Planets
Mercury
Does this thing come from rotation or revolution: The length of 1 year
Revolution
The time(s) of day when shadows are longest
Sunrise/sunset or morning/evening
This thing is used to transport astronauts to space.
Rocket/spaceship/space shuttle
Name our home galaxy
The Milky Way Galaxy
This planet is the largest in our solar system
Jupiter
Does this thing come from rotation or revolution: The length of 1 day
Rotation
The time(s) of day when shadows are shortest
High noon, midday
This thing is used to view far away objects.
Telescope
Order these things from smallest to largest: galaxy, universe, solar system
Solar system, galaxy universe
This ice giant is tilted on its side
Uranus
The imaginary line that Earth rotates on
Earth's axis
East to west, an arc that starts low and peaks around noon.
This thing is used to house astronauts in space
Space stations
This tool can be used to tell time using shadows
A sundial
This thing divides the solar system in half
The asteroid belt
Does this thing come from rotation or revolution: Our day and night cycle
Rotation
Explain why shadows change in length throughout the day.
Sun moves across the sky, creating different shadow lengths as it is HIGHER or LOWER in the sky.
This thing is used to communicate with and receive signals from Earth using technology
Satelittes
The unit for the distance light can travel in 1 year.
A light year
Name the two groups of planets and 2 characteristics per group that make them unique.
Terrestrial/Rocky planets - Made of rock, few moons, no ring systems, smaller planets
Jovian/Gas giant planets - Made of gas, many moons, ring systems, extremely large
Describe the difference between rotation and revolution
Rotation: The spinning of Earth or any planet
Revolution: The path a planet takes around the sun
Explain why we have day and night.
When Earth faces towards the sun in its rotation, it is day time. When Earth faces away from the sun in its rotation, it is night time.
Name the first or second telescope sent to space by NASA.
The Hubble telescope and the James Webb telescope.
Where is the nearest observatory to Kittery, ME?
Durham, NH or the University of New Hampshire