Ancestors
What calendar did the Egyptians come up with?
365 day calendar
What are the four rockey planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What is the definition of axis?
An imaginary line that an object spins around
What is the rise and fall of ocean water levels caused by gravity?
Tides
What term describes the Moon when the visible lit up portion is increasing in size each night?
Waxing
Who came up with the heliocentric model?
Copernicus
What is the Earth's distance from the Sun in kilometers and astronomical units?
150 million kms and 1 AU
The spinning of an object on its axis
What is the definition of high tide and low tide?
High tide: When ocean water is at its highest level
Low tide: When ocean water is at its lowest level
Which phase comes immediately after the Full Moon?
Waning Gibbous
Who described the orbits that planets traveled as ellipses?
Kepler
What is between Mars and Jupiter? Give the definition of it as well.
Asteroid Belt: A large area with many rocks spread far apart that all travel around the Sun
What is the definition of orbit?
The path an object follows as it moves around another object in space
What is the definition of gravity?
The force by which a body in space draws objects to its center
Why do we see different phases of the Moon?
Because of the Moon's orbit around the Earth
Who was charged and imprisoned for sharing their ideas in 1600 AD?
Gelileo
What is the definition of a scale model?
A smaller version of something that shows the same distances as the real objects
What is the movement of one object around another object?
Revolution
How did I teach you to remember the difference between spring tide and neap tide?
Spring tide = straight line (S)
Neap tide = ninety degrees (N)
If the Moon is waning, what change in the lit up part of the Moon would you expect to see over the next few nights?
It will be getting smaller
What did the Egyptians align their pyramids and temples toward?
Bright stars in the North
What is the order of the planets in our solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Asteroid Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is the difference between orbit and revolution?
Orbit is the path and revolution is the movement itself
What is the definition of spring tide and neap tide?
Spring tide: When the Sun and Moon are aligned and tides are strongest
Neap tide: When the Sun and Moon are not aligned and tides are weakest
Which moon phase occurs when the Moon is positioned between the Sun and the Earth?
New Moon