GRAVITY
What is the force that keeps objects pulled down toward Earth?
GRAVITATIONAL PULL
This is the distance that light can travel in a year?
LIGHT YEARS
What happens in June, and is it the longest day of the year during that calendar month?
SUMMER SOLSTICE
Fill in the blank: The Sun “appears” to change its direction every ________.
HOUR
What is a little change that occurs over a period of time?
PHASE
What is responsible for giving us weight?
EARTH'S MASS
Luminosity is measured in _____________.
WATTS
This means to travel around an object one complete time?
REVOLVE
No matter the position of the Sun in the sky, which direction will a shadow form?
OPPOSITE
This is a group of stars clustered together in a certain pattern or shape?
CONSTELLATIONS
Fill in the blank: Objects with more mass have ____________ gravity.
MORE
The sun is a _________ dwarf star.
WHITE
Fill in the blank: The Earth’s _________ passes through the North Pole and runs all the way down through the South Pole.
AXIS
This was a tool used to tell time during the Roman civilization?
SUNDIAL
In which lunar phase could a solar eclipse occur?
NEW MOON
This is the change of speed of an object, more specifically when it speeds up.
ACCELERATION
What two gases make up the Sun?
HELIUM AND HYDROGEN
The United States is split into nine (9) time zones. Name at least four (4).
CENTRAL, EASTERN, PACIFIC, MOUNTAIN, ALASKA, HAWAII-ALEUTIAN, ETC.
Fill in the blank: Shadows also show different ______________ throughout the seasons.
PATTERNS
What is a star?
HUGE BALL OF GAS
What is the formula to calculate force?
F=MA
What three (3) factors are considered when discussing apparent brightness?
DISTANCE, LUMINOSITY, AND TEMPERATURE
What is the prime meridian?
STARTING POINT FOR TIME ZONES
What is shadow?
A DARK AREA PRODUCED BY AN OBJECT BLOCKING LIGHT
Name at least three constellations out of the 88 that exist.
URSA MAJOR, URSA MINOR, PEGASUS, HERCULES, LEO, ORION, CANIS MAJOR, CASSIOPEIA, CRUX, AND MANY MORE.