Space
Name the inner rocky planet that has the fastest orbit around the sun.
Mercury
A behavior you are born knowing to do is called...
Instinctive
Why does the sun appear to rise in the east and set in the west?
Earth's rotation
What is force?
A push or a pull
What is matter?
Anything with mass and takes up space.
Name the four planets called that are outside of the asteroid belt.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
A behavior developed by environment, experiences or mimicking
Learned behavior
Why is the North Pole cold, even when it gets 24 hours of sun?
Indirect sun rays - Indirect sunlight
What is the force that opposes motion?
Friction
Name the three states of matter.
Solid, Liquid, Gas
A space rock the has entered our atmosphere and survived the frictional forces to reach the surface.
Meteorite
Learned or Instinct?
A cat using the litter box.
Learned
The most direct sun rays usually hit this area of Earth.
The Equator
An object at rest tends to stay at rest, why would it move?
It is acted upon by a force (push or pull)
This has tight bonds with a definite shape.
A solid
Gravity is strongest when two space objects are:
Closer/have more mass
Learned or Instinct?
Baby sea turtles going to sea right after birth.
Instinct
When it is spring in Tennessee it is what season in Australia?
Fall
I push on the wall, why doesn't it move?
It is pushing back with an equal force (Balanced.)
What is it called when a water vapor turns into a liquid?
Condensation
The name of the space craft that is sending pictures from beyond our solar system.
Voyager
Learned or Instinct?
Crying when someone hurts your feelings.
Learned
What is the phase of the moon right after a full moon?
Waning Gibbous
Team A is pulling on a rope with 275 Newtons - Team B is pulling with 250 Newtons. Who wins and with how much force?
Team A with 25 Newtons
Final Jeopardy
When a solid turns directly into a gas (like dry ice.)
Sublimation