Gravity
True or False: More mass will give less gravity.
false
Name the four seasons.
Summer, fall, winter, spring
How long does one rotation of the earth take?
24 hours
What kind of space object is the Sun?
a Star
All matter has this:
mass
Adding (enough) mass to an object in orbit will cause it to:
fall in from orbit
When is it coldest in the northern Hemisphere?
December
the atmosphere
What tool do we use to make space exploration easier?
telescopes
White light is made up of:
all colors of light
Moving an object far (enough) away from the object it's orbiting will cause it to:
fly out of orbit
The Southern Hemisphere will be warmest when the northern axis is pointed ________ the sun.
away from
How many planets are in the solar system?
8
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
The Milky Way
When energy is added to a system the temperature will:
increase
Making an object move fast (enough) initially in relation the object it's orbiting will cause it to:
move out of orbit
Days in the middle of the year, where night and day are equal length, are called:
equinox
How long does one orbit of the earth around the sun take?
365.25 (365) days
What shape is the earth, sun, moons, etc?
spherical
What are the 2 most abundant gasses in our atmosphere?
nitrogen, oxygen
True or false: There is no gravity in space.
False
Days that are the longest/shortest days of the year are called this:
The solstices
What is the furthest collection of objects in our solar system called?
the Kuiper Belt
What is the oldest light in the universe called?
cosmic background radiation
When light interacts with the atmosphere it will:
refract, scatter, transmit