What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
What is Rotation- spinning on its axis; Revolution- orbiting (ie Earth around Sun)
100
How was the moon created?
What is Hit by a Mars sized object and then accretion.
100
What are the differences between a meteoroid, meteor, and a meteorite.
What is Meteroid- in space; Meteor- traveling through atmosphere, Meteorite- impacted with Earth.
100
What is the relationship between mass and a star's life span?
What is less mass= longer life.
100
Which medium does sound travel fastest through? (solid, liquid, or gas)
What is Solid.
200
What is the relationship between lightyear and parsec?
What is Lightyear- distance lights travels in a year; Parsec- 3.26 lightyears
200
Why do we only see one side of the moon?
What is The speed of the Moon's rotation is synchronized with its' orbit around Earth.
200
Where is the Asteroid Belt located?
What is Between Mars and Jupiter.
200
Explain the birth of a star.
What is Nebula, gravity pulls some gas/dust in, becomes protostar, due to pressure/heat it becomes star once nuclear fusion occurs.
200
If I am stopped at a red light and get rear ended, my head will....
What is Slam back into the headrest and then move forward.
300
What is Copernicus' model of the universe and draw a picture of it.
What is Heliocentric Model.
300
What are 2 differences between a lunar and a solar eclipse?
What is Solar- Moon blocks portion of Sun, New Moon, and only those in shadow can see it; Lunar- Earth blocks Sun, Full Moon, and those experienceing night can see it.
300
Explain what causes a meteor shower.
What is Earth passes throught the dust and debris of a comet's tail.
300
Why are purple stars hotter than red stars?
What is ROY G BIV. Red stars have long wavelength which means less energy and colder.
300
Draw a velocity vs. time graph of somebody walking away from the ranger at a constant space, stops, and then accelerates away from the ranger.
What is See Sketch.
400
Describe the steps involved in the Nebular Theory.
What is Nebular Cloud, compress in on itself, begins to rotate, flattens into a disc, center (protostar to true star), outside edges (planetismals, protoplanet, planet).
400
What causes the different phases of the moon?
What is Sunlight reflects off of the moon at different angles as the moon orbits Earth.
400
What are 2 differences between the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud?
What is Kuiper- 30-55 AU, short period comets, right outside Neptune's orbit; Oort- 50,000 AU, long period comets, far reaches of solar system
400
List at least 2 negative impacts of increased solar flares and sun spots.
What is loss of satellites, loss of communication, and power outages.
400
Explain the energy conversions involved a battery powered flashlight.
What is Chemical, electrical, thermal/ electromagnetic.
500
Describe the Big Bang Theory.
What is 13.75 bya universe extremely hot and dense, expands rapidly, cools down and matter forms, still expanding.
500
Draw a picture of Neap tides. Label the Earth, Sun, moon, and Moon's orbit.
What is See Sketch.
500
Give 2 reasons why most craters are not visible on Earth?
What is Erosion, geologically active planet, and our atmosphere.
500
Explain the process of the Death of our Sun.
What is Begins to run out of fuel, expands to a Red Giant, engulfs inner 4 planets, collapses into a nebula, and core becomes a white dwarf.
500
List 3 of the 5 big ideas of Good Science.
What is detailed procedure, must be repeatable, precise/accurate, based on facts/evidence, and communicate clearly.