movement in space
why should Christians not practice horoscopes
God did not create the stars to be greater than he is, we should not worship them or practice witchcraft
what is earth's only natural satellite
the moon
before clocks what did civilizations track to tell time
the sun
do the sun and moon ever spin?
no
what is the difference between an asteroid and a comet
asteroid-rock that burns up in the atmosphere
comet-ice and dust that forms a tail
what is the difference between waxing and waning
waxing-growing
waning-shrinking
what object in the sky causes the northern lights?
the sun
during a solar eclipse what object is in the middle
- the moon is in between the sun and the earth
what is the difference between the geocentric and heliocentric models
geo-earth centered
helio-sun centered
what has caused all the lowlands on the moon
potential lava
meteors
who proved that the sun was the center of the universe
Galileo
during a lunar eclipse what object is in the middle?
the earth
what is the difference between the earth's rotation and revolution
rotation-around its axis (1 day)
revolution_ around the sun (1 Year)
list the layers of the moon from out to in
crust
mantle
core
who discovered there were galaxies outside of the milky way
hubble
what phase of the moon occurs after the full moon
waning gibbeous
why do stars appear to move?
our relationship to them changes as we revolve around the sun
why does the moon not experience any weather?
it does not have an atmosphere
what is the difference between a sun spot and a sun prominence
spot-cool area on the sun
prominence- bursts of gas on the sun's surface
what phase occurs right after the new moon
waxing crescent