Show:
Earth in Space
Space objects
Seasons
Moon/Tides
Misc
100
This encompasses all of space?
The Universe
100
This space object is a ball of ice and gas that has three parts and revolves around the sun
Comet
100
What is the tilt of the Earth?
23.5
100
What causes the tides?
Gravity of the moon
100
What Season are we in right now?
Fall/Autumn
200
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
200
This orbits planets
Moon
200
When is the first day of Winter?
The winter solstice/ December 21st
200
This tide is when the Tides are stronger and the earth,sun, and moon are all in line
Spring tides
200
how long does it take a eucalyptus tree to grow to maturity?
100 years
300
_______ is the distance it will take light to travel in one year
Light year
300
These are Space debris that just float around space
Meteoroid
300
What is What season is the north hemisphere in if it is tilted AWAY from the sun
Winter
300
A ________ crescent moon will become larger and larger until is a full moon
Waxing
300
What is the Corona of the sun?
The outer most layer of light in the suns atmosphere
400
Where is our sun located in the Milky way galaxy?
About 2/3rds out on a spiral arm
400
Why are the four outer planets bigger the inner planets?
They are Gaseous planets
400
Which season will we be in if our hemisphere is receiving more and more direct light?
Summer
400
Why do we have neap tides?
The sun and moon are at right angles of each other. Their gravity is counteracting each other.
400
This piece of space technology is used to view far away objects
The Telescope
500
This is the average distance between the earth and the sun
AU/ Astronomical Unit
500
Why do the tails of comets point in the opposite direction of the sun?
The suns energy is pushing the tails.
500
What is a year?
The time is takes a planet to orbit the sun
500
Why do we always see the same side of the moon
The rotation is the same as the revolution
500
This is a device that observes the different levels of light emitted from objects
Spectroscope