Models of the solar system
The Planets
Other objects in the solar system
I'm a star!
Telescopes
100
The word planet means_______________
What is wanderer
100
This is the only planet known to have living things and seas
What is the Earth
100
The streak of light we call a shooting star
What is a meteor
100
These are the 3 properties of stars
What is color, size, and brightness
100
This is a tool that is used to analyze chemicals in Space by showing bands of colored light.
What is a spectroscope
200
The earliest model of the solar system, which showed Earth as the center was made by_____________
What is Ptolemy
200
This planet is the brightest object in the morning and evening sky.
What is Venus
200
Once a meteor hits Earth it is called this
What is a meteorite
200
When a small star is forming, this is the very first stage.
What is a nebula
200
True or False: A convex lens bounces light back to the viewer an gives an upside down image.
What is False
300
How was Copernicus model different from the earliest model of the solar system?
It showed the Sun as the Center (still had circular orbits)
300
This planet is covered by thick colored bands due to atmospheric gasses.
What is Jupiter
300
What two objects in space cause Earth's tides?
What are the moon and the sun
300
When a massive star is dying, this the stage after it becomes a red supergiant.
What is a supernova
300
Name two other types of telescopes besides optical scopes.
What is radio and infrared.
400
How is the modern model of the solar system different from the earlier models?
The orbit are elliptical (not circular)
400
This is the reason that planets seem to glow in the night sky
What is reflected light from the sun
400
Why does the sun appear so much brighter than other stars?
It is closer to Earth
400
If two stars look equally bright from Earth, are they the same distance from Earth?
Not necessarily, one could be bigger and farther away, or hotter and farther away
400
Why do infrared telescopes have to be kept cool?
Heat absorbed by the telescope will affect the image seen with it.
500
The model of the solar system that we used today is based on _______________________model.
Who is Johannes Kepler
500
This planet has reddish brown desets and dark blue-grey "seas" with no liquid water
What is Mars
500
This is the name of a comet that only appears every 76 years
What is Halley's comet?
500
Mr. Almond taught us the acronym SOAP. Name three of the stars that are in that acronym
What is sirius, orion, aldeberan,and polaris
500
How do scientists keep telescopes from giving blurred images?
They put them on satellites, in high locations
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