Earth
What is the theory of the start of the universe?
The Big Bang Theory
How many inner planets are there?
4
The different shapes of the Moon when viewed from Earth due to the changing positions of the Moon, as it revolves around Earth
Moon phases
Number of earth layers
4
Ms. Jackson's zodiac sign
Cancer
What is the Big Bang Theory
A singularity (small dot) that heated and "exploded" to start the universe that we know today
Is the Geocentric or Heliocentric model the current model of our solar system?
The Heliocentric model
How many phases of the moon are there?
8
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How many types of rocks are there? Name them.
3: sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
Ms. Flanigan's favorite flower?
Sunflower
The correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun.
What is Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto
A rare event when the moon is perfectly in-between the Sun and the Earth casting a shadow on Earth’s Surface during the daytime. MOON IS BLOCKING THE SUN
solar eclipse
Object made of ice and dust that travels from deep in outer space
Comet
A rock formed over time as sediment gets squeezed together – via erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation is called…..
Sedimentary rock
Jackson's Birth DATE
the 10th
First scientist to state that earth is the center of the universe?
Ptolemy
Planets travel in an _____ (oval) orbit
Elliptical
An asteroid that comes into contact with earth's atmosphere/surface
Meteor
Scientist responsible for the theory of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegner
Coach Smith's favorite thing to do? (DON'T OVERTHINK)
Coaching sports
Who was the first scientist to theorize that the sun was the center of the universe?
Copernicus
A rare event when the EARTH is perfectly in-between the Sun and the Moon casting a shadow on the moon's surface by earth during the daytime. EARTH IS BLOCKING THE MOON.
Lunar Eclipse
Name the moon phases
new, full, waxing crescent, waning crescent, waning gibbous, waxing gibbous, first quarter, third quarter.
Rocks continually changing from one type to the next is called….
What is called the Rock Cycle?
Mrs. Blessing's birth month?
February