Gravity
What is gravity?
A) State of Matter
B) Force
C) Element
Force
True or False:
Since the horizon appears flat, the Earth must be flat.
FALSE
What is the Earth orbiting around?
The Sun.
What sports event is this weekend?
The Superbowl
List the three states of matter.
Solid, Liquid, Gas
True or False: There is NO gravity in space.
TRUE.
TRUE
What is the largest object that orbits around the Earth?
The Moon
What celebrity did Ms. Klutz meet this week?
Gordan Ramsey
When water is in solid form, we call it:
Ice
Jonny launches his toy rocket straight up into the air on a day that is not windy. How will gravity affect the toy rocket?
Gravity will pull the toy rocket down toward the center of the planet.
True or False: We were unable to prove the earth was curved until we sent a rocket to space.
FALSE: Humans were able to calculate the earth's curvature long before space travel.
How is a satellite able to stay in orbit around Earth?
Gravitational Pull of Earth
What month is Mr. Anzalone, Ms. Klutz and Mrs. Castro have their birthday?
October
List two types of reactions:
Chemical and Physical
Toward the center.
The horizon appears to loose its curve and appear more straight.
Other than the moon, List 1 object that is currently orbiting the Earth.
Moon, Satellites, International Space Station, Trash
What is the capital city of Arizona?
Phoenix
When attempting to explain a phenomenon, we as scientists use the C.E.R. method.
What does C.E.R. stand for?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
The Sun
You are looking at the ocean as a Cruise ship is heading toward the Horizon. What appears to happen to the cruise ship as it heads away from you?
It appears to go under the water/under the horizon.
What would happen to the planets if the sun suddenly disappeared?
The planets would shoot off in straight lines in all different directions.
Blue Whale
The Law of Conservation states that "_________ is neither created or destroyed by chemical or physical reactions."
Matter.