GRAVITY IS...
A FORCE THAT ATTRACTS TWO OBJECTS
WHAT IS EARTH'S PATH THROUGH SPACE CALLED
ORBIT
WHAT CAUSED THE CRATERS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON
METEORIDS
WHAT IS A TIDE
A TIDE IS THE RISE AND FALL OF OCEAN WATER
WHAT IS A ROCKET
A DEVICE THAT EXPELS GAS IN ONE DIRECTION TO MOVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
WHAT TWO FACTORS AFFECT GRAVITY
MASS AND DISTANCE
WHEN EARTH SPINS ON ITS AXIS IT'S CALLED
ROTATION
ARE THERE MOUNTAINS ON THE MOON
YES
HOW MANY TIDES HAPPEN IN A DAY
4
2 HIGH TIDES AND 2 LOW TIDES
WHAT IS THRUST
THE REACTION FORCE THAT PUSHES THE ROCKET
WHAT IS INERTIA
THE TENDENCY OF AN OBJECT TO RESIST CHANGE IN MOTION
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN EARTH SPINS AROUND THE SUN
REVOLUTION
IS THERE WATER ON THE MOON
YES BUT ITS FROZEN
WHAT IS A SPRING TIDE
A TIDE WITH THE GREATEST DISTANCE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDES
WHAT IS VELOCITY
THE SPEED OF AN OBJECT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION
WHAT IS NEWTON'S FIRST LAW
AN OBJECT IN MOTION WILL STAY IN MOTION AND AN OBJECT AT REST WILL STAY AT REST UNLESS ACTED ON BY A FORCE
AT WHAT ANGLE IS EARTH'S AXIS TILTED
23.5
WHAT ARE THE 8 MAJOR PHASES OF THE MOON
NEW MOON, WAXING CRESENT, FIRST QUARTER MOON, WAXING GIBBOUS, FULL MOON, WANING GIBBOUS, THIRD QUATER MOON, WANING CRESENT
WHAT IS A NEAP TIDE
A TIDE WITH THE LEAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDES
WHAT IS THE VELOCITY NEEDED TO ORBIT AROUND EARTH
ORBITAL VELOCITY
GRAVITY + INERTIA =
ORBIT
IS EARTH'S ORBIT A PERFECT CIRCLE
IF NOT WHAT SHAPE IS IT
NO
OVAL/ELLIPSE
WHY ARE TEMPERATURES ON THE MOON SO EXTREME
THE MOON HAS NO ATMOSPHERE
HOW LONG IS A TIDE CYCLE
24 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES
WHAT IS THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF A MULTISTAGE ROCKET
THE WEIGHT OF THE ROCKET IS REDUCED AS IT GAINS ALTITUDE