Solar System
The Greek name of the 5 points of light they discovered in the sky that translates to "wandering star".
What is planets?
It was once thought that the Earth was the center of the universe. Tell us the name of this model.
What is the geocentric model?
Name the shape of planetary orbits.
What is an ellipse?
Name the inner planets IN ORDER FROM CLOSEST TO THE SUN TO THE FURTHEST.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars?
Name the elements the sun is mostly made up of.
What is Hydrogen and Helium?
The ancient Romans gave the 5 points of light or "wandering stars" names. Name all 5.
What are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn?
Name the model of the solar system that puts the sun in the center.
What is the heliocentric model?
Name the force that keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth.
What is gravity?
This planet's day is longer then its year.
What is Venus?
Name the 4 outer gaseous planets.
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
There was an observation about Jupiter that supported the heliocentric model, what was that observation?
What is there were 4 moons revolving around Jupiter and not Earth?
What gives the Sun more gravity than the Earth?
What is mass?
Name the 2 factors that Isaac Newton said combined to keep planets in orbit around the sun.
What is Inertia and Gravity?
Heat is trapped on the surface of the planet due to the dense atmosphere. What is this called?
What is the greenhouse effect?
Name what separates the inner and outer planets.
What is the asteroid belt?
An observation was made about Venus that supported the heliocentric model, explain it.
What is Venus goes through phases similar to our moon phases?
Name the astronomer who thought the sun was at the center of the planets.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to stay in place is what?
What is inertia?
The planet that actually moves backwards in our solar system or clockwise.
What is Venus?
Name what we call the minor planets.
What are asteroids, meteoroids and comets?
Tycho Brahe's work was used to discover the shape of planets orbits. Name the mathematician who discovered the shape.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
Name the first astronomer to use a telescope to look at objects in the sky.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
Name the scientist who discovered gravity?
Who is Isaac Newton?
The planets that have seasons.
What is Mars and Earth?
What keeps planets in motion?
What is inertia?