What's that Phase
What is the phase where the lighted side of the moon is directly facing the Earth
Full moon
What is the degree of Earth's tilt
23.5 degrees
How many moons does Mars have
two
What is the space station created by multiple nations and that is still space today
The International Space Station
What is matter
Anything that takes up space and has mass
What are the two names for the moon's lighted size appearing to grow and shrink
waxing and waning
What is the shape of our orbit
Ellipse (Elongated curve)
Name two dwarf planets other than Pluto
Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, Eris
What was the first satellite in space
Sputnik
What is a reason Pluto is considered a dwarf planet
Pluto has not cleared it's neighborhood of the Kuiper belt
What is the term for when there are two full moons in one month
Blue moon
What is the exact length of an Earth day and an Earth year
23 hours and 56 minutes
365 days 6 hours 9 minutes
DAILY DOUBLE
What are the two gases that make up the sun and how do they create heat
Hydrogen and helium and the sun turns the hydrogen into helium by nuclear fusion in the sun's core
What are the two types of telescopes we use and how are they different
Optical Telescopes: Produces magnified images of objects in space
Radio Telescopes: Are used to study radio waves in space
What is the formula for Force
F=MA
Force = Mass X Acceleration
What are the two eclipses and what is the Earth-Sun-Moon relationship during each
Solar eclipse: the sun is blocked by the moon from Earth's perspective
Lunar eclipse: the earth comes in the way of the sun and the moon and the moon appears red
Earth's tilt causes what to happen and what characteristics do those have?
Seasons.
Winter: Snow, Cold, Low Temperatures in America
Spring: Blooming of Plants in America
Summer: Hot, Humid Days in America
Autumn: Falling of leaves;Plants and animals preparing for winter in America.
How many named moons does Jupiter
around 63
What are the three types of crafts we learned about and how do we use them
Space Shuttle: to take astronauts and supplies to space
Space Stations: To act as a sort of home for the astronauts in space for a long period of time
Space Probe: To explore regions of space that we cannot reach with a manned shuttle
30 seconds computer time
What is the forth stage of matter and is it created
Plasma and if you heat up a gas enough it "ionizes" and turns into plasma
DAILY DOUBLE
Name all the phases in order from New moon to new moon
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent, New Moon
Name the amount of daylight during each solstice and equinox
Fall & Spring: 12 hours daylight
Winter: Shortest daylight
Summer: Longest daylight
Name the eight planets and the Greek god or goddess that they are named after
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Hermes, Aphrodite, Gaea, Ares, Zeus, Kronos, Uranus, Poseidon
Name the three projects that the USA started and we learned about and a brief summary of what they did
Project Mercury: orbit a crewed spacecraft around Earth and back safely
Project Apollo: Get a man on the moon
Project Gemini: To meet and connect two teams of astronauts in space
Name 4 characteristics of rocky planets and 4 of gas planets
Rocky: Small, Little to no Moons, no rings, Mostly made of rock and metal, slow orbit, heavy
Gas: Made of gas, Large but light, rings, many moons, fast rotation