Moon
True or False
The moon makes it's own light
False
What is the order of the earth sun and moon in a solar eclipse?
Sun, Moon, Earth
Earth, Moon, Sun
Name the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (Pluto)
Who is Newton?
The person who discovered universal gravitation.
How many star(s) in are in our solar system?
1 Star
How many phases are there of the moon?
8 phases
What is the dark part on a lunar eclipse?
Umbra
Witch is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
The scientific law that predicts how objects fall.
What is Astronomy?
The scientific discovery of planets, stars and galaxies.
What phase is before a third/last quarter?
Waning Gibbous
What is the light part of a lunar eclipse?
Penumbra
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Which of the following has the strongest gravitational pull? earth - sun - mars
sun
Who discovered the Milky Way?
Galileo
Why do we see the moon?
It can be seen because of the reflected light from the sun
What kind of eclipse is it when the earth is between the sun and the moon on the same plane?
A lunar eclipse
what is the weight of the earth?
110 lbs
Which scientist first explained the mathematics of gravity?
Isaac Newton
One year on Saturn is equal to _______ on Earth?
29.5 years
When do the phases of the moon repeat in a cycle or pattern?
Every 27 days
What is the sun?
A averaged- sized star
What is Saturn?
The only planet with visible rings.
Law of gravitation gives the gravitational force between?
Any two bodies having some mass
Who is Aristarchus?
The person who discovered the Heliocentric model.