Earth-Sun-Moon
The path the Earth takes around the Sun or the Path the moon takes around the Earth is called
orbit
How is the Moon visible from Earth
Sun's light illuminates it
What determines what celestial bodies are included in our solar system?
Anything that revolves around the Sun
Why are models needed?
to make things bigger, smaller or they are to dangerous
Which website "ending" is the most reliable?
....com, net, edu, gov, org?
.gov
The rotation of the earth causes?
Day/Night
What causes the phases of the Moon?
The relative motion/position of the Earth/Sun Moon
List the planets in order from closest to farthest from the Sun
mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
what does it mean to be a "scale" model
it's proportionate to the original
What is an indication that a website might be unreliable?
ads, cookies disabled, can not verify author..
What determines how long a year is on a planet?
how long it takes for on full revolution around the sun
What phase of the moon can a solar eclipse happen?
new moon
What is the largest object in out solar system?
the sun
Can models not to scale be useful?Why?
Yes, they can fit on one page, show specific details
How are meteors, asteroids and comets have in common?
they all orbit the sun
they have eccentric orbits
they have rocky cores
they can impact planets/moons
What force is responsible for keeping the moon revolving around the Earth and the Earth revolving around the Sun?
Gravity
The phases in which less and less the moon is illuminated is called
waning
How do inner planets differ from outer planets?
Inner: hotter, smaller, rocky
Outer: gaseous, cooler, larger
Are models always larger or smaller than the original?
no, they can be both
Name an object you might see in the night sky that is NOT part of our solar system?
stars (other than the sun)
Which is closest to the sun the Earth or Moon?
Depends on where the moon is in its revolution around the Sun
Why don't we have a solar or lunar eclipse each month?
Because the Moon's axis is tilted
why does the length of a year increase as the distance of the planet to the sun increase?
the orbit's path increase
The model of the solar system we created was scaled to what 2 measurements?
Size of planet and distance to the sun
Name all things considered part of out solar system
planets, moon, sun, meteors, asteroids, comets