Sun
______________ one complete trip around the sun
What is Revoltion
What are the positions of the sun, moon, and earth during a New Moon? (Draw it!)
Sun------Moon---Earth
A ________________ revolves around the sun, but is not big enough to clear it's orbit of similarly shaped/sized objects.
Dwarf Planet
Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky during the day?
Due to the Earth rotating on its axis.
How long does it take Earth to make one rotation on its axis?
24 hours or 1 day
The process of breaking larger atoms apart
Fission
What are the positions of the sun, moon, and earth during a full moon? (Draw it!)
Sun------Earth----Moon
What is the highest level of organization in space?
The Universe
How does light move? What determines the lights intensity.
Waves, the distance from one crest to the next.
________________ = a complete spin on an axis
Rotation
What causes day and night?
Earth’s rotation on its axis. One half of the Earth faces the sun, which creates day. The other half faces away, thus night. As the Earth rotates, day and night changes.
What force creates tides on earth? What conditions create spring tides.
Gravity, The moon and sun being in line.
How many planets are in our Solar System?
8
39N, 105W
How many stars are in our Solar System?
1=the Sun
How long is a year on Earth, why?
365 days, that is the time it takes for the Earth to make one revolution/orbit around the Sun.
What kind of tide has a small tidal range.
Neap Tide
Name the planets in order from the Sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Describe Redshift
Which step of the scientific method follows "do the experiment"?
Collect data
Two Parts: 1.The sun produces two energies what are they? 2.The Sun creates those energies through the process of Nuclear Fusion which is when _______________ fuses into ____________.
1. Light and Heat 2. Hydrogen (H), Helium (He).
Why does the moon appear to change shape?
Since the moon revolves around the Earth, we see different amount of sunlight reflecting off of the moon. Each phase depends on its position around Earth.
What is the difference between the inner and outer planets?
The inner planets are smaller, made of rock, more dense. The outer planets are larger, made of gas/frozen gas, less dense.
Describe the movements of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
Moon revolves (while rotating) around Earth, Earth revolves around Sun (while rotating).
A ________________ is an object that produces its own energy
Star