Moon Phases
Moon Phase when none of the moon is illuminated
New Moon
Sunday is named after which celestial object?
The Sun
Which person developed the law of inertia - Object in motion/object at rest
Newton
A technique of using planet's gravitational field to change a space crafts velocity without consuming fuel
Gravity Assist
What is the category name of Mars, Mercury, Venus, and Earth
Terrestrial Planets
Moon Phase when all of the moon is visible
Full Moon
Monday is named after which celestial object
The moon
Which scientist developed the Law of Ellipses
Kepler
What was the name of the most ambitious multi-planet space flight?
U.S. Project Voyager 1977
What is the category name for Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
Giant or Jovian
Moon phase after the full moon and before last quarter
Waning Gibbous
Tuesday is the name after which celestial object?
Mars
Which scientist developed the law that states that planets move faster when closer to the sun, but cover the same amount of area?
Kepler
Starlike or Minor planet
What size of asteroids do astronomers believe to be the greatest threat?
Greater than or equal to 1 kilometer in diameter.
Moon phase before the first quarter and after new moon
Waxing Crescent
Friday is named after which celestial object?
Venus
F = GM1M2/R2 is a formula is known as what law?
Universal Law of Gravity
Moons
A belt located past Neptune with small icy objects.
The Kuiper Belt
Blue Moon
Thursday is named after which celestial object?
Jupiter
150 lb person is how many Newtons - follow the formula from class?
661.5 N
How are asteroids categorized?
Classified by how they reflect light using spectrophotometry
The moon it's orbit around the Earth looks larger at what point?
Perigee