Origins and Models of the Universe
The Solar System
Space Debris
Seasons
Moon Phases and Eclipses
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A widely accepted scientific explanation about why things happen
What is a theory?
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For a planet, like the Earth, to orbit a star, like the Sun, these two things must be in balance
What are gravity and inertia.
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This small object is composed of dust and ice, has a tail, and is most often found in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud.
What is a comet?
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The reason we have seasons is that the Earth is ______ on its axis as it revolves around the Sun.
What is tilted?
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The Moon phase that is seen during a lunar eclipse
What is a full moon?
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According to this scientific explanation, the universe began as a single point that expanded and is still expanding today.
What is the Big Bang Theory?
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According to the table, the smallest planet is ________.
What is Mercury?
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Asteroids are large, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. They are most often found in __________________.
What is the Asteroid Belt?
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In summer, the hemisphere experiencing summer receives ________ sunlight because it is tilted towards the Sun.
In winter, the hemisphere experiencing winter receives ________ sunlight because it is tilted away from the Sun.
What is direct, indirect?
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The Moon phase that occurs during a solar eclipse
What is a new moon?
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The evidence supporting the Big Bang Theory
What is .... the Universe is still expanding?
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Identify this planet:
red, has two moons, second smallest planet, fourth planet from the Sun
What is Mars?
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Meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites are all rocks that break off of asteroids. The difference between them is ______________________.
What is....
Meteoroids are found floating in space,
Meteors are the "shooting stars" that burn up when they enter Earth's atmosphere,
and Meteorites are rocks that land on the Earth.
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The position (W, X, Y, or Z) in which the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing the most direct sunlight and longest days
What is Position X?
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The moon phase that follows, or comes after, the full moon
What is waning gibbous?
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Ptolemy supported this model of the universe in which the Earth is in the center, and the Sun revolves around the Earth.
What is the Geocentric Model?
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Identify this planet:
Outer planet, has water, spins on its side, next to Saturn, blue due to methane in the atmosphere
What is Uranus?
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A bright object with a tail moving across the sky is most likely to be a _____________
What is a comet?
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The season that Georgia is experiencing at position Z
What is summer?
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The number of days for the Moon to complete a lunar cycle (New moon to full moon and back to new moon)
What is 29 days?
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List the following in order of size, from smallest to largest:
Solar System, Earth, Local Group, Universe, Sun, Milky Way Galaxy
What is
Earth, Sun, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Universe
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Three characteristics of the outer planets (gas giants)
What is ...
made of gas, larger, no solid surface, many moons, rings, colder temperatures.
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When Earth passes through the trail of dust and debris left by a comet or asteroid, this type of shower can occur.
What is a meteor shower?
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The season that Georgia is experiencing at postion Y
What is Spring?
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The Moon phases in order, starting and ending with the New moon
What is ....
New moon, Waxing crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full moon, Waning Gibbious, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent, New moon.