Who are the Giants?
He developed the three laws of planetary motion
Johannes Kepler
These tides are the result of the Full or New Moon.
Spring Tides
This is the season when the Northern Hemisphere is pointed toward the Sun.
Summer
This is the phase when the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth align, with the Earth in the middle.
Full Moon
Heavier objects fall faster, slower, the same (pick one) as lighter objects.
The same
He proposed the heliocentric model.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Which type of tides are associated with 1st and 3rd quarters moon phases?
Neap Tides
This is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.
June Solstice
This is the phase when the moon is half illuminated, with the light on the left.
Third, or Last Quarter.
In Newton's gravity equation, the m1 times m2 represents what?
The mass of two objects.
He discovered the 4 moons of Jupiter.
Galileo Galilei
This is the amount of influence the Moon has on the tides.
2/3 the Moon, 1/3 the Sun.
During this season, the Sun Never sets in the Arctic.
Summer
One High Tide is always pointed in the direction of this object.
The Moon
In Newton's gravity equation, the g represents what?
The Gravitational Constant
He developed an equation to describe gravity.
Isaac Newton
These tides are related to perigee.
King Tides
These are the two causes of Summer.
Longer days and more intense sunlight.
This is the cause of the High Tide opposite the side facing the Moon
Inertia
In Newton's gravity equation, the r2 represents what?
The distance between the two objects.
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, is the Arctic pointed away, or toward the Sun?
Toward