in the beginning...
Science put to practical use
What is technology
A reasonable prediction that demonstrates cause and effect
What is a hypothesis
A satellite is something that orbits another object. What is the Earth's only natural satellite.
What is the Moon
a decision based on evidence is a law
false - what is a conclusion
An object in space made of ice and dust
what is a comet
Science is the careful study of
what is the universe
factor in an experiment that is measured or observed
What is a dependent variable
The first person to walk on the Moon
Who is Neil Armstrong
the sun belongs to the Milky Way galaxy
true
A large cloud of gas and dust floating in space
What is a nebula
The man who created the scientific method
Who is Sir Francis Bacon
a scientific instrument that uses lenses and light to examine objects that cannot be seen with the human eye
An object made of rock or metal that orbits the sun
What is an astroid
during the lunar phases, between a quarter moon and a full moon, the moon's appearance is waxing
true - BONUS!!!! 200 points if you can explain why it is waxing and not waning
the atmosphere of the sun
what is the corona
The study of earth, its atmosphere, and outer space is what type of science
What is Earth science
factors in an experiment that stay the same
What is the controlled variables
The oval-shaped orbit of a planet around the sun
What is an ellipse
Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler were among the first to realize that our solar system is geocentric
false - what is heliocentric
What is an exoplanet
The man who discovered that the earth and all other planets orbit the sun
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus
only factor in an experiment that is changed to test the hypothesis
The Gas Giants and Ice Giants
What are the outer planets - Jupiter and Saturn (gas giants) and Uranus and Neptune (ice giants)
a star's absolute magnitude is dependent on its brightness and distance from Earth
false - what is apparent magnitude
Equal amounts of daytime and nighttime for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
What is an equinox