Gravity
The amount of matter (particles) in an object is called...?
Mass
What force caused the cloud to collapse?
According to Kepler's First Law, what is the best term to describe a planet's orbit?
Ellipse.
A measure of the gravitational force acting on an object. Changes depending on which planet you are on.
Weight.
Which Disney film features the song ‘How Far I’ll Go’?
Moana.
The Law of Universal Gravitation depends on which TWO factors?
Mass & distance
As a nebula collapses it also begins to...?
Spin faster.
What are the two terms to describe a planet's distance to the sun? Describe each.
Perihelion- closest to the sun.
Aphelion- farthest from the sun.
A measure of how quickly the particles in an object are moving.
Temperature.
Which tech entrepreneur named his son X Æ A-12?
Elon Musk.
Why would a person weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth?
The moon has less mass and therefore less gravity.
What happens as the particles of matter move around?
They collide and stick together.
When does a planet move the fastest during its orbit around the sun, and why?
During perihelion, because its closer to the sun and gravity's pull is stronger.
The path a planet takes as it travels around another body in space.
Orbit.
What is the name of the alternate dimension in Netflix's Stranger Things?
Upside down.
Which of the following never changes no matter where in the universe?
Mass.
What forms at the very center of an accretion disk?
A protostar.
What is the relationship between eccentricity and distance?
Eccentricity increases (closer 1), as the distance gets larger.
Two points off to the side of a planet's orbital center point. The Sun is always one of these.
Foci.
Which rapper is BFFs with Martha Stewart?
Snoop Dogg.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's..?
Weight.
The reason for the arrangement of the planets in our solar system is due to which factors?
Density, gravity, and temperature.
What are Kepler's three laws of motion?
1- Planets move in ellipses with the sun off center.
2- Planets revolve around the sun over equal areas in equal time intervals.
3- Planets closer to the sun have smaller orbits / smaller revolutions.
Process where matter gradually clumps together to form larger objects.
Accretion.
What empire did Turkey belong to during WWI?
The Ottoman empire.