the two gas giants in our solar system?
Jupiter and Saturn
200
A spring tide occurs during a ____ moon and a ____ moon.
New and full
200
What moon phases occur during a neap tide?
First and third quarters
200
What is occurring at Jupiter's Great Red Spot?
Hurricane
300
According to Newton's law, as the mass of an object increases, the gravitational force _____.
Increases
300
____ are composed mainly of rock and metal and are remnants from the early formation of the solar system, representing the building blocks of planets.
Asteroids
300
_____ tides have a higher tidal range.
Spring
300
What is this phase?
Waxing Gibbous
300
How many light years is Earth from the center of the Milky Way?
30,000 light years
400
According to Newton's law, as the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force of attraction between them ____.
Decreases
400
On which planet is one day longer than one year?
Venus
400
What day of the year is pictured in the Northern Hemisphere?
Summer Solstice, June 21
400
About how many days are between a full moon and third quarter?
About 7 days
400
How long ago did the Milky Way form?
11 billion years ago
500
Mass and gravitational force have a ______ relationship, meaning that when one increases, so does the other.
Direct
500
Our Solar System is surrounded by an icy, spherical outer region called the _____.
Oort cloud
500
What would happen if the Earth was not tilted?
We would not experience seasons?
500
Which phase occurs directly after a third quarter moon?
Waning Crescent
500
What did Copernicus first propose?
The Earth was not the center of the universe, but revolved around the sun