Gravity and the Universe
Earth's Motion Around the Sun
Lunar Phases
Eclipses
The Solar System
100
What causes planets and other space objects to revolve around the Sun rather than traveling in a straight line?
gravity
100
What season is shown from the northern hemisphere?
winter
100
What moon phase is letter F?
Waning Gibbous
100
A lunar eclipse can only occur during which type of moon phase?
Lunar
100
In this figure below, what planet does A represent?
Mercury
200
The force of gravity depends on an object's
(two answers)
mass and distance
200
Hours of daylight and nighttime are equal during a _____________________.
Equinox
200
What moon phase would occur if the Earth-Moon-Sun system was set up like this?
New Moon
200
What type of eclipse is represented in the model below?
total lunar eclipse
200
In this figure below, what planet does G represent?
Uranus
300
Ben made a model of Earth orbiting the Sun by tying a string to a tennis ball and spinning it around his head. In this model what does the tennis ball represent?
Earth
300
When does the sun's light hit the Earth at its farthest northern and southern points?
winter and summer solstices
300
What Moon Phase am I?
The nearside of the Moon is completely lit.
Full Moon Phase
300
What happens when the Moon enters the Earth's umbra during a total lunar eclipse?
the Moon will turn red
300
What is a comet mostly made of?
(two answers)
ice and dust
400
What is defined as a huge collection of gas, dust, and stars held together by gravity?
a galaxy
400
Earth orbits closest to the sun during which month?
January
400
What Moon Phase am I?
The Moon near side is completely dark.
New Moon Phase
400
What kind of eclipse occurs when only part of the Moon passes through Earth's umbra?
a partial lunar eclipse
400
Where are most asteroids (the asteroid belt) found in our solar system?
between Mars and Jupiter
500
A galaxy that has a shape similar to a football is called an
elliptical galaxy
500
The tilt of the Earth's axis as Earth orbits causes what?
The seasons
500
What Moon Phase am I?
By the end of the first week of the Lunar Phases, half of the near side of the Moon is lit.
First Quarter Phase
500
Where do you have to be located to be able to see a total lunar OR solar eclipse?
within the umbra
500
The largest moon in the solar system belongs to Jupiter and is also larger than the size of Mercury. What is its name?
Ganymede