Solar System
Can you accurately draw the planet distances and the planet sizes of our solar system on a sheet of paper?
No! You could scale the distances, but the planet sizes would be WAY too small to see.
Which planet is the largest planet?
Jupiter
Which Apollo mission was Fred Haise on?
Apollo 13!
Which phase is when we see the entire face of the moon?
Full moon
Which object is related to eclipses?
the moon!
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Which planet is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus
How much larger is the Earth than the moon?
Four times larger
Which phase is when we cannot see the moon?
New Moon
How many eclipses occur per year?
2-7
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is one of the main differences between a comet and an asteroid?
-Comets have individual, elongated orbits
-Comets are icy
What does a rotation of the moon mean? What does a revolution of the moon mean?
Rotation: One spin around its axis
Revolution: One lap around the Earth (one orbit)
Which phase is when we can see a small amount of the right side of the moon?
Waxing crescent
What is the order of the objects in a solar eclipse
Sun - Moon - Earth
What are 3 differences between the Inner and Outer Planets?
- The inner planets are smaller, rockier, and more dense
-The outer planets are larger, less dense, gaseous, have rings, and have many moons
Name a characteristic of
-Mercury
-Saturn
-Neptune
Mercury: first planet, hot, but no atmosphere
Saturn: complex ring system, has many moons
Neptune: very cold and has methane clouds, last planet
How did the moon form?
The impact theory (a planet sized object impacted the Earth, and the debris collected over time to form the moon)
Which phase is when we can see almost all of the moon except for a small amount of the right side?
What is the order of the objects in a Lunar eclipse?
Sun - Earth - Moon
What is our "Cosmic Address"?
-Earth
-Solar System
-Milky Way
-Local Group
-Virgo Supercluster
-Observable Universe
What is the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid? Must explain each properly
Meteor: space rock traveling in our atmosphere
Meteorite: space rock that has reached the earth's surface
Meteoroid: space rock traveling in space
Why does the moon's surface appear cratered?
-No atmosphere
-No weathering processes
What is the reason for the lunar phases?
We see the lunar phases due to how much of the sunlit portion of the moon is facing us during its orbit
Why do we not get 2 eclipses per month?
Because the moon's orbit is tilted (they do not always line up perfectly)