Earth, Sun, Moon & Space Technology
When do Spring Tides occur?
Full moon and new moon
Rocky masses that may or may not reflect light. Most of them are clustered within one region, located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
What are Asteroids?
Who was the first Canadian astronaut to fly aboard a spacecraft?
Marc Garneau
It is a human made object that orbits earth.
What is a satellite?
The smallest and closest planet to the sun.
What is Mercury?
Describe a waxing gibbous. (which side is visible? how big is it?)
a moon phase that is growing in size (right side is lit) and bigger than half moon
What are the three small bodies in the solar system?
Asteroids, Meteoroids, Comets
Who was Canada's first woman and neurologist in space?
Roberta Bondar
These are used to study the atmosphere of a planet or moon.
What are probes?
Brightest planet in the solar system, and is often called Earth's sister planet.
What is Venus?
Instruments that collect light from distant objects.
What are telescopes?
How do meteoroids form?
When asteroid collide or dust separates from a comet's tail
Who came up with a new way to calculate the distance of stars outside our own galaxy?
Helen Hogg
This spacecraft lands on the surface of a planet.
What are Landers?
These bodies do not have their own light. They reflect sunlight.
What is a Planet or a Moon?
What is the common name for meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere?
shooting star (scientific name: meteor)
Who discovered more than 20 comets?
David Levy
These move over the surface, taking pictures and collecting samples of soil, dust, and rock
What are Rovers?
Known as the Ringed Planet, it is the second largest planet.
What is Saturn?
A device used to repair satellites and move cargo.
What is Canadarm?
What is the centre of a comet made of?
rock and dust trapped in ice
Helen Hogg and David Levy
This travels to other planets and goes into orbit around them.
What are orbiters?
This planet is sometimes called the Red Planet, and it only has a thin atmosphere.
What is Mars?