Newton's Laws
The tendency of an object to stay in its current state of motion.
Inertia
The shape of earth's orbit around the sun
Elliptical
This force keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun
Gravity
As wavelength decreases, this increases.
Frequency
Traits that can be passed on from parent to offspring.
Heritable traits
Newton's 2nd law equation.
F=MA
When the earth's umbra falls on the moon, it is called this.
Lunar Eclipse
This divides the inner and outer planets
The asteroid belt
In order to see an object, light has to hit it and be ___________ from it to our eyes
Reflected
Differences in traits within a species.
Variations
Newton's 3rd law of motion.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
The moon phase when the moon is between the Sun and Earth.
New Moon
Another name for the 4 outer planets.
Gas Giants
The distance from crest to crest on a wave
Wavelength
A beneficial trait that helps a species survive and reproduce
Adaptation
The acceleration of an object that starts at 25m/s and, 5 seconds later, ends at 100 m/s.
15 m/s/s
The season that begins in the southern hemisphere on the June Solstice.
Winter
This phase of the star life cycle occurs once all of the hydrogen has been fused into helium.
red giant
When light passes from one medium to another, changes speed, and bends.
Refraction
common ancestor
Two friends try and push a 50 kg crate from the same side to see how fast they can get it moving. Friend A pushes with 75 N of force and friend B pushes with 100N of force. Friction resists the motion with 25 N of force in the opposite direction.
Find the acceleration.
3 m/s/s
Earth has seasons because of these TWO reasons.
Axial tilt and revolution around the sun
How we know that the universe is expanding.
Redshift
This has to happen for an object to look red in color.
The object absorbs the wavelengths of visible light that are not red and reflects wavelengths of red light.
What happens to members of species that are more fit for their environment.
They survive and reproduce at a higher rate, passing adaptations to their offspring.