Big Bang
How old is the Universe?
13.8 Billion Years Old
The largest planet in our Solar System
Jupiter
When it is Spring in California, what season is it in New Zealand?
Autumn/Fall
This is when the Moon goes from New to Full
Waxing
When the Moon casts a shadow on Earth
Solar Eclipse
The Pillar of Evidence that explains left over energy of the Big Bang
Cosmic Microwave Background
All planets in orbit in what direction?
Counterclockwise
What causes the change in temperature we associate with the change in seasons?
The angle of sunlight striking Earth's surface due to the tilt of Earth's Axis
The lunar phase where the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun
Full Moon
Mass and Distance are components of this Force
Gravity
The formation of more complex elements
Nucleosynthesis
What happens to orbital velocity as planets increase in distance from the Sun
Decreases
This is the spinning of Earth around its axis
Rotation
The partial or total blocking of light of an object in space by another
Eclipse
This happens to orbital motion when distance between two celestial bodies decrease
Crash into each other
The age of the universe when light was able to shine
380,000 years old
A small rocky object that burns up in the atmosphere
Meteor
The oval shaped path Earth moves around the Sun
Ellipse
This explains eclipses occurring a few times a year rather than twice per month
The Moon's orbit at a 5 degree tilt
The most gravitationally dominant object in our Solar System
The Sun
Give an example of a large-scale object
Galaxy
Galaxy Cluster
Galaxy Super Cluster
List one advantage and disadvantage of space-based telescopes
Advantage: No atmospheric distortion
Disadvantage: Incredibly high cost
The name of a Waning Moon where we see a quarter of the Moons surface in sunlight
3rd quarter Moon
The name of the tides when the Earth, Sun and Moon are aligned.
Spring Tide
The phase of the Moon in which tides are the highest
New Moon