Lesson1
Definition of Orbit
The path of one object in space around another object
What is separating the inner planets from the outer planets?
ring of asteroids
Define a Star?
is a huge ball of superheated gases
What is a constellation
a group of stars that form an imaginary picture in the sky
During what 3 months, the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is tilted toward the sun.
June, July, August
Inner planets are alike in many ways. Give 3 ways how they are?
rocky surfaces, small, no more than 2 moons
Stars colors tell us about the stars temperatures. What are the Red, blue, yellow?
Red is cool
Blue is hot
Yellow is medium
What do comets and asteroids have in common?
objects smaller than planets that orbit the sun
What uses a curved piece of glass, called a lens, to bend light?
A refracting telescope
What makes the planet Venus difficult to study compared to other inner planets?
Clouds of sulfuric acid.
There are many galaxy shapes. There are four well known shapes. Give 3
Spiral, balls, eggs, no regular shape
List the 8 planets in order closet to the sun to the farthest
mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
The phases of the moon follow the same pattern about every how many days?
29.5
This planet has atleast 63 moons. Plus a hurricane-like storm called the Great Red Spot
Jupiter
The Big Dipper belongs to a group of stars called
Ursa Major
This planet is one of the windiest places in the solar system. Winds can reach 2000 kilometers per hour
Neptune
Name the 8 stages of the moon
New Moon,Waxing Crescent Moon,First Quarter Moon
Waxing Gibbous Moon, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous Moon, third Quarter Moon, Waning Crescent Moon
If a person has just turned 12 on Earth, about how odl is he/she in Saturn Years?
354.
29.5 to 1
Name the star that is the closest to our solar system? It consists of 3 stars
Apha Centauri
which astronomer recognized that Saturns rings have sky gazers?
Galileo